Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-06-17
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TO tbs Editor Of the New York World.
IN scday's edition OF the World notice the
soilowipe paragraph referring to historical
~ Of too great importance and significance
TO 70 unobserved:
Il 10 an interesting fact that the first loco
motive engine ever plsced on road on this
continent wac imported from England by the
Delaware aud Hudson Canal company, and
made Its first trip on their road In 1929
1t was constructed by Foster koswlck q
the "Stourbridge Lion" because OF the
fierce lions head painted In red on the front
OF the boiler. 1t was first run on the Della
ware and Hudson line from Honesdale 70
Seelyville and return on August sth, 1sZ9
1t was more than a year later (Sept 10, lS'o)
when the first railway on which steam lo,o.
motives were used in England was opened
for busness-the Liverpool 4 Manchester
railway. When Hcratio Allen set the
"Stourbridge Lion" In motion In Honesdale,
Aug. s, lS29, there were but twenty-thre
miles Of railroad in the United States.
While I eau corroborate the former portion
of the above quotation, l feel that you, as
we'll as all your intelligent readers, will agree
as to the ad Visibility and necessity Of correct
ing an error relative to the first railway upon
which steam locomotives were used, which
arises, doubtless, through some anachronism
in record. The Stockton Il Darlington rail
world, and, as some OF your readers may
know, was built by George Stephenson
during 1884 and opened for pubic
traffic on the 27th of September, lS25, when
No l engine, "Locomotiye,' not long ago
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4 In Chicago, hauled the train. The cost et
| this engine WAS $500. The Liverpool q
Manchester line was opened tive years later
Sept. Is, 1890 Stephenson's assistant In set
.. n, tlxua nv ha
/ John Dixon Ito whom many years later,
| was spprepticed to learn my profession after
! ward assisted to stake out the Iiverpoo
| al Manchester line and had charge
of that section embracing the famous ant
| treacherous Chat Moss, which formed
| one of the most prominent and interesting
| engineering difficulties encountered during
its construction. The fact Is that during thu
construction of the Liverpool q Manches
ter road the directors were very undecided
| as to whether that line should be worked
with locomotive or stationary engines ant
/ three of them visited Darlington for the pur
pose of conferring with Edward Pease "th'
l father of railways" and seeing how th
| locomotives work ed on the railway in opera
tion there. The result of this visit was th
| memorable contest which took place in lS2
in which the engines of stephen son
Hackworth, Murdoch, and Trevethic
took part when Stephenson's Rocket" lie
| the way and won the premium which hs
been offered. have had the pleasure OF di
cussing this subject with Horatio Allel
| when he agreed with me that many thro
tie valve had grown wheezy with work e.
he saw the " Stourbridge Lou." The Gel
bration Of the jubilee of the opening OF Il
| Stockton & Darlington railway took place
| the quiet Quaker town of Darlington on II
| 9th and 2sth of September, 1873, and was {
3 | a scale of grandeur and magnificent
l | which became the greatness OF the occasio
Representatives of all the principal railws,
in the world, including many American one
| were present No. l engine, the first tn
ever pulled passenger train, is mounted
| a pedestal in front of the rail way station
| Darlington, and may at any time be seen
? those OF your readers who, when visiti
Europe, are curious enough to spend q II
= | hours in the birthplace OF railways In I
! | quiet burial grounds at Darlington there II
more OF the dust Of the railway pioneers tn
! | in any other place on the face OF the globe
Yours truly, CHARLES MAGMA
Lancaster, Pa, June l3.