The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-12

the millionsires Of Baltimore 10 WASH
lnEton AZ any record speed. YOU will have
10 guess again. We are very careful of
cur millionaires. We need them in our
business. and We prefer 70 be conservative
with that class Of carto."
Mr. Adams saw she point. and looked
no further for reasons for hic failure 10
break the record. lie was careful how
ever, TO invite no mllUonalres. and as a
result had 30 difficulty I'm not only break
i1s all records on the Baltimore and Ohio
road but all 81 the worlds records from
one mile 10 twenty miles as well. on the
trin made Saturday. May D.
IL is forty miles between Baltimore and
Washington. From the Camden station
IN Baltimore there are two miles Of cay
yards, switches and cures vli,h muse
he taken Al a slow speed, not only for
purposes Of safety. but n order TO com
ply with city ordinance. Not until An
napo'is Junction. eighteen miles from Par
umore. is reached IS ,here anything Ike
clear running.
It Trinidad. two miles from this CRY,
the speed OF all travis must bc reduced
and the last half nile g. male AZ a speed
Of from iOur 10 six miles an hour. There
D., therefore, IN this forty miles a con-
siderable distance which must he run at
very low speed. and a decided drop made
az Relay IN crossing the yiadUct there.
There is very little straight track FOR the
entire distance, the longest stretch rc.n-
lees thar three miles
The time between stations was taken by
four observers, two % whom were officials
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad m
run 20 Relay. nine miles from Baltimore
was made In about eight minutes F~1n
Relay to Annapolis Junction which 0.
about eighteen miles from Baltimore
there are sharp curves and heavy grades
but the train did not slacken 10 a spec
much below fifty-five miles an hour.
Records of the Trip.
The following records between AnHaQo
lis Junction and Trinidad should prove Of
great interest not only 10 railroad officials
but 10 all VINO are interested in record
breaking performances. Here are som'
sample runs made By the Cigar-shaTe'
train, or torpedo" train, as Mr.. Adam
prefers 10 call IL:
Annapolis Junction 10 Savage. Il-2 miles. in
minute and a seconds a speed OF 6i3 miles al
hour. This was up heavy grade.
Annapolis Junction 20 Laurel. "a miles, in
miuutes and second speed Of s. miles an hour
SIN up a moderate grade
Annapolis Junction q, Contee. distance Of g.
miles in { minutes and s. seconds, speed o.. q
miles an hour.
Annapolis junction 70 Nulrkirk miles. in
| minutes and Z seconds. a speed Of 80 miles al
hour This was TO the top Of the grade
The figures given below Will give al
| idea Of the speeds on a level track AM
on the down grade to Washington:
| Nuirkirk to Beltsviue % miles in ! minute an
As seconds q speed Of % miles hour.
| Nu.rkirk TO Branchvine. . miles. in minute
| and 80 seconds a speed Of so miles an hour. Til
was down grade.
! Mu.rkirk TO college Sc miles. in minutes an
/ IS seconds speed Of SO miles an hour.
! Wuirkirk to Alexander 81 miles, in minute
/ and IS seconds. speed Of - miles an hour
| slight up grade
/ Muirkrk 10 Trinidad - miles in minutes az.
- seconds a speed OF s. miles hour.
/ Alexander Junction 10 Trinidad miles. in
minutes and % seooEds speed Of lo3 miles a
/ hour This was made on a slightly down grade
and on fairly straight track. This hve-miie run
| unqlestionsbly the fastest pace ever travelled by
human being who has lived 90 tell the tale.
! The entire twenty miles from Annapolis Juuc'io
10 Trinidad we're made in about Is minutes, or
sustained speed Of nearly so miles an hour.
81 am accustomed TO high rates Of rail
road speed" said Mr.. Adams in discussln
this run. and while / was very intent o
catching the exact time as we passed IN
stations, ! could not but be impresse
with the wonderful speed at which "
were moving through the air. As "
struck the down grade after passing Muir
kirk. the roar of the train took on a Off
ferent key.
The sounds became blended, and th
pitch became higher and higher as tn
speed of the train increased. The scener
merged into cUe long blur, and no on
but a train hand familiar with the sta
tions could have discerned the signs as W
whirled past or even distinguished on
village from another.
There was no violent swaying or an
unpleasant motion TO the train. Their
was an absence Of Wnistling OF al
through the windows and other obstruc
tions. as is the feature incident 10 hig
speed on ordinary trains II was dc
Hghtful and exhilarating experience, anC
from my point of view far more eXcitin
than horse or yacht racing, or any KIN
of sport which | can think Of.
we knew we were going to breah tn
record before we had Travelled ten miles
hut it was not until | had time TO 81
down and calculate the speeds that | Wa
aware of the exact record made. | nd
thought that the run between Branch
willie and College Station was the Ic>Jes
and was surprised and pleased To tind. o
going over the records more carefully
that the run from Alexander Junction t
Trinidad was not only our fastest speed
but the fastest record ever male in III
history of railway science.
Il am told by those competent 70 knc'
that there is no recorded mile faster tina
forty seconds. OF course, we have n
means of knowing what our tustes, mi
was 1t is sufficient To Kn1w that "
made five miles at an average speed Of !,
miles an hour.