Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-08-12
The Fastest Things.

world was the special train over the
New York Central and Hadson River
Railroad. which made the distance
from New York to Buffalo on Septem-
ber Il. 1891, 40 miles in 433 minutes
Is seconds. There is no possible
doubt but that the time and distance
were exactly a stated. Angus Sin
clair. in the National Car and Loco
motive Builder, attested the official
velocity Of the train as being 6O.69
miles per hour.
This achievement was so remarka-
bic as TO attract the attention OF the
world. The Birmingham Daily Mail
declared that not until then had
Americans disputed the records with
English railroads. 1t pointed 10 the
fact that the Northwestern Railroad
in running from London TO Crewe,
146 miles. III three hours and five min
utes, had opened Americans eyes.
1t conceded the triumph, however, TO
the New York Central road. This
was an experimental train. The first
regular train TO emulate this time was
the Empire State express, composed
OF buffet, smoking and library cars
in addition to the regular coaches,
and drawn by the same engine. On
October 26. 1891, il made the 440 miles
in eight hours and forty-one and
three quarter minutes, now the regu-
lar schedule time and the fastest in
the world.
The fastest cooking, authentically
attested. was done not long ago by
Prince Bismarck's former chef, who
j. now chief cook in a famous reStau-
rant at Berlin. He had made bet
with II regular guest OF the place OF
S2j that be could kill, dress, cook and
serve a chicken in six minutes. The
exploit was to be- performed in the
presence Of invited spectators. AT
nine o'clock on the appointed even
ing the cook appeared with his gas
! cooking stove on platform IN sight
of all in the room He waved the
chicken around his head and ii cack
! led loudly. Decapitating the fowl
with one blow of n glittering knife,
this gastronomic expert, within sixty
seconds. had removed every feather
from it. The gas stove was already
lighted with a broiler upon ii. The
fowl was cut open and drawn in one
other minute and placed upon the
broier; hot dish garnished with was
ter cress was at hand, and il lacked
lust second OF the Fix minutes when
the chicken was served amid great ap-
plause.
The fastest trotting ever done by
! horse flesh was the accomplishment
of Sunol, daughter Ofthe famous stal-
lion. Electioneer. on October 81, 1891.
| The event attracted the attention OF
the world. The performance was
made on new kite-shaped track at
Stockton. Cal, in 2:0st This was
one clean halk second better than
the famous time Of Maud S, which
M to that moment constituted the
record. The best time for mares be
fore then had been 2:0Si, and for staI-
lions had been 2O9i. Nelson and Jay
Eve See had each 2:1O to lis credit,
and Allerton 2095.
The fastest machine is a match
maker that eats up $50 different bands
of wood at the same time, the wood
having been shaved OF u uniform
thickness, and turns but 10000, 600
matches "A day.
The most rapid talker in the United
States is Bishop Brooks, OF Massa
chusetts, recently chosen bishop OF
that diocese. Baron Dowse, the
Irish attorney general. was heard TO
speak go words minute, while the
Rev. Arthur MurselI could not be re-
ported. The Rev. Phillips Brooks,
sermons are said often 10 be delivered
for an hour continuously at the rate
OF 2l5 words minute. DR.. Chauncey
NJ. Depew, the most popular Ameri-
can speaker, rarely exceeds 100 words
a minute.
The fastest mile on record Tor SIX
dav bicycle race WAS made in Octo-
ber. 1891. i'm Madison Square Garden
by William Martin, OF Detroit. He
! covered 1864 miles in that time,
beating the worlds best previous re
cord by 6l.4 miles.
The fastest long-distance transmits
! sion Of message is over the Atlantic
cable About three seconds are re-
ouired for message 10 traverse II
| from one end to the other. That Is
speed Of about 700 miles second.
The fastest homing pigeon, OF which
accurate records were taken, Is the
property Of \. p. Baldwin, OF Newark,
y. J. On being liberated in Boutte,
La. il returned home, 1.l50 miles, in
an incredibly short time. In one
wear it journeyed B. 80 miles, return
ing each time with great -peed 10 its
loft. No other pigeon, it Is believed,
has been known to make such dis
tance.
The fastest typewriter in the world
i declared to be Frank f. McGurrin.
of Salt Lake City. His record i l24t
words a minute, exclusive OF errors,
from dictation On single memo
rized sentence he wrote at the rate Of
lj6 words minute. The fastest wo-
man typewriter. Miss Orr. Of New
York, was defeated by McGurrin by
three words. Mis- Orr's best record
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