Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-06-13

Thene was a very remarkable and i
interesting article in McClure's Maga-
zsIs.. ! short time since. which | read /
with that Measure which accompanies
the pt.rIsSal OF 4 good short story. IN i
faef. If had any fault 20 ind WIN l
tfs. article il was that il was too Ora i
usz1ic. and too much ike short story, !
where a person wishes 10 Keep Inc
climax II. the end. as some OF our NTH
ers do. and - II did not seem 80 much !
like the record If fact il Is reported 20 |
Ise The article was entitled me
FASTEST Railroad Run Ever Made.
ard was written by Harry Perry Rob
iIfson- who is editor Of the kaliWas
age. and was one Of the official time
keepers on the train.
Mr.. Robinson explains that the Lon
fissIl & Northwestern and taiedohlah
railroads. from London 70 Aberdeen,
a distance II -,4ti miles, broke the rail
WAY record last summer by running
on an average esSs3 miles an hour he
adds that the English press hailed
with a jubilation thar was almost
tlaFnor0us the fact that the worlds
record ia railway speed belonged once
nls,rs. 10 Great Britain. As matter
~ faeg. the English press did nothing
u the kind: but that as minor De
tail. Nv remembrance Of the news
paper articles written at that time in
London. il that most Of them were
warning the companies that something
would break one of these tine days,
and an appalling disaster would be
the result However, that Is neither
here nor there: the fact remains that
the greatest speed attained on rall-
way up 20 last August. was made IN
the race TO the north. from London.
the object being. IL seemed. 10 ger
those who wished 10 engage in shoot
ing in Scotland into that country as
quickly as possible. II was not
Thought IN London thar the efforts Of
the railway companies were directed
toward American records. but that Il
was rather a rivalry between the TWO
competing railways, the London Z
Northwestern on the one hand, and
the Great Northern on the other; each
OF which roads alternately held tins
record until the racing stopped, be
cause there was so much said and
written about such reckless running
Public opinion in England was de
cidedly against railway racing, and
think that that had something to d.
with the cessation Of the struggle.
\ capiious. fault-finding person
might perhaps point oIit to Mr.. Robin
son, fslat when the English record wa,
broken il was broken openly; that il
to gay. any man who had the none,
could go upon the fast train and tim'
it with his own watch | do not pro
pose to cast shadow Of doubt upoI
the account Mr.. Robinson has giyei
in Met ,lurt'S Magazine because il
did Mr.. Robinson might not beliey,
the story / now feel at liberty to tell
The fact Is that ! was sworn TO Sc
crecy, but now that Mr.. Robinson hal
written Of the tremendously fast rllI
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
made from Chicago to Buffalo, dis
lance Of a fraction over $40 miles,
consider myself released from IN,
promise to say nothing Of the othe
English accommodating. in which
took part and of which nothing has
up to this time, been said either II
England or in America ! am rathe
10th to write this account, because
seems to me that If railway record
are to be broken. they should be broE
en- in plain view of the public, an,
that train should not steal quietl
cut of either London or Chicago 4
the early hours Of the morning with
outS some impartial person on board
representing. If possible, the other sid
of the question Mr.. Robinson's trai
ftsChicago at o'clock in the morn
ing. and there was nobody represent
ing England or the English roads o
board However,, cannot say an,
thing about this, because the Englis