. The locomotive engineer . lay. There wasalso at that early day a demand for faster traia*.To try to R-medy the one, and accomplish the James Fenton, the chief engineer of the works, stroke of the pistotis the rock shaft vibrated justenough to cause the cranks to revolve ; on accountof the height of the wheele, the boiler was bnilt ob-long, to bring the top above Ihc wheels. The ec-centrics were on the back axles. The engine wasbuilt very strong, and very highly finished, andMr. F. was very sanguine of success in gainingspeed, and doing away with the crank axle. It wasfinally finish
. The locomotive engineer . lay. There wasalso at that early day a demand for faster traia*.To try to R-medy the one, and accomplish the James Fenton, the chief engineer of the works, stroke of the pistotis the rock shaft vibrated justenough to cause the cranks to revolve ; on accountof the height of the wheele, the boiler was bnilt ob-long, to bring the top above Ihc wheels. The ec-centrics were on the back axles. The engine wasbuilt very strong, and very highly finished, andMr. F. was very sanguine of success in gainingspeed, and doing away with the crank axle. It wasfinally finished and run out for trial and workedvery well; some very hea\y Irains (so considered inthose days) were hauled, Etnd a speed of 84 milesper hour was said to be made on one trip. Afterrunning two or three weeks on trial, it wasbrought back to the shop and jiul in apple pie orderfor the Government Inspector to pass judgmenton it hefon? it would be aJlowf-d to go into ngularservice. He carefully examined it all over and pro- ^^. ing to the outgoing tracks—a Job that keeps thembusy when Imins an- ruuoing from a minute to aminute and u half apart. The men only work eighthours, so ihai the engines are not only double, buttreble ere wed. A iliniitle gland is not an easy thing to gel orkeep cleiiii; it geta awful hot, and the studs pre-vent the back being easily reached, yet it is alwaysin sight. A ring of Kussia iron or brass, that willjust reach from the boiler to the face of gland, andtight enough to slay on, is easy to uleuu, looks well,and prevents dirt from collecting where it is notwauled. The joiut slionld, of cuurvc. come underand out of sight. On receipt of the news of the Q strike settle,nienl the lUiUioad Ititriot. nf 8t. Jne, Mo.,dropped dead. designed a rather strange nmchine. of which I sendyou a sketch. Wc were building some passengerengines with one pair of drivers, and single pair ofsmall wheels back and front, called the JennyLiuds, as the Swedish Nightingale had ju
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