. La vie de George Stephenson, ingénieur de chemin de fer . Worth Railway dans le but de l'expérience. La nouvelle chaudière a été trouvée parfaitement réussie. Le steama été élevé rapidement et continuellement, et en une quantité qui semblait alors merveilleux. Le même soir, une lettre a été dépatchée à George Stephenson à Liverpool, l'informant, à * la modification par la suite faite dans l'explosion du Rocket, après la compétition Rainhill, par laquelle les deux tuyaux de sortie séparés ont été jetés en un, comme dans les moteurs originalKillingworth, a été adopté plutôt avec la vue de réduire l'occupation de l'espace
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. The life of George Stephenson, railway engineer . worth Railway for the purpose of experiment. The newboiler arrangement was found perfectly successful. The steamwas raised rapidly and continuously, and in a quantity whichthen appeared marvelous. The same evening, a letter was dis-patched to George Stephenson at Liverpool, informing him, to * The alteration afterwards made in the blast of the Rocket, after the competitionat Rainhill, by which the two separate exit pipes were thrown into one, as in the originalKillingworth engines, was adopted rather with the view of lessening the space occupiedby them in the chimney than because of any increased effect thereby secured, though itis probable that the jet of steam is rather more efficient when thrown upwards in theexact centre of the chimney than when slightly on one side. THE rocket completed. 273 his great joy, that the Rocket was all right, and would bein complete working trim by the day of trial. The engine wasshortly after sent by wagon to Carlisle, and thence shipped forLiverpool.. The Rocket. 18 CHAPTER XXIII. THE COMPETITION OF LOCOMOTITES AT RAINHILL. The time, so much longed for by George Stephenson, had nowarrived, when the merits of the passenger locomotive were aboutto be put to the test. He had fought the battle for it until nowalmost single-handed. Engrossed by his daily labors and anxie-ties, and harassed by difficulties and discouragements which wouldhave crushed the spirit of a less resolute man, he had held firmlyto his purpose through good and through evil report. The hos-tihty which he experienced from some of the directors opposedto the adoption of the locomotive, was the circumstance thatcaused him the greatest grief of all; for where he had looked forencouragement, he found only carping and opposition. But hispluck never failed him; and now the Rocket was upon theground—to prove, to use his own words, whether he was aman of his word or not. Great interest was felt at Liverpool, as well as th
