New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-17
MODELS OF CAR-FENDERS.
EXHIBITED BEFORE COMMITTEE OF
ALDERMEN
THE INVENTORS. ONE OF THEM \ WOMAN. TELL

THE INVENTORS ON, or THEM \ WOMAN. TELL
THE MERITS OF THEIR MACHINES.
The great loss Of life caused 10y the use of cable
and trolley cars in various cities has drawn pubic
attention the Inventions Tor saving life on these
railway lines In Brooklyn alone over 100 lives
have been sacrificed since the introduction OF me
trolley there Much interest therefore has been
shown in the efforts OF The NewYork Board o; Alder
men to prevent death and personal injury from
accidents streetcar routes by IN" use OF patent
tenders of the most approved description
The Railroad Committee of the Board which Is
investigating this subject, gave public hearing
yesterday inventors and owners of various xmas
OF life-savng devices. There was crown OF poo
pie present interested in the patents. ana dozen
models had been brought to snow the com
mittee
The only full-sizcd model exhibited was that OF
the Darrach fender invented a year or two ago by
II. A. Darrach. Of Newark, y. J.. who was on hdhi
in person yesterday and gave a practIcAi lHusua-
ton of the workings of his ingenious mechanism
II consists of a fender supporting frame ana drop
guard. The fender proper Is designed TO eaten
person struck while standing. II person Is stfuc.
while PROSTATE the rollers cause the ieht'r 10
rise and pass lightly over him. This lifting action
unlocks the drop guard, which instantly idi'S
the ground. and the person Is picked NJ py Il
shovel directly in from; of the forward wheciS'
The fender is a strong lieht frame. made of spring
tempered seamless steel tubing. which supports q
gang of FIAT steel springs, fornns soia-i'kc 'N"'-
ure. reaching across the front end of the car AMI
extending thirty inches from M bumper me
lower bar of the frame is provided with 10" OF
rollers facilitate il passage over a fallen per
son. They ride five inches from The ground
strong web belt passes i'll front of the lower iu'n
or nose OF the sofa springs that the belt IS hoid
vita strong tension about two inches IN froni ol
the sofa springs
\ person struck while upright is thrown upon the
steel sofa tn, spTnc back protecting him from nara
blows. If 4 person is struck while rrosiiatc ne
rollers fender 10 rise and pass over MN.
This lifting action unlocks the rear guard whch
falls To the ground again protecting the person from
the wheels. Tho motOrT,an may release the drop
guard by pressing a PIN with his foot, without con-
nictng with the automatic acton. The IAfrach
fender has been in use in Newark. y. j. Cor some
time.
This report has been made OF a practical test 81
this bartender in Providence IN, other day
FRS, "A dummy was used. Then NOR thiiiins
track and gave the word to be run over. ine mo.
man tapped the lever and the car ran to"drl me
held intir breath fearing i6at lhr MECHANISM would
fail to work ana thai the mhn won" be sI"lnH 10
pieces The fender passed over nm ana f''l ,,'
thought the man killed When ne sgoN1 ,. rL.lI'
and picked him np just before me ~her's i,,,n,
b"r of times during the test 1hen stood ng IN
quickened rate The ON snt,n oil thr '''T'
struck him at the ankle how.nf nm Nirn n,
force against the flh7il' i'' Z" INV ''''''' ""' '
iniuTng him Ia tie lcd-'
Another fender which attracted attention "d. l"'
Maidhoi fender patented b. Mis- Marguerite Mtli'
hof a young woman al twenty, VINO wa al 'n'
hearing IN char.r 81 ID. model Misc MilIN'l
fender II u scoOv-ikr hiIhif consisting OF " l'"
wheeled platform connected vim q back pir." 10y
uiVot NJ \ tnrIry. q tu.urrd maj, 'NiIN''' 4
iI.v|ng 81 his model aud explained It N'lh'"t
Alderman Goodman, chairman ~ 10" ~ '"n"il'
Toe n ifllfrf who yfsslltd. TOOK ~" 'hdi'H.' "'
Mn the exhibitor aud asked " "acl one "An ~
puiea 10 give pfarcni i'Hi 81 ih' ~ ilF 'l ."
b "a "A I.I Il
Nfnn of The pAi'nie,H expressed ih'f wUtnfN'. '
INV. their inventions trl'I on cable 80 if'U'' 'li
""'rhc committee IL to give each paioni"' ninety
lava no,lco OF Als t.no whom III" Aldermen VA
cider "A public tcFf the vorlting mnl'l 20 DE- "tt''
~ n cnkln OF ifnl.l onl ID ihl- cil-