The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-12-29

locomotive left this city soon as the Presi-
dents message was delivered TO Congress, on Mon
day, at precisely five minutes before two, p. m,
and arrived at the outer depot in Baltimore at one
minute before three-haying stopped four minutes
at the Relay House--which left one hour for the
running time between the two cities, being forty
miles hour.
Leaving Baltimore at twenty-five minutes past
three, the express arrived at Grays Ferry, Phila-
dephia, at eight minutes before six. Four minutes
were lost in stopping 10 wood and water at Will
mington, and seven in crossing the Susquehanna
SO that the actual running time between Baltimore
and Philadelphia was only two hours and sixteen
| minutes distance of ninety three miles-being
| about forty lone miles am hour.
The express left Philadelphia at half past six,
and reached Jersey City, opposite New York, at
twenty-six minutes past nine-being two hours
and fifty five minutes, including stoppages which
were probably twelve minutes; two hours and
forty three minutes for the running time, dis
| lance of ninety miles. Running time between
Washington and New York, say sir hours time,
including all stoppages and delays, seven hours
and half
| The express taken from Jersey City by Mr..
| J. F. Calhoun, Of New Haven, the United States
messenger, at twenty six minutes past nine o'clock,
| p. m. He crossed the North river in steamboat,
| and took horse and chaise and proceeded at full
speed to Thirty second street, New York, to take
the New York and New Haven cars. On the way
up town, in the city of New York, Mr.. Calhoun
was slightly detained by running of one Of the
tires to his chaise wheels. Onarrving at Thirty
second street he found am engine fired up, attached
to tender, in waiting. At ten O'Clock the express
started the Harlem railroad--which is de-
scribed very rough-at a fearful speed; as MIR.
Il
on his feet This speed continued over the
worst part of the route, viz, the New York and
New Haven railroad, reaching New Haven at half
past eleven O'clock and Hartford at fifty eight min.
utes past twelve o'clock, a IN. The best time was
made this part of the route; distance Of seventy
sJ miles from NetD York, in one hour
and thirty minutes, or ODer FIFTY MILES AN HOUR.
Springfield reached at forty five minutes past
one O'Clock, and Worcester AT four minutes past
hve o'clock, and Boston at twenty minutes past six
o'clock, a IN, New York time Several detentions
occurred on the route, which delayed the message
over two hours the first occurred at Meriden, CT,
where the tender jumped off the track. Half an
hour was spent in prying the tender back the
track, with pieces of timber, plank &c. The next
detention occurred at Warren, where the freight
train off the track; hour and thirty eight
minutes detention occurred at this place. before the
express could proceed further detention OF nj
teen minutes occurred at Palmer Mass, on ac-
count of being short of water. At this point the
track was covered with two three inches of snow.
The whole running time between New York and
Boston was, therefore, five hours and three min
utes. The whole running time between Washing
ton and Boston was tioelre hours; and the whole
time, including all stoppage, sixteen hours and
twenty five minutes
The express locomotive on the Housatonic and
New Haven railroad started with the Presidents
message from New York at 10 o'clock, p. IN, on
Monday, and arrived in Albany at 3 O'Clock on
Tuesday morning, accomplishing distance fone
hundred and ninety-two and half miles in four
hours and forty minutes. This is nearly forty five
miles per hour, and has rarely been excelled in
this country.
By electric telegraph the message reached Pitts
burg in six hours and twenty minutes