The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-03
Progress of the Transcontinental
Express Yesterday.
From New York 10 the Mississippi in
Twenty-POuf Hours.
AT CHEYENNE AT 1920 LAST NIGHT.

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Several of the members OF our party used them
selves up with the excitement of the journey TO
Chicago and from that point they had to submit tho
demands Of tired nature and take long rest The
journey thus tar has been successful and all along
the route we have been enthusiastically received that
Mr. jarrett has determined put OF all appearances
OF fatigue until after our arrival and reception San
Francisco Sunday
THE PLATTE VALLEY
We rushing throug h the Platte Valley double
speed, and the trip the continent assured
success The party board are all we'll and in excel
lent spirits. The excitement manifested along the
is simply amazing 1t matters not whether pass
city, town village, or stalion at midnight noon,
the crowd Is present on the platform to greet US and
bid 'sGod speed" the remainder Of the trip.
That shall reach San Francisco dinner time SUM-
day there Is but little doubt, Tor we ahead Of
tmc and going ut higher speed than called tor by
the schedule arranged by the roads this side of Chi
cago As write these lines bounding the
valley of the Platte, the prairie is under feet, and
yelwe riding smoothly as though the speed was
only twenty five miles per hour instead OF City, a.
l lclcsraphed last night
THIRTY MINUTES sroPPAGH CHICAGO.
Our reception in Chicago was hearty one. Our de-
parture ut $50 was exciting, for despite the rain
thousands Of spectators persisted in standing in wet
clothes to cheer the men who had come from New
YORK In less tnan twcntyo hours delay OF tnirty
minutes was necessary 10 supplies Of ice and
provisions. We brought plenty OF iruit from New
YORK market, which still remained At Chicago we
loft the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago road, and
OF the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway as far as Council Bluffs, Iowa Their time
table nxed departure Tor 1o:45, but having made
grand run between Fort Wayne aud Chicago the
anticipated by fifteen minutes MIR. Edward
j. Cayler superintendent of the Gaena division,
in charge OF The tram far us Clinton Iowa. The
distance was l40 miles Mr.. Augustus II. Preston was
engineer, and had orders to reach the Mississippi
River by one A. NJ.
CROSSING MISSISSIPPI
He obeyed orders and made such good time that
reached Clinton ut 1858, making
ning time from the Hudson River TO tho Mis-
sissppi River twenty three hours aud lftyhvc min.
utes. Worn out by tho excitement OF journey to
Chicago were all glad TO seek our beds, SO that
none awake when the tram crossed the Missis-
sippi The conductor told u.s. however, that the train
welcomed by large crowd We wero too fast
asleep to hear their cheers From Clinton. 1888 miles
from Chicago, entered the Iowa division Of the
road J. $. Oliver the superintendent put on engine
Hooksett, Thomas Keefc driver. far Belleplan,
1l6 mcs We gained few minutes the latter place,
hut lost them because OF broken branch pipe, start
ing again with engine w. A. Booth, tho driver being
John Jackson. Boon station passed At 6:3l, with
engine L. Hobrook, driven by Philip Pickering, reach
ing Dunlap, distance OF lo2 miles in two hours and
nineteen minutes.
| AT COUNCIL BLUrFs
| Here John Boynsenn put his engine, the Charles
Dow and or went for Council Bluffs arriving there
ten A. NJ precisely, forty minutes ahead OF schedule
Distance from Chicago sss miles, In eleven hours and
thirty minutes From New York, ,305 miles, in thur
ty-threc hours and twenty minutes; average
OF iory-two miles per hour. Crossing tho Missouri
River Omaha found the depot full of people who
checrcd themselves hoarsc over our safe arrival
GREAT DEMAND HERALD
Your correspondent had the pleasure Q, presenting
yesterday HERALD to Mayor Chase The regular dealer
had his hands full delivering number that had been
ordered, and could have sold two or three hundred
more could we have spared them. The representatives
OF the local press far Fremont to gather
details OF trip Engineer +. 3. Wood with ocomo-
tive No 1l6, started for the tho Plains al
1912 Mr. r. J. Nichols, Superintendent OF the East
division Of the Union Pacific intending to change
engine at Grand Island, distant from Omaha 1853 mes
where arrived at IL as +. NJ
With engine No. l56, Engineer W. Lloyd, We started
OF again at 2:03 for North Platte, distant 133 miles.
The eighteen minutes interval was occupied In supply.
ing our cooks with fresh water When washed for
dinner everybody surprised to lnd tho water vel.
low with tho mud Of the Missouri. Tho London artist
board raised laugh by comparing It to ''bittcr
beer" He told to take 1t mild, as tho supply
limited. Though rushed along at fifty miles
hour, and stretch Of sixty miles many
minutes tho glded smoothly the Plains, and
1t was difficult to realize our speed because Of an
absence OF trees mountain gorges on tho
Pennsylvania Central yesterday. As the other
side Of Chicago, crowds were at every station, and
here and there belstcd horseman could be seen gal
Looping the distance, although his mustangs legs
could compete with the driving wheels Of our iron
horse. Indeed, by this time these crowds have be-
come monotonous, and we no longer check CONVERSE
ton or drop our papers to notice them The only va
riety Is now and then when group or enthusiasts
begin firing fen de joc from their navy revolvers
find that in the hurry OF writing have forgotten to
saw that we crossed Eikhorn River ~ 10s6 and saw
tho River Platte soon alter At Columbus We passed
the Pacific express bound East which started on Mon
day morning from San Francisco arrive New York
on Monday morning again. While these passengers
we're four days from the Pacific aud three from the
Atlantic coast, we were less than thrtysix hours
from the Empire CITY and nifty hours from San Fran.
These figures vii. give the readers ofthe HERALD
a clearer idea Of speed than any amount OF word
painting afford At Columbus also we passed tho
Loup Fork OF the River Platte. Tho run TO North
Platte made in SIX hours and nftycight minutes.
rnE HERALD.
Ever since leaving Omaha your correspondent has
boon furnishing tho local press with HERALD dies Of
Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, all In
advance OF the regular system Of delivery. Thus tho
Jarrett Palmer rolls days into by iss
marvellous speed and power and this has been done
without that bugaboo Of all railroad mon, .
hot journal We delivered mail letters II Pitts
burg, Chicago and Omaha, the latter city,
with commcndable enterprise tho part
the Postmaster sending huge pouch Of letters by the
tram to San Francisco. Willow Island $50 miles from
Omaha was reached at AIS r. M.-six hours and three
| minutes running time.
| MALv WAY ACROSS ruK CONTINENT.
| Willow Island was interesting point for party
as IL Is just half way the Continent The dis
tapce travelled 645 miles IN thirty nine hours
twelve minutes, when pretty good for an expert
4 u,cn The Of hQ lei that