BRIGHT SMILE.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2040, 19 July 1875, Page 2

BRIGHT SMILE.

A trial, or engineer's start, was made - tHis morning. Steam being up from' biie' s of the boilers, the word was giren to_ move ahead, when immediately the piston obeyed the impulse" of the; motive power,* and made her 4 foot .stroke'withpreci-* sion, sending the ]9 foot fly-wheel f round as true as-possible, and-every part-" of the engine performing its work- with the greatest ease and freedom from friction. The engine was worked 1 at' various speeds, stopped and set''in'motion again without the - least- vibration, working up. to 25 strokes per minute,-"the several bearings in thorough cool order. The action of the condenser proved all that could be expected, the gauge indicating 26 inches vacuum; or the pressure upon every square inch of face of piston. Ten head of stampers "were tried, and rang forth their music for the first time •with the greatest precision and regularityr > and thrown out of gear instantly, bymeans' of lever clutch.-appliance. The. battery will probably start on" the company's stuff "on Wednesday.-,- So far tfe^ ■trial has been everyway satisfactory, and Mr Hilton, the engineer, may be ,cpn-, gratulated on bringing'the enterprise to a successful start. ■"., ": ;. ,* ~;