Bez. seitlich links mit Schreibmaschine: - the Orange was there first at a variety of railroad stations (extensions), was ferried over rivers on rafts and was carried by canal boat & river steamer through many strange regions, was seized for debt and surreptitiously carried out of the jurisdiction of New York State. The engine was sold to the Hornellsville & Attica R.R. which gave it the opportunity of sounding the first whistle heard in the Genesee valley. More than ten years later it became the property of the Buffalo, Brandford & Pittsburg R.R., doing good pioneer work there before petroleum began to taint the air of that region ('60ties). The engine was reported to be in robust condition when last seen by the older inhabitants of the road, but finally mysteriously disappeared and caused as many romantic stories as the man with the iron mast - (Angus Sinclair; see back of page for more info.).
Verso seitlich rechts bez. mit Schreibmaschine: "Engines No. 4 & No. 5, by Norris, have 103/4 inch cylinders, 18 inch stroke, four drivers 4 fees 7 inches diameter, and four feet trucks; 343 sq. feet tube surface, 33 firebox surface and 71/2 of grate. Weight, 30 700 pounds, of which 21 100 pounds are on the drivers. Steam used at one revolution, 3.782 cubic feet. " - " the mascot of the Erie was the engine ORANGE of William Norris build, and the fourth that came to the road. This engine was the hero in a famous race from Albany to Piermont with Govenor Sewards message to the legislature in 1842, giving the New York "SUN" a scoop over the "HERALD" that was long remembered.
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