The New York herald., 1875-09-18
THE LIGHTNING MAILS.
Immense Excitement in Chicago and
on the Route.
"THE HERALD'S EXAMPLE"
Trip Of the New York Cen
trail Train.

CHICAGO Ill., Sept IT, 1875.
The arrival Of the fast mail train from New York at
quarter past six this morning made genuine sensa-
ton for this city OF very notable sensations The Lake
Shore depot into which rolled in the cold gray Of
the morning, occupied by a multitude Of welcom-
ing citizens who certainly must have experienced
uncommon stimulus OF interest curiosity to hasten
down from their homes at such an early hour and in
such 'an eager and nipping air." This enterprise Of
the Post Office hailed all along our route
with demonstrations of the lveliest satisfaction.
News from the nations metropolis is always
welcome to those living West and away
from it; and it would seem as if the further we
travelled in the direction OF the occdent tho
higher the enthusiasm and delight OF tho
people The success Of the undertaking is established
beyond peradventure, and a fast mail train be
driven surely and safely from New York Chicago in
twenty four houra The initial trips made by the HER.
lightning trains during tho summer satisfied all the
thelne Of travel westward of the practcabty
OF the feat and this It that created much inter-
est in tho attempt OF the Post ONCE Department TO mi
tate tho example set by the HERALD
LIMITED FAST
by the Pennsylvania route reached Chicago this morn.
ing at hfy-fve minutes past six O'Clock, forty min
utes behind that of the New York Central When
thundered into Cleveland the depot-a large commodi-
GUS structure-was lined from end to end great
number of ladies present. and the enthusiasm was
unbounded Cheer after cheer went up from the peo-
pie on the PLATFORM and those on the train were
in nowise backward in responding. II was
plain that the known fact Of two fast
trains being at the moment by different routes
bound for Chcagoin fact that the greatest locomotive
railroad race ever heard of was in propress-drew tho
enormous multitude to the depot and stirred up the
excitement that occurred Not alone the Cleveland
depot thronged, but the vicinity up and down the
track for some distance was lined with animated crowds
On the platform at Sandusky powerful chorus Of male
voices rolled out the Old Hundredth Psalm.
Two sleeping connected with the train
at Cleveland and their accommodations taxed
beyond their capacity. Newspaper and others
compelled to make the most of the situation and stow
themselves away in aggravatingy limited spaces But
though there many sleepy eyes and jaded frames
the best good humor prevailed Jokes flew thick and
fast and some of the passengers gave their lungs de-
gree of exercise that must last them long time to
come The company was sufficiently varied in charac-
ter to do away with monotony and few could afford to
be lstless Indifferent with the train flying such
high rate of speed while at every station where it
stopped cheers upon cheers filled the air.
ENTRY TO CHICAGO
was scene never TO be forgotten 1t was just about
dawn when the distant lights of the city in view
couches of which consisted of fat mail bags, and
peered through the windows at the approaching desti
anxiety to get into the depot and refresh the
man, for the morning was biting cold, and
pail of clouds rested that gave the
low lying prospect dismal and repelling look Soon
the cheers Of the awaiting numbers burst upon ears
and presently in the midst of great host Of
cheering well wishcrs. The journey ended amid
general congratulations One remarkable feature of it
that during the whole trip of journal be-
coming overheated noticed, though IL was common
TO observe engines smoking while standing motioness
at several stations passed To show the interest
taken Chicago in this enterprise both the Mayor and
Postmaster of that city, with number OF other ct-
zens far Cleveland TO meet the fast train
and there boarded it TO return home
ACCIDENT TO AN ENGINEER
From Elkhart our engineer was man named Osgood,
who had very narrow escape from death In passing
from his engine 10 the tender he missed his footing and
landed violently the rough pile Of Goals The
cdent attributed to sudden attack of
His feelings had been highly strung by the undertaking
he conducting and longer able to bear the ten
sion, when he found himself running IN home and
victory won he tainted with the termination of the