Year: 1872

Experiment Yesterday ON the Bleeckcr
street RailrOad-Success OF the
Scheme.


Yesterday the committee OF the Board OF Assist
ant Aldermen at baltpast one O'Clock, embarked
al the City Hall on Bieecker street car for the up
town depot OF the Bleecker Street Railroad. They
arrived at the depot at about quarter past two
O'Clock. In low shed, adjoining the depot stood
novel vehicle which deserves description. II
may be said to be merely an ordinary street car,
with an apparatus attached which propcls it by the
are very elegant. The car is constructed to go in
but one dlrection-that ia, 80 that the engineer
viii always be stationed at its front SO as
to see all obstacles in the path and to
prevent any possibility OF any accident to human
life. The Bleecker street line Is the only line In
the city on which the horses are not reversed
when they arrive at the end of the route. there
being circuit by which the cars always are kept
in the same relative position without any turn
table being brought into Telasition. At the same
time there is no railroad line in the city on which
the test could be OF more severe character. This
route is most tortuous and winding. The curves
are very snarp aud the grades are steep. ieSter-
day the new vehicle was thoroughly tested 1t
dragged heavy LOAD OF about nry persons up the
worst hills in the city OF New York and proved The
efficacy oil the theory OF stoppages by the means


The car started from the depot In Fourteenth
street OF the Bleecker street Railroad Company





fore commencing the journey the engine was
tested in both the forward anu backward move
ment, and very successfully. 1t then set out, and
Everything proceeded correctly until the car
reached Howard street. when slight collision oc-
CURED with horse tnat was standing on the track
attached to q truck; but the injury amounted to
nothing, and was probably caused by the fact that
the track was wet and slippery, and that the sand
were not in working order. The car then
passed All along the route it was
greeted by the cheers Of the children just released
from school, the few men who had leisure to stop
and look and all the women who were idly PRONE
nading the streets The sight was certainly q
novelty-a car In motion with no apparent loco


Fulton Terry was reached forty-three minutes
after the party Lett the depot at Fourteenth street
here concentrated and formed dense mass OF
spectators. lining the sidewalks for the whole
length Of Fulton street.


When the car reached the foot Of the Fulton
street grade the track was wet and slippery and
the car almost stopped IN Its progress. But the
engineer applied the throttle valve contrivance,
used, and the steep activity was surmounted. The
rest OF the journey was comparatively pleasant,
and from Fulton Ferry the return was accom-
AT the depot Of the Bleecker Street Railroad the
party were suitably entertained. There were
present some OF the committee OF the Assistant
Schwartz, Pinckney, Healy and Cumisky; Mr.
Reid President of the Canarse Railroad Mayor
R9T W"Sn Of RMrsokyn Aldermen
OF the COney Island Railroad: Mr.. Justice DOwling;
Thomas II. F0row, ex-Comptroer; Mr.. Richard
s I Of The Brooklyn ts city kaoaa Com


In Beekman street the sound Of the new brake
frightened team OF horses and they ran away u
The rest of the journey was unincidental ana
passed OF very pleasantly and quietly The gen.
eral sentiment of the committee OF the Board OF
Assistant Aldermen was in favor OF the new ex-
pertinent street travel.