. Book of the Royal blue . d Mr. Smithsnext promotion was brakeman on No. 1Inclined Plane. The railway stations in those days wereprovided with bells, which were rung toannounce the arrival or departure of the ringing of the bell the whole towngenerally turned out to meet the train. When the railroad adopted the steamengine to supersede the horse, Mr. Smithwas promoted to fireman on the AndrewJackson and then was given an engine—the .John Quincy Adams. These locomo-tives were of the Grasshopper type andweighed less than 121 tons, whilst those ofmodern type weigh from !)0 to 100 tons,
. Book of the Royal blue . d Mr. Smithsnext promotion was brakeman on No. 1Inclined Plane. The railway stations in those days wereprovided with bells, which were rung toannounce the arrival or departure of the ringing of the bell the whole towngenerally turned out to meet the train. When the railroad adopted the steamengine to supersede the horse, Mr. Smithwas promoted to fireman on the AndrewJackson and then was given an engine—the .John Quincy Adams. These locomo-tives were of the Grasshopper type andweighed less than 121 tons, whilst those ofmodern type weigh from !)0 to 100 tons, andthe big electric motor just placed in serviceon the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad weighs150 tons and is the most powerful locomo-tive in the world. With his Grasshopper engine thepassenger schedule called for a speed of12 miles an hour; but Mr. Smith smiledcomplacently when he said he .iogged alongat times at the rate of 30 miles an hour. Mr. Smith, active of body and keen ofeye, has seen the locomotive develop as he. THE DAVIS grasshopper. 1832. has observed the United States expand,and he is a link between the early days ofthe republic and the present, realizing andappreciating the vast progress made and MR. CHRISTIAN SMITH. keeping pace with the development goingon arounil him. With interest naturally in his almamater he was amazed to know there werenow 1800 locomotives in use on theBaltimore & Ohio lines alone. Mr. Smith says that to him is due thecredit for the invention of several thingswhich are to-day considered indispensableon a railroad, such as the sandbox and thelink coupling, which was preceded by thevery unsatisfactory bar coupling. Mr. Smith was employed in variouscapacities; at one time as supervisor ofengines on the road, and then in charge ofthe agency at Martinsburg, W. Va. Beinga Union man, things became disagreeable forhim there, and he came back to Baltimoreand was stationed at the Relay for sometime as agent, train dispatcher and post-master. Harpers Fe
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