Of all the circuses since Adam was born, we had the worst then. One engine would stop, and the other would run up to about a thousand revolutions and then they would seesaw. Science and Industry - Page 1351901Full view - About this book
| Francis Arthur Jones - Inventors - 1908 - 436 pages
..."What was the matter? Why, it was these Porter governors ! When the circus commenced the men who were standing around ran out precipitately, and some of...and EH Johnson, who was the only one present to keep hjs wits, caught hold of the other and we shut them off. Of course I discovered then that what had... | |
| Frank Lewis Dyer, Thomas Commerford Martin - Inventors - 1910 - 532 pages
...would run up to about a thousand revolutions, and then they would see-saw. The trouble was with the governors. When the circus commenced, the gang that was standing around ran out precipitately, and I guess some of them kept running for a block or two. I grabbed the throttle of one engine, and EH... | |
| Thomas Commerford Martin - 1922 - 204 pages
...other would run up to a thousand revolutions; and then they would seesaw. The trouble was with the governors. When the circus commenced, the gang that was standing around ran out precipitately, and I guess some of them kept running for a block or two. I grabbed the throttle of one engine and EH Johnson,... | |
| Thomas Commerford Martin - 1922 - 204 pages
...other would run up to a thousand revolutions; and then they would seesaw. The trouble was with the governors. When the circus commenced, the gang that was standing around ran out precipitately, and I guess some of them kept running for a block or two. I grabbed the throttle of one engine and EH Johnson,... | |
| George Sands Bryan - Inventors - 1926 - 376 pages
..."What was the matter? Why, it was these Porter governors! When the circus commenced the men who were standing around ran out precipitately, and some of...of one engine and EH Johnson, who was the only one *2 D. and AT., I, 393. «3 Statement for the "Electrical Review" — see Jones, pp. 116-117; a'"^ "Forty... | |
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