Later, he joined the Union Army, serving in the American Civil War as a member of the cavalry where Beecher reached the rank of captain.
His inventions include a type of monorail,[3] a portable telephone purposed for the army,[4] and a flangeless system for railways.
[2] Showman Paul Boyton was impressed and decided to purchase the coaster and move it to his Sea Lion Park in Coney Island, New York in 1895.
This circular design element produced forces up to 12 Gs in the ride's occupants, leading to rider discomfort and neck injuries.
[7] In addition to Flip Flap Railway's tests in Toledo, Ohio, Beecher is known to have tried exhibiting a looping coaster in 1901 at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.