 Suppose, now, one of these engines to be going along a railroad at the rate of nine or ten miles an hour, and that a cow were to stray upon the line and get in the way of the engine ; would not that, think you, be a very awkward circumstance ? "  Tait's Edinburgh magazine - Page 4591857Full view - About this book
 | Rupert Sargent Holland - 1911 - 356 pages
...his modest statements. " Suppose now," said one of the members of Parliament in questioning him, " one of these engines to be going along a railroad...line and get in the way of the engine; would not that be a very awkward circumstance?" "Yes," answered Stephenson, with a twinkling eye, " very awkward—... | |
 | 1861 - 810 pages
...to run twelve miles an hour. A grave-looking gentleman, thinking to put bi'm down, said, ' ' Suppose one of these engines to be going along a railroad...hour, and that a cow were to stray upon the line, would not that be a very awkward circumstance ? " "Yes," replied Mr. Stephenson, " very awkward indeed—... | |
 | Richard Stephen Uhrbrock, Albert Alexander Owens - 1922 - 404 pages
...road. One of the members of the committee said to him, "Suppose now, that one of your engines was going at the rate of nine or ten miles an hour, and that a cow were to stray on to the track and get in the way of the engine; would not that be very awkward?" Stephenson replied,... | |
 | 1931 - 784 pages
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 | Egon Larsen - 1944 - 260 pages
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 | John Rowland - 1954 - 268 pages
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