Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-10
A MONSTER ENGINE.

1t Is One Of the Fifteen Ordered by
the Consolidated Road, and Is One
OF the Largest Ever Built In the
United States-It 10 a Hard Coal
Burner, Does Not Emit Smoke and
Cfnders, and Can Make Sixty MILES
an Hour with Ease-Bullt by Plans
Drawn by John Henney.
Breathing easily as though her run of
nearly 115 miles was nothing more than q
short squirt of less than quarter of q
mile, one of the largest locomotives in the
United States rolled into the depot shortly
after O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The
engine was one of the new ones built in
Providence, R. l., by the Rhode Island
Locomotive works. Its number is $40 and
1t is the first of fifteen that are being built
for the Consolidated road.
The new locomotive left Providence on
her maiden trip about fifteen minutes late.
The train was due to leave at 10,10 o'clock,
but was delayed on the Providence branch
of the road. The locomotive was in charge
of Engineer Butler, and Fred Butler wa.
the fireman. Both men were not familiar
with the run from New London to this city,
bat for all that they made the run In ex-
cellent time. They brought the train into
this city on time, and that to with the
greatest ease. None but railroad men had
any inkling of the arrival of the new
engine, and a number Of them were at the
depot to welcome her arrival to New Ha-
ven. They were loud in their praise of
the big piece of machinery, and well they
might be. To say that she is beauty ie
but feebly expressing 1t. She is model
of engineering work, and reflects great
credit upon John Henney, the superintend-
ent of motive power of the Consolidated
road, who designed her. ALL the plans Of
the engine were drawn by him or under
his supervision:
The locomotive is the largest in the coun.
try. She is one inch less than fourteen
feet in height. The diameter of the driv
ing wheels are feet 6 inches. The dimen
sions of the cylinder are 1890 inches. The
| weight of the engine In working order Ii
115, 500 pounds, weight on the drivers n,
600 pounds and the weight on the trucks ii
| 81, 300 pounds.
One feature of the locomotive that viii
please the travelling people is the fact thai
there 10 no danger of cinders flying in thei1
| eyes. The locomotive burns nothing but
hard coal, which gives out no smoke and
| oinders. Even when running at the rate
/ of sixty miles an hour no cinders or smoke
will find their way into the cars.
The engine is also equipped with thu
| latest and most improved brake appli
| ances. Instead of the old fashioned bel
| cord as a means of a signal from the carl
to the engineer an air whistle will be used
Each car will bs fitted with an independ
| emit means of signalling the engineer.
The locomotive was too large to enter
the round house, and resource was had tt
the turntable at the old Northampton ehoI
| to turn it in readiness for the return TRIP
| to Providence. The big engine eft THU
city at e:55 O'Clock last night on the return
trip.
Entertainment at Grace Nj. Il. { hurch
The Yale colored quartette with the pho
nograph will give an entertainment at tn
Grace N. E. church this evening. TIL
songs of the guartette will be taken dow
| nv the nhonooranh and renroduce hefor