The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-25
4 LIGHTNING TRIP,
From Ocean to Ocean ir
Eighty-Four Hours.
Jarrett & Palmer's Fast Trans
continental Train.
THE HERALD is THE PIONEER oy RAPID TRANSIT.

orabe by the inauguration Of what may justly b. called
great revolution in railroad travelling The HsRALD,
DESTROYS Of supplying the Sunday wants Of 10 numerous
readers the country districts OF New York State de-
termlned crafty them at any cost, and the result
was lightning train nom New York TO Suspension
Bridge. leaving tho Grand Central Depot at quarter
to three A. NJ and arriving at Suspension
Bridge at halfpast one O'Clock r. NJ Tho enterprise
proved a remarkably successful one In HayPr's
Weekly. November %. 1875 graphic account Of the
first trip Of the HERALD given, with Illustrations
We reproduce the article here
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road and on the river seemed to Be blended into
agent dngng ont bundle afer bundle with
half the bundles would have been deposited
Al Albany was lost the train reached
Syracuse 4 half an hour behind time Here
faster engine was never placed upon any track The en-
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the train should catch them in Its deadly embrace
the n,no Sundays wSich Il took the HERALD train from
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only DO accounted for by the perfection Of is mechanism
FAST NAIL.
The example shown by tho HERALD in rapid transit
has borne abundant fruit It led to the establishment
Of the fast mail by the United States postal authorities
the first train leaving for Chicago September 10,
and reducing the time between the great metropolis
ana the Lake City to twenty-six hours Those postal
trains havo been running for eight months and mot An
accident has occurred to mar their efficiency.
COLOSSAL ENTERPRISE.
Messrs Jarrett 4 Palmer, managers OF Booths
Theatre, following the example Of the HERALD have
determined to run special train TO San Francisco,
leaving Jersey City June and arriving at the me-
tropolis Of the Pacific June a. making the trip in
about eighty hours The following prospectus win
glvo an idea Of the colossal nature OF this enterprise
4.tf UNPARALLELED RUN
ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
JARRETT rALMER's
Special Fast Trans-Coutnental Train.
FRANCISCO.
Leaving New York on Thursday, June i; Arriving ~
San an as"s :, % On saSasy 5sns
Carrying the United States Mail, Wells, Fargo Co.'S
Express
Jarrett L. Palmer enabled To announce the COM
petion Of arrang cments with the Pennsylvania Rail-
Chicago Railway INC chicago and Sorh
western Railway Company the Union Pacific Railroad
Company and tho Central Pacific Railroad Company
combination passenger, mail and baggage car and one
Pullman palace hotel car. To leave tho foot OF Cort
landt street, Now York, Thursday, june l. at one
A. NJ and will run through to San Francisco on
press time. making but very limited number OF stop
pages route. and il Is confidently anticipated thai
tho guests on this trip will dine in San Francisco on
the following Sunday thereby assisting In the greatest
and most remarkable railroad performance ever ~
tempted
TICKETS FOR THE TRIP
elegantly bound OF solid sterling silver, Of
unique workmanship and superb finish.
These limited in number to sixteen several OF
which have already been engagedl and each entities
the holder
l. TO passage to San Francisco on the special fAsA
tram
2 To one double berth on Pullman Palace car.
s. Meals route, on the palace hotel car, la cGrk
4. One weeks board at the Grand Palace Hotel, San
Francisco
New York. good until used. N
ss*A limited number Of passengers will be taken %
Chicago through by daylight, arriving tho evening o.
the same day they leave New York ~
For passage and all further information apply TO
HENRY {. JARRETT General xa %
To Philadelphia, 90 miles from Jersey CITY, houi
s27 miles, hours; PItisburg a. miles, 10 hours; Chi
cago, gl3 miles, 20 hours; cross Mississippi River at
Clinton Isl hours omaha "a Loo sSs s' . %es
IS hours; San Francisco, a3l7 miles, - hours
Relays OF engines will be provided on the route, and
the entire signal force Of tho I've railroads over whicl
the train will run about 5000 N number, viii be on
spccal duty during tho trip Flags BY day lanterni
BY night and number Of pilot engines will be brought
into rcquiston to keep the track cIcar The CORE.
spondcnts OF the London Times ana NEW YORK
HgRALD and Mr. Lawrence Barrett, the tragedan, VII
be on the tram.
along tho lines OF the Pennsylvania, Pitsburg Fort
WAYNE and Chicago Chicago and Northwestern, Union
Pacific and Central Pacific railroads. by sending their
orders for the special edition OF the HERALD that will
be despatched by this train direct TO the once, will
have their papers thrown OF at any station they may
designate
FIRST MINISTER FROM PARAGUAY.