The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-05
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION IN SAN FRANCISCO
Details Of the Concluding Portions
Of the Journey.
THE APPARENT AND REAL TIME.


derfu for swifsness mountain range and through
deep valleys. AS each station passed the excite
mcnt grew apace, and tho party was received with
that enthusiasm and hospitality peculiar TO the Pacific
coast.
SUCCESS TRIP
has caused great satisfaction this side Of tho sicrras
and, though the people accustomed great Efforts
journey across the Continent ELECTS wonder and
establishment hero in California. Everybody seems
surprised that the party is not faigued to degree OF
exhaustion, and the ovation We received was ono
only to be expected on this sido tho Sierra
Ncvadas Indeed, thu closing scenes OF our journey
were moro exciting than any that preceded, for we
treated like heroes from battle field than
as men who had pcaceably sat in railroad car to
DO whired across tho Continent on half time
Mono OF tho passengers, sensible as they were
that the achievement wonderful dreamed
that the people Of whole city would turn out en-
mdsse, a bright Sabbath morning, Welcome cigh-
teen or twenty gentlemen who would rather slip out OF
sight than face multitude OF excited citizens. But
so 1t is Ever since set foot tho pavcments OF
San Francisco wo have been surrounded by
rHRoscs
who, II any opened his lips to personal friend.
clustered about him. eagerly catching tho few dsjonted
sentences dropped by speaker who had crossed tho
less than three days and half 1 now 60 back to
Elko and resume tho
RECORD OF OUR JOURNEY
On leaving Elko at 4:25 P. NJ, after bidding you
good night, the same locomotive, No. 14o some
800 miles, vet not journal was heated, and tho en-
ginc seemed to be in excellent trim. Tho scenery,
though mado monotonous by tho eternal sage brush.
was sufficiently varied in formation to give renewed in
tercst to this portion OF the trip.
THE srEKD
despite the curves and grades tremendous, for
made nfy.nvc miles In ftty-four minutes this dvi-
sion. At Carlin We tho eastern bound train that
had LEFT San Francisco Friday morning SO that though
We had scarcely q fourth OF our journey
uncomplctcd, this regular train had been
nearly thirty three hours in doing distance subse-
qucntly accomplished in less than half tho time
Several OF the passengers residents Of New York.
and stopped they ran to the
HERALD correspondent and asked for the latest
news Thor wonder cannot DO described when
tho correspondent pulled from his pocket
copies OF the HERALD printed in tho Office Thursday
morning. Nothing impressed mo with the
dent or course cannot indulge liz the luxury Of
describing by telegraph the wonderful scenery along
the route Of our journey last night will condne
myself to giving your readers
RiPID SKETCH
OF our experiences having tho last sixteen hours
our long and cvcntful RHO on a rail. Tho Central
Pacific decided TO engine lao from Ogden to Oak
land, opposite this CITY, distance Of SSl miles The
feat seemed impossible, yct it was accom-
plshed. II was, however, risky experiment,
and mono Of the party would assist in another
such demonstration OF mechanical power 1t must
also be said that in using shis solitary engine tho
Central lost fully hour in stoppagcs consequent
upon the condition OF the locomotive and thus robbed
as OF that time IN crossing tho Continent Tho officials
Of the road wore, however, earnest and untring
In their efforts through the entire
trip. To run such engine nearly 1000 miles
powerful test Of iron and steel l sit in the Palace
Hotel with steady table, at last, under my hands
FREQ TO confess that mono Of the party who knew
anything Of railroad travel ignorant that the OK
pertinent was
DANGEROUS ONE
though we had at tho time no appreciation
OF danger the smoothly, and the taken
by the officials was constantly manifest On tho route
beyond Truckee found Mr. Fellows, the Supcrin-
tcndcnt Of the Sacramento and Oregon division. in
charge Of the train, he having on the day before
instructed the officials along tho line 20 insure our
safety. Al winncmuccs Engineer Rec took charge OF
tho locomotive TO Wadsworth, distance Of 1886 miles;
thence Engineer 3. K jenkins had hts hand on the
lever distance OF 10 miles, when Small rc.cntcrcd the
cab and into Oakland safe and sound.
TOTAL DISTANCE
travelled by the locomotive from Ogden wns ssl miles
the time % hours and IS minutes average speed per
hour 40 miles Tho fraction gained by the preceding
four roads this average sufficient mako the
AVERAGE SPEED
for the entire trip fully forty.two miles per hour
As there viii no doubt be considerable controversy
the actual time consumed this trip subject
minute calculation furnished mo by Professor George
Davidson Chic Of the United States Service on thus
coast. II affords ceorer conception the time in all
It's phases than any amount OF descriptive writing
might be inclined 10 indulge In.
Difference in longitude In time between Jersey City
pier ana various points san Francisco Bay. from
the United states Coast Survey record -
Oakland Point, west OF Jersey City pier, 3b. 13m
U.s. Oakland Jerry slip, west Of Jersey CITY pier,
3h 13m. los; Market street slip, west
of Jersey City pier 3h- I3m as With
the above and tho reported time Of the arrival Of
the lightning train this day obtain tho actual time
OF running follows .-Bctwccn Jersey City and oak
land Point. lightning train lett Jersey City pier June
LII. SIN. arrived at Oakland Point June e. Oh nm
apparent running tmc, sob. l9m., and difference al
longitude, an 13m. IS actual occupied In running
between Jersey CITY and Oakland Point SO hours. 81
minutes seconds. Between Jersey City and leaving
Oakland ferry sp:-i.ghtning train left Jersey City
pier June l, hour minutes; boat ef Oakland ferry
slip Juno 4, hours 20 minutes; apparcn,
running time, 80 hours 20 minutes; add
difference OF longitude, hours 10 minutes Ia
sccondactual time occupied in running between Jcr.
scy CITY and Oakland ferry slip within tho corporate
limits OF the city OF San Francisco SO hours 80 min
u'cs 10 seconds. Between Jersey City and Market
street ferry shp-Lightnng train loft Jersey City pier
juno hour minutes; arrived at Market ferry
slip San Francisco, 4th, hours 80 minutes is sec
onds apparent tmc, 80 hours 40 minutes Is seconds
add difference Of longitude, hours 10 minutes
~ seconds; actual time occupied In running between
jersey Guy 20 Market street ferry slip San Francisco
Ssh. 53m. AS
BY these calculations HynAID readers will 'cc that