The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-16

parties punished.
A Cincinnati inventor has invented an /
"electrOcycle" In which an eIectrical an
piiance aids in the propulsion OF me /
wheel The only change from an ordinary |
bicycle IS IN making Jhs seat post from
me sauule 10 the pedals like a truss At |
tacned % the snrocket spindle are a gear /
and motor OF One-hOrse power. and a rri-
angular case nils the frame between the
front and rear wheels This is about I'VE |
inches thick and fits closely to the frame
OF the wheel. Inside the case are storage |
batteries connected with the motor by |
wires ana there are electric buttons on |
the handle bars for controlling the ma
chine-One startiRg il at a moderate cait
one adding 10 the speed. another 10 ring |
the bell and a fourth TO regulate the
nights The inventor has been able TO
attain speed of over ten miles an hour
on average roads.
zone Of the greatest problems in BIZ
cycling said a giddy bicyclist, is how
10 kiss girl while riding a bicycle with
out upsetttng. The first time / tried il
there was the blankeSt catastrophe on
record. We were spinning along at a
screening rate and struck a shady place
where the electric light was Obstructed
by the dense foliage and the shadows lay
heavy and somber. I had made sufficient
progress with the young lady whom l ca1
honOred with the front seat TO venture
upon a delicate caress, and as we struck
the shadows l leaned forward. throwing
my weight Upon the handles and giving
my neck the necessary curve. She was
naturally somewhat startled and dodgel
giving the wheel a wrench thl was IA
tai In a moment We were sprawing on
the pavement, and when / gathered up ner
remains and my battered self she was
the picture Of an intensely irate youns
woman. What she said TO me was
plenty. Only a man who can ride a buck
ing broncho in cyclone ought TO tackle
such feat"
If, when pedallng along you hear an ex-
ploSion and observe sections of a dog
hoaung through the air, you will know
the latest invention for the protection or
bicyclists, the bicycle bomb has come 10
town. This new. device is the invention
OF German, and is effective in the eX-
IRENE. The antipathy which dogs have
for bicycles is extraordinary. But the
machines appear to have some attraction
Ior the canine race. and this being the
case one can look about to discover an
antidote. The newly invented bomb ex-
plodes with a deafenig report when
thrown at the cur. 1t is a neat and effect
i've solution Of the difficulty, although In
in crowded thoroughfare 1t is calculated
to more than realize the expectations OF
the inventor,
OF the new inventions and improvements
in wheeldom, the latest is the petroleum
bicycle. With an oil can strapped on at
precisely the point where the tool bag
ordinarily is carried it will be possible for
|
mia at a speed of fifteen miles an hour, or
as much slower as he pleases, without
particle OF effort save the slight one Of
balancing his wheel Should he tire of
mechanical power it will be but a moments
work to disconnect the pedals from the
motor and use the legs. The invention has
| been fully worked out, and there is at
| least one wheel in existence with the pc
| troleum equipment Scores of inventors
| have been struggling for months with the
mechanical power bicycle, and for the
| most part unsucccssfully.
part OF the problem has been to get
motor and equipment that would not make
| the machine too heavy. Nearly all the
electrical wheels that have been devised
| have weighed from eighty to a hundred
| pounds. The interesting feature of this
| petroleum bicycle is that the motor and
| its parts weigh only twenty-five pounds,
/ making total weight when adjusted to
a twenty-two-pound wheel, of only forty
| seven pounds. When filled the little oil
| tank or reservoir WILL II is said, last for
an ordinary run of ten hours, or one hun
| dred and fifty miles. By keeping in the
| saddle ten hours a day a wheelman could
cross the continent in twenty days, at
cost of $40 for oil. Alongside of the ham
| dle-bars of the machine is set a thin lever
| or regulating bar, which communicates
| with what is called a vibrator" just be-
| low the oil tank, and connecting with 1t by
| a small tube. The handle-bar, when
| ierked fulfils a double purpose. 1t let's
a certain quantity of the oil run down
| into a can placed over the front wheel,
| and known as the "exploder" and an in
| slant later 1t starts little battery having
| four dry cells. The spark from this bat
| terry drops down into the oil below and
| ignites 1t, and it sets the motor in motion.
| To the motor is attached chain on a
| sprocket wheel geared TO the pedals. The
| wheels is stopped by shutting Off the sup
| ply Of petroleum, which can be done very
! quickly. The apparatus IS of about half
a horse power, which is ample for one
man at the rate of speed mentioned.
The entertainment arranged at Louis
| Vile for the national meet are on an elab-
| COMMITTEES has secured 5000 cob pipes, ten
| bushels of the best tobacco, 100 gallons
of punch, 10000 sandwiches and 10000 Gig
arettes. When those five thousand cob
| pipes are drawing merrily, there will be
great times in Louisville.
The prettiest tandem in Savannah IS the
| DAYTON . ridden by Gross and Williams
| the crack team of the southeast. They
can be seen on the road most any even
| ing.
The Viking, which has been represented
| In Savannah only few months. has gain
! ed a strong foothold, especially among
| the racing fraternity. Five Of these
| wheels appeared in the road race OF
| Friday, and while the riders were heavily
| handicapped, carried off the hOnors.
With the consideration of the triumphal
march of the bicycle in Savannah there
| is much interest in the study of the bust
| ness IN which are engaged the men who
| supply the wheels. Among the bicycle
| dealers of this city there are striking eX-
! amples of success attending the efforts of
| those who undertook to meet the increas-
| ing demands of wheelmen when the So
! called bicycle craze first started in this
| city, and among these the record of the
| SAVANNAH Cycle Agency, at the corner Of
| Liberty and Whitaker streets stands out
| conspicuously. 1t is all the more to the
credit of this firm, too, that what they
| have accomplished has been strictly in
dealing in cycles and cycle supplies alone,
! making this their sole line of trade and
| not intermingling varied lines of wares as
| many firms have done. The Savannah
| Cycle Agency, with MT. A. B. Coffman as
| manager, is strictly speaking a bicycle
| place. Although it was established but
| few months ago this agency has grown
| with wondrous strides into widespread
| popularity, and is now justly considered
| one of the most thorough and complete
| bicycle depots advantageous to the Sa-
| vannah wheelmen. 1t is not difficult to