Historedia
Person

Sam Booth

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1899

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sam Booth, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Mile-a-Minute Murphy rides a mile in under a minute

    1899

    Role: Locomotive Driver

    1. June 1899 · Central Branch between Farmingdale and BabylonRecord Run Details

      Murphy completed the mile in 1:08 during a recorded run, with specific split times noted.

    2. June 21-30, 1899 · Central Branch between Farmingdale and BabylonThe Mile-a-Minute Attempt

      Murphy drafted behind a Long Island Rail Road train on the Central Branch between Farmingdale and Babylon to attempt the one-mile record.

Sources

  1. Charles Minthorn Murphy Wikipedia, revision of 2025-07-13