The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16

Z --SS~ "a POI AchCc4 6u1 TcAeDtc cuktuchicu
are selected for the royal train. as the valu~
able craft is named Il is a pretty sure sign
that driver Is on the right road TO promo
ton OF substantial nature when be is in
trusted more than once with the onsrous
duty of driving the queen.
But besides the prospective view Of ad-
vancsment, he gets complimentary dou~
ceur IN hard cash, both he and the stoker,
the
FIRST PAY DAY AFTER The JOURNEY.
The road is thoroughly overhauled, and
every rall, chair and key is put In the best
Of order.
After few days anxious preparations,
everything is In state of preparedness for
the suspicious journey. and IN due
course the time arrives for the starting, not
OF the royal train. but Of the pilot.
The queens pilot is what is known as an
empty engine-one with no train attached.
and having only the enginemen, stoker and
a couple OF inspectors on board, which
leaves about half an hour ahead of her ma
Jesty, and keeps a certain distance in ad.
vance throughout the whole journey. This
is TO make doubly sure that the way IL per
fectly clear.
AT last the train starts. smoothly and
malesticallY, the carriages being previously
subjected to quick fifty miles run to in
sure efficiency of the working parts.
The speed her majesty likes Is very
LITTLE OVER 40 MILES AN HOUR,
which is uniformly maintained throughout
the whole journey, by the aid OF q special
time table setting forth the times OF arrival
at, aud departure from. all halting places,
and the exact minute Of passing all the other
stations on the route.
A great feature of the royal progress is
the entire absence Of hustle and noise along
the line. No freight trains are allowed to
he in IN 1kiOn IN tina ODn0sifo line Whan her
| majesty passes.
there is no whistling, blowing-oH of
steam. nor shunting to be heard or seen, for
the instruction circular strictly prohibits it.
Any one travelling in daylight with the
queen for the first time would be inclined to
| think that they were witnessing a review OF
| all the railway servants of the country, so
large does the army of those temporarily
set apart for the queens service appear.
Platelayers have each an allotted span OF
| road 70 keep in order, which they must con-
stanty patrol until all is over.
Brakemen of trains brought to stand on
| adjoining lines carefully examine them.
and see that nothing Is projecting.
Every crossing is guarded by some one,
and inspectors protect all occupied sidings.
Signalmen, who, by-the-by, must only
use their telegraph instruments for mes
sages connected with the royal train, keep
on the qui viye. aud station agents
APPEAR ON EVERY PLATFORM.
In bringing the train to q stand for the
queen to alight for Refreshments, the same
order and precision are observed that char
acterIze all the arrangements.
A strip OF carpet is laid on the platform,
right alo. G to the door OF the Refreshments
saloon.
The engineman has now an opportunity
OF exhibiting his driving as a fine art.
With bis hand on the brake handle he
brings his speed down from forty>tive five
miles an hour, but SO gently as almost to
defy detection in the motion.
On he comes till he sees q chalk mark on
the platform. and as he 'toes the line" with
his engine the door of her majesty's saloon
draws up right opposite the carpet path way.
Before starting again the guards. OF
whom there are two on the train, are all
ears and eyes. The one IN the front van
must receive verbal in ormation from the
chief railway superintendent that the T. ain
Is ready TO go on, and then he has 10 ex-
change signals with the conductor In the
rear, and be assured by the station agent
that is all right.
After making sure that the members OF
the royal suite are all seated, he
WAVES HIS GREEN FLAG
or lamp. as the case may be. and the jour
ney is resumed.
The queen is a very good judge Of human
nature, Is is seen from the fact that although
a squad of artisans and telegraph operators
TO cope with emergencies is always num-
bered among her travelling retinue, she
| likes as many as possible of the higher
railway officials 10 accompany her.
She is thus evidently of one mind with a
famous cartoon. insinusting that no trains
would be safe without q railway dil eotor
sitting on the buffer of every engine.
lt is an old and trite saying that accidents
| will happen in the best regulated families,
but it would be almost impossible for the
royal train to meet with mishap.
A railway official mentioned the other
day that for the long period Of 81 years he
Travelled with it there never was a single
accident, and only once was there q slight
hitch in the train coming to az unauth0r-
lied stop through the engina running short
OF steam IN elm ing very steep incline.
This remark, of course, only applies to one
particular railway system.
A strange incident, no ever, happened on
one OF her majesty's journeys from the Bal-
later to Windsor only few years ago.
In the vicinity OF Kendall signal lamp
that the driver looked TO for guidance was
in darkness, and 90 be brought his precious
cargo to a stand, and on making an EXAM
ination Of the lamp it was found to
CONTAIN A swARG OF BEES,
the number being go great that they had
put out the light, which the signslnan was
unable to relight
At this point the question arises as to
how the catering for this most illustrious
and luxurious personally conducted train de
luxe affects the ordinary passenger aud the
railway company.
If the passenger happens TO be in a train
likely to interfere with the royal progress.
he is shunted into siding till the line Ia
clear, aad then can follow at a respectful
distance.
II this train be on the opposite line of
rails it must reduces speed to ten miles an
hour in passing the queen.
From the railway point of view, a visit
of the queen means dis0rgani1ed state of
the traffic of the whole line for longer or
shorter period.
So much 10 aims doVeta int } one another
thaL in busy districts 1t tax considerable
time to restore order, but everything posi-.
BILE is done to hasten the restoration.
Traffic inspectors accompany all belated
trains, to hurry them on, and SO great lie the
need for this that drivers are, Tor that day.
authorized TO make up as much lost time as
they can safely do.
And does it all paw Some people think
her majesty travels free.
Although she never takes her turn at the
booking-ofice, nor carries ticket, she pays
handsomely all the same, the IA bein
z. shillings g. pence permile for herself, and
filst-class fare for each of her suite.
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