The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-03-25
ON THE RAILROAD.
BRIEF MENTGON or A wEER's no
INGs on THE RAIL.



tThe automatic car coupler invented
by Eli trautz. Of Coplay. is destined to
supersede all others Asa life saving
/ institution 1t ranks with the most val
liable OF the day. Prominent capitalists
/ in the Lehigh Valley are interesting
/ themselves lu the patent and are conf
/ dent That it will eventually be adopted
ON most roads.
/ Gen. Supt rwiuing, of the Lehigh
/ 81 Susquehauua Division of the Jersey
/ Central Railroad, has given notice to
all conductors and engineers that
deralliug switch has been connected
with the signal at the South Bethlehem
crOssuE. All trains must stop at
notice board ON the river bridge be-
I tween Bethlehem junction and South
/ Bethlehem aud wait Tor signal
TTheaunual statement of the Lehigh
Coal * Navigation Beneficial Fund
shows that last year the workmen con-
/ tributed l,IU24l and the Company
sl2,SJ3GS, and the interest of funds in-
vested was SlG65.dl, making the total
income a25,OjlGu During the year
employees received Iva benefits, SlS,9J4.-
is; expense Of printing, physician, etc.
s3t2.3u; total payments, sl3,926.53. The
fund iu the treasury at the close of the
year was so. G5176, which includes the
balance ON hand at the beginning Of
the year.
Eight mOulderS were suspended in
detuately Ht the Lehigh Valley foundry
South Eastun shops, last week. The
Express says: work lu the moulding
department here has been slack for
some time past. and IT something don't
soon turn up more men will have to 20.
The Reading people nave sent no order
for any work, and as not the slightest
thing can he cast without orders "A cut
ting down of the force was the only
alternative. There Is hardly enough
work on hand ut present TO keep the
shop running for week.
one Of the Royal Blue Line trains
of the Baltimore aud Ohu Bailroad,ou
"a recent run between New York aud
Washington, covered "a mile in 39ls sec
uuds aS recorded by a mechanical midi
Gator. At this rate the train travelled
at the phenomenal speed of a trife
over "a mile and "a half minute, or
over ninety miles an hour which sur
passes all previous records of fast time.
II the speed were maintained the time
between New York and Washington
would be reduced with out stops to Two
hours and half and with stops 10
three hours. Five hours is now the
fastest time between the two cities. and
it is made daily by the Royal Blue Line
only.
I One ofthe most interesting rail
road exhibits ut the Worlds Fair will
be The English locomotive and cars
now on their vdy to Chicago. The
engine is the largest built ia England.
Il Is - feet long and weighs A. tons.
The tender is about l3 feet long and
weighs l3 tons. When equipped, load
ed with coal and ready TO haul a train,
the total weight of the engine aud ten
der is estimated at 50 tons The engine
Is one of the f. b. Webb pattern and
Is capable OF making ninety-odd miles
an hour with an ordinary passenger
train on its own railway.
I The Lehigh Valley Railroads ex
hibits will not be sent TO the Worlds
Fair, the EuSton Free Press says. Up
until Thursday afternoon work on
these exhibits was iu progress aud the
employees in various departments
were bringing their best efforts and
skill into play 90 give the very best
possible results. In the Iazleton shops
a splendid engine is almost completed
as fine machine as was ever built
At Packerton modern gondoa and
freight car are almost ready for the
order 10 move them from the shops.lu
South Easton the huudsomest Of dry
cars is almost completed But they
will not be exhibited. After months
of work aud care notice comes from
head quarters ia Philadelphia that
there viii be no display by the Read
ing or LehiRh Valley in Chicago. The