The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-23

tank. as with the ordinary locomotive
tender.
Mr.. vanderbilt has also invented a
patent cylindrical tank car for trans
porting oil and fluids. the weight is
nearer the track, the carriage of the
load is easier and smoother. and greater
strength, economy and durability Of
construction are secured, besides maxi
ing the load easier to haul-aN these
points reducing expense, wear and tear
in machinery and freight transporta-
ton by rail. ~r
1t is predicted that as soon as certain
revolutionary ideas under considera-
ton by Mr.. Vanderbilt are perfected
and patented the railway world will be
surprised at the still. greater reduction
in the cost OF operation, with increase
of power and speed.
OF his first locomotive for freight SER
vice, built in the New DIX Central
shops at Albany. this is said: rhe boiler
and firebox are tremendously cylindri-
Gated, entirely doing away with stay
bolts. The great trouble in all loco
motive boilers is chiefly caused by
these staybolts breaking and leaks fol-
lowing from the tremendous pressure
of steam. There are from LIDO to 2,0eG
Of these bolts in each firebox. each ia
bic 20 blow out almost any day, es-
pecially on freight engines.
As an Improvement MIR. Vanderbilt
invented an entirely new style of fire
box. cylindrical and corrugated, held in
place by bolts al the boiler end, and by
sling stays from the top OF the Do-er.
While this idea had been carried out in
ships in the navy, it had never DStn
perfected and adopted for locomotive
boilers. Mr.. Vanderbilt said shat me
experiments in this direction in Ger
many had failed.
The new Vanderbilt locomotive, cost
ing $4,000 and $4,000, was seTe-e. y
tested with freight trains on the New
/ York Central and found a great sue
/ cess An immense load was easily
hauled at a high rate of speed.
When next heard of the young mar
with his inventions was at the Baldwin
/ locomotive works in Philadelphil. 4
new locomotive with additional I'M
provements was constructed there, an,
again the merit of Mr.. Vanderbilt
ideas was vindicated. 1t was st1ted b1
/ a representative of the Baldwin works
! that the two fea lures of the Vanderbilt
! locomotive firebox-its cylindrical shap
/ and corrugated length-give i m IRE ef
1 ficiency and durability than the pres
ent firebox, besides affording more re
sistance to the normous pressure .
water.
When out of order it could be lie
paired in a day or two and The engin
put on the road again for service, Will
I the ordinary locomotive in similar con
I dition would have to be laid off fnr
/ month or two. Locomotives with a 200
pound pressure to the square inch oil
the firebox are always giving way an
| leaking Mr.. Vanderbilt'S invention
| greatly increases the power of the en-
| gine-in fact, makes it a new machine
! much easier to keep in repair, less eX
pensive and far more efficient than tn
ordinary engine.
o o o
These were the beginnings of younl
! Vanderbilt'S daring innovations in tn
field of locomotive construction. Tn
reduction of repair bills alone amount
to so per cent, aside from the othe
vital features.
When asked for his views, Mr.. Van
derbilt modestly said:
The main thing is that the locomo
tive works well. not that invented it.
The proof OF the missionary is in tn
eating, says a Sunday morning proven
floating around in the South sea is
lands. The proof of the value or Nj
Nanderbilt's invention is that the New
York Central railroad, by advice OF II
engineers. has placed an order Tor 10
locomotives to be built with the van
derbilt Improvements. F1fty or slXt
of these locomotives are TO go INTO IN
passenger service.
But this is not all of the good thing
flying Mr.. Vanderbilt's way. The In
ion Pacific the Baltimore q ONO, IN
Illinois Central and other lines are us
ing locomotives OF this type ana SEND
ing in orders for more of them.
Mr. Vanderbilt says; Unless an
greatly mistaken, the multitueula
boiler viii be in general use within tn
next three years. I am now workin
upon this particular style of boiler
The present firebox is really primitive
1t is much like that employed by Ste
phenson, inventor of the first railwa
engine. The fact that the box shape
form is the prevailing type is du
rather to the conservative instincts Q
the locomotive builder than to any in
telligible cause
@ q @
Mr. vanderbilt is a young man c
great promise. His personality is mos
interesting No one has been able t
intimidate him or sway him from hi
purpose without an overmasterin
reason. His industry amounts to
passion. When he left college. instea
of going on a pleasure trip around tn