The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-27
HORsELEss VEHICLE
SnVannah's Testing LocomobIIcs
From New York.

From New York.
The new locomobie b. attracting more
attention noe than any other one ching
iu Savannah. II is a horselcss carriage
which is gaining popularity on the jump
Nj e. A. Benjamin. special agent. has
Just arrived from New York where the
loComobllo is manufactured. with some
haiQ dozen spanking new ones and he is
demonstrating beyond question thar they
are The simplest and the most economic
h)rselcss carnage In tie market. He o.
an expert iu handling the locomohilc. and
90 is highly interesting q see him manipu-
late "a on Bull street. lie can put 10 out
go speed OF . miles an hour. turn "a
corner like streak and bring IL TO "a
dead stand-still within it's own length.
lic says the streets OF savannah are
grand for these carriages Tie never saw
liner And he believes that his vehicle
Is destined 60 become immensely popular
here.
The locomobilo ls very simple Ia con-
struction. II Is operated by two levers
and foot brake. one OF these levers
guides Il while the other propels a. This
is about all there is 70 IL. Not a great deal
of dime is required 20 learn 10 run the
vehicle.
Mr. r. Y. Conncrat who has become
agent here Tor The locomobilc. informed
Is Morning News representative yester-
day after taking a spin. that he has be-
come well enough acquainted with 10 dur
iup his few minutes Of spare time the
last two days that be- IS able 10 spin
around over town with safety. Anybody
can learn 20 run a loco in an hour, or
less time" said Mr.. Benjamin.
The locomohilc has been on the market
five years, and its sale has been phe-
romcnal II IS Light. convenient. and
cheap II viii run Is miles with ono
elarRe. The type shown here are five
horse power. and 20 with about l0 p7undA
steam. Gasoline generates the steam. an
lust 3ib minutes after the gasoline begins
to burn enough steam has been generated
tn take ride The moment
the loco" stops the generating Of steam
i. sIackened, 80 that no waste OF Tue D.
going on while the vehicle Is IDLE Ihe
tvpss shown here weigh somewhere about
zoo pounds Mr. Benjamin said thai they
viii last forever There IS just nothing
about them 20 wear out. Il was demon
stntod yesterday IN test run across.
ALONGSIDE OF and zig-zaE over street car
tracks and Belgian block streets that the
NuNnffNfilN
over rough roads and uneven streets. 10
giides along over them with a smoothuess
which Is remarkable And on the asphalt
Il Is smoother than bicycle. because Il
has more weight than wheel
Mr. Benjamin showed yesterday the type
used by the Nanderbilts. Astors ard others
Of the ulto-miihouaires. tie also showed
the tpe used now BY Fire chief Croker Of
New York. Of which the New York Jour
nal said q few days ago: When chicf
Croker was aroused just before day break
bv a three alarm fire Ia the Bronx. he
fumped into his l0comobiic pulled the
throttle wide open. and In a second WAS
around the corner OF Great Jones street
and living 10 the Bowery like "a streak.
From the lower end % Third avenue TO
Harlem bridge il SIX miles ana the chief
ficw bv sixty-seyenth street JUST fifteen
minutes after the third alarm had been
sent out The chief made the run In
such lightning time that when the scene
Of nre was reached be- was abb 10 direct
the conduct OF his men about from the
start. TO do this ne had ridden eight
miles.
"Thc new machine weighs about so
pounds. and chief Croker believes he
has about reached the limit OF speed ia
his new locomobile."
Mr. benjamin has two beautiful vehicles
on Ban street IN front Of Connerats bi-
cycle store. ready az all times 20 ride
prospective purchasers out and demon
strate the advantages OF the new locomo-
bile. Il is understood that tho new car
riages arr popular alike with professional
ana business men. and they are likely 10
b. generally used on savannah thorough
fares