Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-23
R. R. COLLISION.


vision. If I was Vanderbilt the drst
thing I'd do would be to build big
gr.andstaud alondside the middle of a
mile track railroad. Then I'd invite
all my friends to come and see the fun
at my expense, and I'd get two lecomo-
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 percent
age of the people at large have ever
witnessed Railway collision and be-
lieving that such an exhibition would
prove most interesting and attractive
to the masses, the Management of the
G. H. V. Il T, Ity. Company have com
pleted arrangements with Mr.. A. l..
Streeter, for such demonstration as
the opening attraction OF their famous
pleasure resort, Buckeye Park, Satur-
dav, May 30th, 1896. A 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 obtain perfect view OF the
run from start to finish and at the same
time be amply protected from any DOS
sibility of danger. The engines which
have been selected for the attraction
have reached the stage where it would
cost more to keep them in first class
running order thar 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 christened w. H. Fisher and
A. L. Streeter, and on their trial trips
over the Line have developed speed
of sixty miles an hour. On May Both
at 3 y. M, they will each have attached
three coal cars and caboose and at Il
given signal start on their journey to
destruction under a pressure OF one
hundred and twenty pounds of steam.
The thrott.es will be pulled wide open
and the engine men step OFT. AS each
engine will have from one halt to three
quarter mile run. it is estimated that
they will attain speed of at least for
ty FIVE to fifty miles per hour at the
moment of collision. Without doubt
this will be by far the most realistic
and expensive attraction eyer present
ed for the editication Of the American
people and will be well worth a trip OF
a thousand miles to witness.
Excursion trains will run from all
points on the G. q. Y. & L. Ry.. which
extends from Toledo to Pomeroy, Jack
son, Athens and various poiuts in the
Hooking Valley coal fields aud realiz'
| ing that the traffic on this occasion will
be enormous, especially from Column
bus, trains will run on an houriy sche
dule between that pojat and the Park
throughout the day. Connecting Lines
have been inyited and many of them
consented to run excursions from great
er distances in connection with the g..
Ell. V. g. T., so that the indications
point at least TO twenty thousand ItcO.
Pile witnessing this most interesting
and novel exhibition. There will posi-
| lively be no postponment on account Of
the weather SO that those who cOatsm-
plate the journey to see the collision on
will run no risk Of disappointment.
Buckeye Park is the ideal pleasure
resort of.Cemtral Ohio and furnishes
the only facilities for bathing in IL lake
of pure spring water with tobOggan
slide and all other accessories available
to the people OF that territosy. IT is ID
most delightful spot for X days outing
and those who attend should bring
their baskets aud prepare for II day OF
genuine pie asure in the woods. Am
pie refreshments will be furnished NJ
moderate prices nnh in maintniuing the
reputation Of tie place no Intoxicating
liquors vii he sold or allowed on the
premises. w. n. Fisher. G. L. x II.
A. Columbus, Ohio.