The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-28

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was made ian event that for centuries
permit for5 fear, that the visitor might
disturb the soul of PLATE and let loose q q
iscourge upon the country, J bit IN reality
because certain lakes had for a long time
made mad by by foliowtng q steep Steep footpath that
started from "a lpnac CHI tand& and led at
the summit. It Is this foo path that the
Mount Pilatus ailways follows forSauite "a e
foot path accomm odates Itself Sto. al he
gcapricious lneanderngs OF I he slope, the
railway goes straight to the top. boldly
crossing marrow passes and 6raVines,5 ana
ftravcrsing walls OF rock hat seem TO bar
Its spassa sc. S5 81
B Locomo With Cog-W heels.
al M . staad. he finds himself at the
lower stat on of II he track rail way that
runs to the summit t. He 4 Is then at about :
40 above the level of he me
car Is there inclined upon I he ira OK ne
sf ii locomotive and t he car form a single
vehicle. The car Is e divided Il in TO- four
tcompnrtme IS. place ed one hove other
and each accom- modating rs passeng gers.
tank having a apacity of 100 gall Ions
The axles are ARRANGE ed I'm such a & wa y
that curves OF very small radius mlay be
taken DESPITE the "a stance apart ofs the
wheels. q two In front and two behind;
serve for the propul sion. Z running and
tbraking Of the vel icle. r ings that en- m
brace the head Of the rails prevent the
car from being blown from The track IN;
Il gal e or from running OF hacause of ice
or snow that may exist upon the roadbed,
Tho Dol Her. which is OF the tu blilar tyre.
sss6 tin length has a. hea Ing sllrfa &C.
pressure of IL atmosph heres, + IS placed
!atJright angles wit h he axls of the track,
in order % prevent the var ous gradient ~
from producing tluc tons In the Level ls g
3ss1 per cent ;sthe minimum, A per cent;
and the ma xin,um As per B cent Tho
engine cylinders are S75 Inc hes In diane
ter; and the piston stroke rs ~ lnehes.
Tho norma speed fof tho trip Is little
over three feet second. The Dc dead d
weight Is 90 tons an tho load with ~
Epassengers.5 "a tons, 7 no LOG omotly,e g, sls
of bout 20 horse: 8 ne p q,
fully looked after, 7 consists Of a. com.
PRESSED al n brake an automatic brake
and two friction brakes. The suspension
of tho yelit,e Is assured g eystem %
four, hairs OF elliptic springs co blned
with spiral ones. 4 he play of the car q,
Is prevented ny safety tops, 50 that tho
Spibra tons are no great tor IAN they are
sin an ordinary vel -slsp tram 5
Well Constructed Road.
Such then,$is the! singular, but powerful
engine, structed by the Win terthour
Locomotive Works, Of W'itzerland, that
daily traVerses the s, 400 feet whiel sonar
Sateathc Alpnach-s taad stat on from hat
or, I'llatusTK ulm, which Is at an al titude
of 6, 800 feet. This altltudetis reached byt
means OF "a track OF Is, 100 feet IN lsngtil p,
constructed by NJ M. La her and Guyer-
/ Freuber, Of Zurich. From lie edge Of the
lake to tho TOP ,of the monnta q, |, the \.
Sspbstructuro CONS lists 10 solid masonry
covered with large grant tla stones
Tho track itsel 4 VIII CHI Is al or iron nilo
steel, Is solidly rive ted. once In every thTse
fect n to the underlying s ma sonry. ne
he'd for the track Ia placed between 4 10
two rails which It slightly exceeds N
height Attached to eae side 9t & I'll. q
!steel rack with which on ga &c horizontally,
ON the right and eft, the four cog wheels
OF the vehicle. Numero us b brld ges Ad
ditlona. and; yet, In spite of that the II
slat,ls railway, IT'S rol ling 8 toe q
and shops, cost hut $3.50 900 and ~ box but
four hundred days to tinish, 5SSSs
1.-THE track b Iii h the first place ira verses
mains bsstrewed with wooden bull ings,
and then rea ches the gorge Of olfort. y
an, elevation of NJ $50 feet, which " crosses
INV means Of al bridge constructed yyl tn
Surprising holiness his BIRD &C.. which
Ills tirsiy Of dressed stoned within the
radius o( eco feet uniformly. adopted for