Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-12-15
RACE With DEATH.
THE SEABOARD AIR LINE
BREAKS ALL RECORDS.
Thousands of Dollars Spent On
Special Train For Family
of Mortimer Brooks In
!ured at PittSbOrO.
Raleigh NeWs-Observer.

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special train for Pittsboro, having
on it Mrs. Mortimer Brooks, wife oil
the injured man, his son, Reginald
VSrooks, his family physician, DIR.
FeIk, a maid, trained nurse and
MI, Brooks body servant, reached
Raleigh. Breakfast for the party
was sent to the train from the Var
bOroug III House and here the party
was joined by MIR. &, II. Gattis,
travelling passenger agent of the Sea-
| board Air Line.
The special, in charge Of Engineer
NJ. w. Tighe, OF Raleigh, and Con-
ductor Haddoek made record
breaking run. Before it was turned
over to these gentlemen it had left
Jersey City at 1l:3O on Friday night.
At Richmond about half-past six
O'Clock yesterday morning, the train
was turned over to the Seaboard and
was in charge of superintendent G.
III. Hix, who accompanied the train
to Raleigh, Engineer TIghe making
the run with engine 63l in three
hours, or rather the 1853 miles in 16O
minutes, as stops were made, and
twice the train slowed down to ten
miles an hour. There were ,sRNasl.
stops on the trip and at HENDERSON
an6 xx10 for woo f4 znn
The average speed exceeded Is
miles al hour for the train, which
consisted of the engine, tender, coach
and Pullman. From Norlina to Ra-
leigh the sixty miles were made IN
sixty minutes with a stop. Hender-
son to Raleigh, forty-four miles, was
made in forty minutes, while from
Franklinton to Raleigh ,tWenty-seven
miles; the time was nineteen min
was as against the onward rush OF
death feared at Pittsboro. and in
making this dash the Seaboard Air
Line broke all records for fast time
in the South, being the first and
only train ever run special solid
from Jersey City as tar South as
PittsbOrO.
Here the engines were changed at
Johnston Street Sation and Engineer
Muse, with engine 6O7 and with the
same conductor, Haddock, made the
balance Of the trip. Others joining
the tain here were Mr.. @. III. Cat
tis, travelling passenger agent, and
Mr.. 6. A. Gore, trainmaster. The
run to Moncure, thirty-one miles,
was made in thirty-tWO minutes, in
Guiding delay of six minutes at
Merry Oaks, where a stop was made
tn passing the local en- route to Ra-
leigh, SO as TO carry back to Pitts
boro Drs. Hubert A. Royster and
MacNider, who were returning from
PittsbOro. The party reached Pitts
boro at II O'Clock and conveyances
at once took them five miles in the
country to the home of Mr.. G. T.
Bynum, where the injured man is
receiving attention.
The condition of Mr.. Brooks is re-
garded as favorable, but he cannot
be moved the five miles through the
county. For this reason the special
stands at Pittsboro, that in case OF
death the body may be taken by
special to New York. The special
waits also the time when he may
be moved to New York City with
safety.
There was an incident here that
shows appreciation on the part OF
Mr.. Reginald Brooks. He was inn
pressed with the quick work done
| over the Seaboard and handed $40
to Engineer Tighe, $40 to the fire.
man and $5 to the porter.
The special train from Raleigh to
Pittsboro for Drs. Royster and Mac.
Nider cost S112.5O and the special
fcom New York cost ], 1,253.8O besides
heavy cost for holding the train. The
! return trip will cost the sane.