Show MADE ia FIRST TRIP WOMAN A REAL PIONEER IN railroading mrs farrar now of macon mo wa a passenger on initial train nun over the rails in england mrs salana farrar mother ot the postmaster of macon mo charles farrar enjoys the distinction of baa ing been a ger on the first rf v railroad train ever j operated in eng land says the kan sas city star she remembers quite distinctly that pleasant experience of her girlhood edward entwistle now a resident of des la was the engineer who hauled the little four wheel coaches from yorkshire to liverpool people came from the country to just like they do now on a circus day said mrs farrar who is vigorous in spite ot her 91 years the word had been circulated throughout the country that an edcur slon train was going to be run on the new tramway and that no horses would be used in starting or in holding it back from running down hill too fast the people who gathered into were very much divided in their opinion as to whether engl acer entwistle would ever return with his train load of passengers from bis venturesome enterprise three small flat cars were behind mr entwistle s steam motor there were no seats the passengers had to stand up and hold to each other to keep from falling off on the right of way my mother and I 1 were to sether the little cars rocked violently and it seemed at limes that they would turn over in going up hill the engine puffed and threw out great clouds of smoke and cinders we felt like people who were enjoying furj first experience in a dirigible balloon I 1 guess the train left headquarters at ten in the morning the engineer crew and passengers receiving hearty cheers from the big crowd that lined the tracks after we bad proceeded a few miles and no disaster occurred we began to feel easier and tell to talking and laughing about our won bertul trip the journey home was made atter night I 1 dont recall that there was a light anywhere on the train I 1 guess they haan hadn t thought of headlights then although afterwards they used a flat car ahead of the engine with pine knots blazing on a sand pile when they ran trains after dark it was a beautiful night and our engineer was not afraid of meeting any other trains the only trouble that could have come to him would have been a cow or something getting on the track ahead it must have been a strange ex per lence to the country people near the road to hear that little train roar ty in the darkness with no lights about it anywhere except in the fur nace we get back to hud derifield ders field until nearly two 0 clock in the rooming late as the hour was there were many people waiting to see the train come in and the cheer ing was as great over our arrival sate at home as it was when we left our friends the ghost of an idea when we would be back because there wag no telegraph then and no way to calculate just exactly what the speed of the train would be we sat up the balance of the night and talked about that wonderful trip |