Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-10
ERA OF HORSElESS VEHICLES
EsCrrlu-ty and O11grsgss3 LII Sugpls-r-ng :
L---El Pgws.
FOUR GENERAL n'PEs or MOTORS
Marked Increase in the weight Of
Vehicles Necessary Many
Serious Difficulties TO
Be Overcome.

Ths 80 q hu-ssless cs-rlEEasr writes ttl.
=. O'Conor Sloane II Lhs I15e0a-decL --zy
-aw ts sgld II os fairly tcEuElrate1- -ne
ssv sleut-i. CABS which trsv=rse ths streets
g New York are the grsc-rsors = host Q.
t1rsela ass vehicles wtig. With sotTT
period VIII take possession cf t5s streets R-1
-slarate lhs horse 10 more l-tar11r position
II lie rrRt-l. .. tbs people thAn that w.8.s
he nov occupies. to- Ihs Displacement q ths
horse Il ou- c-tles Is half Brco----she- Al
ready ~ the sJscC1s street GEr-
The y-essrt LtF : I'M -ess-ve il rs who's
SHE and lavish use Eo5 6-sIricut-ul q g's7e-.
The eForr q -as engineer x 70 Eruld multi
-.l5aatlu- u u11Cs--ro generate ms power Il
one greet unit and 10 distribute il from o1s
central sta1la1- To DC tins he * wiling 70
use il aElrs vz rautly-he VIII TO anything
10 AVOID sra-l rsc.ars @: heat End pow -
generation
The modern trullsr cEr ss Al example O.
MS practice. -be power for Z lies E-5 III aE
Et road i generated = one spot The
anauo-- ca WY Ut tsHll-E z CIR would os
" L stove Ios eculp11l.sal wy q lighting
j; would % ~ oil lamps Bvt Il great
expenditure q energy Tie lighting ED- h@Et-
irE sre done IT electricity TIE saT-uE- 7
E1r ls t=a-.el IN tts labor and repair ar
counts NJ nan Is oee5e5 70 change IL
lamps there are 10 ashes u hs disposed O..
ana no stoves 10 burn ont. 5ut Whsl i j.
realized thai tbs sle--rig lE-1s alone n 8
modern trailer ga- rs1reselt tts rolFl-lI u
q Es much power as wEE needed 70 pro
pei -hs rld-I1s horse cEr i VIII bs seen
h1w prot Justly Los modern engineer sZp@o ds
energy
TIE borssless carriage VIII ts Gur-1sr IL
stance q ihs same sort = 1--ss = driven
q -naderB-e rz,e ut seven ta ts1 -Ies a.
hour 1or light work When hiL = -sEc 5s-
he owosr. i. cauE58 8ersts. vii oe uautf-;
10 le, hin vsIk ", and on 3 descent IL VII
s7G-s nm lha s1alks incident 70 : RAPID
up5c1 dow HI ~ walking III AEEtl.
But Lts h-rselass carriage VIII I.ursus %
such course i viii have 10 1E---aLa g
speed double ;1EI stated above, and j; VIII
have 70 70 " Ill 81 z relatively rapid -Ets
The weigh q ne -lEsh-us~r VII exact Z
heavier vehicle. and one winch VIII hs tErcsr
10 drive Where Two people formerly sal
IL Fp5sry rua5 wagon s-1 draTe single
horse L1e inevitably heavy h-rssl ass
cE-rlEEs Win the weigh: q ITS -Ect--s-F
Fu-e~G55ad 10 lis oEI. VII employ from
four 10 lei times rhe Vrwsr q single horse
tar t1e transportation o. twa 5iEsseIEtrs-
j may seen inappropriate 70 wr1'e II ne
future tense, hut il Is vel % raE-l2s l1Ei
d Improvement ls possible w11-t VIII MAKE
the. AorEsl egs carriage IS LEh, & vehicle EE
ne rgzs wHFu- We read q Light motors.
af La-rlsv'E light steEU engine usea an rs
eyi-r 71act-1s and q Mains achieve
ueuts II -he same line. but su-n
.-1u--hs q modern mechanism VII hardly
svsr ~ lI1-lz8tlz 70 carriage 10
ne used ~ people tern tris8Iy -re1-alte1
one ~ ne liFhteFt and F-za-es1 motors t.T
5rs g,ower was shown ET The FrEIEll- llEtl-
.ule IN Philadelphia Al engine W CHING
tiracF-tve pounds with 3 ryl--1er scarcely
Larger lnEr spool running Il -h1a revalu-
I5aus a-1 1900 pounds pressure 1sTslo-a1
twenty-five borss prEer. Liquid carholic
E.l5 gas was Lhs source o. 1'-wsr.
Heavier NehIcle..
There ls ors point rhat rs often over
Iaafs1 1nssusloy lie observer ra-TElres
he hasvr st-1re5 heels q l1s t1rEelesE
aa-rlEre Eu1 i-z generally HEAVY appearance
WIN -1e elegant llEat tullt WAGON rr c1H,a
drawn ~ horses To make ne r1uplrlsa1
1t wsE E1ts complete rha horses should .z
included IGN. ROAD wagon uay vs-E1
but -5t pounds h-, tt.s is u.g the We Eht
e tas Transporting 1rEs1ls-.- Frrz Z 600
10 : pt' pounds q horses have ~ 1e added
n ra1Elete the GALE. TIE harselaHE carriage
has n1I much 10 luse u ihe ac-ll pay ls1u and
vi Lavf -esE il lbs uaa- tglurs. j VII De-
a--e --s1-=- and more eH8eu-
i is no uev ldaE- il 1856 nine steam car
r1aEes rEu regularly 9u thf Fa1d-uEt1- ras5
Lc15a-. and . ---ler q n-berg were ID lEs
s59g. lie cry T1s izllr1E1 1i5 ais part u
5isIgEt-lE rhHu- aul nov TIE 1ElEuas Las
shifted ana Z ErsE- sD1 Wig demand
tu- rHEl- trzus11ar-a-igL -s bringing cae
h1rss-sss carriage n ne fruL- -le Da5f-u
bicycle las t,eel practically perfected It-3z
more change seems fc ~ Jr AEtle 81 Is me
WrrE q twenty-five EsE-s The n road is
constantly on tLs advance II a. itE esq
-lsutE Il uuw ra-rsseL.s fftr years de-
TeloEueur TIE loras1asE carriage. 81 VII
5s seen, Eag claim considerable l-zs =!