The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-11
THE LONG RUN.
Failure Of the Attempt 10 Run
from New York to Pittsburgh
without StOpping--An Accident
Arrival in the City.

Arrival In the City.
From the PIttaburgh Gazette Of tho llIh.l
Yesterday was attempted q feat never
before undertaken in the world, viz: tO
run distance OF four hundred and fifty.
theee miles-from New York to Pitts.
burgh-withOut stopping
The train, composed Of two passenger
cars and one baggage car, drawn by engine
No. 573 OF the Plttburgh division, left
Jersey City ateVNctly 7 o'clock yesterday
morning, having on board one hundred
and ten persons, among whom were Cen
eral Frank Thomson; General Superin.
tendent, g, Clinton Gardner; Superintend-
ont Of Transportation, Hon. John Reilly
Superintendent Of Motive Power, TheO.
D. Ely. The rest Of the party WIS com.
posed OF Division Superintendents, Chief
Engineer, Maintenance OF Way, Assistant
Engineers, Supervisors and their assist.
ants, and other officials.
The baggage cur was used for carrying
coal and water, IL large wooden tank be-
Ing built in the Car, connecting with the
tender by u fOur.inCh elastic tube ut the
bottom.
Everything was successful and tho truin
maintaining, and even exceeding schedule
time, until an accident at Pomeroy, near
Downington, caused stoppage Of about
twenty minutes, Al this place q. s
Douglass, Assistant Engineer Of the Mid
die Division, leaned out Of the baggage
car door TO look al an oil tank, and his
head coming In contact with q milk plat
form at the side Of the track, hG was
knocked oil, run over and instantly
killed. The train was stopped and the
body taken aboard aud conveyed to lIar-
risburg, where Douglass resided. lie was
formerly a resident Of Montreal, Canada,
and to that place his body will bc for.
warded to his friends. lie was n young
man and unmarried. After the train
passed Harrisburg u meeting was organ.
lied in one Of the cars and series Of res
olutions passed, expressing regret for
Mr.. Douglass untimely death, and high
appreciation OF his character and ability
as an officer.
At Harrisburg Sol. llonmasler, one NJ
the oldest engineers oil the road, thinking
the train would not stop, attempted to
jump on the engine before it thad slacken.
ed sufficiently, and came near being
caught under the wheels, being dragged
for some distance.
Owing to these detentons causing Il
break In the continuous run, and making
a failure OF the experiment, no further
attempts were made, to make special time,
the train even stopping ten minutes at
Altoona, and arriving in the city at 7:ij,
city time. Had there been no detention
the train wouldno doubt have succeeded
in reaching the city at the time original
ly intended--6:l0 p. NJ
Four crews were In charge Of the train.
On the First Division, from Jersey City
10 Mantua, Charles Lynch had charge Of
the engine; on the Eastern Division,
Mantua 10 Harrisburg, Christ. Hoffman;
on the Middle Division, Harrisburg to, AL.
tOOna, Sol. Hoffman, and on the Western
Division, Altoona to Pittsburgh, Wm.
Phillips managed the throttle. This
change was made partly to relieve the
engineers, but more to get men who were
thoroughly acquainted with the road over
whick they had charge.
The train arrived at tho Union Depot
In excellent condition, without joint or
bearing heated. A large number Of
railroad men, and others interested in the
experiment, Immediately surrounded and
boarded the train, expressing great salts.
faction at its condition, and the firm be.
lief that the run can be made.
The object in attempting the trlp was
merely to ascertain how far an engine
and cars could be run without stopping,
That the trip can be made, is considered
certain by the railroad officials. They
believe that yesterdays experiment de.
termined tho fact, but to settle 1t beyond
doubt, another attempt will shortly be
made. The average rate Of speed-45
miles per hour-is not greater than that
attained by several other fast trains, the
strain being in the long continuance Of
the run.