The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-31
THE BRIDGE POWER HOUSE.
NEOn/SIsM THAT FOLLOWS 4 mo-
TORMAN,s EYBRY MOYEME

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TORMAN,s EYBRY MOVEMEHT.
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A Electric Recorder That SHOWS the
Eos't'os ira'. ~ ~ o.
y 10y
MT I. Martin. Shiei Engineer anu super
intendeht Oh the brooklyn ornuse' nasekpresseu
regret ,hatt inc power mousse, u or'uge" nov
situated ana arranged That the people VINO pay
TOT tne ot'uge might sec the mach'nery 'nAs
operates u. re" Oh tho m'I'ons VINO cIoss
inc oriaRo yearly reaiike what \ COMMUNICATION
OF mcchanlcsi ae'Ices, nneoen 20 tsNe Tue"
oacR anu iorth anu hsht Tue s'"'ions +" ears
fe" enk'nee's "no '''t .no "'ea'e, -'e"
IoiS 'n",o '"spect 'ne or'uEo po"o' "ou'e.
Althoueh 'ne growth oi caoie tract'on ior stree.
railway traihc mas proouceu many larger anu
moro modern p'hhIs lot ut'V'he cao'es' '"ero
are some iea'ures Oh 'he oriose pant SUI {
cei'eu' one ot .nese = tne co"neo.'o"s "e."ee"
the "rlS'h8 engines "hich MAKE IL poss'o'e u
stop one engine ana s'ar' vi ot"e's ~mne Neep-
Ing the eapie gong NJ an even spceu' {
threo setsot driving engines al etAhalnR m.
10" " III "orhI"s W." ""' 'e'". '"
contlnuo"s smart inern ore I" " ny
shaits s'nndlhn emu 20 eha anu connec.eu w''h
'r'c''on c.u'ches 10 'hat the' =" oe .oup'''o.
uncourlcd TO throw certain engines into or out
Of uss while other engines keep the main part
,h... ii, ria. ,rt,,to, cou,ii,,. .,.
49,
The friction for transmitting tho great power
,.o uir.d IN run m. .haf, ia secured nv n ,.rl..
Of thin metal disks or plates put together
like a pnck OF cards. Every other plate Is at
49,, 49,, a, 80. in -. 90, -, a..
,"'"'" ~ '""s !, '"'"s Wv " 80
SHAFT. and tho alternating plates go win tho
go -. ,a..,ha. a...,.s - ~ amon,,
- :. p."s. ~. 800
~ sha .luf d. ,arri.A lap as enyat m a 4 2 fHav
r.,o an. nn,u m. nr.s.ur, ia released.
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In the newer part OF the power mouse stand
the two ne W engines, which furnish electricity
Tor driviny tho n.,ym motor raY. 1hev stand In
the western part OF the house. nearly two blocks
west Of the Brooslyn passenger station. They
"I' "p!'Rh' e"slnes' wv u s'ue' oaeh eapAoio
OF producing OO0-horsc power. Each Is tall
snousn 70 ,onsn 70 we .n'r" moor OF IN ordinary
"".'o""' '''''" u a"e ,'"e' p"'''s
directly: the dynamo turns the engine, power
,n,o .,.c,rici,r
"a 10, -, w.. ,.a % h.. ,o,o ,.,o,. ,,...
engines could DO put Into use, and so. although
tho VIZ, was ,..nn ,nnn,bs .,o ,h.Ir ,r,ai
runs were not made until Saturday. Jan. %.
Changes had been made In the building. and a
numoer OF new ooiers had 10 % hddeu 10 Tue
phaha o, tns makihg Dom just beyond
we new eiEimrs and against me west wall OF
the power NOUS are some OF thc most interest
ins ot tue nppiiances connected with TINS elet,
!, p.an,. nose " tno hmisen ooAes anu
sn.ne'err nhu SoI!me'ers wnIch mehsure mo
Ia " w. me SuIren's sohera'ea III 'ho mousse
Stshuins nnuer the orluee ana WITHIN inc
whiI ot Ihr power house. one can 'eli Dy WAtch-
!nS 'ne hmuetets eNactly Whnt every motor
~. LIN. ~ I",nn on .ne rams IN ,tansit. US pos
,.mo v" Nhu" mL'Nout u question Whether no
VIA :. n,n.iea ns ran VIII n ,erk OF evenly,
ina ram UP the eraaes anu whether ne mas used
IN chsck'hg inc tram on the down
n""u ov",us lhto tue ttImlnhis.
~ ~, WI, n'teh ~ ho'rn, just NOW ihr no
IT, ''i.'',t t"e ahn,i'e VI ms crnttoiier eAch
Eme Ic mas put on or Shut on TIE current.
snd .vm vi ,hoso poin,s any ABOUT the uses
pa.".un gu w" mntor cars, out even very GOOD
nv, Nv nVVa,'onhIiy uepart from the rules. When
,n.s mas happenen rihce me motor cars nave
Wrn r,nh,nE. 'nr mo,ormeh lave heeh sur.
fri,.n oy beine called TO account before, they
""n nn'.hen ano'ner rouhu irip on thg orlugr.
lns nmnielrrs arc Tue teli-talrs. There are
IL u mem, o.o on eaem 10 ger wire that takes
.mo vu,ten. 10 tne "ls!Ilouting falIs. ror
ff'vn" m ne eaecttlc current USED Tor trolley
i,".si Nhcthrr OF the overhead, uhdergrouhd.
w.ni'I.rai systenis. Is not ieu 70 the trolley
"ires OF rs's uirrctly from the uynatnos ana
.nen carried continuously around the circuit As
nutaay pe,sons supp.se; u TINS were uohe much
~ y st.enp'n u Tug curreht woulu DC oissi-
ra, n "sio5e ~ Hot 10 me end OF me Tue, In
1870, uis,''out.ng e'rsuits are ulVioeu INTO
hso',ons anu q tepnrale FEEDER wire Is carried
out .ren nv power honse 70 taeh section
uriuHo mr. ran. from whlch the
ii ~, ents t,nse ,he,r curtent tnr power ana
,,snt u''uusa mo hlA phrbs. Inc incoming
tta@su,,n ". .m;ton I'M Nv wy DruokiSn terminus
,,"rms q ssS,iont the outpnihs irhck anu SWITCH
ioImr " ctOHu; the outgoing Track from .erml-