The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-23

had a chance at Santiago, but it does
not appear that the results were at all
decisive as to its SURPRISING value in
operations.
Fancy a railroad with a pretty little
s.year-old girl as general manager!
The Chicago & Jericho railway has
just such an official. To be sure, it is
nowhere near the Windy City Of I'LL
nois, nor does it extend in reality to far
OFF Jericho, but it is a perfect railway
system for oil that. The entire length
of the road is only 100 feet, but in it's
miniature form it is as perfect in every
detail as any in the world.
This remarkable railroad is erected
in the garden of Rev. Harry Lancelot
Warneford at Windsor, England. Well
known as a successful composer Of mu-
sic, the reverend gentleman adds to his
other accomplishments that of a skill
full amateur engineer. 1t was he who
planned and built the Chicago & Jeri-
cho railway, and he is the line super
~intendent. The other members Of his
family all occupy positions of trust and
responsibility.
1t started in this way. A friend of
Mr.. Warneford gave hin a toy locomo-
tive which weighs about fourteen
pounds when filled with water and
ready for starting. 1t is a correct mod
Ell of the locomotives used on the Great
Northern railway. Methylated spirit is
put into the tender filters through
into the lamp reservoir beneath the
boiler. At first he tried to run it on the
carpet, but this was unsuccessful, as
the wheels could not get a proper grip.
Later he took up the 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 his line were from time to
time obliterated by pools of water.
which settled in the garden. Then the
present ChicagO-Jericho line was erect
ed on a raised embankment to a length
of 100 feet.
Since it's completion the Jericho-Chi-
cago 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 s~uperintend-
ent Of the line, as Mr.. Warneford is
appropriately styled, has had visitors
also from America, n on three sep
arate occasions rim Alexander and
Princess Ena of B%attenberg hav paid
him a visit to inspect this tiny rail-
way.
The "chief inspector Of the line is
Mrs. Warneford. Miss Dorothy Warne-
ford Is general manager and a very
attractive little official, too; and Mas
ter Warneford, her younger brother,
capably discharges the duties of "un-
der manager"
In every way this tiny system Is per-
feet. The gauge is two and five-eighths
inches and there are three stations
Jericho, Crewe and Chicago. All along
the line are mile posts exactly ten feet
apart; there is a tunnel gauge, cranes
gradient marks.
Let us imagine that we are taking q
journey on this miniature line, and
that we start from Jericho station.
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in length, and at one side of it is a large
lever, which works the signals all up
the line. In this model station there
are waiting 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 loco
motive, automatically ~nounc the
arrival Of the train.
At about fifteen feet from Jericho is
constructed an iron tubular bridge, four
feet long, and this Mr.. Warneford had
specially built for him by al ironmon-
ger in Windsor. A few feet further on is
an admirably equipped signal cabin
containing six levers.
A deep cutting is the next thing come
to on this extraordinary railroad, n
over the cutting there is the usual foot
bridge for passengers, who are request
ed mot to cross the line except by the
f~ootbridge." After the cutting comes
the beautifully constructed cantlleVer
bridge, which is twelve feet five inches
long, including the approaches. For
this bridge Mr.. Warneford took for his
model the amous Forth bridge.
The center of the line is now reached
and here is situated the tunnel, which
Is a great mass of earth and bricks.
Just before entering the unnel there iss
a printed notice to the driver to re.
duce speed" and here, too, is located
the cabin of the fog signalman. This
is a marvellous little piece of mechan-.
ism.
Out of the side Of the little cabin pro-.
jects a short steel arm, which is struck
by the engine in passing. At the same
time an iron hammer is acted upon,
and this in falling explodes a cap and
a small charge of powder. AS the train
passes through the tunnel it is inter-
esting to hear the muffled noise usually
associated with a train in a tunnel.
On the other side of the tunnel is
Crewe station, and here also is another
notice to whistle" A little further on
the track is carried over a ravine On a.
perfectly constructed American ~trestle,
bridge, five feet six nch long. The
next bridge is hat is known as a
"skew arch" There is also another
bridge, a double suspension copied from
the one over the Thames on the Great
Western railway just outside of Wind.
sor; and near this bridge is the usual
notice to the public, Beware Of the,
trains" The Chicago terminus is as
perfect as all the other parts of this;
remarkable line, and here we notice:
that tba>w;c a Hcpaca t0 LOT for adj