The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 10, 1907, Page 15

4 ack MOD Jww - il -~ on Xt drawing our friend 1 o lafge sheet of wrapping eper out of his pocket, spread it the deck and bBegan to sketeh @llwey station with the track running covered shed, with 2 semA- T 4 switch in the foreground, little levers on thé station and with crossing gutes in the 4, where he has a small street running across the top of the pege. these crossing gates being also r from the station. K of this drawing consumed some time, but when this was don€ he f the rest of the sheet—or a good with sn sketches showing y S ready to write - " between.” et Jack began, “after you € ur cars and engines, or ele e of the c - a g to tel u sor s K e railway with the sta- I TR tion and some of the other little additions th elp to make out & complete model of whole railway. i we'll talk of the railway station A »od deal of the way In which the Gey ¢ fixed up mey be seen in the pper corner and it isn’t nearly so hard ake as it looks, vyou look back in the last jetter I LY =22 SIS LIS LIS IS Y e, 14, MBI LT 0 T EAS TS [ A A S ST PAAIT LT, ----- Lhe LY/ ex ~;\l Be eure to #nough s0 that you without hitting the have 3 n shed large 1 run under sides, roof or i - .. N - Fig. I.—Front View of Station. . “Now away down in the foreground I heve drawn a switch in the track. The Jeft-hand rail—these ralls you know are made of half-inch stripe of wood os even lath ripped in half and planed off—this left-hand rail goes straight ahead past the switch while the right-hand rafl curves off to the right to make the turn whieh the car is to make. Fig. IL.—The Train Shed Roof. wrote will remember that the car described was made by connecting a roof, piece and a floor piece by the walls of the made of thin wood, like a box. This made the same way, only that e base B and the roof R, both made of are connected by pasteboard or instead of wood, these being wou tin sides strengthened by posts of wood fastened corner inside. “lI sey pasteboard or tin, because in these it will be easiest to cut out the windows and doors as shown in the de- However, if you want, you can in eack merely take a box of thin wood, cut out N windows and doors with a knife or like T told you about in the put the roof R on, with the top, and you will get almost e result the frot saw, last letter tower on P 3t your §s fixed up in the hay mow or attic, pasteboard will be just es good as wood to use and then the can be marked out on it better. des base B should be several inches Jonger and wider than the station build- ing is going to be, while the roof R is 7 longer and an inch wider than x part A of the station, o that the s will overlap a little. edges of this roof board R should ned off slanting in the manner and the railing D with the littie posts can be added on top If you €0 desire. “Fig. I, gives the front view of the sta- tion, merely a suggestion for many of vou can, or would, rather, make some de- sign for yourself. The tower is a square block of wood T, with another plece J a little larger on top, this having been cut to a squire point. J “C may either be a hele bored through tne biock T in both directions or may be a plece of paper With a clock face marked out on it glued to the block. “At the back of the station is the train shed, Fig. I shows how the frame of this roof is made, consisting of two end pieces ¥ connected by three strips (D) nailed with their edges up. Four (p) support this frame at the right height, the two toward the station resting on the atform B and those on the other side ,9;- the track fastened on a emaller square piece of inch stuff aiso labeled B. These two pieces B are connected by the ties of the track as shown. “Over the roof frame is tacked the roof proper E, shown dotted in Fig. 11, which shows how it projects over the frame. which mey e made either of tin or pastelcard POKLE gire up. “Another piece having the same curve is shown at Q between the tracks ap- proa but mot quite touching the left-hand rail, epace enough being left between so that the flange of our car wheel can pass between. You see thers is only one movable part to the switch and that is N. When this is in the po- sitlon shown the car will come straight ahead down the track. When it is turned cver to the left on the nail Z as e pivor the car will be switched around the curve. -All that remains to be done is to fix & means of shifting this switch “For this a sirip of wood, M, thinner than the ties, runs undér the track crosswise, being Yastened to N with a brad. The tie next to it (t) js made a littl> longer than the others and has an inci block—X, shown also in Fig. 1Il.—at its other end which reaches out far enough =o that the outer end of M will come under its end. “A plece of heavy wire runs down through a hole in this block, X, ending in a little crank (k) below and in a simple lever arm () on top of the block. “Crozswise of the block, X, is a groove, V, so that where the wire is bent over into the little lever arm (1) it will drop into the groove and be held there. In Fig. IV.—The Working Levers. order to move it at all one must lift the Thus when the lever () is in the position shown in the border draw- ing with the crank (k) ‘thrown’ towards the track when N will be in the posi- ton shown and the track clear for the train to go straight ahead. The switch cannot move either because (i) is held in place by the groove, V. 1If, however, we taks hold of thé lever () and lift it up, ralsing it out of the greove V, then we may turn it around 1o the other side so it will drop into the groove on that cther slde 7 p ) Nl AT "At the same time the orank (k) be- low will. of course, move to the othor sife, pulling on M which will thus puil N toward it. throwing the switeh for our car {6 turn the curve and baing held in this pesition when set as before by tiie noteh, V. “In the border drawing T have shown the wire runuing on up and ending in & little round red painted disk of tin (&) held br & loop (d), but in Fig. I L have ‘shown it with merely the lever arm (). Either form may be uUsed as inay bo desired. That much for the switch. Whatever pert of it isn't described you can casily work out for yourself and you can ses how the tracks where they curve have little saw cuts made in the sides so that they will bend eaxily, The smooth sides of the picce should be inside. ‘ “Just above the switth {s the sema- piore, H-K. “This is very simple and cénsists only of a4 post, H, fastened to the end of an extra long tle, with/a cross plece, K, at the top shaped as shown. "'Thid¢ plece, K, is pivoted to turn on a . MR P | y - SR | SO | WO S ]S o . e o | = Y0 Tam o) ‘- - il (| =) ee smel screw or birad (q) with a tack or brad in H at (o) to keep it from going up too high and having a string, S, run- ning from its shorter end down througn a screw eye in the end of the tie at (e) and from there back to the station plat- form where there is a little lever, L, to pull ‘the string. “You see when this string is pulled K will be raised across the/track and wken it is loosened it will drop of its own weight. When it is across the track of courge no trains are allowed tg pass but must wait at the station until the operator gets his message from the train digpatcher with his authodrity to let the train go on. ~ “You avill probably notice a second lever on the platform with a second string S running along parallel to the track and past the switech running through thfl screw eye (e). This string may be use: to work a semaphore further down the live, or if you wish to cut out the other kind of switch shown and work your switch from a lever at the station you can fasten this string to the little three cornered piege of wood shown dotted at W—called a ‘bell-crank’—so that when you pull the string by the lever at the station it will pull the stick M over to the left and thus throw theé switch N. A rubber band should be fastened to W, however, to hold it in the open position shown when the string is not pulled. “The way the levers are made {s shown in Fig. IV. h “Here (n) is a little upright of wood N R = Fig. V.—The Crossing Gate. fastened to a base (b) or the’ station platform B as the case may bé. The levers L dre bent up of wire with a little loép (1) and pivoted in (n) by the end sticking through. You see when the lever is forward, as shown in the farther one at the left of Fig. IV., the string S is loose. When the lever (1) is pulled back, however, into the near right hand position the string 8 is pulled back and is held there {n a manner so that it can- not flip back by its own pull until re- leased by the hand of the operator. A whole series of these levers arranged on 2 board can be fixed to work all the switches on your line from one little switchman’'s shanty if you want. And more than that, the string working the switch can be ted to the sema- phore string so that when the switch string is pulled the semaphore will rise automatically at the same time the switch turns. “A series of these will make your rail- way line as realistic as it well can be. “By the way! I didn’t tell you about the street lantern on the corner of the railway platform. That is nothing but a little post of wood fastened in the hole ot the base B ‘M':llth an acorn -tuckT:n top leq to it your taste. e crossplece-1s & pin through the stick. “At last we have come to the crossing gates which are very simple and inter- esting. i - ““The one at the top of the page has two gates, one for the r L strest, and one for RKneiffs L RAILWAY \ wilh ]/qu'g'ah‘oat &y : =— i I I OO VXA e TSN AN AR SRS g P p— 172, s dibiSilii / / the sidewalk and s worked by a lever from the station. The one in Fig. V. Is worked by a crank (c) of wire. “In the first one you see the two side pieces G of tin or thin wood cut in the shape shown and fastened to a base. Out- side of these and pivoted on the wire (c) come the sides of the longér arm (a) which s merely a stick sawed down the center mearly to its end with the two legs thus formed spread apart and fasten- ed aphrt by a stick (n) at their lower end. Of course this piece (s 18 made thinner and smaller at its outer end and left thicker and wideg at fts lower end. J “The small plece (a) is a single stick, also pivoted on the wire (c), but be- tween the pieces G. Fronf(m) thebtrlng T runs down through its W eye (e) 1 the base and over to the right to one of our lttle levers on the platform behind the station. Tho base is fastened to the ground or floor by stakes or nails to hold it solild and keep it from upsetting. / “You can easily see now that When wé pull the string S _‘the big arm (a) will rise, and when we loosen it it will fall again of its own weight. “To work the smaller arm a short piece of string is tied to S a little dis- tance out from the screw eye (e) which 1t is run through, and then fastened to the short end of thelittle stick (a). In this way you see pulling the string S will raise both arms at)once. “Fig. V., as I sald, shows how to work this with a crank. In this case (a) is pivoted very loosely on the wire (6 which has a crank bent on it outside of G and the arms of (a). The string § after running through the screw eye (e) runs up and is fastened to the wire between the pleces G. “Now you see when we wind up on the, crank the string winds up on the wire axle between the pieces G, and thus pulling (m) dewn raises (a). *This much is done, and although some may hnot. care to make the station— though that in itself is a very interes{ing part of a rallway—yet these other appi- ances will appeal to pretty near every boy‘not only for their interest in them- selves but for the ease with which they are made and the fact that they cost nothing to bulld.” - After finishing this much, Jack turned the sheet over on the deck., and, after looking at his watch to see how much time he had left before the men changed shifts, he started another set of drawings on the other side. (To be continued.) IN GAY NEW YORK. Some Sidelights of Broadway and the Things Which Happen There. Jeremiah O'Connell, 3 hansom driver, v'ho makes his headquarters in the vicini- ty of Forty-second street end Sixth ave- rue, noticed @& woman unaccompanied leave Jack's restaurant shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday morning. She wag at- tired In a brown silk gown, with opera coat, hat and shoes to match, and carried a large bunch of violets with a blue rib- Sbon, ‘ “Kindly drive me to Seventy-fivst street .and Broadway,” she said, hopping the rig. p There was nothing unusual about the appearance of his fare, and as the sleepy cabby urged his nag to a faster jog he congratulated himself wpon having work when most of his assoclates were idle. The reverie was of short duration, how- ever, for with a bang the lid of the open- ing in the roof of the rig was knocked its hinges. Shrieks of mirth camo from u;o.‘anae. h:l:flhs this a slipper came flying from the , swatting ©'Connell squarely in the face, " % *"Bra. miss, be § sifated the into* you don't be good I can't carry you fur- ther.” ‘Yale’s got the ball-rah-rah-rah-wow- zip—"" was the reply from the inside, fol- lowed by a fusilade of an umbrella, a pair of opera glasses, and a mass of wearing apparel. of falling glass, and the coachman brush- ed aside the flying obstacles in time to sée the front windows of his vehjcle Kick- ed out. By the time he pull up and alighted his passenger's tootsies were dangling out of the opening and she was fairly convulsed with laughter. “’Dat’s a ’ell of a woly fer a loidy to act,” O'Connell sald’angrily. “You kick- ed the stuffins out 6f m’ "ansom.. Hit's up to you to ’'op out an’ settie.” The woman wiggled her feet mischlev ously, but refused to budge. A ‘“Yale wins. I'm comfortable. Who cares it it is raining in London, cockney?"* she replied. A crowd' gathered, and despite their laughs and taunts, and Jeremiah's efforts to disturb the woman, she settled herself for a snooze, This was in the vicinity of Longacre square. s Policeman Walsh, of the West Forty- mecond street police station, on an early morning scout, was attracted to the scene by the crowd, and his appearance brought joy to the cabby. “‘Bobby, me boy, arrest this dame in- stantly. She’s kicked the daylights out of my cab. The woman's asleep now, so be quick, for heaven only knows what the puss will be up to next.” After the greatest efforts the cop brought the young woman to life, but only with the aid of a patrol wagon and geveral friendly cops was he able to get her to the station house. “Call me at 9, ¢lerk. Send up medium bolled esgs, toast, coffee and with a little Scotch_on the side at the same time, rlease,’”” she said drowsily as the matron took her in charge. ‘When nrraIFncd in the West side police court later in the morning she looked very seedy and was decldedly repentant. “‘It strikes me you are a mighty hand- some'young woman to face such charges hese—disorderly conduct and intoxi- * sald Magistrate Sweetser rue- ‘‘Besides puttin’ a erimp in my outfit,"” added Jeremiah, even more sorrowfully, “my boss declares I was drunk an’ it was me that done the damage. When 1 said it was a little woman hé laughed an’ told e I pvas canned.” “If you please, sir, don't be hard on = e s e I didn't mean W beth 'Chi s at_the St. A!P“ffu?.g“‘mt fovever —do give me another chance,” she the A This appeal ‘meltéd the magistrate's heart and after the prisoner mflnfi‘ i reimburse the cabby for dama PR Then there was a crash— i —M me," sald ‘the prioner. s my frst of- fense, rother is ale 1 sup- g%'l'fx.flyb.mae (uw Really, t help aseist i m‘é y ack into ! A ‘f!t wlm;:wur% g »..' Was known there. ork. H Jrinn 1