For the feat of topping sixty mile per hour I believe Charles earned the nickname "Mile-a-Minute" Murphy.
Tom Adams, Shrewsbury NJ
sam lingo <frameteam2003@yahoo.com> wrote:
Arthur Link wrote: Charles Murphy became the then world's fastest cyclist by riding for 57 4/5 seconds behind a Long Island Railroad steam engine and achieving a speed of 62.28 mph. It nearly cost him his life because of the severe buffetting behind the engine. Art Link,San Antonio,TX Also he almost ran out of the track between the rails and had to be pulled onboard the train! CharlesMurphy was a policeman sam lingo,pleasanton tx
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