Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-06
CHARLES MURPHY's BIG RIDE.
a nile in Less that Fifty-EiSI.t Sec
onds on a RIcycIe-A Sar-
row Escape.

New York, July Charles II. Muir
Ehy. of the Kings county wheelmen,
rode mile on bicycle, paced by To-,
comotiye, in 0:57 As yesterday. His
course was two-mile board track ON
a siding OF the Long Island railroad.
Murphy followed an engine and day
coach, the latter being provided with
hood. which acted as wind shield
Tor the rider.
The board track was laid near May
wood, L. L, and extended from that
station two miles east, and was as
nearly perfect to level as skill could
make it.
started at High Speed.
On the throttle of engine IA, when the
word was given to start, ten minutes
past five. The engine started at a
rapid rate and before 400 yards had
been traversed, was running at a rate
OF more than fifty miles an hour. Muir
ply was keeping well within the hood.
AS they neared the beginning of the
mile stretch the pace was mile a
minute and a cloud of dust obscured
tors, who lined the banks on either
SIDE.
I'm All Right; Send Her Alongw
Entering on the space which would
test his speed, Murphy, in reply to a
query, shouted: I'm ali right. Send
her along" But there was no neces-
sity for his remarks regarding speed,
as the engineer was sending the big
steam flyer along at top speed. The
quarter was reached in Is seconds and
the half in 20 2-5. The timers for the
Stoll, the former registering "A and the
latter As As. At the finish, two of the
watches showed 81 As, one 81 SIS and
SIS and the fifth 81 Sd, which was held
by Sheriff Creamer. The timers agreed
that Murphy had covered the distance
in So As seconds.
Frequently Ran Against the Car.
Those on the back platform who
watched Murphy through his wonder
fui ride stated that the riders handle
bar had knocked against the rubber
buffet at least six times and each time
tie conclusion sent him back sutly six
feet, but Murphy always had strength
enough to regain this distance.
During the last quarter of n mile
the rider covered the ground for the
greater part fully Il wheels length out
side of the hood, but as he passed the
finish he was close up.
Saved From Probable Death.
just then two strong men on board
tho train reached down, and seized the
rider by either arm and lifted him
aboard the car in safety. Their action
undoubtedly saved Murphy's life be-
cause he was then in such a weak con-
dition that had he been allowed to re-
main on the wheel he would have been
unable to control it and a serious if
not fatal accident might have hap
pened.
Murphy was carried to the front
part of the car and laid on cot, where
a physician administered to him and
in less than five minutes the cyclist
was able to converse with those
around him.
Thought the PIanl<s were Torn Up.
Murphy seemed dazed at first and
said in answer to queries as to why
he fell back so many times: Il did
that SO that 1 might not come in con-
tact with the planks which were be-
ing torn up in front of me-" Later on,
however, he did not refer to this, but
said continually:
''Boys, I've always felt that I could
do this. Now that have done it / am
satisfied and so are MANY Others"