The Meeker herald., 1891-02-21
RAPlo GuRh.ir0.
The nigh Rate OF ,l.ss,I Attained ~ rss,
lTAsEls-


Ti,s nigh Rate Of spse,l Attained ~ Past
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When railroads Were fir : introduced
the engineer. as w. eali thCm-0T The
engine llig-ri, a. they aFs called in
EnFllld-r4n thclr trains alm0st as
they liked, making UP time when they
had fallen bghind, pieiIinss uP sneh in
formation IA they e0uid a. to the state
of the track ahead ~ th.m, anal for the
mos, par, plnnFing ahead with ,helr
machines without much H0re than a
suriniss whether they should bring up
at their destination OF az the bottom Of
some high emhaniNn-n,.
Some of the results If this want Of
system, says Youths Companion, would
have i-,sn amusing IL they iiad u1t t--sn
disastrous sir i.aurrHre Oiiphant, an
English trayrirr ard author, trlis in
onr oi his ,ooiis a rathsF grim story of
II trip which H. mahe hy rail- ia lsii
from Chicago to SvN York, oyrFa par,
of the distance the train aishs' the cN'
traasdlnaFy al~sd, ia Iiss' ,lHir. "t hiiy
mile an hour, ana pE.-ssniy II ran on
thr track,
Furtunnt IS tho ear Wsrs imts,ilcd
in son clay ditch and 49, one was
s-rrl0u IS hurt, and Ia ,,is Hsid5t II the
eomInat.Sn Mr. uliphaHt sgys DO h-aHi
,lir eR sin, y thu adHlDn' IL the switch
man whnsr .arvl.alness hah raured the
n eai,lrnt;
Now. Tom. This q the ,hiri time
you've fusIru' - IT thst switch, anfi
the last t!ar ihrns was tIgniy u-1plr
~ fHtlrF, anil ,t.. ma g-ss bruised
80 u4iii what yHn'rs gh1ui AMI don't
fprEgt thst agsitah again iUs u you dn
IN toll thr b1,l.f
la the s1ur r II time 4 was found
nsri-saaFy q liait tHr EuuEia' ~ ,rlins
a. a very rtr.,' rErtsEn, 1T!lt. d aimDsy
make tie rngi-reT IEri os hls ma
eisiHr; La; even o. iltr as wiihin tho
past two yrr=a races trtEegn rHpr,ss
trilaH Running lsiFa-B isHuiiHn nn'l
Eiinbuff'n bavu isTu T1n, uuii Eraai In
'rD-st haa lsru hhusgu In Iie rcaul,s u
thu cont iss
la FFarrT Hirsm nrrs arr not Per,
mIttsi. IEi.ai, "a 81 siai Tt - tll,'
power, rvsti and st-ailur-F - iS1s'
motive on GiI5arst' i.Hr- - thr l'rpHis,
H. hes hern uHt'r la;-'y su'i prize
nyyHr,si O. thr iUHrFs ip7Hmptiyr No.
G5I u s'ir ''y uIl 4" F,s dr Il.s', oF
Eastern Fni'uaL
Ia t!iis f1Tt rErrHl -u.a,,lvrs with
out aHy ia4t q rH.l ailsisri n spg-,i q
fTum ..yguig-isF tYr.T. Eve milra an
hour. T1.H lTHlIa'.E So COT iust
Brp'frh - .1,g. Sea nsTIizrly The
feat Us llaHiF.fs si ..i H.ssi the heavy
tralua % tic haTi rasU'rl between
10 q. IL HIN.
tauru - about tus hundred Aad forty
miles
Tho engine always arrives after thil
ion.' haul riIH r'Hr siill ga ani la
perfect ruagiHT .lli.il1u,
The mlyiufn Fgrvi which French
passenger tF.,nH aEr permitted Ia make
l. about rgyuaiy mil"s an hour, and ihii
H. uurumiapu.
II sils'y f1ilc- - hour. though In snmi
of the "raecs' srvru;yiivr iailrs ~
hour have iscrn mliir. Thrr' nn' r-e-
uiar fEs' ;.; tr.sins Ia ENGLAND which
iiaisr . fpsgd uf iru.s t!sirty ;o forty
mile. Hn hour.
la Germany the ordinary speed u
paa,uWgF .ra'Hr g. uHly about thirty.
i've - fHrtr m.r rH hour, aUi Ili. o.
probably about Chs EFsFar' rata ~
speed Va atHrF IrH a1 elmtFig-
In tAn ta.trI s'a.r. ilF -s'i II
trains v.s'r. O.. .aH. a aH DO. r.Et rgil'
ysrya Iaf' iH ... sH.s. fri. of u.H H0uE'
iry that 6; /. Ia.tie.l'r iHHn ih'r tg
strike Eu .sar4 rr. IirsF % forty
mil-s un lug' i ruras..sl aa very
good rsl'r. btst .7el ai FROM ,iS'y q
svyvniy.iiVr w'irl aH i.Dus j. often at.
,Hincd b. f4at t7..ius under special cir
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