Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-21
HIGH RATE OF SPEED
American and English Engines
Viii Run a Race
FROM ALBANY TO BUFFALO
speed Test OF No ess and Queen
Empires to He Made In Mo-
venber.

The great locomotive race between the
Englis b Queen Empress aud the Amesi-
can 80 the tremendous machines now
oe exhibition in the transportation de
partment u the worlds Colambisn ex-
petition. xiA take place early IN Novsm-
Der
The two locomotives represent two
distlnet schools II mechanics a. far a.
locomotive building 10 concerned. The
makers IL each declare that their par
ticulsf engine 10 the best. and the COZ.
poratipns owning them are patriotic
enough 10 back their machines 10 the
sxieni. IL Is said. Of 5000 side.
Tho Queen Empress 10 the leading
feature in the exhibit made by the Lon.
don A Northwestern Railroad company
OF England. The locomotive standing
at the head Of q magnificent train OF
cars. known a. the empire state express.
is 80, owned by the New York Central
a Hudson River Rallroad company.
Both engines have attracted unusual at
iention, the spaces allotted 10 them be-
ing thronged win fair visitors Mt all
hours 81 the day.
Charles Hogan. travelling engineer OF
the Nov York Central. has been in Chi
cago and had several conferences with
the Englishmen. and IL is said on excel
lent authority that he left for the east
with b contract Ia his pocket signed by
the tive owners Of the locomotives. The
terms of this contract are unknown,
save that a large SUM- OF money. pre-
sumaby $1,000 Is wagercd on the result
Of the rice. and that IL will be donated
10 charity WORK. no matter which side is
winner.
Where Race viii Take place.
The flight OF these two magnificent
specimens OF tho locomotive builders
art will doubtless be made over the
tracks of the New York Central between
Buffalo and Albany. Between these
points four parallel bands Of steel
stretch. ane the grades are infrequcnt
aud slight. The distance h 81 nliles.
and the roadbed is declared by the
American company TO be OK character
best fitted for an important trial OF
speed. Whether the race will be a
single dash over the distance or
whether the route will be doubled.
trebled or quadrupled is still unknown.
save To the men arranging the race.
The Yankee locomotive. its owners
say. can make loo miles an hour all day
long aud go into the round house cool
andchpableo or going out again within I've
minutes and repeating the Performance.
Mr.. Sawyer, who is IN charge OF the
New York Centrals exhibit at the fair,
says that $50 Is tae fastest locomotive In
the world. and so far superior 10 the
-. - L. l.
wants 10 go fast IL will have 10 be lashed
10 the American machine. The British
pooh pooh this. and eau the Americans
braggarts and other names not calcu-
lated To create and preserve the beet OF
reciprocal feeling.
Size OF the Engines.
The American locomotives drive
wheels are 66 inches in diameter. and
the whole. with loaded tender weighs
- tons IL has made several tests of
speed while attached TO the Empire
expEhss." with Engineer Hogans hand
at tile lever. The beat records thus far
posted are: One mile in 0.3J. or at the
rate 81 l02 s-l3 miles per hour. and a
mile IN 0:32. or at the rate Of III miles
per hour.
Tie Queen Empress il full sister OF
the famous Greater Britain which
has record OF 50 miles 40 hour. The
great locomotive has two high pressure
cylinders. ID inches in diameter and "a
inch stroke. and one low -pressure cylIn-
der. 30 inches in diameter and 2i-inch
stroke. The great machine carries four
pair of wheels. the leading pair being 4
feet and =, inches in diameter The
high and low pressure driving wheels
are 7 feet I inch in diameter. Tho total
weight. with tender. is soout ~ tons.
The engines represent two distinct
and separate classes 81 locomotive build
ing. On the result az the race much
depends IL will establish the question
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