. Railroad record, and journal of commerce, banking, manufactures and statistics . ar started with the samecelerity a9 one would drawn by a pair ofhorses, and bowled along very nicely at therate of six miles ao hour. 1 he pressure on the gauge at starting was 145 pounds. Afterpassing up the track for a mile, the car re-turned, making the last mile in a few secondsless than ten minutes, and the gauge indicatedthat only 30 pound-i of pressure had been car was reloaded, and went another mileand one-quarter, when the pressure becameexhausted. The tanks were only calculated tohold sufficie
. Railroad record, and journal of commerce, banking, manufactures and statistics . ar started with the samecelerity a9 one would drawn by a pair ofhorses, and bowled along very nicely at therate of six miles ao hour. 1 he pressure on the gauge at starting was 145 pounds. Afterpassing up the track for a mile, the car re-turned, making the last mile in a few secondsless than ten minutes, and the gauge indicatedthat only 30 pound-i of pressure had been car was reloaded, and went another mileand one-quarter, when the pressure becameexhausted. The tanks were only calculated tohold sufficient air to propel the car threemiles, and it was so stated by Mr. Myersbefore the start was made. The trial v/*apronounced to be entirely satisfactory by therailroad men present, and some of them werequite enthusiastic in their praise of the in-vention and the inventor. The only objectionmade was to the slight noise of the exhaustin the little engines, and this, it is claimed,can be completely deadened by having theminclosed in boxes —Iron World. ETTE. The Railroad Mans
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