The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-09

STREET RAILWAY
SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT WORLD
BY NEW INVENTION MADE BY
WEST uRciNIAN.
Trolley Poles and Dangerous Third
Nail VIII Be Standardization
psny Being Formed

DR.. II. L. Lambert. OF Lamberton.
w. Va. representing the Electric
Undercurrent Company. of that Mace
Is spending few days In this city
demonstrating his new Invention
Some time ago he created n stir by
inventfng new system In the matter
OF electric railway operation. ms
invention Is In the nature OF a third
raii system. yet according to Or. Lam
bert Is such that there IL no danger
from contact with the third rail"
In speaking OF the matter xs.,sr-
day afternoon al the Mcclure Hotel
ne said; My invention will reyolut-
lonlze the electric railway system.
tnroughout the world. as well "a other
faiIroad operation. including railvsys
! INTO mines. etc. II is such thai a
saving OF electric current is assured
ana better service can be attained al
less cost and without the necessary
erection or poles and stringinR OF
trolley wires or the use OF the deadIy
cities" SCI
The invention which In .poken of
consists OF an undo rsround trolley
capie which Is placed within a lead
caoIe. thereby preventing the loss OF
power from any cause. as there can
De no leakage. This cable is placed
oIrsctiy between the rails OF the rail-.
Ioaa and over this a board covering
Is placed. The roadbed can be paved
over this without any trouble thus
placing the wire beneath the ground
and out OF danger.
At a distance OF everv l2 fee, n
block, through which the power IA
carried is placed. All but about eight
lnches OF this block Is covered and
this portion. which Is about n hair
men In height above the paving ia Ali
tnat Is visible. No danger is attached
70 this block as the current that rs
oarr'9 In the wire beneath the
srvuhu cannot reach the surface with
out coming in contact with a magnet
"hlch Is carried beneath the car
No Danger on Surface.
| Oh the interior OF the bIock il q
spIIue which lies at the bottom untiI
urawn To the surface of the block bv
rne magnet carried on the car, and al
no Time can this spring be piaced in
| such position as will caIIse IL tn
charge the entire block. as il is safely
imbedded on the interior.
vi lhe potion or the trolley car a
l'sneI extending about l3 feet. viii
oe piaced and this. passing over the
series or blocks. causes the currep, ia
De drawn into operation. thus giving
STEADY power without danger az
me magnet is long enough 10 reach
rom one boX TO the other only while
me car Is over top. When the car
leaves the block the power. apparent
ne above Is a description as siyon
by MT Lambert. and which has been
/ eNamined by many persons throueb n.
/ ott the country as 10 rs feasibiIiiv
NJ VINO nave seen the new system in
operation in Lamberton pronounce II
out VI 'est'u
br- Lambert. following his inven-
uoh. gave a site for a power house in
s@ainberton. and is furnishing The gas
/ ior the operation OF the same Tho
/ invention Is being worked out daily a,
| mar place. and thus far he saws A.
I has been successful
re ~ ORGANIZING a company 10 man.
uldctlre The blocks and take over The
patents While In this city msnv To-
car persons have called upon him Ar
/ me Mcclure hotel and examined me
o.oca and seen the experiments He
eA.tnaS an invitation 10 the public
generally 70 call and sec the eXperi.
inents which are carried on.