. Railway and Locomotive Engineering. in the denselywooded section of the State, he was in-vited with Prof. Mack of WisconsinUniversity, to take part and witnesstests. A 4-6-0 engine fitted with the devicewas put on a heavy freight train whichhad a way car attached, next the tenderfor observation purposes, , Mack and others sitting incupola; a road foreman was on theengine with instructions to see thateverything was done to emit the great-est number of sparks and at times en-gine was abused in the effort to do this trip, which took place ona dark night, only 22 live sp
. Railway and Locomotive Engineering. in the denselywooded section of the State, he was in-vited with Prof. Mack of WisconsinUniversity, to take part and witnesstests. A 4-6-0 engine fitted with the devicewas put on a heavy freight train whichhad a way car attached, next the tenderfor observation purposes, , Mack and others sitting incupola; a road foreman was on theengine with instructions to see thateverything was done to emit the great-est number of sparks and at times en-gine was abused in the effort to do this trip, which took place ona dark night, only 22 live sparks were. Another thing that appeals to themaster mechanic, round house foremanand others interested in keeping frontends in proper condition, is the ease ofinspection. A man can with this deviceget in front end and examine all aroundbox without disturbing anything andthen know exact condition of same. Where fire suits are brought againstrailway companies often-times withoutjustification, it is a difficult matter totake old style netting out and produceit in court as it was in the engine, fortlie process of taking it apart would sodisarrange it that the ordinary jurycould not be convinced that while inplace it was spark proof, but with thebox front end described, it is possibleto remove it bodily after taking frontdoor frame off and produce it in courtjust as it was in the engine so that noquestion could be raised as to itscondition. Tlie cost of equipping engine withtliis arrangement is no greater thanwith the Master Mechanics front end;in fact, after templets are once made,it costs less. H. T
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