The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-13
RACE WITH DEATH.
SeabOard Air Line Breaks
All Records.
Thousands of Dollars Spent On Special
Train For Family of Mortimer
Brooks Injured at
Pittsbor0.

81 e:40 yesterday morning the
specia! train for Pittsboro, having on
it Mrs Mortimer Brooks, wife of the
injured man, his son. Reginald
Brooks, his family physician, DR.. Polk,
maid, a trained nurse and Mr..
Brooks body servant, reached Raj
eigh. Breakfast for the party was
sent TO the train from the Marlborough
House and here the party was joined
ny Mr. c. II. Gattis, travelling passen-
ger agent OF the Seaboard Air Line,
The, special, in charge of Engineer
NJ, w. Tighe, of Raleigh, and Con-
ducor Eaddock made record
breaking run. Before it was turned
over TO these gentlemen it had left
Jersey City at 1870 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.
H. HiX, who accompanied the train
to Raleigh. Engineer Tighe making
the run with engine 631 in three
hours. or rather the 16S miles in 100
minutes, as stops were made, and twice
the train slowed down TO ten miles
an hour There were seven stops on
the trip and at Henderson coal and
water was taken.
The average speed exceeded seven
ty-1iVe miles an hour for the train,
which consisted of the engine, tender,
coach and Pullman. From NOrlina TO
Raleigh the sixty miles were made in
sixty minutes with a stop. Henderson
to Raleigh, fOrty-four miles, was
made in forty minutes, while from
FTanklinton to Raleigh twenty seven
miles the time was nineteen min
utes. 1t was a race that in its speed
was as against the onward rush Of
death feared at PittsbOro, and in max
! ing 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 far South as PittsbOrO.
Here the engines were changed al
Johnston Street Station and Engineer
Muse with engine 607 and with the
same conductor Haddock made the
balance of the trip. Others joining the
| train here were Mr.. G. II. Gattis, trav-
cling passenger agent, and Mr.. &. =.
| Gore, trainmaster. The run TO Mon
cure, thirty-One miles, was made in
thirty-two minutes, including a delay
| of six minutes at Merry Oaks, where
a stop was made in passing the local
| en- route to Raleigh, so as To carry
| back to Pittsboro DR.. Hubert a. Roy
! ster and DR.. MacNider, who were re-
| turning from PittSboro. The party
reached PittsbOro at II o'clock and
conveyances at once took them five
miles in the country to the home OF
Mr.. c. T. Bynums~ 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
country. 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 with safety.
There was an incident here that
! shows appreciation on the part of Mr.
/ Reginald Brooks. He was impressed
with the quick work done over the
| Seaboard and handed $40 to Engineer
| Tishe $40 to the fireman and So to
/ the porter. The special train from
| Raleigh to Pittsboro for Drs. Royste1
and MacNider cost $112.50 and the
| special from New York cot $1,253.30
| besides heavy cost for holding the
train. The return trip viii cost the
| same amount.