The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-10
HOW VICTORIA TRAVELS.
Maximum Rate of Speed 80 Miles an
Hour by Royal Order.

Adverting TO the recent opening Of the
Manchester canal by Queen Victoria, the
Manchester Guardian tells the following
particulars of the care with which her
majesty's special train IS handled by the
railroad officials
several European monarchs-notably
the car and the German emperor-pos-
sess trains that are sumptuous in their
appointments; but the queen, who has,
during her long and prosperous reign,
been the recipient Of many rare gifts,
and is supposed 10 possess everything,
does not own train. She really owns
only two saloons--one a bedchamber and
the other, to use homely phrase, sit
ting-room. They are thickly carpeted,
upholstered in figured silk, well furn-
ished, and very comfortable. They
are twenty years old. Her majesty
has grown accustomed to them, and
though the London and Northwest.
ern would be only too pleased to
design and construct a queens train,
luxurious as art and constructive skill
could make it, she prefers the old
coaches with their restful seats and fold
ing steps. The queen, when she travels,
thinks more of the security of the line
than the adornment of the couch on
which she reclines. Exceptional precau-
guard her from accident. Thelocomotive
superintendent selects the engine. He
places on 1T his most experienced driver.
A pilot engine. with firm, cautious man.
well acquainted with the road, precedes
the royal train. On her journey by the
west coast route no fewer than 300 tele-
grams are sent from point to point herald
ing her approach. No train is allowed to
cross the main line for half an hour before
the time fixed for the queen to pass; the
gates at the level crossings are locked,
shunting operations are suspended. and
an army of platelayers are on duty-on
the alert 10 remove any distractions from
the line There is in the history of every
railway company many story Of hair
breadth escape that is jealousy guarded
from the gossiping world, but the London
and Northwestern have, so far as the
queen is concerned. made travelling as safe
as is possible with human forethought and
steady, devoted work. Her majesty de-
clines TO permit faster. pace than thirty
six miles an hour, but she thoroughly APP
preciates the efforts on train and line to
secure her pleasant journeYing, and two
years ago presented Mr.. Neele, the super
intendent, a Ginning clock, sin recogni-
tion of the care and attention he had
given to her comfort and safety when
travelling on the London and Northwest
ern for the past thirty-one years" IL
must be recorded that the queen is not
selfish in this matter. She gives thought
TO the safety of her travelling subjects
and in 1854 sent a letter to the directors
OF the various companies urging them to
consider every means of guarding against
accident. at is not" she wrote, ''for her
own safety that the queen has wished to
provide in thus calling attention to the
late disasters. Her majesty is aware that
when she travels extraordinary precau-
tions are taken. But it is on account Of
her family, of those travelling upon her
service and of her people generally that
she expresses the hope that the same Sc
curity may be insured for all as is so care
fully provided for herself"