Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-05-14
Railway Collision as the Opening
Attraction for Buckeye Park.
The Tramp's Dream to
be Realized.

Many are familiar with the tramp's vision
IF was Vanderbilt the first thing I'd do
would be to build big grand stand alongside
the middle of mile track railroad. Then
I'd invite all my friends to come and see the
fun at my expense, and I'd get two locomo-
tives at opposite ends O 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 percentage Of
the people at large have ever witnessed a
Railway collision and believing that such an
exhibition would prove most interesting and
attractive to the masses, the management
of the c. H. Y. Il L. Ry. Company have COM
pleted arrangements with Mr.. A. L. Strceter,
for such demonstration at the opening at
traetion q their famous pleasure ,res resort
track one mile in length will be laid for the
purpose Immediately fronting the Park, the
elevation of the latter being such as to enable
from twenty to forty thousand people to OBJ
tain a perfect view of the. run, from start to
finish and at the same time be amply pro-
tected from any possibility of danger, The
engines which have been selected for the at
traction have reached the stage where it
would cost more to keep them in first class
running order than to build new ones, neith-
erare they heavy enough to haul the trains of
increased tonnage which the traffic OF to-day
demands. They have been placed in good
repair, gaily decorated and christened ". H.,
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 2. m,
and cabose and at given signal start on
| their Journey to destruction under pressure
| of one hundred and twenty pounds of steam.
| Thethrottles 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- to fifty miles per
| hour at the moment of collision. With
out doubt this will be by far the most realis-
tic and expensive attraction ever presented
| for the editIcation of the American people and
will be well worth trip of thousand miles
| to witness.
Excursion trains will run from all points on
the G. ". & T. Ry,, which extends from
| Toledo to Pomeroy, Jackson, Athens and va
rious points in the Hooking Valley coal fields
and realizing that the traffic on this occasion
will be enormous, especially from Columbus
tween that point and the Park throughout
the day. Connecting lines have been invited
and many Of them have consented to run eX-
cursions from greater distances in connection
with the c. H, V. Il T., so that the indications
point at least to twenty thousand people wit
bition. There will positively be no ,postpon-
ment on account of the weather SO that those
who contemplate the journey to see the col
| lision will run no risk of disappointment.
| Buckeye Point is the ideal pleasure resort
of Central Ohio and furnishes the only facili-
ties for, bathing in lake Of pure spring water
with toboggan slide and all other accessories
available to the people Of that territory. 1t is
| a most delightful spot for a days outing and
those who attend should bring their baskets
and prepare for a day of genuine pleasure in
the woods. Ample refreshments will be fur
ing the reputation of the, place, no intoXica9t.
| ing liquors will be sold or allowed on the
premises. W. H. FISHER. G. ?. & 7. A.
may7-1mo Columbus, Ohio.