The Washington times., 1907-10-27
Two Carter Two-Engine Cars On Way to Show
Cause Accident Which Leads to Arrest
and Wild Ride for PENNSYLVANIA Line.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

It didn't rain, and we didn't climb
tree
With these exceptions. IL is hard 70
think OF anything else that didn't hap
pen TO the expedition Of Carter two
engine ears, which lest the Munsey
building IN Washington on Monday, Oc-
tober q, at $50 a. m, and arrived at
the Studebaker Garage, in New York,
at $50 p. m. on Wednesday. Yet, moth
ing really happened 10 the two cars or
their occupants, and the trip was rec
ord-maker for damageless aCcidents-tO
US Unfortunately. there is q country
man at Mt. Airy. Nd, who cannot say
the same thing, for he Is laid up with
divers bruises and contusions, and one
of his horses is dead as the result Of
his team running away
Pretty, But Long Route.
When the experienced automobile
tourist has nothing else 10 do, he cussss
the roads between Washington and Bal
timore, which Is relieving, II not COM
InendabIe. but may be misleading. EVl-
dently, with the hign moral purpose Of
choking off a flow Of profanity cease
lessIy directed against that very poor
fOrty-five miles OF going, the helpful
young men VINO nap 0ut roads and
q5urs for motorists recommend that, IN
order to get from Washington 20 New
York. first proceed by The roundabout
way through Olney, Mt Airy, Iittles-
town, Hanover, York, Lancaster, Colum-
Z bia. and Coatesvilie. 10 Philadelphia;
thence TO Trenton by one II various
routes. and from Trenton 10 Gotham
over the straight pike
For scenery, incident, and experience,
.bis route Is the real thing. As short
and practicable way Of getting to New
York i'm a hurry, the man who inquired
II out must have been suffering from
circular paresis. Our spedometer regis
tered 969 miles when we reached New
YORK 25S of which were acquired be
tween Washington and Philadelphia.
Those Who Went.
Our party was divided between two
of the Carter two ngine cars Inc
7,iIo+ car was q brand new one, which
had been assembled the day before, and
had not been run OYER five miles when
# was entered for the big tour, It
was driven by W. J. Arrison. who
proved one Of the best chaufeurs that
ever turned q wheel. With ArrisOn were
Gary Garter, EtheIbeTt Baiers, and the
.anachihist.
The second car was the big, red, two
engine machine which has frequently
been Sc n giving exhibitions IN Wash
ington. It was driven by Frank L Car
Ter. who had with him VC. Shirley Car
ter, w. L. Berry, selby Burch, and the
writer.
Triumph for Machines.
Before going further it may as well be
remarked that none Of the untOward
incidents we're in any way due to faulty
construction OF the machines. or to any
; failure Of the two engine theory. On
the contrary, nothing but unusually
stauch machines and powerful engines
would have stood the test. and the
successful completion of the trip to the
show of the Automobile Club. now in
progress in New York. and which was
the destination. was. a distinct triumph
for the manufacturers-ando our rabbits
feet
Although the show did not open IN
New York until Thursday, the start for
Gotham was made on Monday, because
1t was figured the new car, with its
stiff engines, would need lots Of nurs-
ing. After assuming a look of intelli-
gence, and posing for our pictures in
tront Of the Munsey building. we hit
Fourteenth street for the road to Olney,
which has frequently been described in
The Times Just as we hit the Seventh
street road, the PILOT bubble buggy had
trouble with its sparkling plugs. Busi-
ness OF putting in new plugs. and we
were of again after a delay of an
hour
The Passing CT a Shoat.
From that point 10 Mt Airy the ro,,+e
is too well known 10 need comment
The only incident was the encounterIna
II a flock Of shOats- For A pestIfarops
pig-headed nuisance IN a roadway. back
a shoat against the world. These par-
tieular little hogs persisted IN zig-zag-
ging across until. finally, one II them
ran squarely under the wheels of the
red devil and had his leg broken. Hss
squeal brought the others 10 The rescue
but the last we saw OF them shey were