New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-04

events are valuable because they point out
the strong and the weak points of car,
and manufacturer who fails to improve
his product accordingly or profit by the
teachings of the tour does not look upon
contests from the proper standpoint.
G. Parsons. millionaire, of st. Louis,
possesses four Thomas cars.
Recently he decided TO travel from ST
Louis to Fair Haven, Vt, where he has
summer home The cars chosen for the
purpose were his big x $40 and the
little M $40 Thomas flyers.
The Big SKIS tonneau was filed with all
the baggage. The trip through Illinois was
severe, the roads being so deep with mud
as TO be almost impossible. The route,
straight across Illinois and direct to Terre
Faute Ind, was made over highways that
were never intended for an automobile
In Indiana the party struck the National
Turnpike and better going It was decided
that the first stop should be at Indianapo-
lis. so that the party could see the auto
races at the big speedway. Leaving Ind
lamar polls the intention was to drive on to
Cleveland for stopover. Ten miles west
of Republic troubles began, and here It
was necessary to rebuild bridge which
The trip was continued to within about
two miles of Republic. Here the road of
yellow clay, peaked in the middle and
sloping sharply to the deep bitches on
either side, made a sharp 80 turn, which
Is very DANGEROUS on rainy day.
The Model M $40 which was leading,
safely negotiated the turn, but the big *
60 heavily loaded with luggage, in trying
TO pass by farmers wagon on the turn,
skidded and turned turtle burying Ellis
who was driving, underneath, Cruxton
escaping death by jumping the car
started to turn over. Ellis crawled unhurt
from beneath the overturned car, the steer
ing post having protected him from death.
It was fortunate thing that luggage
filed the tonneau, as had any one been
riding IN It he would undoubtedly have
been ripped to pieces by a post on which
the rear of the car was irpaled-
The tourists. after examining the wreck
and cutting the post on which It was i'm
paled decided that it could be turned over
on to its wheels by means of a cable at
tached to the so Tying the cable to a
rear wheel, the $40 was speeded up and
the Big Six was easily righted- The body
was badly smashed, the glass front de-
stroyed beyond repair, the top of the ra-
diator driven into the body of the radiator
mud guards twisted out of all shape, and
the machine to all appearances a total
wreck
Cruxton, an old Thomas employee and
mechanic, on examining the chassis, found
however. that it was intact and had not
been damaged.
CHANGING it and cranking the motor, the
car hauled itself out of the ditch on to the
road under its own power. a trial spin
convincing Mr.. Parsons that the car could
travel under its own power which it did
for almost 26o miles to Buffalo.
Examination at the E. r. Thomas Motor
Compsnys plant showed that the chassis
and wheels We're IN perfect condition, the
only parts requiring repairs being the body
and equipment.
\ hydro-carbon motor, controlled by one
lever, that starts without cranking and
runs at any desired speed is the latest in
vention of Willard D. Dorenus-
This engine operates exactly like steam
engine, but does not have the attendant
complications of steam II is said to work
equally we'll on alcohol, crude oil, kerosene
or gasolene.
Mr. Dorenus has made many inventions
cent Doremus invention is a cotton gin
that is said to save considerably higher
percentage of cotton at less cost than had
previously been thought possible
Speaking recently about his latest pro-
duction, Mr.. Dorenlus said
Il am not quite ready to give a detailed
description OF this engine TO the public, as
may wish to make one or two slight
changes; besides. ! wish 10 be thoroughly
protected by patents before divulging too
much
Il have carried experiments far enough
along, however. to prove that ii is a thor
oughly practical engine II Is simpler and
far more reliable in its action than is pos
sible in any other form OF hydro-carbon
motor developed up to the present time
One lever controls the starting. stopping
and speed. simply by admitting into the
cylinders fuel in quantities desired.
For automobiles its use will eliminate
fiyWheels, clutches, transmissions, with
their attendant levers. control rods and
troubles. II also eliminates the subtle
troubles of ignition and carhuretion.
Il am now building three engines suita-
Bile for automobiles. and hope to have them
working in a few weeks
i ne summer meeting Oh tiic society or
Automobile Engineers will be held in De-
troit on July IS, 20 and 80 As result OF
the active campaign that Is being made
this society in occupying its rightful po-
sition in the automobile industry. The
July meeting will be the largest and most
interesting In the history OF the organiza-
ton. owing TO the feeling throughout the
membership that under the energetic ad-
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