Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-18

did It's best, the horse was too far
ahead to be overtaken and came In
the winner Of the race.
PUT the real victory was with Mr..
Cooper, Notwithstanding. He
had held fast to the faith that was
in him and had demonstrated its
truth beyond peradventure. All honor
to his name!
I'm O patent case tried many years
afterward the boiler Of Mr.. Cooper's
engine became, in some connection
which has been forgotten, important
as piece Of evidence. 1t was hunted
for and found among some rubbish
at Mount Clare. It was dificult to
imagine that it had ever generated
steam enough to drive a coffee mill,
much less that 1t had performed the
feats here narrated"
There will probably not be any
celebration a week hence over the
linking by rail of the Monumental
City with the Federal Capital hun
dred years ago. But such was not
the case on August IS, 1885, when
William A. Bradley was mayor Of
the city, for 1t was an important
day for Washington, and there was
a big turnout of the citizenry. OF
course, the city did not have the
population it has today, nor not even
nearly so many people. Indeed. con-
sentative approximate would place the
population Of Washington and George
town, about that time, at 32.5so. But
sometimes the smallest crowds make
the largest noise and, from all sc-
counts, the people did celebrate upon
this occasion in great style.
About 10 o'clock am" we are
told, that day, Mayor Bradley, with
the officers and councils Of the city,
accompanied by the Marine Band,
at the District line, and there awaited
the arrival of the four trains. About
noon they appeared, with about 800
persons. The trains were drawn by
the George Washington, the John
Adams, the Thomas Jefferson and
the James Madison engines.
AT the point mentioned all de-
barked and the mayor welcomed
President Thomas, the officers and
directors Of the road and others.
Boarding the trains. the party soon
reached the neighborhood of First
and C streets, where few thousand
Washingtonians were on hand to
cheer. There was no crowding, for
few houses were nearby. The visitors
were escorted to the Indian Queen
NOV the Metropolitan and Gadsby's
National Hotels and entertained. The
greater number returned to Baltimore
within q few hours"
OF course, on the Baltimore end
OF the line there was as much ex-
element and ado when the trains
left as there was In Washington when
they arrived. OF the former the Bal
timore Patriot says:
"A little after . o'clock august 25)
the invited guests. consisting of the
executive Of the State, members of
the Legislature, the mayor and City
Council Of Baltimore, and q large
concourse of ladies and gentlemen,
took seats In the elegant eight
wheeled passenger cars, destined to
run between the Monumental City
and the Capital of the Nation.
THE cars proceeded to the upper
depot, at the western edge of the
city, each drawn by four elegant
gray horses, and as the company
passed up Pratt street the band struck
up Hail Columbia while the street
was thronged with delighted spec
tatorS.
'As soon as the cars reached the
Mount Clare Depot they were at
tached in squadrons of four and five
each to the locomotive engines, manu-
featured at the shops Of the company
and unrivaled In this country or
Europe.
"All things being in readiness, the
whole proceeded in admirable order,
the first division being led on in
Gallant style by the George WASH
ington locomotive. the second by the
John Adams. the third by ths Thomas