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Show THE ELECTRIC light on this side of the Atlantic may not be an assured success, but in the various European capitals it is nightly utilized with perfect satisfaction. But the light is destined to be thrown among the common places by the new electric locomoter perfected by a scientist of Berlin named Siemen. According tot eh Polis Zeitung only a technical difficulty relating to the connection of the axle with the body of the vehicle remains to be overcome before the new electric carriage is ready for use. The inventors have made an offer to work the Berlin city railway with their electrical machinery. The firm of Siemens & Halske propose to construct a whole system of high level lines over the tops of the houses and the heads of the walkers. The pillars of the gas lamps on one side of the pavement and an iron support on the inner side are to bear the weight of this airy railroad. In the event of the project being carried out, single carriages divided into a man' compartment and a woman's compartment are to be attached to the electrical locomotive. |