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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-21

Bull, the fiat car, and whiskey hogs
head used as a tender, and the two
passenger coaches, used in this eel
ebration on and the opening of the
road by the New Jersey Legislature.
This locomotive was consigned to Ed
ward s. Stevens, Esq, for the Cam
den & Amboy r. r. & Transportation
Company. or his %assignees, and
freight and transfers cost 1875, 19s.
The Stevensons built the John Bull
for S06e, 1Ss., and 9pence, a trile
owe $4,000. The master of the shin
affirmed to three bills of lading, dat
ed Liverpool, July 18th, 1881.
The original dimensions of this
engine were: the cylinders. nine
inches in diameter, and twenty inch
stroke, one pair of driving wheels.
four feet six inches in diameter, and
n pair four feet six inches. nor
connected. The hubs of these wheels
We're cast iron, the spokes and rims
Were wood. The tires were of wrought
iron, and the total weight of the en-
CINE originally was about 10 tons.
h average weight of a locomotive
OF h present is from seventy to eigh-
ty tons. The locomotive was nut to-
gether at ~Bordentown, and a small.
Tour wheel platform car, that had
been used by the contractor, was
used as the tender, on which was
placed, the whiskey hogshead named
above, and the connection between
this %hogshead was made with a leath-
er hose to the pump on the locomo-
tive, by a shoemaker in B~ordentown.
Thus equipped this locomotive was
put under steam, September 18th.
and several trial trips were made be-
fore the first public trial. which was
on November 18th, 1881.
Robert l.. Stevens. ESQ. was in
structor and conductor, Isaac Dripps.
Esq, who was superintendent of mo-
1--WE power up to and including 1852,
acted as engineer, and Benjamin Hig-
gins as fireman. The New Jersey
Legislature and a number of invited
guests were among those present. Mr..
Stevens and Mr.. Dripps were the two
first men to ride on this locomotive.
John Bull remained in Borden
town until the year 1888, when the
& Amboy r. r. commenced
running their cars with steam power.
the road had been previously operat-
ed by horses. The Bull was then
placed on the road, and did routine
successfully, up to and includ-
ing 1866. The John Bull is the old
est complete locomotive in America.
In connection with the cut of loco
and cars. ! enclose a cut of
dation or base of this monument was
with stone blocks, two feet
square and one foot thick. that had
been in the roadbed as ballast or per-
manent wav Each of these stones
had two holes drilled into it and To-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-21
To the Editor of the Perth Amboy
Evening News:

10 the Editor of the Perth Amboy
Evening News:
Dear Sir:-I note in a recent issue
OF the NEWS, a very interesting ar
ticle by Rusticus, on Railroading
Fifty Years Ago, and on Traction De-
velopment in Middlesex County. My
object is to give your readers some
additional information on the same
line, and not to discuss or criticize.
i am perfectly familiar with many of
the incidents referred to by R., and
as he has not confined his interesting
articles to railroads in the county,
| would ask your indulgence to allow
me to in some other counties
of the state, more particularly Bur-
lington county, in which the railroad
shops of the Camden & Amboy r. r.
were located.
l want first to state that the loco
motive. known as the John Bull, was
built by Messrs. George and Robert
Stevenson, at Newcastle-on-Tyne,
England, for the Camden & Amboy
X. r. & Transportation Company, in
the year 1881, and shipped by Fran
els B. Ogden, on the Ship Alleganey,
Anthony Michaels, Master. Here
with please find a facsimile of the
bill of lading. The original bill of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-21

nected to the brake lever on the
truck. Attached to it was a wooden
cross beam, with wooden blocks on
each end. The same circle as the
base of the wheels, secured to these
blocks, was sole leather which, when
the brake was applied, came in con-
tact with the ~face>,of the tender
wheels. These tenders had two
trucks. under which was five pairs
OF 3S inch wheels, 3 under the rear
truck and 2 under forward truck.
In addition to this rear brake
there ere two levers some five feet
long on each side. They were lust
back of the front corner post. inside
the tender, and they were connected
to the brake, on the front trek. The
application of the rearA brake .by the
train guard was only part of his
duties. He vas expected to watch
the rear of the train constantly while
in motion, and for an additional pre-
caution, they had a bell cord run
ming over the top of the cars, and
connected with the rear a of the
train, the other end of this rope was
connected to a bell on the top of the
tender, and the guard raj supposed
to have this rope in his hand, while
the train was in motion. To signal
the engineer in case the train sepa-
This bell was also used by
the fireman for signaling at cross
as they had no bells on the To-
comotives at this time. And the fire.
man vas supposed to apply the
brakes on the inside of the tenders
In case of an emergency.
Engines Nos. 49, 81. AZ and as of
Monster type We're built at the Tren-
Locomotive Works. in Trenton,
\. J., By Van Cleric & McKane Co.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-21

stockholders, of which the first or
ganization was effected of the Cam
den & Amboy r. r., was held at the
house of Isaiah Toy, corner of Front
and Federal streets, Camden, n. j.,
April 2Sth, 1890, with the following
officers: Robert l.. Stevens, OF Hobo
ken, president; Edward A. Stevens,
of Hoboken, treasurer; J. H. Sloan,
of Camden, secretary; the Board of
Directors were: A. Brown, of Mount
Holly, William Mcknight, of Borden
town, ]. l.. Watson, of Philadelphia
and Benjamin Fish of Trenton.
Robert l.. Stevens, Esq, was APP
pointed chief engineer, the first work
done on this road was on December
4th, at Bordentown. President r.. l..
Stevens drew his first salary of So
600 that year. He advocated all iron
rail in. place of the wooden rail with
strap iron; the directors authorized
him to purchase a supply of all iron
rails. Rails of this type were not at
this time manufactured in this coun-
try.
While in England to purchase iron
Mr.. Stevens was present at the trial
of the famous locomotive Planet, and
VIC result WIS 81 SdlloltCiOIN 10 MN,
that he ordered a locomotive of SIM
liar construction, for the Camden &
Amboy r. r. This locomotive was
named the John Bull, and was COM
pleted in May, 1881. The boiler of
this locomotive was thirteen feet
long, three feet six inches in diam
eter; the boiler contained SO two inch
tubes, seven feet six inches long: the
fire box was three feet and seven
inches in diameter, and three feet two
inches high and was originally for
burning wood. The fire CRATE had
ten square feet of surface, the fire
box SO square feet of surface, and the
tubes 217 square feet of surface. This
locomotive was constructed to have
outside parallel rods. but were never
used, owing to the short curves on
the line.
When this locomotive was first put
under steam, it was run with a pres
sure of thirty pounds to the square
inch.
In 1882 Mr.. Stevens planned the
hrst pilot or "cow-catcher," as they
are now termed. The frame was made
of oak, and was suspended on a small
pair OF leading wheels near the front,
and framed together, leading back,
We're two side arms. Tie extreme
back end of this frame vas secured
by a set of boxes to the front axle of
the four foot six inch wheels. The
connection was made with brass box
es' secured in cast iron shells. Di-
rectly under h cross sill of the To-
connective was . cross sill framed into
these side sills, and on the ton of
TINS cross Sill was Secured a step and
a screw secaredkn the front on the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-21

No. II was a type called the Mon
ster. The cut will materially assist
in the description. The boiler of No.
II was straight from the fire box to
the smoke box on the under side,
and on the top from the base of the
dome, it tapered both to the rear and
to the front, back of the smoke arch.
The frames of this class of engines
were secured to the boilers on the
front end by a heavy casting, running
up to and connected to the cylinder
part of the boilers. 1t then extended
back sufficient for a foot board and
cab back of the boiler. These frames
we're of the box type of plate iron
ope to receive the driving wheel
boxes. This type of engines had four
pair of driving wheels, all four feet
in diameter. The cylinders OF these
engines were secured to a saddle on
the boiler and frame. The cylinders
were secured directly over the main
driving wheels, and were IS inches
in diameter and 81 inch stroke. The
guides were extended forward and Sc
cured to the end of these frames. The
piston rod was connected to the PEN
dulum arm (walking BEAM by a
horse head connection in which were
two pins, one secured to the pendu-
lum arm and the other on the main
rod direct to a pin on the crank of
the main driving wheels. This pair
of wheels was connected to the rear
wheels in the usual method by side
rods. The connection to the two front
pair of driving wheels was by a set
of three gear wheels. One of these
gears was keyed directly in the cen
ter Of the main driving shaft. Di-
reetly in front OF this, suspended in
boxes, was an idler shaft with a gear
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-21

~ 49,
the valve motion by hand, and move
and stop the engine at any point py
throwing either of the hand levers
front or back, owing to the location
of the piston, allowing the steam 70
pass out through the exhaust port.
He could thus use the steam from
the boiler as a jet to blow the hre'
At this early day the steam Jet was
not known.
The two coaches that were used
for the celebration or opening Oh the
line at Bordentown in 1881, oil
the English type, with some resem-
blance to the overland stage coach.
They each had four wheels, ana were
made so as to be handled by horses.
Each coach had three side entrances
on each side. They were built by a
firm of carriage builders in Hobo
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-21
RA|LROAD|NG IN THE EARLY DAYS
ON CAMDEN & AMBOY DIVISION.

Gust pins had been forced in to them,
in which spikes had been driven TO
hold the rails in place.
The Camden & Amboy IL. r. u
Transportation Company is now own
ed by the Pennsylvania r. r. Co. The
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-21

original terminals were Camden and
South Amboy. AS early as 1928 the
question was agitated, but the dele
gates of the Delaware & Raritan
canal bitterly opposed the project,
there were some skeptics who did
not believe that a railroad would pay
in New Jersey; the success of the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-21

cross sill of the locomotive set il this
step. n object of this screw was to
adjust the weight so as to throw it
on h main drivers, by turning this
screw it raised the front of the en-
CINE up; the pilot wheels acting as a
fulcrum adding weight as well as
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-21

The original Bill Of Lading
was exhibited in the Penn.
| sylvania Railroad Company's
Building at the Worlds Co.
lumbar Exposition.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-21

Facsimile Slightly reduced
in size) Of the Bill Of Lading
of the Locomotive John
Bull" shipped from Liverpool
on the ship Allegheny, bound
Tor Philadelphia, July '4.l83,.l
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-21

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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-06-29
FOREIGN NEWS.

A band of 300 Pulajanes under Gaze
sario Pastor attacked the town Of
Burauen, on the island of Leyte, Phil
ippine islands. They killed five po-
licemen, wounded five and captured
the remainder Of the force except the
lieutenant who was in command. Pas
tor, the Pulajane leader, was killed
during the encounter.
King Haakon and Queen Maud were
crowned king and queen Of Norway
at Trondhjem Friday. The corona
ton ceremonies, which were very
elaborate. were conducted by the
bishop of Trondhjem, assisted by the
leading cabinet ministers and the
chief justice of the supreme court.
Three hundred and fifty Soudanese
we're killed and 100 captured by. the
Egyptian punitive expedition sent
fromtEl Obeid to relieve the garrison
1T Tolodi, which was attacked by ma
tive tribesmen early In June. result.
ing in the loss Of. forty Egyptians
killed. !.
The. French foreign Office has been
advised that China has signed a treaty
according complete satisfaction to
France for the massacre of six French.
Jesuit missionaries at Nanehang,
Kiangsi province, in February last.
Miss Ellington, Miss Kenney and
three other leaders Of the militant
w0man suRra1ists were arrested in
London Thursday for creating q dis
turbance outside of Chancellor of. the
Exchequer Asquith's house.
The Duke of Almodovar, Spanish
minister of foreign affairs, who acted
as president of the conference on
Moroccan reforms held at Algeciras
early in the present year. is dead at
Madrid.
One person was killed and three
seriously wounded in election riots at
Panama.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-06-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK
CONGRESSIONAL DolNes.

With practical unanimity the house
adopted the substitute amendment for
the Beveridge amendment to the ayri-
cultural appropriation bill relating to
meat inspection, the Objectionable
features of the former amendments
being eliminated and the amendment
perfected to meet the wishes of the
president.
The senate and house have adopted
the following joint resolution: "That
the people of the United States are
Mortified by the reports of the mas
sacre Of Hebrews in Russia on &C.
count OF their race and religion and
that those bereaved thereby have the
hearty sympathy Of the people of this
country"
Northwestern states are treated
handsomely in the omnibus public
building bill, which was introduced
and reported to the house Monday.
The measure carries a total of ap-
proximately $21,O00,0 900, of which Min
nesota, Wisconsin, North and South
Dakota secure $1,615,500.
In the senate Monday Mr.. La Fol-
lette lWis.) secured favorable action
on a resolution extending the inquiry
Of the interstate commerce commits
sion to the connection between the
elevators of the Northwest and the
railroads.
The senate has declared in favor Of
a lock type of canal across the 18TH
mus of Panama by a vote of Sc to 81.
This action is believed to definitely
settle the question, as the house al
ready has declared in favor of the
lock type.
The senate Monday discussed the
conference report on the railway rate
bill for more than four hours, but did
not dispose of it. 1t was made evident,
however, that another conference will
be ordered.
The bill appropriating $4,000 to de-
fray the travelling expenses of the
president for the next fiscal year
passed the house by a vote of ITS
to 6S.
The senate has passed the bill ap-
propriating $4,000 per annum for the
payment of travelling expenses of the
president.
The immigration bill has passed
the house after the elimination of the
most important features.
Congress has no right to regulate
Insurance, according to the senate
committee on judiciary.
An understanding has been reached
by the conferees on the railroad rate
bill.
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in The HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Forsign Secretary Replies to Cues
tim. an Rus.ian situation.

~ ..rH tr..L.
London, June 27.-Foreign. secre-
tary Grey, replying to a question of
Charles p. Trevefyan, Liberal, and to
other interpretations in the house of
commons suggesting the cancellation
of the proposed visit of the British
channel feet to Russia on account OF
the anti-Semite outbreaks In that
country. announced that he had moth.
ing to add to what he had previously
stated on the same subject.
ut seems to me-" said the foreign
secretary, that 1t is quite out of the
question that the visit. Of the fleet.
which was arranged for some time
ago, should be regarded as having any
reference whatever to the internal
affairs of Russia or as having any In
fluence on them. Such visits during
the summer cruise of the feet have
always been regarded as simple acts
of courtesy"
The secretary also answered in the
negative q suggestion Of Sir William
Evans.Gordon, Conservative, that
Great Britain break off diplomatic re-
lations with Russia on account of the
massacres of Jews, as had been done
in the case of Servia at the time of
the assassination of King Alexander
and Queen Draga, and suggested that
any further questions on the subject
be postponed until the foreign office
appropriation comes up for discussion
In the house In July.
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Notice Of Mortgage Sale by Adver'
tl8omont,

Notice is hereby given, that that certain mort
SStresser,5s single man, mortssgoF' t.. to Bed ss*h
day Of Jupe A. D. nineteen hundred and three,
and fled for record in the office OF the register.
Of deeds Of the county Of Mclean and state OF
North Dakota, on the S0th day OF June A. d.
1908, and recorded in book BIS OF mortgages, at
page 81 and assigned by said mortgages BY an
instrument in writing to W. E. Miller dated the
9Oth day of April A. D. 1905, and filed for record
In said office Of register of deeds on the 4th. day
Of May, 1905, and recorded in book h. OF as
enmen on page 398 will be foreclosed. by q
sa1e Of the premises in such mortgage and here
mater described, at the front door OF the court
house in the city of Washburn. In. the county.
Of Mclean and state Of North Dakota. at the
hour of two o'clockp. m. on the 3Oth day OF July
1905, to satisfy the amount due upon said mort
gage on the day OF sale.
The premises described in said mortgage, and
which will be sold to satisfy the same, are those
certain premises situated in the county OF Nc:
Lean and state Of! North Dakota. and described
az follows, to-wit: Northwest quarter (nwA)
Of section twenty-six (26), township one hun.
dred forty.eight (148), range eighty-two lS2).
There viii be due on such mortgage at the date
Dated at Balfour, North Dakota, this 18th
90 - w. E. Miller,
Assignee of Mortgage.
Owens & Kremer,
Attorneys for Mortgage,
Balfour, n. D.. $50
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-06-29
LAeoR NEWS.

The strike of United Mine Workers
In Ohio has been settled and work
resumed. The miners, numbering
$4,000, have been idle two months.
They secure an advance Of 5.88 per
cent in wages.
The cotton manufacturers Of Fall
River, Mass, have granted the oper-
atives a IA per cent increase In wages.
About $4,000 hands are benefited.
The threatened strike Of railroad
freight handlers at Chicago has been
averted, the men securing q slight
increase in wages.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-06-29
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT MAY DIS.
PLACE MINISTRY IN REPLY
TO PUBLIC DEMAND,
REvolunonIs1 ELEMENT JuBIlAx1
GREATLY PLEAsEDA AT THE PROG.
REss MADE BY THE MILL.
Il. N..
ny TARY PROPAGANDA.

st. Petersburg, June 27.-The gov
eminent, taking advantage of the eff
feet produced by the frankness and
sincerity of Interior Minister Stoly-
pins declarations in the lower house
Of parliament, has taken prompt steps
to prevent further anti-Semitic ex.
cesses. But this effect is waning and
the impossibility Of the present situa-
ton is daily coming more to the fore.
The sentiment in favor of a change in
the ministry is not only shared by the
lower and upper houses of parliament
and voiced by the entire press, but is
supported by a strong faction at court.
with which, the Associated Press is
Informed, General Trepoff, the former
head of the police, is allied. Trepoff,
who is probably the best informed
man on popular sentiment, has been
opposed by all the instincts of his
lifetime to Premier Goremykin's pol
icy of drift, but it is reported that the
general has found the temper of the
army and peasantry to be such that he
recognizes that it would be better to
bow to the storm than to adopt the
dangerous last resort of repression
under a dictatorship.
Military Troubles Numerous.
The revolutionists are jubilant at
the progress made by the military
propaganda. The conservative Novoe
Vremya devotes a leading editorial to
the subject and the radical organs
print columns of accounts of military
troubles. some of which undoubtedly
were invented for suggestive effect,
but the majority are based on fact.
Agrarian disorders at Kharkoff, Pol
tava and Tamboff have led to conflicts
with the troops. Four peasants were
killed near Poltava and many were
wounded, including an officer and SOL
der, in a fight between dragons and
plunderers, armed with scythes, on
the estate of Princess Yusopova, near
Kharkoff. The estate of Prince Vol
konsky, a member of the lower house
of parliament, at Morshansk, has been
plundered and his residence burned.
A general feeling of terror prevails
among the petty administrative Off
cials in various parts of the country,
many of whom have resigned to save
their lives.
A deputation of idle workmen in
vaded a session of the city council
here, demanding relief. The session
was suspended and troops were sum-
moned before the men would depart.
The bakers strike continues and the
railroad and market porters have
struck.
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Entire ReoIment Mutinies.

Kaluga, Russia. June 27.-The en-
tire Ninth regiment of infantry has
refused to do any duty until the nom.
bers of two companies, who were ar
rested on account Of their refusal to
fire on an assembly Of workmen, are
released. The men are still behaving
IN an orderly manner.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-06-29
POLITICAL NEWS.

Fletcher D. Proctor. son Of United
States Senator Redfeld Proctor, has
been nominated by reclamation for
governor of Vermont at the Repub.
lican state convention. g
Regulars" defeated the "insur.
gents" at the Republican primaries in
North Dakota. sr.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-06-29
q a RECORD.

Charles e. Tripler Of liquid air fame
Is dead at Liberty, N. Y, from Brlghts
disease after an illness. of two months.
Dr.. E. NJ. Sutton, a surgeon Of ma
tional reputation. committed suicide
at Peoria, III.
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W. 4. LANTz, Proprietor.
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PENSIONS FoR MlNNEsoTANs.

Senate Passes Bill for Benefit Of In.
dian War Veterans.
Washington, June 27.-The senate
has passed the bill extending the PEN
sion laws to participants IN the battles
Of New Ulm and Fort Ridgeley, Mimi,
IN the Sioux war Of 1862.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-06-29
Earthquakes in y hi

Havana, June 27.-There were four
slight earthquake shockn at Guanta-
namo Monday.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-26
SILVER BOW Scene Q
: GREAT ACTIVITY

Charles Lane, a pioneer Of Silver
Bow, was in Tonopah this week for
a load of supplies consigned to the
camp Of promise. Mr.. Lane has been
in Silver Bow tor nearly two years
and is thoroughly acquainted with
the camp and its prospects. He says
that at no time in it's history has the
showing been more promising.
During his visit here Mr.. Lane pr
chased an ore wagon which will be
used by him in transporting ore from
the Cook, Day and Laws lease to the
mill for treatment. He says enough
ore has been extracted to keep him
busy for many months to come.
A great deal Of activity is going 90
in Silver Bow at the present time.
Property owners there are busy doing
their assessment work and the camp
is enjoying flush times. Within the
past few weeks several new leases
have been let on different properties
and the results are more than salts
factory to all concerned-TonOpah
Bonanza. r.