. The street railway review . agood chance of being sustained by the courts should itever get there. When however the examiners grantsuch patents as the one just mentioned, the inventor hasno assurance that his patent would be worth anything ifit ever got into court. The patent office examination One of the numerous steam carriages that traveled thecommon roads of England early in the present centuryis represented in the accompanying engravings. It wasthe invention of Mr. Gurney. a scientific gentleman ofwealth, who expended in its design and constructionmuch mental effort and considerable coi
. The street railway review . agood chance of being sustained by the courts should itever get there. When however the examiners grantsuch patents as the one just mentioned, the inventor hasno assurance that his patent would be worth anything ifit ever got into court. The patent office examination One of the numerous steam carriages that traveled thecommon roads of England early in the present centuryis represented in the accompanying engravings. It wasthe invention of Mr. Gurney. a scientific gentleman ofwealth, who expended in its design and constructionmuch mental effort and considerable coin of the realm. The carriage would carry 6 inside and 15 outsidepassengers. The body was supported by springs restingon a longitudinal frame of heavy timbers which in turnrested direcllv on the axles. To the end of the tonguewas attached a pair of wheels by which to steer. The boiler was of the water tube type, consisting of40 wrought iron pipes bent in c| shape and connectedbelow to a mud drum and above to a steam drum, the. STEAM VEHICLE OF two lying parallel one directly above the other. Thesteam was freed from entrained water by means of the2 separators at the rear end of the vehicle. Next to theseparators were 4 chimney stacks. An hours supply offeed water, 60 gallons, was carried in a shallow tankextending the length of the body. Power was developed by 2 double acting horizontalsteam cylinders having their connecting rods joined tothe axle of the 2 rear wheels by 2 cranks set at 90degrees. A throttle-valve controlled the steam pressureand the valve gear effected the reversing. A peculiarity is the 2 propellers, which, as the car-riage ascends a hill, are set in motion, and move like thehind legs of a horse, catching the ground and then forcingthe machine forward, increasing the rapidity of its motionand assisting the steam power. Receiver B. D. Slaughter, of the Lincoln Street Rail-way Company, Lincoln, Neb., has been maintaining anexcellent service to Burlington Beach. E
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