The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-05-29
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Burlington Dc.s a~Little More Speedy
Running Out West.
WORLDS RECORD FOR DISTANCE
GOV Erred.
Fifteen Miles on Curved Track in COL
orado Covered at Astounding
Rae OF Speed by Chi
cago Special.

All previous records for fast running
over distances greater tnan ten m.les
went gnpmeTing IOWA among the
tnlngs lua. we're wneD I he Denver
Chicaso Special of the burlington
Routc covered ii.S mills at the rate OF
$50 miles an hour.
This burst u speed was made with
heavy train OF nine cars from Eckley
[, Nray, Colo. on March "a. the train
being In charge OF Conductor j, II.
Burns and Engineer O'Connell.
The report OF the former on this oc-
currence follows:
Train No. left Denver about ten
minutes late, owing to wait for the
through California ear. A heavy wind
prevailed at Akron. which put us out
OF the latter place exactly thirty min
utes late. Engineer O'Conntll was
handed the usual documents TO proceed.
and nothing exceptional as regards
speed was mentioned. as II had been
customary to go to Wray. first stop. In
40 to iC minutes, 20 10 73 miies an hour
average. when late.
I'VE passed Oils a, an average OF
about SO miles an hour. Hyde and
Yuma the train passed at about 6h
miles an hour. and when the train
passed Eckley II was running "a to 70
miles an hour.
II was In the observation car. Eckley
TO Wray. On my left were several
gentlemen who had been talking about
the run. Mr.. Arthur Johnson, OF Den
yer: Mr.. Wells Alley. OF Los Angeles;
Mr. Bush. traffic manager OF the Colo
RADIO Midland: Mr.. Foley. OF Omaha:
two men from Salt LakcClty: a lumber
dealer. from Leadville, and an electric
ian. from Honolulu.
1--WE passed Eckley at 1856 y. m.
all hands holding watches corroborat-
irg. II seemed so short when the
whistle was blown that the comment
was made by Mr.. Johnson. oh. well. he
! IL not doing so much as we thought he
might Mr.. Johnson believed that we
| had but reached RolJb, a distance OF
| six and one-tenth miles from Eckley.
II remained silent few seconds. dis
| appointed. The wind had gone down,
and on account OF the heavy smoke fall
ing over the train I was not positive
where was. but with a second thought.
the train having dashed over bridge
between whistllng post and depot and
knowing the location extremely we'll. !
arose and said: Gentlemen. We are at
wray We passed Robb some time ago.
and yod have been able to ride fourteen
and elght-tenths miles faster than II
has ever been covered
"They looked AT me with astonlsh-
mcnt and never spoke. went at once
1, the platform Mt the rear end and OBJ
served nj the time OF departure my
watch. which was showing Ave minutes
strong after $500 y. m. Train was not
at . dead S.andstill but the nose OF the
er~irr had passed far enough under the
wire TO constitute the distance finished
and to create record.
II went to the head end. where Mr.,
Lindsay. OF Plttsburg manager for An
drew Carnegie. and party were occupy
ing special ear Grassmere. Mr.. Lind
say was on the platform when I ap-
preached and exclaimed: Conductor
that was terrific hurst Of speed; how
fat were we going"
IL told him the speed was more than
ninety miles per hoir for the distance
Of fourteen and eight-tenths miles. q
came 10 the conclusion We were flying.
SAID he, and tod my party Il was the
tastes. time We had ever made
"The train consisted OF engine No
II. mail car. baggage ear two reclining
chair cars. special car Grassemere
three slrepers and dining car. Prescott
From Eckley 10 Wray the track !,
full OF curves. and the train OF nine can
was running on two Of them at on,
time. owing to length OF train ant
shortn0ss OF curves except In two casei
where they are longer.
-. II. BuRNS. Conductor"