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Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
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arted the big-engine by moving the throttle valve; a few moments afterwardDrs. Roiz Alves, Prudente de Moraes, Domingos de Moraes,Bento Bueno, Francisco Malta, Cerqueira Cezar and Mrs. Burch-ard made the several connections of the current producing andsafety apparatus, transmitting the electric energy to the cables andsupplying light, which appeared in all the lamps of the building.After a short examination of all the machinery and the greatboilers, the guests started for the car house at the Alameda BaraoDe Limeira, where they arrived at 2 oclock. There were present Dr. Albuquerque Luis, president of theCamaraete, representatives of the prefecture, and many other deputies, senators, and a great host of persons, whose names itwas impossible to take down. After a rapid visit to the store-house, the guests took their places in the six cars, which were infront of the building. The cars were decorated with flags andfestooned, the Brazilian, British and American flags being seenat the top.
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OPENING OF LINE At ten minutes past two, when the National, British andAmerican hymns were being played, the cars started, making theinaugural trip along Alameda de Limeira, etc. Along the wholeline the crowd of people was immense, greeting the electric com-pany, and the windows were filled with families looking on. FromLargo Sao Bento all the cars returned as far as the temporaryterminal point at the end of the Alameda Barao de Limeira, wherethey again returned to the car house. There a profuse and liberallunch was served, 200 persons sitting down at the table, the servicebeing done by the Confeitaria Castelloes. During the lunch theband played several pieces. On serving the champagne Dr. Carlos de Campos arose, and inthe name of the company greeted the President of the State andMunicipal Prefect, as representing the people. Dr. AntonioPrado, referring to the great improvement, introduced in thiscapital, greeted the Electric Tramway Company. Mr. Brown,superintendent, returning thanks

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