The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-07
MAY SUPPL
THE LOC0MOTI..l
Power Stored in Water TO Work
Transportation Wonders.
NO MORE SMOKE AND CINDERs.
System Is Undergoing Trial Tests On
Tue New York and Putnam Fail
road-Many Lines Arc In
tcrcsted.
NO MORE SMOKE AND CINDERs.

Final tests are now being made, on the
New York and Putnam Railroad. OF d new
system Of storing power. II it proves d
success, it is said that it will revolution
ize the locomotive building industry ana
solve the problem of producing smoke.
less, noiseless and cheap motive power.
Officials of the New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad. the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad and representatives of Rochester
street-car lines will be present at d pri-
vate test TO be made to-day or tomorrow.
a passenger car of the New York ana
Putnam Road has been fitted with the
motors and other mechanical appliances
necessary to operate the new system, ana
is kept in the buildings Of an experimental
plant at High Bridge where the general
public is not permitted to see it.
DETAILS GUARDED.
While the details of the invention are
still being guarded from publicity its
fundamental principles We're briefly eX-
planned yesterday by its inventor. Steam
still does the work. The revolution is IN
the method of producing and applying
steam. Water, by subjecting it to enor-
nous pressure while heat is being applied,
is made to store q quantity OF power i'll
the form of heat-a quantity which would
be impossible under normal conditions
Its capacity to store up heat is limited
only to the strength of its enclosing tubes.
which are of steel. able to withstand
great bursting pressure.
Heating plants at intervals along the
length Of the railway DO all the work oil
experimenting the water, and the present
locomotive, fireboX and tender are to be
things CT the past. The superheated va
ter is forced under great pressure, into Il
tubular reservoir under the floor OF the
car. Its store of heat is retained by thick,
insulating jackets of ma gnetism. and, ac-
cording to the inventor, the loss Of heat
by radiation is almost imperceptible, even
in winter.
BY an ingenious device the water is re-
leased, drop by drop, into a high pressure
cylinder, where, through its own store of
heat and having room to expand, it bursts
into steam. The working power OF the
motor is limited only by the exhaustion
of its supply of superheated water This
it is planned to renew al the plants along
the road. Long distances, it is claimSd,
can be traversed without recharSing.
Nearly the full power of the steam is
utilized. it is said by means of compound
engines The exhaust of the high pressure
cylinder is admitted to q low pressure en-
CINE on the same truck-a feature novel
in this motor.
HIGH RATE OF SPEED.
1t is maintained that when used in this
form the stored power will propel a train
at high rate of speed. In tests made be
tween High Bridge and Dunwoodie a rate
of forty-tive miles an hour has been OBJ
tanned.
If the tests prove satisfactory, the Penn
sylvania Railroad may adopt the super
heated water system on the Long Island
Railroad, While the suburban systems of
the New York Central, the New York.
New Haven and Hartford the New YORK
and Putnam, and the Jersey Central, the
Iackawanna and other roads may also
adopt it The saving over steam is said
to be about one-half, for while it is esti-
mated that the average yearly cost for
operating a car ly the old system is four
cents a mile, by means of superheated
water it is asserted, the cost is not more
than two cents Z mile.
F.. oh car is 10 be managed by one man.
If it is designed to use the power for long
runs. as from New York to Buffalo. i
locomotive can be used as q storage car,
in which are contained sufficient cylinders
to carry the train that distance without
reCilarging, and the use OF cylinders on
each carr will thus be made unnecessary
Among those who are Interested in the
new system are ". Seward Webb, former
" president of the Wagner Palace car
COMPANY: Andrew G. Blair, minister of
railways OF Canada Frederick B. Jen-
nings. yce-president OF the Bennington
and Rutland RaHroad Edward Barr
formerly treasurer of the Brooklyn
Bridge; Nathan Guiiford. general cratic
manager of the New York Central RAN
road and other officials OF that road; }.
Wesley Allison, United States representa-
tive of Canadian railways; T. j. Nichcii.
general manager of the Rochester Street
Railway Company, and officials OF the
PENNSYLVANIA Centr,N OF New Jersey.
IacllaWanna and several railroads IN the
west-New York Herald.