The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-01
Coming Like Lightning.
The Jarrett q Palmer Trans continental
Exearsiol Train,



-Four HouFs-An About This
Wonderful Undertaking.
Several weeks ago the telegraph
brought us the startling intelligence
that Jarrett & Palmer, the noted
New York theatrical managers, pro-
posed to run a special train through
from New York to San Francisco in
eighty-four hours, for the purpose of
conveying a theatrical troupe which
is billed to appear in San Francisco
on Monday, June 9th. 1t was stated
that the train would leave New York
this morning and arrive in Frisco on
Sunday in time for dinner. Wonder
full as the achievement seems, it is
possible, and at the present writing
there appears no i'll omen which may
balk it's successful accomplishment.
The distance is 3,3l7 miles, and
the time usually occupied by the trip
is yen days, but in order to reduce
this to the proposed one-half the JAR
rett 4 Palmer train must keep up a
maximum rate of speed night and
day continuously, and with no stop
pages, until the Pacific coast is reach
ed. Relays of engines are in waiting
at frequent stations, and the entire
signal force of each road, aggrega-
ting over 5000 men, is in readiness
for service, by day with flags, and by
night with lanterns. Every other
train gives this special fast train the
right of way.
THE TRAIN.
The train will consist of one COM
bination baggage and mail ar, one
superb day coach, now being built by
the Pennsylvania railroad company
expressly for the trip, and one mag
nificent Pullman palace hotel car,
the mate of which is now on exhibit
ton at the Centennial fair. But
twenty passengers will be carried,
and of these four are invited guests,
including Mr.. Lawrence Barrett, the
t~ragedian, who is under engagement
to Messrs. Jarrett & Palmer to ap-
pear as the principal in Shakspeares
spectacular tragedy of "Henry ""
the night after his arrival in San
Francisco; special correspondent of
the Paris Constitutional; Bull Run
Russell, of the London Times; and
correspondents of the New York Her.
aid, Tribune, Times, Frank Leslie's
Illustrated, and Harper's Weekly.
That no accident may be possible,
Nh. Jarrett has given consideration
to every suggestion leading to the
safety of the passengers, and to this
end all the Geographic stations will
be kept open, and pilot engines sent
in advance ofthe approaching special
locomotive.
THE ROUTE.
The route adopted is over the Penn
sylvania railroad from Jersey City to
Pittsburg; from Pittsburgh Chicago,
over the railroad of the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne and Chicago company;
from Chicago to Omaha by the Chi
cago and Northwestern railway; from
Omaha to Ogden, wei the Union Pa
cifc railroad; and from Ogden to
San Francisco by the Central Pacific
railroad.
TIME TABLE.
/. The train is expected to reach
Pittsburgh in ten hours, Chicago in
twenty hours, Clinton, Iowa, where
the Mississippi is crossed, this e
ming, Omaha at eleven o'clock to-
morrow, and Cheyenne at 1 o'clock
Saturday morning, or twenty-five
minutes past twelve by our city time.
San Francisco will be reached, it is
expected, at three or four o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
Owing to the difference in time be-
tween Cheyenne and New York, it is
safe to say that the traip is now some
distance west of New York, the start
having been made early enough in
the morning to give the passengers a
view OF the glorious scenery between
New York and Chicago. The ma
jestic scenery of the Rocky Mountains
will also be viewed by daylight, end
the whole trip, it seems, has been
organized with the view of making it
delightfully."- exciting.
THE TICKETS.
The tickets gotten up by Mr.. Jar
rett are very unique, the coupons be-
ing elegantly engraved leaves of a
sterling silver book, the title page of
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