. The street railway review . - seconds, representing a theoretical energyof a trifle over thirty-two horse FIGURES 4 AND 5. 14fi ^M?rcctli\ailM^if\ey^ The results obtained at Long Beach were satisfactoryto the inventor, who at once set about the organizationof a company to prosecute experiments on a largerscale, and the fruits of his labors are represented in theCapitola experiments. A wharf extending into the seaa distance of 750 feet has been leased for twenty 3ears,and upon the end of the pier has been extended 200 feetof very stable wharfing, upon which has been erectedthe plant s
. The street railway review . - seconds, representing a theoretical energyof a trifle over thirty-two horse FIGURES 4 AND 5. 14fi ^M?rcctli\ailM^if\ey^ The results obtained at Long Beach were satisfactoryto the inventor, who at once set about the organizationof a company to prosecute experiments on a largerscale, and the fruits of his labors are represented in theCapitola experiments. A wharf extending into the seaa distance of 750 feet has been leased for twenty 3ears,and upon the end of the pier has been extended 200 feetof very stable wharfing, upon which has been erectedthe plant shown in the accompanying illustrations. Thegeneral scheme of the Gerlach wave motor will beunderstood from a study of the first illustration. Twosets of vanes or paddle wheels swing with the surges ofthe waves, and from the extremities of each, chains fit tosprocket wheels, equipped with the differentiating gear.
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