The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-05-12
Railway Collision
AS The Opening Attraction For Buck
eye Park. --The Tramps Dream TO
Be Realized.

Be Realized.
Many are familiar with the
tramps vision, EFF i was Wander
bilt the first thing III do would be
to build big grandstand alongside
the middle of q mile track railroad.
Then I'd invite all my friends to
come and see the fun at my
expense, and I'd get two Iocomo-
tives at opposite ends of that mile
of track, facing each other. I'd
get up steam, throw the throttles
wide open and let em zip"
Realizing that very small per-
centage of the people at large have
ever witnessed II Railway collis-
ion and believing that such an
exhibition would prove most in
teresting AID attractive to the
masses, the Management of the c.
III. V. O. Il. Ry. Company have
cor pleted arrangements with Mr..
a. Il. Streeter, Tor such a demon
stration as the opening attraction
of their famous pleasure resort,
Buckeye Park, Saturday May 30th,
1906. A track one mile in length
will be laid for the purpose i'm
mediately fronting the Park, the
elevation Of the latter being such
as to enable from twenty to forty
thousand people to obtain perfect
view of the run from start to finish
and at the same time be amply
protected from any possibility of
danger. The engines which have
been selected for the attraction
have reachtd the stage where il
would cost more to keep them IN
first class running order than TO
build new ones, neither are they
heavy enough to haul the trains of
increased tonnage which the traffic
of today demands. They have
been placed in good repair, gaily
decorated and christcned w. B.
Fisher and A. l.. Streeter, and on
their trial trips over the Line
have developed speed of sixty
miles an hour. On May 30th at 8
Z. NJ, they will each have attach
ed three coal cars and cabo0se
and at given signal start on their
Journey to destruction under
pressure of one hundred and
twenty pounds Of steam. The
throttles will be pulled wide open
and the engine men step off. AS
each engine will have from one
half to three quarter mile run, it is
estimated that they will attain a
speed of at least forty five to fifty
miles per hour at the moment OF
collision. Without doubt this will
be by far the most realistic and
expensive attraction ever present
ed for the edification of the
American people and will be well
worth a trip of thousand miles
to witness.
Excursion trains will run from
all points on the G. II. V. e. I. Ry,
which extends from Toledo to
Pomeroy, Jackson, Athens and
various points in the Hooking
Valley coal fields and realizing
that the traffic on this occasion
will be enormous, especially from
Columbus, trains will run on an
hourly schedule between that
point and the Park throughout the
day. Connecting Lines have been
invited and many OF them have
consented to run excursions from
greater distances in connection
with the @. ii. V. q T., so that the
indications point at least to twenty
thousand people witnessing this
most interesting and novel exhibit
tion. There will positively be no
postpOnment on account of the
weather so that those who con-
I mplate the journey to see the
collision will run no risk OF dis.
appointment.
Buckeye Park is the ideal pleas.
ure resort of Central Ohio and
furnishes the only facilities for
bathing In lake Of pure spring
water with toboggan slide and all
other accessories available to the
people of that territory. IL is a
most delightful spot for days
outing and those who attend should
bring their baskets and prepare for
day of genuine pleasure in the
woods. Ample refreshments will
be furnished at moderate prices
and in maintaining the reputation
If the place no Intoxicating liquors
will he sold or allowed on the
premises.
w. III. FISHER, G. p. g. II. A.
Columbus, Ohio.