| stage coaches with room
enough for about 8 passen- -gers in each apartment, the mail car has a large net attached to the side evidently used to catch the mail while on the fly. The cars are all supplied with the Westinghouse air break. It is now time to start. The Guard is blowing his whistle and with a jerk the stage coaches commence to move. After leaving Liverpool we pass through several long tunnels all cut out of solid rock, in a short time we leave Liverpool behind and as we emerge into the open country we get a view of the English farm houses the farms being well fenced |
with hedges of hawthorn.
One of my fellow passengers in the train is an American sailor whom I recognize by the name on his cap and I was not long getting into conversation with him and we passed the time very pleasantly. The train having reached Crewe I now change cars leaving my American friend to continue his journey to London. After changing cars at Crewe I next take a train to Etruria and from thence to Hanley my destination Arriving there at 2.30 PM. My friends were very much surprised to seem for I took them by suprise not letting them know I was coming. As I have reached my journey’s end and have business to attend to that will |
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