. Steamboat disasters and railroad accidents in the United States : to which is appended accounts of recent shipwrecks, fires at sea, thrilling incidents, etc. . ked the train, in going a little more than its 264 RAIL-BOAD ACCIDENTS. length, that he was satisfied two double cars, so pro-vided, both of which would be under the command ofone man, would have prevented any collision of thistrain that could threaten it under any circumstani^es,with an obstacle on the track. The brake can beinstantly put in gear to stop the train, the momentthe danger is discovered, or the signal is given. It ischea
. Steamboat disasters and railroad accidents in the United States : to which is appended accounts of recent shipwrecks, fires at sea, thrilling incidents, etc. . ked the train, in going a little more than its 264 RAIL-BOAD ACCIDENTS. length, that he was satisfied two double cars, so pro-vided, both of which would be under the command ofone man, would have prevented any collision of thistrain that could threaten it under any circumstani^es,with an obstacle on the track. The brake can beinstantly put in gear to stop the train, the momentthe danger is discovered, or the signal is given. It ischeaply constructed, and can be applied at small ex-pense to the cars now in use ; and, as the power ofone brake is estimated to be equivalent to at least sixbrake-men, the use of it, besides the safety therebysecured, is of material importance in point of econo-zny; since a single brake-man can thereby have acomplete command of the longest train of cars. Hav-ing \v|tnessed the operation of this brake, and alsounderstanding its character from those who have triedit, it is considered due, both to the inventor and thepublic, to give this short account of it. ^3. SHIPWRECKS, OTHER DISASTERS AT SEA WRECK OF THE BARaUE MEXICO; on Hawpstead Beach, Long Island^ January 2, 1837,—hy which melancholy occurrence, one hundred and eight lives xoere lost. The barque Mexico, Capt. Winslov/, sailed fromLiv^erpool on the 25ih of October 183G, having onboard a crew of twelve men and one hundred andfour passqpgers—in all, one hundred and sixteen made the Highland Lights on Saturday night,December 31, at 11 oclock, and on Sunday morningwas off the bar, with thirty or more square rigged ves-sels—all having signals flying for pilots, but not apilot was there in sight. The. Mexico continuedstanding off and on the Hook till midnight, and atdark she and the whole fleet of ships displayed lan-terns from their yards, for pilots. Still no pilot midnight the wind increased to a violent
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