Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-01-22
RAPID RUNNING.
Tho High Ratio OF Speed Attained by Fast
Tralns.

Tralns.
When railroads were first introduced
the engineers, ,us VIC call them-or the
cnGine-drivcrS, as they are called in
England-ran their trains almost as
they liked, making up time when they
had fallen behind, picking up such in
formation as they could as to the state
of the track ahead of them, end for the
most part plunging ahead with their
machines without much moro than q
surraisc whether they should Ering up
at their destination CT ct the bottom of
como high cmbanllment.
Some of the results of this want of
system, says Youth s Companion, would
have been amusing if they had net been
disaStrous. Mr.. Laurence Oliphant, an
EnSl3h traveller Gnd authcr, tells in
one of his books n rather grin story of
trip which he made by rail in 1855
from Chicago to New York. Over 4 Part
of tho distance the train madc the cx-
traordinary speed, fer that time, OF fifty
miles IN hour, and presently it RON of
the track. -
Fortunately the cars were imbcddcd
in soft clay ditch and no one was
Gcricusly hurt, and in the midst of the
u
the engineer thus ndmcnish the switch
man whose carclessncss had caused tho
ac2idcnt: -
SNOW, Tom, this is the third time
you've forgot to set that owit.h, and
the last time there was twenty people
went under, and the rest was bruised
So mind what you're about and don't
forget that switch again, for if you do
Ill tell the boss!'
In the course of time it was found
necessary to limit the running of trains
to. q very strict system, which almost
makes the engineer n part cf his ma
chine; but even cs late as within the
past two years races between express
trains running between London and.
Edinburgh have been run, and great in
tcrcst has been shown in the results of
the contests. .".s..
In Franco steam races are not per
mittcd. Instead, an official test CT the
power, speed ond steadiness Of loco
motives on different lines Of tho Rcpub-
liz has been made lately end Prize
awartlcd TO the winner, locomotive No.
GOA OF the 'Chcmin de Fer dc rEst," or
Eastern railroad. "
In thio test several locomotives with
out Gny load to pull attained q speed Of
from Gcvcnty-GSe to eighty-lvc miles an
hour. The locomotive No. Coz lust
spoken Of nccomplishes regularly Che
feat CT hculing ct full speed the heavy
trains Of the Swiss express between
Rhoi1a1 and Dele at single pull, dis
t2rcc of cbout two hundred and forty
miles.
The engine always arrives after this
long haul with steam still on and in
perfect running condition.
The maximum speed which French
pcE3cnGcr trains arc permitted to mako
Is ai>out Gcvcnty miles an hour, aad this
j. u:2ccrlinon. .....
In England the fastest schedule tim
il sixty miles an hour, though in som
Of the traces" sevcEty-Gvc miles c1
hoUr have been made. Thcrc gro reg.
rlCr freight trains in England which
El"l.o . Gpecd of frcra thirty to forty
I.c;l ~ - T'~-'-
II Gor.n1ay the ordinary speed Of
Passenger trains is only about thirty
1livo to forty miles m hour, md this il
probably cbout the average rato Of
1pcc0 IL other European courtrico.
III III; OhlCStt OblGCS J.iC SL1CCQ Cl
trailo varies So rauch on different rail
wcyo end in different parts Of tic cou.7-
try tt,at it is practically impossible 10
GtrilSo IN cverngc. Thirty to forty
rliio3 On hour is regarded ~ u very
coed rtste, bet n opced CT from sixty 60
Cotcntyllxc miles an hour is oftcn at-
t2tsca ~ Fast trains under special cir
Cu!l::tanccs.
v,srtab'o ChaEnrioon.
An exploring party surveying tho
Jsthrau0 or Tchuantopoo reports tho dis
oovcry OF flower that changes it's color
with titc hours of tho day. In tho morn
Ing il, fo'gfayish white, at noon rod, and
tow@SaJ sunset purplish Or Grayish-hluc.
Certain varieties Of lpomCca (r1oruing-
glory, cto.), acc6ftling to Prof. EIcrr1c0,