The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-30
LARGEST WHEEL ARRIVES.
The Fowler scxtct which VIII Try to
beat the Rail road.

A regular Jumbo trunk arrived In the
city Yesterday over the Northern Pacific
railroad. Ii was thirteen feet long and A
trlfe over three feet high. When 1t was
taken OF the train n crowd gathered
around and commenced to wonder what
was In II. Finally one fellow read the fol-
lowing inscription. The Fowler Sextet.
IArges. wheel in the World" That told
tho story The wonder Of the wheeling
worid had actually arrived in Seattle.
Ed Plows. who has It IN charge. had 1t
removed TO Fleenor & Chords place Of
business. where Il was taken out OF the
trunk and placed on exhibition. II seemed
as II the whole town had heard of the ar
rival OF the long pected wheel. for AL
through the evening there Was a contin-
uous stream Of people going In ana cut OF
the place.
This sextet Is an innocent looking piece
Of machinery. hat IL viii attempt 10 equal
the fastest time made by the fastest train
in the world the Empire state express. the
trial 10 he made about May Is near Al
hsny. n y The contest viii take place
On level stretch OF country. on &C.
ment track built especially for the pur
pose by experienced people. The star;
viii be a flying one. tho track viii ne four
miles long. 1t requiring one mile for the
biz machine 10 get under way. one-hslf
for the rac> and about two miles TO bring
10 stcp.
This wonderful machine is built on the
csn'ilever bridge principle and II Is
claimed that e VIII sustain any weight
put upon II without DETECTING the frame
particle At every revolution of the
pedals the wheels cover distance OF forty
two feet The SeNtct Is lSs inches long
over all - inches long figuring from the
1oint ~ tangeacy OF the back wheel with
The ground ia thu point 81 tangcncy b.
tween the front wheel and The ground. 1t
weighs lSl's pounds. The diameter Of the
wheels is 80 inches diameter Of the tires.
Tho largest ever made, eis inches. The
gear IS compounded 90 iS& TO explain this
u may De sail that there are four driving
srrockcts OF = 3. u and = teeth. To cal
cuiate tho Gcar. multiply tho proin'i $50
of the two largest sprockeis by the dame
ter ~ tho wheel % inches result r. IN
Divide this las prodsct u20 OF two smaller
sprcckcfS. Nhirh gives The gear LIS. There
afe 2o's separate and distinct parts used
IN the construction % tho machine and the
estimated cost is given a. s. 7e
onis a short time ago at san Jose. cal.
he seNtet was driven a mile in I minute
and e seconis II Is expected TIA; before
ne present season Is over a picked team
vii make a mile IN 50 seconds on
strelehtswsy course
u is not probable that the people ~
seattle VIII hHse an opportunity TO sec the
~Ntct go sailing Mp Second avenue with
sN riders in i.ue MIR OXFORD stated last
evening thal Mr. Plows was dubious about
aNing 70 out as tf would he difficult
natter to sex slN riders who woald work
Property together Then again the wheel
W. leave tf~ ta;y la she afternoon purirs
NJ evening ne wheel was tried with four
s'ar'f, s. tt is fVssth's shat a pu0ih' exit
S-on WI be given today.
To person Who's, knowledge OF htcy-
oiFs BAD been obtained by observation in
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