From Benjamin Woodworth, superintendent of Motive Power on the Boston and Worcester Railroad, June 27th, 1839. In answer to your inquiries I will say, that on the Boston and Worcester Railroad are engines from 5 different manufactories, including yours, and in point of repairs, drawing a heavy load, and safety in running, we give yours the preference. I have lately returned from a tour to the principal Railroads between Boston and Washington, and find the performance of your engines to equal any now in use." From Samuel Thomas, superintendent of Madison and Indianapolis Rail road, July 11th, 1839: "Your engine has run regularly for 4 months, and has travelled 8,500 miles, and she has not cost one dollar for repairs, and its performance every way satisfactory and commendable." From G. A. Nichols, superintendent of the Reading Railroad, July 31, 1839. "We have one of your locomotives upon the Philadelphia and Reading Road, 2d class, which has been in use 15 months, and her performance is every way satisfactory. She drew, at one trial, 45 cars, loaded with 150 tons of nails and iron, making in all 221 tons gross behind the tender, from Reading to Norristown, 41 miles in 3 hours and 41 minutes running time, consuming 1.3 cords wood, and evaporating 996 gallons water. Your engine is more simple in her construction, more powerful, has done more work, is less liable to get out of order, and has thus far cost less for repairs than any of the engines since the road has been in operation." From H. R. Campbell, civil engineer, July 31, 1839: "In reference to your engines as to loads drawn in a single train, I can say that they are equal, if not superior, to any others, having reference to the weight of engine, and take them altogether, I will not hesitate to pronounce them the best engines used in the United States." From annual report of the Tuscumbia and Decatur Railroad, Alabama: The Triumph (Baldwin's Engine) is remarkable for the great simplicity of her gearing and at the same time for the strength of all her parts. She has been in active service since her arrival, and the cost of repairs charged to her to this date (6th mo.) is only $11 16." From Edward Bissell, Esq. Commissioner of Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad, August 15th, 1839: We have two of your engines which have been in use three years.— Their performance has given entire satisfaction. The curves on our road [wooden track] are as low as 600 feet radius, and maximum grade 50 feet per mile. The Adrian has drawn over this grade 83 1-2 tons at the rate of ten miles per hour." From Lewis Condit, President of the Morris and Essex Railroad, N. J. "The maximum grade over our road is 134 feet to the mile, for about 1-5th of a mile, and at one point for 3 1-2 miles the grade is 80 to 85 per mile. Baldwin's engine ascends these grades with cars carrying 150 passengers, besides burther cars with from 8 to 10 tons. Her maximum power has never been tested. Our rail is a wooden one with flat bars." From Wm. Raymond Lee, General Superintendent of Boston and Providence railroad. "I take this opportunity to say to you, that your engines have performed first rate service on our road, and fully answered the high reputation with which they came to us." Gentlemen-I feel it my duty to make known to you, that the enginė Philadelphia on this road which I run, has, since the 2d day of June last travelled 10,000 miles without losing a trip, or five minutes; nor has it cost two dollars for repairs. At the same time she has drawn, daily, 12 tons up a grade of 500 feet to the mile with ease; said grade being at the wharf at Elizabethport, and at the starting point. She is now in good and complete order, and will run 10,000 miles more, with no more expense than the sum above mentioned. Yours, truly, JOSHUA MARTIN, Engineer. Plainfield, N. J., October 1, 1839. "Extract from the report of A. M'Haffy superintendent of motive power on the State road, Pa., 1837." "The passenger engines of this construction (Baldwin's) have been running all season with scarcely any repair, and have rarely lost a trip; one instance, it is confidently believed, excels anything on record, of the performance of wood and iron. The engine "Paoli" has run one hundred and seventy-five successive trips, of 77 miles each, equal to 13,175 miles, without a dollar's worth of repairs." AN ESSAY ON THE LAWS OF TRADE in reference to the works of Public Improvement in the United States; by CHARLES ELLET, JR. Civil Engineer. A very small edition of this work has been issued, and a few copies only will be offered to the public: these can now be obtained at the bookstores of C. C. Little & Co. Boston. W. D. Ticknor, Wiley & Putnam, Appleton & Co.& Co. Carey & Hart, J. Dobson, New York. Philadelphia. J. Lucas, Jr., Baltimore. F. Taylor, Washington, D. C. Wm. H. Berrett, Charleston, S. C. Wm. T. Williams, Savannah, Ga. A. Flash, Cincinnati, Ohio. J. Maxwell, Jr., Louisville, Ky. S. C. Dinnies & Co., St Louis, Mo. NOVELTY IRON WORKS. (Situated near the Dry Dock, New York.) WARD, STILLMAN AND CO. Iron Founders and Machinists; are prepared to execute orders for steam engines, sugar mills, saw mills, lathes, and other machinery of any required magnitude, in a superior manner. STEAM BOILERS AND TANKS, Iron castings of every description, among which, they offer a superior quality of water pipes. Those interested will do well to call and examine for themselves. *** Orders left at the works, or at their office 242 Water st. will be promptly attended to. [12tf] JUST PUBLISHED, and for sale at this office, TABLE OF QUANTITIES for TRACING RAILROAD CURVES. By EDWIN F. JOHNSON. MESSRS. EDITORS:-As your paper is devoted to the benefit of the public in general, I feef desirous to communicate to you for publication the following circumstance of no inconsiderable importance, which occurred some few days since on the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore railroad. On the passage of the evening train of cars from Philadelphia to this city, an axle of one of the large eight wheeled passenger cars was from some cause broken, but from the particular plan of the construction, the accident was entirely unknown to any of the passengers or, in fact, to the conductor himself, until the train (as was supposed from some circumstances attending the case,) had passed several miles in advance of the place where the accident occurred, whereas, had the car been constructed on the common plan, the same kind of accident would unavoidably have much injured it, perhaps thrown the whole train off the track, and seriously injured, if not killed many of the passengers. I understand that this plan of constructing railroad cars, called (with truth) the safety beam principle, was invented by Joseph S. Kite, superintendent of the Philadelphia, Germantown, and Norristown railroad, who is certainly entitled to much credit for an inven tion which has and will yet (in the present extent of railroad travelling,) prevent many se rious accidents and the loss of many lives, and in consideration of the above mentioned and other practical demonstrations of its value, which upon inquiry I have since heard of I cannot but think that all railroad companies should without hesitation immediately introduce and adopt the safety beam plan of cars. PUBLIC SAFETY. Since writing the above, I have learned from a gentleman who was in the train of cars that the car, the axle of which was broken, was run from the place where the break was discovered, to this city, a distance of eleven miles, without any detention, excepting that of changing the passengers to another car, which was deemed advisable only on account of the friction of the safety hubb, which commences to act immediately on the breaking of an axle. A model of the above improvement is to be seen at the New Jersey Railroad and transportation office, No. 1 Hanover street. NOTICE. JUST Published, and for sale at the office of the RAILROAD JOURNAL, price $1,50 in morocco binding, and $1 in paper, a TABLE OF CUBICAL QUANTITIES, for computing the amount of Excavation and Embankment in the construction of Railways and Canals. Also-In press, and will shortly be published, a TABLE OF QUANTITIES for laying out Railway Curves, with illustrations, by 9tf S. VAIL, Proprietor of the SPEEDWELL IRON WORKS, near Morristown, Morris Co. N. J., can supply at short notice, Railroad companies and others with the following: Wrought iron tyres made from the best iron and of any giren diameter, and warranted to be sound in the welding. Railroad companies wishing to order, will be pleased to give the exact inside diameter or circumference to which they wish the tyres made, and they may rely upon being served according to order, and also punctually, as a large quantity in the straight bar is kept constantly on hand. E. F. JOHNSON, C. E. much to the force of the blast, and by render- Numerous certificates from those who have CERTIFICATE. Having seen the Patent Safety Fuse for Blasting tested to our satisfaction, we cheerfully certify, that we are convinced that it saves much time and labor-adds to the force of the blast-ensures certainty, and renders blasting perfectly safe. Besides, it is we think CHEAPER than the common straw Fuse. For dry blasting it is a great improvement; but for blasting in wet ground, it is invaluable. Messrs F. Hitchins & Co., contractors on the Erie Canal, certify that they have been enconnec-gaged in the Cornish mines, England, where the Fuse is exclusively used, and that it has never to their knowledge, caused a miscaror riage. They confirm our above expressed opinion of its value. We make no doubt that it will soon be in universal use in blasting operations. Crank axles for Locomotive engines; made from the best Pennsylvania iron. Straight axles for do. for outside tion engines. Frames for engines. Wrought iron work for steamboats; shafting of any size. Cotton screws of any length or size. Railroad Jack-screws-a late invention, and highly approved. Self-acting pumping apparatus for railroad water stations. He refers to the following gentlemen: N. Campfield, J. & S. Bones, D. F. Guex, J. P. Allaire, Adam Hall, Geo. W. Schuyler, Wiliam Parker, do. Savannah. Augusta. New Orleans. New York. do. do. Boston. Janly PATENT SAFETY FUSE, For igniting the Charge in Blasting Rocks, both in dry places aud under water. To those acquainted with and accustomed to using the Fuse, comment or description is unnecessary; to those who are not, we would simply observe, that it is an important invention to persons employed or concerned in Blasting, as by its use that hitherto dangerous operation is rendered as safe as the ordinary employments of the Farmer. It insures certainty, and effects an explosion as well under water as in the driest situation, adds ! DAVID HAMILTON, Superintendent repairs, Erie Canal. Assistant Engineer Erie Canal Enlarge J. HOUGHTON, Engineer Cohoes Company. The Fuse is manufactured by Earon, Bick- E F. & A. G. Smitn, 29 Exchange-street, H. Kingman & Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Pratt & Keith, South Charles-street, Balti- G. R. Peake, Richmond, Va. 1 |
