New-York tribune., 1899-07-01


Ing point and the stop watches were started 60
ing While Murphy did not leave the centre
ten-inch plank, he did not ride as steadily as he
had done on his trial. which was made In l:oo
The bicyclist seemed to veer from side to side,
and lust after passing the half-mile flag Murphy
seemed unable for the instant TO hold the pace.
He fell back at least fifteen feet and the spec
tators on the car thought IL was all over
HIS WIFE COULD NOT LOOK AT HIM,
Murphy seemed to bend further over the
handlebars and almost before the spectators
realized IT he had worked his machine back TO
within few inches of the rubber-coated bumper
Just at this point the train. with the human
streak behind. ran past the drag containing Mrs'
Murphy and her friends. She had steeled her-
self for the ordeal but when IT came she couid
not stand 1t. One quick glance at the car as
It swept past all that her quiverng nerves
could bear. She did not dare look beneath that
formidable wooden hood. but fell over upon the
shoulders OF friend gasping for breath while
flood of tears rushed to her eyes. BY this time
the performance over. and her friends as
sured her that all was we'll and she looked ior
the first time into the vacant space into when
the train had vanished a bend in the road
half-mile above hiding the car and rider from
view
MAN AND MACHINE PICKED UP.
At the finish Of the mile the engineer put on
= the airbrake and the car seemed TO tremble
like a human being as 1t felt the pressure Mur-
ply shot against the bumper and as he did 80
the bicycle tipped up This brought Murphy
closer to those on the platform. and willing
hands seized him and hauled him on board more
dead than alive. He was hurried through the
car TO a cot, where he stripped and rubOed
vigorously by physician and ms trainers; ; me
task of catching Murphy and lifting him on
board the train was LEFT to II. B. Fullerton );
II. Cummin and T. w. Post, men alert and
Hrag ed
on the platform his wheel came with him ana
1t was not even scraped When the oniookers
reached for Murphy he involuntariy clutcned
the machine with his legs, and both were pulled
on board.
DR.. j. NJ. Holly. who examined Murphy be-
fore and after the ride, said that the wheelman
had come out of the ordeal as few men could
hope Before the start Murphy's pulse was
7j and his temperature 9Sl2. After the ride the
doctor said that his nervous system rallied
greatly. The physician administered stimulants
and hypodermic injection, although he said
that possibly the latter was not necessary
MURPHY TELLS OF THE RIDE
When seen last night at his hotel Murphy
said that he had experienced practically the
same feelings that ne had felt when he made
the first trial, except that he realized that he
was travelling much faster. There was roar
in my ears. and felt as II riding In dead
air. l felt no suction, and when i fell back
from the bumper knew that could catch up
again. SO you at that point l was riding
really faster than, the train. man in such
position. Of course does not have full possession
OF all his faculties. and it may have been the
rambling of a troubled BRAIN for during the last
half mile of the race felt as If the boards were
coming up-as If they were being lifted from
their fastenings and that they about to
engulf me. / seemed TO be riding over hills and
into hollows. and one revolution of the pedals
would appear easy, while the next would be as
II was lifting a house of dead weight. / made
she mistake Of riding a gear a little too high
] could have done better with my old gear OF
112. | would not be afraid to try it again. and
] know that can do even better time. STILL /
admit that would not do IL unless | was we'll
paid for it. or unless somebody breaks my
record"
Murphy has had an eve to business, and last
night considered contract TO appear at one
OF the music halls in New-York The only diff
ference is a matter Of $50 Murphy thinks that
he ought to get $3.50 week for appearing in
public on home trainer. and the offer made
10 him is $500.
The officials at the run James f. Sulli-
van, referee; timers. W. II. Robertson, Brook
lyn: Robert ston, New-York Athletic Club:
Samuel See. Brooklyn; F. X. Creamer Sheriff of
Kings County. and Charles Dieges, Pastime
Athletic Club. Fred w Burns was the an
nouncer.
In preliminary trial in the morning the
engine and car were sent the course in
% seconds. Creamer was TO time the first quar-
ter. Robertson the second. Deges and Stoll the
third quarter. and all of them the mile The
quarter made in IL seconds, the half mile in
?92-5 the three-quarters in ~ seconds. and
the mile in - 40 seconds. Sees watch was
the slowest. IS seconds; two others made it 5!%
and two - 40 and the referee decided the
latter as the official time.
Referee Sullivan said that he had never seen
anything which impressed him more forciby,
'and you can say for me- he said that never
want to see anything like II again. 1t is 1T
lie too thrilling even for these advanced days.
Murphy had a slight scratch on his left leg,
probably received when he was hauled on the
rear platform OF the car
AFFIDAVITS AS TO THE DISTANCE.
Appended is a copy OF the sworn statements
regarding the track:
l. =. ID. Ford chief engineer OF the Long Island
Railroad. depose and say that have measured
the mile of track used to-day by Charles M
Murphy at haywood on the central extension of
the Long Island Railroad, and that II is o.2So
feet from the designated starting pole TO the
designated finishing pole. =. ID. FORD.
Witness: NJ. NJ. BELDING, Jr
Sworn to before me this Both day Of June. 1893
NJ. NJ. BELDING. Jr,
Notary Public. NewYork County, n Y, No ~
l. j. II. Cummin. superintendent Of bridges OF
the Long Island Railroad. depose and say that
have measured the mile OF track used to-day by
Charles NJ Murphy at haywood. on the central
extension of the Long Island Railroad. and that
II is > 2S0 feet from the designated starting pole
TO the designated finishing pole.
~ Wv J. H. CUMMIN.
Witness: NJ NJ BELDING. Jr.
Sworn to before me this Both day OF June. 1899.
NJ. Nj. BELDING. Jr,
Notary Public New York County, n. Y. No. Az.
ups DODGE TO AMEND HER STATEMENT.