The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-20
TROLLEY NEEDED.
Electric Car Without the Over
head Wire.
INVENTOR COMING TO SEATTLE.
May Establish an once Herc-The CAL
ffornla Rate War and the ~. r.
Work on tho streets.

ire trolleyless electric egr ts 81 aceom-
rIsshed fact, ard 4 company fatHue3 -
piece the invention on The rnarket VII
establish Pacific coast ch4eea ettneF ~ 80
attic or SaH Francisco The new system
has been invented bv J 81 Murphy ana
p4v Athert 4 Pierce. Of panbgry. Conn,
and tna FU-Yrs5ratfon - known a. tae
T-rteraatoEaI Electro Company. - Which
rho second v}re president IN g. v = Ian
sing. who 81 sih3 aecretsry ~ the Norm
western Gas control Company. of ih4s
CITY. NeEott8Na8s are pending Tor tie
Introduction - tire new car On a pTcp9-@l
electro road hef Wneu IT'S efY ara Ia
coma. ard SIR Murphy - due - arrive
N Seattle within she corning fortnight 70
look after the interests - his company
In appearance SEE car r. slnail2T 60 any
other ear. except ttuc tte trolley ts miss
iar There IS HH wire cr trolley ot any
sort, hHt occasional flashes from ire
wheels snd showers 81 tiny SPARKS n
Their wake show the presence of electro
nv. The wire IS completely buricd. the
ear taking rs power directly from the raj,
aalv tire length of shieh is charged with
electricity ~alle lae car Is passing At TIE
ends or the ~aiis arr little levers WaIFa
are operated by the wheels and which
automatIcalIy throw the current INTO the
next section ~ track.
~ the trial Of the invocation a room IN
the shop at uan5urv was turned into A
miniature railroad headquarters. and a
small model furnished with engine ana
dynamo w8s placed upon the rails. The
little car Eided away and made a dozen
trsps around the f9rty-f8gt track. As II
passed from one rail % the other the lev
ers were worked automatically. and the
current aIcccsa.veiy transmitted through
the raiis as the car made the circuit Of
the track. Several tests "a led 70 reveal
the presence Of electricity in the rails on
either side Of the car. but the rails upon
which Il was standing we're plainly
charged
The motor IL the Invention Of Murphy
and r cree. Mr.. Murphy demonstrated
that he could reverse the motor. stop the
car ard send & in the opposite direction
before Il had travelled more than half It's
own length. To DO this IS made possible
from the fact that the armature revolves
In 'hs enc direction. whether the car is
moving forwara~ backward, the reversal
being accomplished through a series OF
EGGS which may be operated independent
Is Of the armature.
A test was next made ~ the rails and
current. a section Of track was taken
IN. and the wires from the dynamo were
attached % IL. Entil the lever at the
end Of the first rail was pressed there was
no indication Of electricity in the raj. but
with the touching Of the lever the rail
Instantly became charged. and a piece Of
metal passed over II brought cut sparks.
The lever as the end Of the next rail WAS
operated. and the first rail became dead.
while sparks could he flashed from the
second. The same thing WAS done with
every rail in the section.
Articles of Incorporation have been for
varded for fl!ng with the secretary Of
etate OF West Virginia. At the first meet
Ing Of the company in the D1nbury Ma
tional bark building officers were chosen
as follows; President. Samuel II. Rumble.
Danbury. vice president, j II. Hawkins.
s~teubcnviile. O.: second vice president. q.
Y. +. Lansing, Seattle. treasurer. q. Nor
timer Rumble. Danhury. secretary. Albert
+. Pierce. Danbury: auditor. l.. +. Tread
we'll; general superintendent. J. n. Mur-
ply, Danbury: directors. Samuel II. Run
die. G. Mortimer Rumble. ]. II. Hawkins.
@. s. Hawkins. q. V. +. Lansing. George
a. Shepard UetheD, Albert r. Pierce. J.
NJ. Murphy, W. ] Dickson Canada. Al
fred Adams cleveland.
The company has closed a contract for
building r new road at Westhoro, Conn,
and work wlll begin az once.
When Mr.. Murphy arrives I'm this city
he viii place on exhibit At the Chamber
Of Commerce a complete model Of the
trclleyIess car.