The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-04
THOUSANDS
GOING DOWN.
There Will Be a Great Rush
To-Day to Sedshore.
NEW CARS NEARLY READY
z. p. Smith Looks Cool and Comforta-
-"CharIie' Westbury Talking
Up Beach Park-Powerful
Locomotives.

LOCOMOTIVES.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Is
preparing to haul the largest number of
excursionists to the seashore to-day Of
any Fourth of July In its history. Three
trains, at A. NJ, $50 and A. NJ. will |
carry the crowds. each train carrying
enough coaches to accommodate all. More |
persons have signified their intention of
going down than ever before The wealth |
er and holiday have combined TO Drive
the people out Of the city and into the
Virginia Beach. Ocean View. Old Point,
Buckroe Beach and all the surrounding
points will catch the. crowds. Those gong
to Norfolk or Virginia geach WI, Ma take
Mr.. e. 7. Jelllson. chief clerk to Cen
eral Manager G. e. Doyle, who was re-.
Gently made fuel agent of the Chesapeake
ton OF chief clerk merely assuming the
duties OF his new position IN addition
thereto. 1t will ylean more work, but
he's not afraid OF work.
Chesapeake and Ohio is one Of the most
enthusiastic trap-shooters In Richmond,
and one of the best narksmen when the
mud pies fly. He usually puts In MS hol-
days and much Of his leisure before the
traps.
HE LOOKED COOL.
Passenger Agent q. p. Smith, OF the
Portable yesterday In white ducks and a
Panama, presenting the appearance OF
commodore. He's usually on the hunt
for business whatever the wea.ner c,,r m,,
during the Spanish Amer War he doca
not mind little thing like the prevailing
balmy Temperature.
ern Railway. Is again talking Beach
Park. When he goes to his meals and
the waiter asks him for his order he muir
murs bSsnsy tte the vest
Point resort, intermitted for few days.
Will be resumed Wednesday next. and
run daily thereafter leaving this I,s city At At
I 1910 Ad daily except sunday To-day IN
city for Beach Park at $3.50 A. NJ. and
5:so r NJ On sqndays the the e afserao1a
were omitted for a while owing to the
street car te-up. They are on now for the
remainder of the summer.
Mr.. Ormo NJ. Brown. travelling passen-,
ger agent OF the Chicago Northwestern.
was in the city yesterday and was
caller cali at the Offices Of the Norfolk and
Western and Atlantic Coast Line fali-
The Norfolk and Western agents have
been busy preparing for record-break-
ing travel to the seashore to-day; THIS
Many are daily going thither to spend
the remainder OF the summer, and even
the regular travel is now heavy. To-
days holiday crowd is going to be enor-
nous.
The general offices OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway will be closed to-day.
and the army Of employees will take an
aoWn to the and others
Washington while some will spend the
uas = 1 New c. & o. CARS.
The eight new passenger coaches and
two parlor cars recently ordered from the
Pullman Company by the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway are nearly ready 1or de-
livery. The new day coaches are OF {, me =.
use between Washington and Cincinnati.
They are expected to be delivered BY July
18th, and will put into service on the
train leaving here at P. NJ. daily, known
as the Mountain Special.
The Virginia railroads are noW. adopt
ing for use in pulling their fast ;o IRA MS
tive En pa4sa t as f2s Hee a
example Of the Chesapeake and Ohio has
been followed by the Norfolk and Vest
ern, which has ordereT some me- OF I, t lneo
motive, the fastest built and the most
powerful. is thus described by an ex-
The Atlantic type locomotives seem to
be the most popular at the present time.
judging from the number being built and
ordered. They are the latest product IN
famous No. $685. Of the New York Central
being Of this type; The tyenty-ho hour,
trains Of the Pennsylyan!a "a and y TIE Ne ng
Chicago are also propelled exclusively oy
this F SERasr & Ssse 81 THE racers,
racers are the large fire SURFACE and an
automatic arrangement whereby. when
pung hea aGdt 3ean 5G 5ra pounds
Weight is placed on the four driving
the slipping that Is usually eXperlencsd
level. or in coasting,. the, additional
weight is thrown from the drivers onto
the smaller front wheels. thereby obta!n-
h The Ba sHn seee and Ohio and the chez.
apeake and Ohio RAILROADS, which cross
both the Blue. Ridge and Allegheny noun
motives for fast passenger work, both
systems having in, one or two instances
grades Of nearly per cent aa;a, Or 100 feet
North mountain, in the, Allegheny range,
on the Chesa peake and Ohio, where. for
ten miles there is a grade of ,,ninety-four
or nine cars were doubleheaded for such
ascents, but 1t is a frequent occurrence
for an Atlantic type locomotive TO pull
nine cars over the mountains on sched'
u'e COST OF NEW ENGINES.
The Atlantic type engine Is regarded 8
original cost OF such an apparatus is rs
per cent. greater than for the ordinary
tenance and generation is considerab bly,
higher. The number Of these locomotives
now in commission on the eastern rail
Pennsylvania, 1os; Baltimore and Ohio,
60; Philadelphia and Reading, IS; Chesa-
until the Chesapeake and Ohio gave its
for ten Of these monsters the operation Of
such locomotives was confined to the
iiaas ,,arth Of thu P0tnmac and Ohm