The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-25
PROVES A MANS BRAVERY.

Taking a Bath While Moving at the
Rste OF Sixty Miles an Hour.
CockeriPs Letter in Neto Orleans Times-Dern-
ocrdt
There were brave men before Agamem-
non. and there are men just as brave as he
to-day Often their prowess is displayed in
other ways than In martial combat The
courage of the first man who ate an oyster
has been commended in song and story, but
IL any one has applauded, in print, the
pluck of the man who was the first to take
a bath ON a railway train, flying over the
earth at the rate Of fifty miles an hour, /
am not aware of the fact. | wish / knew
his name that l might do him honor. A
friend recently initiated his example, and
will tell you his sensation In his words: II
was returning to New York in the
Pennsylvania limited from Chicago" said
he, "where l bad heen in the vain effort to
help to down Grover. had left the city of
wind wet, grim and dirt thoroughly dis
gusted with the puerility of the MANAGE
ment Of those having In charge the OPPOSE
ton to Cleveland, but good nights rest
put me in a more phllosophic humor, and
next morning | ate fine breakfast. The
weather was delightful crossing the Ale
gheny mountains, but the time the train
reached Harrisburg the mercury in the
thermometer was cavorting among the
nineties | stood the torridity as well as
could, but by and by my most intimate
garments became as mucilaginous as the
damp side Of a postage stamp and about as
comfortable.
Suddenly it occurred TO me that the
train which had seen advertised as ''the
finest in the world, having all the oonve n
fences of a tlrst-class hotel, numbered a
bath room among the said 'conveniences.' l
had made tAe acquaintance at the break
fast table OF fat, portly and very jolly old
Englishman, who was doing the country
for amusement, and. wishing TO try the
effect upon him, | said, with the most
nonchal ant air | could assume, Il believe
will 60 out and freshen up bit with
bath
ga bathP he gasped out, In surprise.
Have they tub aboardF
80, yes l replied, but If you want to
use it first will wait until you are through
"'Not for the world he gssped, in reply.
Suppose the coach should be upset. ia be
dumped out on the ground in my buff like
a new born babe. l couldn6 think of such
thing
az haven't any fear Of any accident
answered. So touched the electric button q,
aud when my porter responded directed
him to take my bag to the bath room and
have the bath prepared for me. In about
five minutes the porter returned with the
information, the baths ready, sir and,
though l was little nervous over the
ordeal l was about to experience. put on a
bold front, for knew in his heart my
British friend had great deal Of admira-
ton for my pluck. His face showed it.
found the bath room rather smaller than it
ought to have been, bat still as large as
many have seen on yachts. The tub was
there, half full OF cool water. and in few
moments l was laying my body and limbs
in it Hmpidity. o! but it was delightful.
For few moments was worried bit over
she thought. What II the EnglishmAu's
dread should come true, and | should de-
bark suddenly in my buff Then thought
OF thu nominations. and was instantly re-
assured by the recollection that this is a
Presbyterian year, and, consequently,
whatever will be will be, whether IL comes
TO pass or not, AS my dread Of ending in
sudden exposure disappeared my enjoy
nent of my bath began, and l must say
that never took one that look back upon
with greater pleasure since the days when
| used, to play hockey from school to go
swimming. When the tops OF my fingers
began to, wripgle like a washer woman's
l left the water. found that there was a
hinged wooden cover for the bath
tub which, When extended over ft, con-
vert4d sit into an excellent bench for
dressing purposes Every one knows that
it takes time aud tries ones patience to put
on fresh under wear, after a bath in the
most cofnmodiods OF rooms. The swinging
and jostling 81 q train, running almost
mile d minute, increases this labor fourfold
in the eireumscribed limits of q Pullman
car beth room but after ten minutes of pa
tent labor was fully dressed, and then l
stepped out Of my narrow quarters into the
more oommodious barber shop, where l
was shaved in excellent style without being
even scratched by the razor, let alone cut.
When l returned to my compartment in the
sleeper my English friend worshiped me as
hero with his admiring eyes"
PRoF. Won LEUBAcH. who painted the first sue
cessful portrait of Bismarck, is one of the hons
of Munich