Show Railroading in Early ly Days Days' i Presented Carious C rious Aspect Aspe tf t. t f It The history of ut railroading In th lh the iy when railroads wore Tf Ity built builta f a M tramways for tor hor horne drau trains train l- l when whets discussion as II to 10 HIP 1 respective II I merit of ot and locomotives a us WI tractors tractors- waxed nt l. an and finally the tho first feeble locomotives were built and nd run Is I full of or Incident that thai viewed from rom a t modern standpoint ap- ap eRl ludicrous says RaY the Springfield ld H Re Itt Itt- publican Not only filly were th thi U lugs funn funny but lint still more mor runny funny w were re re the lc de descriptions cl na of the various motive 10 It powers powen the c contentious claims claim that ft through the use uso of ut cach the thc 1 mb- mb lu problems of or t transportation lw be forever r W solved and anti tho ho written ft accounts un of fa I i happening It Jt Is amusing to read an old account of hOJ ears cars of ot the thc early t I locomotive and anil find Ond grave writers Writer serL ser ser- L buRly filing of nr flying Hying I its the wings i of the wind at afa ata a speed peed w f fifteen t-t t tm mlle miles f iv nn on h hour ur An Ati old olti very r ry curious to modem mod- mod fV pl em ern eyes represents a a. a r race c between V t Torn Tom Thumb a ft tiny Uny locomotive built In hi h b by Peter r Cooper and a Vr jIg lg ho hor homo c drawing h a 8 car CRr In the JUmE sum sum- JUm- JUm E L' L p iner cr of 1830 th the tho engine a alf af- af 5 f tilt CAli th that t couldn't have weighed t a to toil toi t k fc mode made some trips trIpi during the I OT j speed n at aL times was wa as 85 high a as aB eighteen f miles an hour At Al that time th the lh great croot J K- K stage tage proprietors tor Jn In n were Stockton A Stokes Stoke am anti and they o n da s. s v big gro gray gras horse hone which they were wre loath i. i J to believe could be 10 beaten ten by a mere f v machine y k r r fA c Ned and v Accordingly ln IY a a. race was arran arranged d and d dr t j r the bl big horse to O a ear car was V 7 driven rl by them ot OJ the Second truck track track- r tf tor for tho the railroad company had tos two t r s 's cv tracks tracks and and and met mel the engine at the f i t relay house on its way fl fou fO L T h t. The ThC Mills From this point It was wast t- t agreed to have a n ra race e home and the theIr V start being even en een away went hor horse and S Ir V S engine n i the thc snort pf pt f th the one une anthe O puff of or Ih he lie other k keeping time I J. J An old acc account says At first the theL L- L gray had hail the better of ot It II fir hJ his steam I i 1 11 1 would be applied on the Instant to th the pc- pc r greatest advantage l while the e engine i t l had to wait until the rotation of or It lt It Iti i L s wheels heels set tho the blower at work orl The af hor horse e woe was perhaps a quarter cl of a mile J. J ahead when whon the safety ety valve of or the Ule Uler r F I 1 engine lifted and the he thin vapor vaporS VP S r Issuing from It showed an excess ss of ot steam T The blower whistled the steam blew ore oft In clouds S vapory the pace ace inS In In- S trl creased ed the Uw pa passengers shouted the i I engine gained on the horse Soon It lapped him the silk sill was placed tho nice was neck and amI neck nose and I 1 tIen then r-then the engine engin passed the passed thC horse S nl va a treat the We victory f Hill It It wa wa-s not to be repealed for foi I. I l JuSt jURt at ot this time when the gray masIer master mas- mas ter Ier was about to give up tho pulley ij c 5 W which moved mo the blower clipped from flom r. r the he drum the safety A valve ve ceased to toi i j team and the tho engine for vant of f breath J began to to arid antI pantIn pant I tu to O 0 I rf In i VR vain Air Jr Cooper who h hO was wall his hlf i X own engineer Jib hands In r A to belt on the theS S wheel In Inan vain an he Je tl e to ft urge the i fire with wHit tight light Yf wood tJ rhe gain erain- ed ud O on tj 1110 ami noon j ned n- n ed edIt It St ti iJ althou I tin tilt bund iva va j j- j y pS IJ vy Iy d. d kl II ami In did Its s. Jt I was Cl hand en 0 i r S if LP U r I. I rii IH It J 1 f j U jj J 0 power r 5 5 SS ml alho if l' t Wa c fJ V tI fote ol- ol r- r fi H to lo n a t which power to lo the tho S 2 I i- i f t IN CURRENT IRISH IRISH flUSH HIS HISTORY O Y I II I I 5 S. S rS r'S r- r S r S 'S S 54 S u I i I r rI I 1 t ht U Th The machine worked Indifferently I well but on Oil one occa occasion lon when I drawing ng a car tilled with editors am an and other newspaper men It ran Into a cow and th the passengers having been tilted out nut und rolled roUe down wn an embankment embank ment were weri naturally unanimous In condemning th the contrivance And no ao the horse power car after countless s bad bod Joke had be been n pr prepared on the cowed editors editor out or of existence existence exist exist- ence out of F Pod llo low Jug the horse onre power car cr came Iha h he Met Meteors Meteor or a smiling sailing vehicle Invented In b by J Evan Kvan van ThO Thorn Thomas who wUI was wa the n t son person to advocate ad railroads in Baltimore This consisted on f ted of or a wicker work basket on wheels wheel equipped with a most mast and square sail MIL The M Meteor M or required t a good gale to it along the rails mils and would run I only when the wind Ind w ws s abaft or OJ oron on nn the quarter r Ift Head winds were fatal to Its pr and amI Mr Thomas was s afraid to trust a strong sIde aide wind lent luit it ft upset the car carS so It rmel rarely made madean an on appearance save e when a n north north- cast caster r r aa bl blowing Then It II would ouid I b j dragged out anti and would roll along literally with flying colors J J A Fifteen r Miles mc nn nil Hour Rt It is is s to m modern 3 ern eyes to tu toan f fan an old account of ot a ride rhe on one of th tin tin- time old engines In which tIt the writer says 8 We Ve flew new on the wings of th thi- thi wind at nt th the varied II d speed of or fifteen t 10 twenty twenty-nv- miles an un hour annihilating I time and space In 1834 the Best nd a n J locomotive on the South ou t h hC C Carolina railroad bJ blew 1 up UI because the colored fireman annoyed at the noise of steam e escaping from th safe safe- ty ly valve sat t on the valve valte to 10 hold holl It I down h An accident nt at a switch with this ame aime me engine called d forth the Ihl following fol- fol j fol-j I lowing from the directors of ot the road i Resolved That In future not over 1 t passengers be be allowed d to togo go on each bitch car cur that the shall h not travel at n It greater speed I wh when n there Is attached One car and LIllI passengers at fifteen n miles an hour I two cars and passengers passenger at twelve miles an hour three cars eals and I ge gers at ten miles nn on hour and that directions be given to that effect The foregoing Is enough to bring a a. smile from the railroad man manor or passenger passenger pas pas- of oC today although It ft proves that Fv seventy nt years yeul's ago ngo the regard for human life Ute was hi higher her than today The Best Dest Friend It Is claimed was the first locomotive In America built expressly for actual service It is also claimed I that the South C Carolina railroad was the first in the thc world built expressly I tot for locomotives Shield t Ilo g. cs 1 It is interesting to note nott that the trains drawn IJ by the Best nest Friend were furnished with a barrier car that car that Is a car loaded high with cotton cotlon bales with the Ilea idea that they would protect the pa passengers passenger ngel in ca ca- case cae e r of boiler oller ex- ex or 01 collision Here Is an un advertisement ad ad- In a Philadelphia paper of that lULL will certainly draw n fl smile Notice to lo the Public The Thc Tho engine with a train iraln of cars carR wilt will be lie run dall dally daily commencing this Ibis day when the Is If fair When hen the weather Js is f hint not Mr th the tho horses will III draw the lle cal cars M. Ore pre relue requested to 10 be lie punctual at of oC starting at qt hour I In Iii Aft 1830 nII appeared the the follow follow- Ing fl Account of lr it i rift trull trip of or horse 1 UPA 1 IIO J tf nD C. C II run C time n ii nv tf N y from n r tu to ii l Pf 2 Title Tins mOI nl Mt l 0 I o iJ lc In t ancl with previous pt lo 4 ut t of or the mayor ant and the members of or the two WIDOW AND STEP-DAUGHTER STEP OF OP SILENT SMITH i II I II I I 4 4 I r I II r I f I tI LF LFF j jI I F i it J I I 1 It r t il ji t 1 S 1 c al II d S vl vi I ps ii I h lIt J 14 Ih Tic Ill upp i 4 a l t III t Mrs l. Jain- Jain HII nry Hi-nry y Smith as a- ash h Sh hc 3 was vas being into Inlo her ler carriage by br Eugene Zimmerman after aCter the funeral of or her husband Below is a snapshot of Miss 1 Anita St Stewart walt daughter or of Mrs Irs J. J II H. Smith who was left let by Silent Smith I I 1 I which they presented was novel and andl interesting I n jn the extreme A great number of ot per persons attracted by bv the mel novelty of ot the sight Ight attended at nt tIie depot and along the course ourse of orthe the road I I alit and all as far fal as as we could learn were Cre unanimous in the Iho expression of oC I i h opinion that the he experiment was calculated calt cal cal- t to dissipate the doubts of those I If It there be e any who are yet Jot skeptical 1 I las Ins as to the tho manifold advantages of or this over 1 all other modes of fostering our Internal commerce George e Cur Car The e article w which h ich wan vas p printed il n ted I In Inthe Inthe 0 the Baltimore American n also Said that ul at one ORe time the brigade moved at nt the tIlO extraordinary rato of fifteen miles an un hour lieu lieu-c re I esting loa loa-c account of She Ibe a u horge car hullt by Gl SIC Tor u III EliI ipiri iii h Q J rJ Wit IA lId pua o. o n i it la wIT la ily I H In Iti two hours liours This rids ni io-ni 11 n of soon became lot lar ano the people The experiment ment however wax vas not nut worked 1 bv by tho iho railroad company as ns passenger c cars ears are ato no now hut but was vas I let Ill L to other parties tle they paying rag a certain toll loll fo for fOj the u use c cof of the toad road It goon oon became a lucra lUcra- I lye tive business ant and hotel Je keepers and antI others embarked In n the thc enterprise ant and u. u opposition was wa rat raised ed up Uj be be- e- e I tween the rival owners r or 01 companies companie At that time the transportation of 1 Crl freight ht like that of passengers was I not confined t to the Ow railroad companies Jalone According Xo to their charters railroads ds were lU I h ay Any An I individual or company had life Ure right of I using the road Joad with their own pu- pu I vat vate wagon on lament ot of a stipulated toll ii- ii fixed by law I Like i the passenger asene carriages private I vate Individuals owned fr freight wagons for br the transportation of produce or I own m manufactures to market and used the roa road f for J the purpose I l Fight ight 0 Over 01 1 Hight of 0 This traffic like the passenger led to confusion contusion and delays with only E a n track road occasional f sidings or 01 turn turn- itt ty t the l h tj t n a often met upon the K h e r. r I 13 oC t. t 3 1 I j I J f J I Ie 5 I I S t 1 y S to cS- cS 7 ff F L s C- C I jr fj 1 I I S S 'S Jf J t 4 f S 5 T- T S p. p S U if S S T S S SS S'S S SS S 'S t t 4 ti J 1 44 Jj 5 I S k i i an in S Sil Special cial ial Service Sen COIr Copyright hL I UT Tin Tin- upper photo I is hc a b u Ill n if if I IH 1 of or A Aberdeen CI the tho lad hlll r f f Dublin ca castle whose form ulm of g 11 hns huus been called a failure On nil tin tin- Isei left I Ls is Aug 1 Augustine tary for rul Ireland Inland who vu introduced tin tin- I h nome Home Rul Rule bill which wi I gi iton a 8 tl to Ireland aland On the right IN 1 the Karl Jurl of A present nt L LO Lo d ocd ocd- d- d Lieutenant o olt oi Ireland of oC the city council lb pretE pred ii 1 i directors engineer and other ther of- of lit v lk i- i of the Baltimore and Ohio railI rail rail- i. i I i isi Id l. l I hi of ot the different papers It I 1 U tin till dl ity i-ity Ity and anti a n number Of ht strangers 1 I I i. i tit iho depot at the Intersection 0 og Q i in ii railroad with street treet on an slon to 1511 mills mUI The proc pro pro- Ij t c- c in un was wa headed by the splendid car cor Although It the brigade wa w. of large 1 linn i io c with passengers passengers' it was vas ch drawn Tn with great ease b uy by one ono oneat I l' l at a Il rapid tate rate The api t y I IfJU in jn c directions Then would begin a violent contest between the rival rl drivers not only in words worda but sometimes fI re resulting in blows to determine who should back to lo the sid sid- t l turn off to allow the other othel to tol l Til rn t e tese Contests passengers passenger IK not infrequently would take sides with their respective drivers and scenes of and and- pu pugilistic Ue displays were often orten the r result l h of th these a contests U until IU one party or the tho oth other r would be compelled to ki succumb S S After a While this difficulty woe was woeS S S S Sk II I I Ij S j S k LN S I tt S S S SI I s I somewhat diminished by t the he opposing parties coming cuminS' ti to an aur understanding that In m meeting on nn the tI track l tire tiie carriage car cai- containing the ligh lightest light t load should back ort off into the nearest l. l siding and arid finally it becam Decamp a fixed rule ule that whichever carriage arrived last at the halfway post planted between the two sidings Ridings should hould alJ w tIre the other er to 10 pass s This plan although It tended In great measure to ren render I h less 8 frequent these e contests subjected the working of or the road to much trouble antI and delay so that private enterprises were succeeded succeed succeed- i ed by th the company commencing the regular passenger nc-cr nc transportation Some Early Wrecks i Explosions of ot railroad locomotives locomotives' I W were le infrequent during luring the early days of railroad railroading Ing but but- they occurred oc occasionally ic- ic i ad nally as us did also collisions The ope oJ thing g mos most noticeable in tho 11 proceedings pro ir following one of these C earl call accidents was was the the way in Iii which th tin tin- d dl of oC he he- which I directors tors c ftc on OH ex explosions fX et- and collisions tooL took I steps to prevent repetitions and tI Un tb Unreal real doIre to do everything to 10 prevent nt loss of or life th they showed S. S Probably the st recorded explosion stun sion of a locomotive boiler occurred in 1831 on the South Carolina railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road when the Best pst Friend Fiend blew upa up I a a negro fireman was killed and rind En- En j j Darrell was Injured Another J bad locomotive explosion j i occurred at al New York city cily on the tire Harlem Harem road Jul July 4 4 1139 when a It locomotive which had run run off the tire I track blow UJ up the boiler bursting as asIt asIt asit It was surrounded b by mechanics who were Ore trying to get t It back on the tiie I track One man was wu blown l into to frag- frag rali ral- i men ments two men nten were fatally hurt hUIt and antI fully tUlly twenty others othIs were ere cut or scalded J What Is probably the first first railroad n accident L 16 lo occur in this state came on June 29 29 lU when a n single locomotive locomotive I tive U drawing a freight car oar collided with a n passenger train carrying over en of whom 10 were United States seamen am n bound for Cor Boston Doston Dos Bos ton over oe th the Bo Boston and Providence PIo road rondo In this accident leu ten men were seriously hurt and u a score were bruisT bruised bruis bruis- ed T 71 and scratched S 4 Another Another- early Ily 1111 oad |