The times., 1897-09-22

The test Of the Hoadley Knight motor on
the cars of the lexington and Soldiers
Home Company yesterday, preliminary To
the Official trial, W which will begin today.
was u ali appearances a success.
Since the last tests OF this system on
tie Eckington cars At is stated that ali
defects in The operation OF the power and
IInpediments SO faT as the road beds are
Concerned, have beei overcome, and this
can Readily pe believed, Judging from the
speed ana Smootbness with which the trip
was mate yes terday from the power house,
al F0urth aud 7 streets, to the Center
Market and return.
The trial was mace at the suggestion OF
Engineer Commissioner Black, who, in
letter of recent date t. Mr.. W X. Schoepf,
manager Uf the road, suggested several
tests which should be made to Prove the
capabilities of tne Hoadley Knight sys
;em one of these WAS that the grip car
should take a trailer from the power house
in Lexington to Center Market. This was
doae ana morc. for the trailer was not only
hauled back tp the power house, but showed
OF 10 the Terminus of tile read in Brook
land and again taken back to the power
station at T and Fourth streets.
The car wICh the trailer attached left the
power house at 2:27 p. IA, with Surerntend-
elt Todd in charge OF the regulator On
eosrd there were Commissioner Black, Mr.
w. a. Mcfarland, representing the District
government; Messrs W q. Henderson w.
J Hughes ana 7. L. Kane, representing
the Eckinglon Citizens Association; Mr
Sci.oepf, brother or General Mana ger
Sohoepf the representatives of the local
morning papers, and number OF PasScA-
gers.
The condenser was charged with $500
pounds OF air at the power house, and on
the return of the ear, the trip having been
made IN lifty minutes, there remained 500
pounds, or about 20 per cent Of the orig
iI,al quantity During the round trip
twenty stops were made.
Every one on board was apparently un-
concerned until the hill Oh Sixth street,
bet ween Louisiana avenue and Pennsyl
vania avenue, was reached on the return
trip froI6 the Center Market. Here II any
where, the Hoadley- Knight system would
prove q failure II it We're not all it Is rep
resented 70 be. Everyone was on tie
qui vive, but II there we're any aboard who
hoped to see the power fail they were dis
appointed. The Hoadley made the hlll
in great style, and there V as an end 70
all speculation as e. what the result would
De The remainder OF the trip u the power
hoGse vas without incident or accident
and made in good time.
AT the power station the train W as met
by General Manager Schoepf, " no was con
graduated by Capt. Black on the success
OF the test At the station 1 300 pounds
more power was taken on, and the trip
| continued 70 BroOkIand. This trip was
also made in good time and with an ex-
penditure or only I,20O pounds of power.
President Henderson, of the Ecking-
| ton Citizens Association, said his commit
tee would make a report OF the facts rela
tive 10 the tests as they found them, and
would not nc Influenced by private opinion
in the matter, Personally, he is of the
opinion that the trial made yesterday was
eminenly successful. or course, be said.
he favored the underground electric sys.
tenn, but that would not influence his per.
sonal opinion on the test OF the Hoa dley-
Knight system.
The official test OF the system will be.
GIN today and continue four days, during
which time it win be more closely tested
by the erepresentativesof OF the Commissioners