New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21

went into his pigeon mouse anu poitcu oohN 70 49,
comb-teeth, and then they both scored down IN
front NJ the station McI.acky had won choice OF
posion and took the east or left-hard, track ihey
ouarre,ed a little about how they should get or
Pudney wanting q one-gun starr whie NcLachy
thought they ought to line up anu make ''a"u'hs
start They finally stretched string across 'he
.rock and run the ends of their bilers agin 1t ana
agreed TO start when the station CLOCK pea 'ie me-
stroke OF three. Then each braced himseif ana
h,,n, orto his throttle while the pinter OF the
s,eon.eauge bumped agn the peg ana tried 10 get
around farther Neither one breatned as they lis
tened for the clock
The man stopped moment ana consulted MS
green bottle, saying as he did 3d. Andre" zone II
NJ this mint and It seems to come MATERIAL lie
hoa T., rho rome cork firmly and went
.wben the clock struck them engines jumped
,or..rd twenty feet and then tore down the track
like long black streaks. The whole structure SHOOK
and swayed but Pudney and Mclacky never Stacked
I'M hit but les shovelled in coal and pulled
bac, on their throttle valves. II was nip and tuck
and neither could gain an inca till they reached
Observation-Disclosures On the first turn, Pudney
having the inside he gained little. but the second
turn he los. II agn. and they swung into Ninth
ave- each on one wheel and exactly even Then
they tore down the side of Central Park like
whirlwind smoke and steam and cinders a-belchng
ont the smokestaclls and hot ashes and live Goals
and melted grease and billing water showerng
down into the street, with the safetyvaves a-blsw
Ing and first one whistle going and then the
other and both men a-shovelling and shouting and
shaking their fists at each other. They was still
even when they reached FIfty-third-st This time
McIacky drew ahead first and blew his whistle til
It began to get hoarse. but when they swung into
Sixth-ave they even again, with Pudney blow
ing his whistle like to split. They took the curves
on one wheel and what saved them from going off
nobody could tell. Down Sixth-ave. they went fly
ing like birds. At Twenty-third-st there was n
Niger porter wandering around the track with
a dustpan and a broom. lie was too surprised to
move and McLacky's engine struck him and
throwed him up on the roof Of Booths Theatre. lie
struck on his head and smashed his hat. But II
checked McLacky. They tore around the
Tnird-st curve, when. Of course. Pudney lost lit
tie This made him mad and when he come to the
curve into South Fifth-ave. he pretty nearly pulled
his throttle out by the roots. Jes as he took TINS
curve his engine rose up swayed the left struck
the wooden strnger. rolled the other way. bounded
OF the track and went stragh, through bedroom
wlrder In the red brick house the corner. Ii
knocked over the washstand. broke a chair and
come up standing on rug in front OF the bed with
Pudney leaning out Of the cab window cursing his
luck and yelling for McIacky to hold on.
We'll" he continued. after again referring to the
bottle and quoting the authority OF Andrew for the
proceeding: well It won't take afedavet TO
make You bIcve that the man in the bed was sur
prlsed OF course he first thought OF cats 50 he
reached for his hootjack and biazed away with II
In the dark But ',e only struck the whistle lever
and broke 1t and set the whistle going 1t couldn't
be stopped. Then he It was an elevated engine,
and said he'd been expecting this for two years.
and got NJ and partly dressed himself He was
big husky Teller and drove foundry truck day
times He got on part of his clothes. including his
boots and then called on Pudney to come ont of his
cab and fight: Pu1ney got down and they III
like house a-fre for ten minutes. Pudney was in
such a state OF mind that he was bout twice as
strong a. usual. and. though he want more than
half as big "a the truckman he az last got him
up and slamboozed him down onto the floor and
kicked him under the bed II he had been rag
doll Then he began TO think about getting back
onto the track.
'McI.acky hal come back and holerei through
the wnder and advised him to make back ards
Jump and ligh, on the rails Pudney moved the
bureau. run for'arls little and then jumped his
old 30 back through the winder But one wheel
caught on the sash and he fell short about foot
and tumb,ed into the street He was lucky and lit
on his wheels. and. though II shook things up
good deal he was all right except he couldn't stop
his whistle. but, he didn't to stop his
whistle. this didn't make much difference. The
steam had come out sJmewheres. and II might
ies we'll be through the whistle as through the
safety-va!ve. Pudney shoveed In some more coal
steamed around the block and then stopped 70 talk
with McLacky about what he could do.
Make your old 80 climb a post says Mcl-acky
Jump down yourself AMI I'll race you the rest
OF the way the pavement says Pudney
But McI.acky wouldn't do thar, claiming it want
according to the deed OF gift
"'Aln't there no low place nowhere? asks Pub
neg
NO. says McLacky'
How do they get their engines up then at first"
asked Pudney.
Ia VII oh hare
II falls OF they take I, apart and carry 1t back
UP in a basket
There ain't time 10 do that says Pudney.
We've got 70 pull this race OF before folks begin
10 go to church--.t's aga my principles to disturb
worship. I'll 20 back up 10 Fourteen,h-st. where
there IS elbow-room and See II can't jump H.
80 he steamed through Washington Square and
up Flfth-ave and across Fourteenth-st. McLacby
running buck along the track. Pulney made fast
down Fourteenth-st. and jes before he got to
Sixth-ave. give the throttle another pull and made
Old SO jump But he missed the platform by about
SIX feet and struck the surface car-tracks like Il
thousand OF brick. There a pile OF paving
blocks In FOurteenth-st he made em up into
heap with side slantng. backed mp 10 Union
square and made another running jump from the
top OF the paving blocks. This time he went right
over the whole thing. elevated station and al. and
down the other side like the cow that
jumped the moon. though / never took any
stock in that story. don't blieve Andrew does.
Pulney pretty mad by this time and run down
Fourteenth-st. to what he could ind At Sew
cnth-ave. the corner house had been torn down and
long timbers set mp TO brace the walls of the
next house Pudney saw that that his chance.
lie capped extra steam. up the slantng
tlmbers and then the roofs to SiXth-ave his
whistle Blowing all tho time and chimneys rattling
into the street like brick haistorm. At SiXth-aye.
he Jumped down. but his aim poor and he dlved
right between the tracks. struck the pavement and
run square through the winder OF the big drygoods
store on the corner. lie crused around and
wrecked the notion counter, and then got ont and
said to McI.acky:
"'Tll race you the of the way under new
articles Give me two blocks start and I'll keep in
the street and you can hang TO the track, first man
at South Ferry TO take the stakes
IAN right says Mclacky