Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-09

going at that rate il would be very
awkward circumstance, AYE, aye"
replied Stephenson, Ia his broad
Notthumbrian dialect, "very awk.
ward indeed, for the COO"
The projectors OF the line surveyed n
new route, and this time got the bill
through parliament. IL provided that
the road should cross Chat Moss, a
deep bog twelve miles square which
was thought % have some connection
with the b3ttomless pit 10 was said
that "nO man In his senses would
undertake 10 do It." But Stephenson
had not known failure. Even
when the directors Of the road
grew discouraged, he urged them to
persvere. The Unsuitable bog seemed
TO swallow all, but after six months VI
labor the solid enbankment arose
above the bogl Stephenson's vigOr
and determination had conquered.
The question us to what power
would Ue used on the road was n
dliilcult one % decide. Tho eminent
practical engineers OF the country r..
ported against this employment OF the
locomotive. Stephenson alone stood by
II. The directors had condolences In
him, aud decided TO make n test. They
offered a prize Of $500 for the TEST
locomotive for the conditions pre-.
ecribed. One OF these was thar II
should maintain a speed Of ten miles
per hour. Four locomotives were
built, the "Novelty,n Perseverance, -
"SanspareiW anu "ROckei.O rhp
latter was built by young Robert
Stephenson, aided by his father. Tue
nfst tdree signally failed to meet the
requirements. The "RockelD at
tanned during trial trip with
thirteen tone weight In cars,
n speed OF twenty-nine miles per
h0ur-ihreo times the speed that one
Of the Judges had declared TO be the
limit OF possibility. The spectators
were filed with astonishment, ana one
OF the directors OF the road lifted up
his hands aud exclaimed, "Now il
George Stephenson nj lust delivoredlD
This wac In 1881, aud eight VI the
Stephenson locomotives were con.
Htfucied and put ON the line.
The probability Of railway loco
motion was now established, aud lines
were projected In every direction,
TIE next liuo on which Stephenson
was engaged was the London ana
Birmingham railway, which required
the construction Of the lSilsby tunnel,
2iOO yards IN length anu penetrating
100 feet below the surface. IL WINS
successfully accomplished, ana was
Justly regarded as a great engineering
triumph.
The opposition TO Stephonsons
idraa OF rnllroading dld not oil
disappear with his victory, hut
no was no longer placed at q
disadvantage Tho "profcssion" would
not recognize MIN ~ an engineer. md
the Civll Engiueers' Institute would
no! waive the condition that ho should
compose u pfobatiULOry essay la proof
Of his capacity ~ an engineer, and
admit him. About this time he was
callei ~ aIvise Leopold, king Of Bel.
gum, rs to the most efficient system OF
railways Tor the lattei's Kingdom.
stephenson did not need the rec1gni.
ton u foppery aud fippcry to bring
him to the 'front.'. He came forward
through sSter force OF Intellect and
nover-iailiny Determination. lIs pro.
lected the High Level Bridge over the
Tyne, but did not live 10 SEQ u com.
plciei. The W IL was performed Ivy his
sou Robert, who was worthy VI such n
father, and has done much T. bril- u
honor TO the Stephenson maine.
The history OF George Stephenyo,
IL a lc,son to men OF all time. Byia.