The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-16
Southern Rails Hum Un-
der Superb Trains.
THREE ROADS IN RACE
After Leaving Washington the Trains
Kept Abreast Most of the Time.
They Were on the Seaboard,
the Southern ane the
Coast Line.
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Washington, D. c., Jan. 15.-The details
OF one of the longest railroad races ever
run were made known here today. The
distance was fourteen hundred miles.
from Washington to Jacksonville, and the
trains the finest in the South the Palm
Limited of the Southern, the Florida Linn
tied of the Seaboard, and the Florida
Express. of the Atlantic Coast Line. The
trains left Washington Monday at six
O'Clock. within a few minutes of each
other and all reached Jacksonville next
day at 2:30, within few minutes of
each other
From here to Richmond and Charlottes-
vile, the trains made their regular sched-
ules, then. each being on its own main
line South. the race began. Towns were
passed in twinkling. At places the
tracks of the different railroads parallel
one another for several miles, and when
these were reached it was found that
the heavy trains were, Notwithstanding
the hundreds of miles travelled, stiH only
few rods apart. At Raleigh the Sea.
board Flyer had beaten schedule .;ma by
half an hour. The Palm Limited was
also ahead both at Greensboro and at
Charlotte.
AT Wilson, which is on a direct line
east from Raleigh, the Atlantic Coast
Line train was running neck and neck
with the Southern at Greensboro, though
the Southern men did not know at the
time. hundreds of miles intervening be-
tween the lines
At Columbia and Augusta the lines be-
glll to CONVERGE and the rivals could
be- watched, the passengers taking advan.
tage of the early dawn to see the strug-
gle.
At Savannah excitement was at high
PITCH the Southern train, with its new
Pacific type engine, though it had trav-
eled farther, beat the Seaboard into the
ole Georgia city. The Southern train
pulled out as the Seaboard pulled in
Out of Savannah for many miles south.
the lines run only few hundred yards
apart. On this came the most thrilling
part of the long race. First ore train
led and then the other. The Seaboard
won. The Seaboard train reached the
Florida city few minutes ahead of the
other, but the trackage covered was
twenty-four miles shorter
Though no records were broken, no more
interesting railroad race has been run
in the South
Representative Klutzz, of North Caro-
and negro suffrage with group in the
Democratic cloak-room, says the Wash
ington Post He observed that the con-
stitutlons of California and Massachu
setts are almost identical in their pro-
viions about suffrage with the much
abused constitution of North Carolina.
"Old Senator Vance, of our State, hit
it off pretty we'll in a speech that he
made at Union Square, ~ Y, away back
III 1868. when Seymour was our candi-
date said Mr.. Kluttz. Vance, during
that speech, recited a rhyme. which ran
like this:
Negro suffrage to all the South mus
come.
But not to fair New England, for that's
too close 'ter hum''
In the estimate for the new approp-ia-
tion for the Weather Bureau, Hon. Willis
L. Moore, Chief of the Weather BureaU,
has included $4,000 to repair the tele-
graph line and build the cable over TO
Roanoke Island. This will connect the
island with the Government Telegraph
System and will establish a storm warn
ing service for the benefit of the fisheries
This will be of great value to Roanoke
Island. Senator Simmons and Represen-
tative Small, in response to the requests
of people on Roanoke Island, have inter-
oetcd themselves to secure the telegraph
lire 1t is greatly needed and SENS now
certain.
Rev. j. A. Watson of Hickory, who
has been here examining some maru-
scripts and documents and rare volumes
bearing on the life of Marshal Ney, has
returned home. DIR. Weston will shortly
issue a new edition of his book which
will contain additional evidence to prove
that Peter S. Ney. the North Carolina