The Republican journal., 1901-06-20
EN- ROUTE TO BUFFALO.

one OF the me steamers OF Cne b. q b.
S. S. Co. to Boston and there begin the
railway journey. At this season it is
very pleasant sail. You get an excel
lent supper, and at your accustomed
hour turn in" for good nights sleep
and find yourself next morning in Bos-
ton. 1t was Sunday morning when the
writer arrived in Boston, which then
presented very much the appearance of
deserted village. Few people were
about the hotels, and the blue laws were
in force so that only registered guest
having room assigned him at hotel
could be given admittance to the barber
shop for shave. After breakfast at
Youngs | paid my usual visit to the
Common and the Public Gardens. The
fountain was playing in the Frog Pond
there was a fine display of pansies in
the Public Gardens, and the English
sparrows were very much in evidence
everywhere. Their active movements
and constant chirping was in striking
contrast with the otherwise Sunday
stiffness. On fremont street strand
ed automobile was seen with a curious
crowd about while its proprietor busted
himself with Intellectual efforts to make
the wheels go round
At 1915 a. m. 1 boarded Boston and
Albany train for Buffalo. A fellow
passenger figured out that the train
made the run to Buffalo at the rate of As
miles an hour, including stops. There
was little jar, rattle or swaying motion,
and the cars seemed to be gliding
through space. When fairly out of the
city we looked from the car windows
upon wooded hills, green wales, ponds
and streams. The ground where cult
waited showed red loan, and in one
place it was decided purplish red. The
only blots upon the landscape were the
large advertising boards of 'Solingers
81 Watch;" Moonlight Soap" and "Set-
ting Moon Stove Polish" The names
are somewhat transposed for obvious
reasons.
At Albany we cross the Hudson, hay
ing passing glimpse of the floating
palaces which ply on that beautiful
river and are now on New York Cen
trail train. Looking from the rear car
upon the four tracks extending off into
the distance one feels a sense of secur
ity four fold that on single track road.
This is one of the great roads of the
country, and in equipment and service
is excelled by none. 1t recently put
into service twenty engines that are
the largest passenger locomotives in the
world. 1t is expected that one of these
new engines, the big 1880" when it is
fairly shaken down, will Guido the ia
nous ''9e9's'' record of "a miles an hour,
and railroad men predict that she will
make startling speed exhibition of
anywhere from 1O5 to 125 miles an
hour. The engine proper is 81 feet
long, and including pilot and tender
the total distance covered on the track
by the locomotive is SO feet, 3 "a inches.
The two driving wheels are 10 inches
high. The roof of the cab rises nearly
Is feet above the track, and the fire box
is so big that it looks more like that of a
big stationary engine. The weight of
the engine alone without the tender is
lie, 200 pounds, or So tons. The tender,
loaded, weighs 10000 pounds, making
a total of 2s6, 900 pounds.
The train from Albany included
Pullman dining car and smoker and
in the former dinner was served that
in all respects would do credit to first
class hotel. The sides of the car are
practically all glass, the table linen,
glass, silver and china are of the best.
and the attendance all that could be
desired. It is wonderful how SO elabo-
rate bill of fare can be served with so
little space in which to carry and pre-
pare such variety OF food 1t reminds
one of the magician producing innum-
cradle articles out of hat. In the
smoker the seats are easy chairs arrang-
ed along the sides facing, each other,
and the windows are so large that the
best possible views are offered of the
country through which the train passes.
All through the day the trolley car
was in evidence and at night its lights.
darting hither and thither, reminded
one of fire flies. In contrast to the
electric and steam cars was a canal
boat moving leisurely along, with pair
Of horses as motor. And, speaking of
trolleys, in some sections they are in
freight cars on these lines
with great success, one road deriving a
third of its income from this source.
The trolley has evidently come to stay.
At Utica canvas banner hung over
the street inscribed, Base Ball To-day"
Do they play base ball in New York
Sunday, or did they forget to take down
their sign Saturday night?
At 11.3O p. m. the train rolled into |
the Exchange street station, Buffalo,
and then an electric car was boarded |
for Statler's Pan-American Hotel, the
headquarters of the National Editorial
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