PHOTOGRAPHERS DASH TO LONDON.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 10, 28 August 1911, Page 7

PHOTOGRAPHERS DASH TO LONDON.

The first photographs of’ the scene* 8 within Carnarvon Castle on the aftern; on of July 13th were actually in the hands of the London newspapers .it a few minutes after e'glit in the .'veiling (says the “Standard”). The London and North-Western Railway Co. ran a special press train from Bangor after the ceremony, with a dark room, so that plates might he developed on the non-stop run to Euston. The “Central News” camera operators within Carnarvon Castle lowered their slides over the battlements in a satchel to colleagues waiting below. A hundred yards away a 70-h.p. racing motor car was in readiness, and an exciting race against time began. The car dashed all’ for Llanbcris Pass, which was safely crossed at top speed, one of the photographic staff crawling out on to the bonnet of the car whilst it was running, and pouring water from a special supply into the radiator so that no time might be lost in unnecessary stoppages. Travelling through the Vale of Llangollen, Ruabon was reached at 4.28, where a special train, pro- , ided by the Great Western Railway, was waiting with steam up. The motor entered the siding, and ran alongside the special, which left at 4.30. in the dark room all the plates were developed without accident, and the company set up ;p record for the journey by reaching Paddington in a litcb over 3:) hours, at 7.47 J. From j Laddington to Fleet Street the jour- j noy was quickly accomplished, and at 1 five minutes past eight the first finish-, od print was sent out to the papers.