New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-18

pressed the belief that If that system came into use
here there uli be- general rice In idi"' 81 ire
Insurance in d." metropolis. NGch human lmgchuily
has therefore been devoted to obvatng both the real
and imaginary evils incident thereto.
\ simple way doing i, {" place one or both
conductors In an underground conduit and to adapt
the trolley wheel 10 til, change Of situation In u"
Rock Creek Railway inside the city limit, Of Washing
ton lover mil" lonsl. tho feeder ana return VIE
run sdo BY Side. shown in the accompanying cut.
cement cOnduii is constructed, about sixteen inches
deep ana twelve broad. with Slot rails on top. Ahov"
the under site o the there projects downward a
i.angor about seven inches aero, fore and al ana
extremity two trolley Wheels each having ~ir"
connection with the motor above. NE motor IS
wire. Indeed, the latter Is employed on ms sam"
line, outsidc the cIty Limits: and when car r""ch",
from the car and left behind. only twelve or
fifteen seconds are required for Ibis opcrn'on IT,"
rlcn comes into play. Al Tho present tiin". h"wcV"r
this is not done and passengers arc transferred from
size IN the Sloiias poimd tn hanger 70 lr Iriov"
from ihc conduit entirely. !hc great loiht on
~ aciaaI ap,r.ii,n ON IN road since
cirly in March. and the officers Of the COMPANY
dare that In wet weather The leakage OF electricity
is less UNDERGROUND tban overhead. Ihr chief ain
In tho conduit which. after January thaw or a heavy
sumner shower will accumulate 10 u d"p'h thdt
whole Instantly and paralze ia" line" IIu $"
perfect IS the drainage from III" cond'hl ,hlo ,ne
,cricuccd \ s'rc't-oar EHc I'm Chicago was OPERATED
On Til. same plan two Or three year ago Int; upon
tnnncd' Rcc,I'ly however il is said II has resumed
business Mr.. YeIhoS, II, president, tcstncs h"nI,lN
10 is excellent service. and freedom from Interruption
by water IN The ppr ,,,
several other conduit roads are rrnnlng either
coumo~cl Nv or experimental. in tbs countrF one
Is nj Arlington. opposite Georgetown, y. &C. ana us
owner intend 20 bring over NJ" N">ninp I,
Tho plan there used. Invented 10y Nalon" "'Ir,s'
has oly one wire in the conduit and resorts 10 ne
rail, FOR return condnc'or special feature .,
All Il
,siirb a car is AT any moment take, any current
from the feeder luri'd iesidc Ia" track, Ii,ii"r
Insulation and lcsscnlng Of leakaer are c''mN 10" r
hi, arrangement. George Westinghouse. IT., OF
pittslnrc member Of one Of the great firms WIS ,
manufacture electrical apparatus has ais" lnN"n'h
The MINER Lv a horizontal prrtiilon. He has al SO
drvis'I original apparatus for mailing contacts be
tween cars and electric conductors. Two %: 'hr,"
Incn described in the electrical periodicals OF TINS
In Fnropr the most famous conduit for electric
ratwov j. AT T;isia Pesth. Hungary. Three or ionr
roads mr., there In operation by this plan when IS
t,thorcd hy thr great Berlin house Of Sicn'ns "
ualske In thi, system the conduit Is constructor
Tho apparatus which connects The motor WIN ,,H'
nnfcrsronuh wir's differs In detail from LIZ.
used In America, In, J, not necessary 10 90 lnr"
ror,icniar, Thc roads have hc"n described MOI"
a., one. hy that progressive and Trustworthy pun
c,ion. "Tac Electrical World ana az pr"noiinc'n
highly successful from m engineering ana Irclha';
Year Tn, first Of thee has been running Over
three years. IL, . ho,.v
,o,vnr or The spring thaw which In prop, ~
5not a civ Is virtually impossible there Is another
tat.'r. Of This par 70 DO considered. As on cable
Ia tbn hanger is subject T. some friction. and
roiomo renewal AT the expense OF few dollars. ana
49,, .vo musf bc kept the slot for Obsrucu)n
still accidents from this cause are unheard o. aa~