The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-10-23

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'Good morning, sir, said Ruth, burst
ing into a.ringing laugh when the dis
comfitted suitor's back was turned.
s. 1t should never stand,' said Mile,
when she and Ruth met few days
later. - " our claims on your uncle
were IS good as mine, and the prop
erty shall be equally divided. g'Ii 81
'Dont trouble yourself, little one,'
said Ruth. Before Uncle Rollin pro-
vided for you, our aunt, by an under.
standing between them, settled her
fortune ON me. Won't 1t console Mr.
Ryors to hear it'll a2ad sss 4 10
But that will of uncle's -"i vi
WAS made to save you from q for
tune-hunting husband replied Ruth.
ONLY FORTY.NlNE YEARS AGO.
Opering or the First Passenger
Katlroad In tho World.s'- A'i
just forty-nine years ago-that is,
September Is, 1S30-the fret passen-.
ger railroad in England, the Liverpool
and Manchester Railroad, was opened
with great ceremony. A year before
a prize of E5OO had been offered for
the best locomotive engine, which had
been won by Robert Stephenson's
Rocket, upon which were subsequent.
ly modelled the old grasshopper en-
gines of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, their appearance being suggest
i've of their name. Eight locomotive
engines had been completed and placed
upon the line, and all had been tested
with entire success. To every engine
were attached four passenger carriages
each containing twenty persons. The
first engine, the Northumbrian, drew
the most distinguished guests-the
Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel.
and other members Of the Ministry.
It had one hne Of the double track to
to itself. The other seven locom0-
tives, with their carriages. followed
each other on the, other line. The
procession started from Liverpool at
I'll o'clock, with flags, music, fine
weather, and great enthusiasm. Sew
enteen miles from Liverpool they
stopped to take in water, and in order
to afford the Duke Of Wellington an
opportunity OF seeing the procession,
the seven locomotives with their car
riages, were, ordered to pass, slowly
by the Northumberland on its. track.
Several gentlemen had alighted while
the locomotives were taking In water,
and one of them, Mr.. Huskisson,
member of Parliament from Liver
pool, and an earnest supporter of the
railroad cause, catching sight of the
Duke of Wellington, between whom
and himself there had been some polit-
ical GOODNESS, ran eagerly across the
track to shake him by the hand. AT
that, moment the order was given for
the eeven engines to move forward.
Mr.. Huskisson was bewildered. The
Rocket, which was the leading en-
gine, struck him when he was still In
doubt where to flee. The wheels
went over his leg and thigh. and he
expired that evening. The accident
cast a deep gloom over. the days fes-
tivity. The trip was concluded, that
people waiting along the line might
not be disappointed. but all rejoicing
and gayety were at an end. The next
day the railroad was opened for pas
Isenger traffic, and carried one hundred
and forty persons from Liverpool to
Manchester in two hours. The origin
al calculations OF the construction had
been based on probable retnrns from
heavy merchandise traffic-coal,c cotton
and iron. They had formed no high
expectation of any great ehnolument
from transporting passengers. But
the railway had hardly opened before
an average Of I, 200 persons daily were
willing to trnst it with their lives. In
q few yearsi it was found that the enor-
NOUS traffic was too heavy for the
original rails, and it became necessary
to relay the road at considerable ex-
pense. But though "a September Is,
4 1880, is the greatest day in railroad an
nails, being that on which the worlds
first railroad was opened complete.
our own Maryland Railroad proceed
ed the Liverpool and Manchester in
in utility. The first sod Of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad was broken
for it's construction jolly 4, 1928, and
by the next year horse cars, assisted
! by one locomotive engine, we're car.
rying passengers and traffic between
Baltimore, the Relay House, and EN-
cott'st Mills.4t Baltimore American. Is
log bha I'll - q 2 - G3s;to ~ -A1
81 hasd li5T93TTf77 2 49,, = " q -lliE& +,
, LsURERsTITlONl ABOUT srOR ms
Caverns were supposed by the Ro
Z mans to be secure places of nrefug'
Il during thunder. storms, and they be
! [lievsd that lightning never penetrated
J. more than, two yards into the earth
Z Acting on this superstition, the Em
peror Augustus used to withdraw int
+ some deep vault Of the palace when
, ever, g. tempest hwas feared, and il
Q recorded by S6etoniouss ,thstii hS q
sl ways wore ! skin'0f setli 'ss iprecau
tion againat hffhing g. Thai Y. both pre-