The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-20
RIDE
IN ENGINE CAB
Pastors OF Rival Churches Make
Record Trip From Freder-
icksburg to Richmond.
CAME TO HEAR C0MM0NER
Arrive Cindcr Covered, but
Happy. and Decline to Pose
for Photographs.

The big six-foot drivers OF engine
No IS. hauling train No. -, on the
Richmond. Frederick sburg and Potomac
Railroad. from Washington. ground the
track aud came TO "a fun stop about
100 yards from Elbd station. Two con
Vcntional figures i'm black overcoats'
who had been standing in the passage
way between the cab and the tender.
clambcred down and stood looking al
the machine which had brought them
there. Engineer Arnold peered down
at them like worthy seaman would
at a landlubber.
One Of the figures wore on his head
a gray felt hat with black band.
and the other had gray. checkered
cap. with a pair Of nose glasses at
tached L his right organ of hearing
by a delicate gold chain. They both
wore black bow ties and grinned APP
prcciatively at the train crew.
\ reporter for The Times-Dispatc
bore down upon them and introduced
himself with the Formally customarily
observed in such cases. The two men
looked at each other and grinned
again. Their faces were decorated
with only the minimum amount of Gin
ders and train dust. Indeed. had it
not been for the entire absence of lug
gage and the fact that he had seen
them get out Of the engine cab the
reporter might have taken the two
men for travelling statesmen Just in
from Washington on the parlor car.
Trip Was Fine.
But not SO. The man with the cap
said the man with the hat was Rev.
K. \. Williams and the man with the
hat returned the compliment by say
ing that his companion was Rev. J.
T. Jacobs They both averred that
they had covered the entire siXty-one
miles that separated them from Fred
ericksburg seated on the fireman's
bunk in the cab of No. IS and chat the
trip was fine.
And so You liked it," questioned the
reporter. as the train pulled slowly
out and the two ministers exchanged
last farewells with the baggagemaster.
Yes. il was good experience. Mr..
Arnold is a good engineer. but l am
afraid there was a method in his
madness" Mr.. Jacobs said. We left
Fredericksburg five minutes late. and
we had made il up before we got 10
Milford"
Milford is twenty-one and one-halt
due 10 make the run in just twenty
nine minutes. so that only twentyfour
were consumed between the two sta
tions yesterday.
Mr.. Jacobs smiled again as he
thought of the speed. Mr.. W ll!ams
defended the engineer. lie said il was
natural for him to want TO get back
on his chedule as soon as possible.
The whole trip was without incl
dent" continued Mr.. Jacobs. except
at Deepwater. had TO hold williams
on there. lie wanted to get in" Mr..
Williams. it developed. is a Baptist
and therefore a devotee of immersi on. .
while Mr. Jacobs is Methodist and
believes in sprinkling-
Wouldn't Take a Chance
The reporter delicately suggested
that the two repair with him 10 a pho
tographer and have their likeness
struck for publication. The Methodist
minister was game.
Some on Williams. let's do il.
Garry the thing through" Mr.. Will
liams was afraid his congregation
would not like 1t. Fredericksburg is
conservative. He declined.
The reporter intimated that the
photograph was but the Logical Sc
ff-erfCc OF the fUE lllt E4N' II NOuiN
also be an experience. But Nj. VIII
liams remained obdurate. and Mr.. ia
cobs decided to he governed by the
doctrine Of United. We stand divided. /
We fall" so there was no picture
Mr. Williams changed the subject
lie wanted - find DR.. Mcdaniel Dr..
Mcdaniel. he said. was to meet him
at Eliza. He referred To Mr. Bryan and
said that botA he and Nj Jacobs came
to Richmond to hear the Nebra-kan
speak last night. They wondered f :
they could get seats al that late hour
Then followed questions about Mr.
Bryan's arrival and entertainment and
So forth.
The ministers were going west ana
the reporter was going east. 50 the
three stopped at the corner If Pine
Street.
when are YOU going back was
the question.
.'To-morrcw- but We are goins reg
ular ther We'd like 20 do IL over.
but Mt 50 soon. Just say for us
their hands were outStretched-
mo ride was f1c You ought to try
G..