Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-21
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Dr. Thomas StartIes New York CTS by Running up and Down Street-Seyeral Accidents Narrowly Averted.

NEW YORK. Dec. 20.-Dr. Julian P. Thomas last week operated the inst motor driven wind wagon ever rui. in this country. In effectiveness it ex- ceeded even his expectations and his chief difficulty was in checking i,s speed. With a free course 1t would easily have run away from anything except a very fast automobile.
 Incidentally Dr. Thomas was respon- sibie for more excitement than Broac- way. between Seventieth and Eighth ietn streets, has seen in many a day. Horses sried and pedestrians crossing the stieet rushed in a panic for the sidewalks. With the gasoline engine snapping like that of a racing au- tomobile and the great propeller blades swishing through the air as ttey swung ahead of the machine, the effect was as startling as if a real flying machine had been sailing De- tween the lines of excited persons on both sides of the street
 Now vhizzing straight ahead and the next Instant skidding dangerously near a curb. the wind wagon raced up and down the street for an hour until Dr. Thomas was satisfied that he had successfully solved a problem which has puzzled inventors for years. De- tails remain to be perfected in the way Of adjusting parts of the machinery aud it was at once made evident that a very powerful brake must be attach ed before the wind wagon can be oper. sted with safety. but otherwise it was complete as it was run.
 "There1l be tine enough to think about stopping the machine when we find out whether 1t will go ahead" Dr Thomas declared before the trial was maci,. He depended upon scranng bis feet on the ground to serve al a cbeck to his speed. but this proved of so litt'e avail that he was unable to let the machine out to its .fui speed.
 In general the wind wagon has the appearance of huge tricycle., with q two-bladed propeller. eight feet long. hung in front and gasoline motor built in at the back of the machine. Dr. Thomas sits in the middle of the wind wagon on bicycle seat and steers by handle bar. But. unlike d bicycle or tricycle., the wind wagon is steered by turning the rear wheels
 There is good reason for that, . said Dr. Thomas. T expect that whei. let the machine out to it's highes. speed the front wheel will leave the ground and I shall be running on only ibe two rear wheels. In that case t. is. of course. evident that l could have no control of the machine except by means of the rear wheeds.
 The lifting power will be obtained by raising the propeller shaft so that it pulls on the air at an angie, in stead of at the same level with tho machine. This device and the use Of the rear wheels to steer with are. so far as l know, entirely new appii. cstiols to such machines By trying different kinds of propeller blades I shall be able to learn what the best form is for use in aeroplanes and air. ships of the gas bag type. not only in theil power 10 pull straight ahead, but
 IS to their lifting power"
 Cr. Thomas expects to use his wind wagon in connection with a full rigged aeroplane. the design of which he has already made. By adjusting broad planes above the wind wagon he ex ] oects to be able to rise in the air and
 support himself on the same principle which govern all aeroplan flights.