The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-14
TIE FAST MAIL TRAINS.
IN INITIAL TRTP OYER THE PENN
SYLTINII RAILROAD.
Col. scott Starting his Train with 2J 900
New York Newspapers, but no Mails
Through 10 Chicago in rwenty-slx Hours.

lnt DIOltcSlOiiNl llNulIy OF ION ScOIt
and Commodore Vanderbilt worked good turn
for G small party OF eAcursionists who crossed
from New York to Jersey CITY between and
o'clock yesterday morning. Tho mail trains
that were to start from New York by the two
rival roads to meet again IN Chicago owing to
unavoidable circumstances started on one line
only, and the that wont carried no mail.
Tho original plan gave to the Central road the
MONOPOLY from the Post Onlcc Department OF
carrying the Western mails and the morning
newspapers by limited express from New York
to the West. For eighteen months the Pennsyl-
vania road had been running an engine with a
single car which took the New York newspapers,
damp from the press, to land them by I o'clock
at the Philadelphia breakfast tables. 1t had
been bit OF enterprise In It's way, but was over
shadowed by the great movement which was to
take the same newspapers by q rival route and
carry thom, not to Philadelphia in two hours,
but 20 Chicago In twenty-slx.
On application 90 the Post once Department
the pcnnsyvnnla company obtained permission
TO carry mails to tho South and Southwest, 20
such points as could not bo so quickly covered
by the New York route Yesterday morning was
appointed Tor the initial trip, but arrangements
were not complete on the New York road, and
therefore no mails will be sent by either route
until Thursday morning. Adhering To its orgi-
nal schedule the Pennsylvania train stood ready
In the Jersey City depot az half-past four. on
the ferry which transferred the few guests from
the New York shore were the heavy draws laden
with newspapers wrapped In large bundles, and
"a they left the ferry, other drays, heavy with
peaches, and milk and garden produce, took
their places Oh the boat to 10 Tor the replenish-
ment Of the New York market. Some drays
piled high with the carcasseA OF beet from the
abattoir bristlcd vita the fat shanks that looked
pnllid In the dim light.
rho fast train awaited the party at the depot.
There was only locomotive, newspaper car,
r'road officials. In the newspaper car were
over .j,CO copies Of the morning newspapers to
be delivered AZ lhhadelphia or to be hung out
at the stations along the wa Besides these
there were 3,joO copies TO be distributed in Gin
cinnnt Louisville, Chicago and st. Louis. This
roptescntcd the Development OF "A business
watch eighteen months ago WAS accommodated
by a train which carried 5000 copies to Phila-
delphia. ltero are no Commandments In tho
newspaper car. and az starting the floor WAS
which the dcNteruus Gls lib uter piled into regu-
lar heaps representing thc villages and cities the
tram would phss. Tho rostri Cur was re 'dy Tor
fora special purpose. and an the devices which
invention ave designed are added 20 II. From
the outer door hangs "a long iron bar AMI hook
Wiligh can be. Nlen OCCASION requires, thrown
out 10 catch mail bass while the train Is AZ full
spet Il. within aye compartments FOR the a-sptt-
ing OF man matter, 81" th"t II can be divided
nst according 20 grand routes ana thrown into
large chutcs, tncn aluliNied into large boxes
Tor rlties ana c"Nhiics, ana again INTO smaller
divisions for minor rllces. \ compartment at
one end of the ear sioids room Tor the book
keeper, no casts his accounts Il tHails received
aud muils delivered, and strikes an exact
b.. lance when his journey "a al an end.
Tic postal car was cairled merely rs trophy,
for no malls are To be despatched by Is until
Thursday morning. IL marked, Though. the Of
ncer said. the mpatienee OF the company to
adopt the new postal schemes. IN the tnird car
were beds, which at hat past in the morn
ing had seductive look, n stove on which a pot
OF coffee was boiling, and handsomely lifted
drawing room
At ten minutes before the train left tho Jer-
sey city depot and ten minutes later 1000 news
lapets were thrown out upon the platform OF
the Newark station. Thence TO Philadelphia
The train rolled on without a stop. at "a steady
rate OF iorty-hNe miles an hour Tho head light
uf q freight raiu that fol wed the express from
! Jersey city was reelected upon the Wet surface
Of the rails. and tied the two trans together by
a double band of Ire, tut tho connection was
uiaNh out luuseF tuu longer ana Mhen II
seemed about 10 suap tie cxpt.ss train dashed
around sharp curve and rolled on alone, trying
| 10 overt iko the glare OF iis own head light
| A half hour out from jersey city there was
! shrill whistle Of alarm and hasty turning of
! brakes, out, without stopping, tue train In
moment rcgainei It's speed. \ watcnman had
! swung out his lantern without light. aud al a
distance It's color could not be seen. one hour
| out, the locomotive, at Monmouth Junction
took up wafer while at fun speed from trough
! between the rails, ana ia DONG SO threw out a
cloud ~ SPRAY ON either side. That's what
taises the ucyil with the tramps." said brake
n,an. " You see, the poor fellows climb up TO
ride ON the bumpers OF freight cars, ana as they
through one Of those trouehs, and generally
brings down ducking on their nead-."
IN an noun anu "a uhii AAt llhlu crossed tle
Delaware 10y the new bridge, which has been
! open only week, ana in less than two hours
from tine start the outlines Of the Centennial
buildings In fairmount Park could te seen from
tie train. As the cars rushed over the new
trldre Manager CARPENTER told a story OF an
old lady whu fortnight ago. while crossing on
tue old bridge, asked the conductor what river
they were on.
ITS the Delaware, madam" said he.
ION, Indeed, ain so glad" exclaimed she,
"for II is the same one that Washington crossed
with his troops, Is II nOtf'
- same. | believe. madam
And II is altogether probable, suggested the
old lady, "tnat he used this Identical fridge,
and it's piece OF vandalism, think, for Mr.
Scott to tear II down to build new one"
esree with you" s,id the conductor " and
think that II you would write TO him he might
perhaps leave Il standing just for relic"
A lar as Philadelphia the excursionists were
Samuel Carpenter, Eastern passenger agent
George W. Barker, superintendent Joseph
Hyer, general ticket agent, and representatives
Of FIVE New York newspapers. In Philadelphia
d: y; Boyd general PASSENGER agent W. NJ.
Wellington, general Southern agent Gen. W.
u. sper, Frank r. May, l.. Mango, aud some
newspaper men Joined the train, two parlor
cars were added, and fresh locomotive was at
The distribution Of Now York newspapers was
then about completed, and 2,OOJ Philadelphia
papers were taken ON board for the estern
bErgh al lO;sj Altoona at 2:lJ, and then the ears
whisked on between high hills and around
sharp curves toward Pittsburgh, rolling through
the beautiful country under bright green dag,
the distinctive color of the train.
AT Altoona one letter was taken aboard ad-
ultHNtu 10 -AlDuthlo a 20. illtsOuTgD. IL WAS
the nfst 10y the limited maui from Altoona west
ward. Two locomotives were required TO pull
the train up the twelve miles ascent OF the AL
leghanies over a grade of eighty feet To tho
mile at speed Of tbirty-hye miles an hour, but
schedule tlme was closely adhered To, and the
train reached Pittsburgh at Il. NJ. The time
from jersey City was a little moro than thirteen
hours. With the exception Of Il few spurts, the
rate OF speed was about thirtY-nvo miles an
hour, whicn is sufficient to cover the distance
between New York and Chicago In the same
a higher rate of sUped. lha liataun hai laaa
At Pittsburgh the party divided, one part go
ing to 81. Louls and Cincinnati by the Pan Han
die, and the other to Chicago by the Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne and Chicago Hallway.
The latest reports from Western connections
are that they are bOth on time. The train on the
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and st. Louis Railroad
passed Coshocton, sixty-eight miles east of
Columbus, at 9b3 and the train over the Pitts
burgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad passed
LOndonyile, thirty-twO miles east of Crestline,
at l0;;So, both trans being on the schedule time
ut the above points.