Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-09-30 | Page 11 | Storms and Street Cars

STORMS AND STREET CARS. I The Precautions Used During Elcc- ' trio Disturbances. I Thunderstorms are not lookeif upon with great favor by street i ir moinnnen," snlri one of the employees I lie other iln During a thunderstorm at any thno of the day the lights In the trnlly car, am always turned on by indt-r of the com-pniy com-pniy Tliire ure two leasems for It-one Is liir the prulertliill nf the nr nnd lira olher for Ihe iiioltitlin of the pnsieliger- , When the llslits are on und the cur U a fluii.latlll the trolley pulo hrcunirn u llClilnlllk- tod Vhm a ear la In mitlon the clretilc rum lit which leivi, tlm powci house und I, carried nlingon the iroiley win passes ,1 wi li, rough a wire in ih irolley nil. Inln ihe iniilfirn of the car. selling Hum In mi lion and then down through Hi wheels mm the rails hi which t),e nn rent letiims In the power house thus Ihe trolley wire the cur an I the rails form it tnmilile circuit When a c ir Is at a stiinilallll Ihe ciiniutllun hetwien the Irollev und tin motor l tut uff hie iking ik-ing tin clriuli llmvevir, turnhiuiin IIib llElita Ins the sum rltcei lis pulling ilio mr In tnntlun Hint l, It enmpli tes ihe circuit '111 it Is the reasin why the lights ure on during n limn leialurni Hhmill llfclunliiK sulke. u troll; y, wire the I nod ut tiirichl would b curried with it null lo the nearest i ir If this ear hnjlcl bi In innllnn or tin lights I e I imet on nn that the rliriilt with lie rull. Is tiiinlillte there would be a elianci lh.it the i xiru cuircnt of Ihe lightning s stroke would pis down lb irolley pole, md tlmiimh the cur Into Hid rail, with ml doing do-ing any h lim Ihe principle Is iltn im ns t lini of ii lightning md whi'h irrleiv Hie Icclrlilly Into th rriiund Hill when then Is no tnnneetion the current of u holt of lightning would burn out tin motors mo-tors if the cur. anl It airnng enough weiiill shutet the ea; and Injun the peo-n, peo-n, who might bo ildlng In It -I.jfuyclto iinl v limes