The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-17

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The international Electrical Congress
yesterday was divided into eight sections
Papers were read and discussed at each
meeting.
The object Of the division was to az
ford means 10 give all the subjects their
proper treatment within the time allotted.
The first. or section a. listened TO pa
pers and discussions under the ciass!f-
cation OF General Theory: section Il.
General Applications: section g -'Elec-
;rochemis;ry'': section ID. Electric
Power Transmission" section L. .'Elec-
tric Lighting and Distribution: section +.
Electric Transportation. section g.
Electric Communication. section II.
''Eectrotherapeutics."
The papers read before the different di-
visions have been printed in pamphlet
form and were distributed among the
members OF the congress. One or the
most interesting papers was read before
section +. by Doctor +. Il. Behr OF Lon
don, on the 'Monorail System OF Electric
Transportation
Mr. Behr took up the original idea n
lsS. when IL was still in its primitive
shape. and developed the general ideas
and principles AID constructed in 1886 the
first memorial system ever operated by
first mOnOrail system ever operated by
electricity Tho Behr monora!I is appli-
cable to light railways in sparscly settled
districts. I'm hiily countries. vhcT- they
would serve "a feeders TO the existirs:
railways. as elevated railways in the
cities. and supplemental 20 the existing
systems of mail lines all over the coun-
Try at much higher speed and create. fire.
guency IN the operation OF trains.
BY special act Of Parliament a Behr sys-
TEN IS TO be constructed between Liver
pool and Manchester. one OF the prin-
cipal claims for the Behr system is that
IT is practically impossible for one Of the
cars. even going at its maximum speed Of
10 miles an hour. TO get OF the rails
Touching upon this question Nr Behr in
his paper said:
THE MoNoRAIL SYSTEM
There are many causes which contrib
ute to this absolute safety which can only
be understood by carefully examining the
detailed construction OF the carriage as IL
h's 10 the permanent way. when It will be
observed among other reasons that where
as an ordinary railway carriage IS held on
the rails by a fange Of about three-quar-
ters OF an inch in depth. the arrangement
OF TINS carriage is really equivalent TO a
continuous fianSe OF more than three fee;
In depth. and feature OF great impOr-
tance to the passenger is thai IL is not
only safe way os travelling. but IL looks
also very safe and produces Ga til. rniad
OF the traveller a feeling OF absolute se-
curity.
BY an arrangement on the axle. of TN.
guide wheels. which are freely suspended
~ ri fng. e. IL.
wheels ON both sides OF the car remain
always horizontal. and In fair contact
with the guide rails. whatever may be
the inclination OF the bcgie frames and
the car Itself. which can swing freely on
the top or bearing rail. under the insu-
cnce OF centrifugal force in the curves. or
Itself remnins always perfectly horizontal |
even In the sharpest curves The result !
is that the pressure ON the guide rails IS
never Increased. or the inclination OF the |
car and the pressure on the guide rails
can be limited in such manner az 20 |
combine the greatest comfort OF the pa--
electricity b. the dimlnution o. fr!ction..'
Five rails will be used Ia connection with |
the systematic main track rail- or mono
rail- and four guide rails two Of which |
will lie iongitudirally on each side Of the I
row OF jrcsties. The main track rail viii /
be Of steel. In lengths OF tntrty-;ivc feet.
and will weigh loci. pounds yard II
will be a single-faced rail. the face being |
three inches vide. but there VIII be a |
base or sole plate. five inches Wide. The |
rail VIII he i've and one-haif Inches deep !
from the face to the untersde. OF the base 1
plate.
The carriages will be q feet 10 inches |
long over all and II feet wide. The upper |
side OF the ventiIator on the Roof OF the |
carriage will be II feet inches above the |
surface Of the sleepcrs- From the floor Of |
the carriages to the top o< the roof will be /
feet sis inches. The carriages will be |
formed with pointed ends. some hat after |
the manner of a l!febost. in order to re- /
duce the resistance Of the wind. and with l
full machine equipment each carriage Will |
weight thirty-nine tons. The chief feature |
of the construction i a main central frame ,
OF steel. forming the lower part q the |
carriage. and SO built 20 admit of being |
placed like deep saddle over the trestie. /
the sides Of the frame extending down I
Es:ds to within six inches OF the sole
be provided with four continuOus-current l
motors. having a normal capacity OF 100 /
horsepower when working at fun speed /,
OF 40 revolutions a minute. but able TO 1
work Up to 30 horse power each for short /
periods during acceleration.
The members of the International Elec- I
trical Parliament Will close their sessions i
to-day in the meeting to be held in the 1
Hall OF Congresses at the Worlds Fair. |
Inas'nuch as this AGGREGATION meets only |
election OF officers and 10 appointment ~ l
a future meeting place. The meeting Will i
be devoted mainly to the delivery Of fare
well speeches. and to the Discussion of /
tho accomplishments OF the prescnt par-
lismert-
Tonight in the German National Pa /
vilion the members or the local commit \
tee viii give banquet to the members /
of the parliament.
The members OF the International Elec- |
trica1 Congress were entertained ~ an /
Informal Reception in the British Pavilion l
from Z to Yesterday afternoon. Colonel /
and Mrs. Watson received the guests in |
the main reception hall or the psviIion- /
Music vas rendered by the Gr-nadier /
Guards sand
President Francis presided as toastnas-
ter at the banquet for foreign members |
given hy the International Electric Con-
cress in the German Imperial Pavilion at l
the Fair last night. Among the zoo /
guests were all the officers of the con-
grcss-