The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-17
TIE JOHN BULLS DEPARTURE.
The Oldest Engine and Two Old Cars
are Rolling to Chicago.

The Oldest Engine and Two Old Cars
arc Rolling to Chicago.
The John Bull, the oldest locomotive in
America, started from the Pennsylyania
depot with two cars, nearly as old, for
the Chicago fair at 1916 today.
Three thousand people or more, includ-
ing many ladies, were In the depor and
ALI along the road. as the queer, r0F.
looking train moved out. the streets and
windows were filed with people.
The john Bull was described IN
The JERSEY CITY NEWS on last
Saturday. 1t was built in Ena-
land in 1880 by George Stephenson
for Robert l. Stevens the founder OF the
Camden and Amboy railroad ana ar
rived In America in Nav. 1881. Its firsee
trip was made on Nov. IL, 1881. The forward
car was III use as chicken coop near
South Amboy for abont twenty-five
years by a farmer who paid $l0
for It. 1t was good Investment,
for the company gave him
$50 for the car The other car stood many
years in q lumber yard Until an official ol
the road forcing such an occasion as
this sent it to the Meadow shop. Engin4
and cars have been painted and
FURNISHED so that they look better tfaA
ever before. Each car will scat 48 personss
In pattern they are somewhat like tne
ordinary cars or modern maze. The
windows and the seats are small, and q
candle at each end of a car will furnish
light. but the headlight, which once used
candles, has lamp.
The guests on the train are newspaper
men exclusively. They will ride only as
far as Philadelphia, where they will ar
rive at 4:40 If on time. Some OF the
reporters are accompanied by ladiesa
The train was run slowly
people could inspect il. The train was IN
charge of Assistant General Passenger
Agent George w. Boyd. Others Of ths
Bailey of Of Trenton, ,' the con,
ductor. has been passenger conductor-
since 1859. Jonas Hagar. ''gig-topp
brakeman. was appointed to like posi-
New Brunswick. Thomas Gallagher OF
New Brunswick, rear brakeman. first3
served in the same capacity in 1S49, and
ia now passenger conductor. s..
Herbert of Ranway, the eugineman.
was engineer of tine John Bullu
in the early fifties. and hes
has been running an engine ever since.
man. commenced his career in the same,
capacity In 1855. and is now master me-
chanic at the Meadows shops.
ID. II. Baker. car inspector, entered the
service as foreman of the Jersey City
shops in 1s49, and still holds his position.
James r. Smith, acting Assistant
Superintendent pro tenn, who will
is a veteran 'tforty-niner." and has
filled nearly every position on the dlvis-
ion at some time during his hfty-four
years of service. He has been supervisor
of track since 1872, and has carried off
the General Managers prize for the best
section of track in almost every contest.
The John Bull's furnace has been
changed go that coal may be used instead
of wood as formerly. the engine weighs
81, 900 pounds, exclusive of the tender,
and 32.2oo Including the tender.
The ordinary standard passenger
locomotive in use on the Pennsylvania
Railroad at the present time, weighs one
hundred and seventy-six thousand
pounds. The train is due in Chicago
next Saturday at two P. M.