New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-01
SCIENCE AND INVENTION.
Finances of Year 1905-Turbine
Sims. 4eroplanes, 4nesthetics.

,-,,ahle advances have been made within the
sc, twelve months in transportation facilities
~. eteam turbine has gone into service On
.-onssfIantic steamships for the first time The
-;onaer experiment was made by the Allan Line
=, ,.s service between Liverpool and Canadian
It's and so wen satisfied was the company
,.h The behavior of the Victorian and Virgfntan
w. if has ordered the building OF two more yes
sie having the same kind Of engines the next
ontrra was that of the Cunard Line, whose
ra-mania began running in December. This
scsal IS much larger than any other propelled
-, turbines her displacement being 10000 tons,
I'd she thus gives valuable demonstration or
az Ii- atness for that class OF vessels The sue
coss of the Carmania gives an encouraging as
Surance about the other two CunaToers now
under construction, and which are expected to
5avelop twenty-five knots These vessels are
hardly likely to begin running for year or eigh-
a. Gnarica has regained the honor OF having the
+.stpst long distance trains in the world These
ore run by the New-York Central whose Twen-
tieth Century Limited makes the trip from
Neu-York to Chicago at average speed Of
s43 miles The Pennsylvania road also has a
train which requires no more time but as its
rnute is shorter, the train travels only 81 the
rate of 80 81 miles an hour. From Chicago there
are trains which reach the Pacific Coast by diff
fprent routes in SiXty-eight hours One goes to
San Francisco and the other to Los Angeles.
II a close connection were made at Chicago with
either OF these the continent would be crossed
IN a
Aerial navigation belongs to the realm of ex-
rlnratiOns and reckless sport rather than that
If transportation proper. BY coating or
binary balloon with aluminium, it is asserted, the
gas which it contains is kept from escaping
through the bag rapidly as hitherto, and
longer voyages are made practicable, to say
nothing of greater economy. In flying machines
the chief development Of the year has been in
The acceptance The Wright Brothers, of Day
fon Ohio are said to have made no less than
6ftv short flights with airshps of that type
A NeW-York amateur, Ludlow, has been eX-
Terimenting with box kite which he starts by
means of an automobile or tug, but he has not
achieved brilliant success, nor tried propel-
ing his craft with its own engine a California
man Montgomery. prepares for q flight In which
erayitation alone supplies the necessary power
bv hosting his Hroplane to a considerable
height with hot air balloon and then nberat-
ing the latter
simpon Pass, which is TO connect the Swiss and
Italian railway systems has virtually been fin
ished though trains will not run through it
anti next May This is the longest tunnel IN
the world measuring twelve miles from end
to end. The road through 1t viii be operated
By electricity. Switzerland and Italy each bear
ing a share of the expense. Switzerland has
formally committed itself 10 the use of the same
agent on al the railroads of the State. Her
examples as well as her central position in
Europe vii doubtless exert 8 great influence on
the policy OF adjacent countries in most Of
Bhich+f not all-the roads are under govern
ment control
The most sensational achievement in the polar
regions was that OF the Norwegian explorer
Amundsen He undertook primarily to make