The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-01
MURPHY'S FEAT
The Famous Wheelman Makes
mile in Loss Than a Minute.


New York. June 20.-Charles NJ Mur-
phy Of the Kings county wheelmen rode a
mile on a bike. paced py a locomotive. Ia
81 40 seconds today His course waa
two milo board tracy on siding Of the
Long Island railroad. Murphy followed
an engine and day coach, the latter
being provided with a hood. which acted
az a wind shield for the rider. The board
track was laid near haywood. L. l., and
extended from that station two miles east
and was as nearly perfect TO a level as
skill could make II. Fully 5000 people
saw Murphy make his daring ride.
Engineer Sam Booth had his hand on
the throttle OF engine "a when the word
was given TO start, ten minutes past five,
The engine started al a rapid rate and be-
fore 400 yards had been traversed was
running at rate Of more than dfty miles
an hour. Murphy was keeping well With
| IN the hood AS they neared the beg nnin6
Of the mile stretch the pace was a mile
minute and a cloud OF dust obscured
everything from the view Of the specta-
tors who lined the banks on either 90
On entering the space which would test
his speed. Murphy, IN reply 10 a Auery
shouted I'm all right. send her along,"
but there was no necessity for his re-
marks regarding speed, as the engineer
was sending the big steam ayer along at
top speed The quarter was reached Ia 10
seconds and the half In % rs. The timer
Tor the three quarters we're Messrs Beiges
and stol the former registering a ana
the latter Ss 4-5. At tho finish tive Of ue
watches showed 81 4-5. one 81 S-5 au -.er
5s ana the NTH 57A, which was held BY
Sheriff Creamer. The timers agreei that
.urphy had covered the distance In 57 As
seconds
Those on the bae platform who watch
ed Murphy all through his wonderful ride
stated that the riders handle bar had
knocked against 40 rubber buffer al least
six times. and each ..me the conclusion
sent him back fully SIX feet, but Murphy
always had strength enough 20 regain
t...s distance. During the last quarter OF
q mile the rider covered the ground foI
the created part fully a wheels length
outside OF the hood. but as he passed tht
finish he was close up Just then two
strong men on board the train reached
down and seized tho rider by either arm
and iftsd him aboard the car Al ea.ety
Their action undoubtedly save Murphy
lnfe because ne was then IN such a veal
condition that had he been allowed 20 re
main on the wheel he would have beei
unable 70 control 81 and serious II no
fatal accident might have happened
sattle, wash. June s0-Advices from tr
Atlin mining district are 70 the effect tina
, Judge Irving. who was sent into the DIS
trict by the British Columbia government
20 straEhten out the tangle caused By "a
Allen exclusion act. has arrived ther
and has settled many disputes over looa
. lions. He has decided that the origina
stakes located before the passage of N
exclusion act shah stand whether Il.
" local authorities be Americans Or Cans
ldlans Several Canadian claim Jumper
!, have been imprisoned.
= Ross Humber q Victoria, late arTly
!. a. says;
; The condition Of affairs al Atlin al
ser!ous Nearly stoo men are in the dll
trict doing nothing Many have run Of
4. Of provisions and money. Only few
IA the claims ara turning out az all. wou
% not give ever 800 fof tho best claim
r. me district While am Canadian
Of condemn IN the strongest terms the &C
10 ion Of ths provincial government IN kee
.. ing the country closed Up. America
Ii should Be 80 thankful that t1s allen IA
has kept them opt."