The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-18
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PIGMY OF THE RAILS.
Jericho and Chicago Road Is the
Smallest In the World

Jericho and Chicago Road Is the
Smallest In the World.
"AH aboard for Jericho! Through train
in five minutes"
The Jericho and Chicago Railway IS do
ing business,a rushing business one might
say. To be sure, ii is nowhere near Chi
cago, nor does it extend in reality to far
off Jericho, but it Is perfect railway sys-
TEN for all that The entire length of the
road is only a hundred feet, but in its
miniature form 1t Is as perfect in every
detail as any in the world.
This remarkable railroad is erected in
the garden of the Rev Harry Lancelot
Warneford at Windsor, England. Well
known as a successful composer of music,
the reverend gentleman adds to his other
accomplishments that of a sklllful anna
teur engineer. 1t was he who planned and
built the Jericho and Chicago Railway,
and he is the line superintendent. The
other members of his family all occupy
positions of trust and responsibility.
1t started in this way. friend of Mr..
Warneford gave him a toy locomotive
which weighs about fourteen pounds when
filed with water and ready for starting.
1t is a correct model of the locomotives
used on the Great Northern Railway.
Methylated spirit is put into the tender,
md filters through into the lamp reser-
vor beneath the boiler. At first he tried
to run IL on the carpet, but this was I'M
successful, as the wheels could not get
proper grip.
Later on he took up tho carpet and put
down wooden rails in the room. Next
he erected in his garden a low level'
system about sixty feet long, but found
that parts of this line were from time
TO time obliterated by pools of water
which settled in the garden. Then the
present Jericho-Chicago line was erected
on a raised embankment to a length of
100 feet.
Since ats completion the Jericho Chicago
line has afforded pleasure not only TO Mr.
Warneford's own children, but also to
hundreds of people from all parts of the
kingdom. The superintendent of the line,
as Mr.. Warneford is appropriately called
has had visitors also from America and
on three separate occasions Prince Alex
ander and Princess Ena of Battenberg
have paid him a visit 10 inspect this tiny
railway.
The "chief inspector" of the line is Mrs.
Warneford. Miss Dorothy Warnefords s
years old, is general manager" and
very attractive little Official too; and
Master Warneford, her younger brother,
capably discharges the duties of under
manager"
In every way this tiny system IS perfect
The guage is 2ss inches, and there are
three stations-Jericho, CreWe and Chi
cago, All along the line are mile posts
exactly ten feet apart, there is a tunnel
gauge, cranes for dealing with heavy
goods" perfectly constructed signals and
little white posts on which are painted
the gradient marks.
Let us imagine that we are taking a
journey on this miniature line, aud that
we start from Jericho station. This sta
ton Is about two feet six inches in
length, and at one side of ii is a large
lever which works the signals all up the
line. In this model station there are wait
ing rooms, while between the buffers of
the stop block we may see the button of
an electric bell, which, when struck by
the pretty little locomotive, automatically
announces the arrival Of the train.
AT about fifteen feet from Jericho is con-
structed an iron tubular bridge, four feet
long, and this Mr.. Warneford had spec
tally built for him by an ironmonger In
Windsor. A few feet further on is an adj
mlrably equipped signal cabin, contain
Ing six levers.
a deep cutting is the next thing come 10
on this extraordinary railroad, and over
the cutting there is the usual footbridge
for passengers, who are requested mot to