The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-10
Only Eighty.eight Hours from
New York 70 san Francisco.


A train will start at one o'clock on the
morning ofthe lst OF June for San Fran.
cisco from the city Of New York, dis
tance Of 3,325 miles, with sixteen pasSen-
gers, each Of whom will pay $500 fare,
the fare including u weeks board at the
Grand Palace Hotel at San Francisco.
When the passengers reach their destina-
ton they will be received by the Mayor
and Common Council OF San Francisco.
Mr.. Henry c. Jarrett Of Booths Theatre,
who is the manager Of the affair, intends
TO reach San Francisco in eighty.eight
hours from New York. Mr.. jarrett,
moved with the spirit Of American enter.
prise, and desiring to do the faste-t thing
ever done on a railway in the United
States, has made arrangements with the
different railroad companies between
New York and San Francisco to have, at
night, at every half,mile, q torch bearer,
and during the day men bearing signal
flags. Mr.. jarrett has engaged this train
with the intention OF making q Centen-
nial event of the affair. Leaving New
York at one o'clock on Thursday MORN
ing, June /, he believes that his distin-
guished guests will dine At the Palace
Hotel in San Francisco on Sunday, June
4. There are bets that il cannot be done.
Thirty-four hours TO the Mississippi
River by rail, and no stoppage between
New York and Pittburgh IN something
wonderful II 1t can be done. The United
StatesG Government have decided to send its.
mails BY this lightning train, and Wells,
Fargo 4 Co. will also send their gold,
specie and valuable packages by the
same. ,...-
The tickets for the guests are Of ex-
quisite. workmanship, In book form, Eve
inches by four in dimension. The outer
coverings are Of solid silver, FURNISHED
in the centre, and the ten leaves inside
are engraved by Baltimore firm. The
passengers, sixteen in number, will have
their silver. bound ticket hooks encased in
white satin caskets, With lilac or ecru
satin lining. The cost Of each ticket
book aud casket will be $40. During the
passage OF the train there will be relays
Of engines at every station where the
train may stop. The excursionists will
form a stag party, no ladies being ad.
mitted on the train. II ia intended to
run but forty miles an hour, but the
quickness OF the trip will be accomplished
by this continued speed without stop
pages.
THE UNIQUE TICKET.
The silver ticket book contains the
following programme:
On the hrst leaf is Jarrett & Palmer's
Special Fast Trans.C Continental Train,
New York to San Francisco. Henry c.
Jarrett, General Manager"
On the second leaf-"Pennsylvania
Railroad-New York to Pittsburgh"
Third leaf-"Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne
4 Chicago" 20
Fourth leaf-aC Chicago L Northwestern
Railway-Chicago TO Omaha
Fifth leaf-"Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha to Ogden"
Sixth leaf-"Central Pacific Railroad
Ogden TO San Francisco"
Seventh leai-sPullman Palace Sleep.
ing Car-good for double berth-New
York to San Francisco" g
Eighth leai-Coupon tickets for meals
en- route. t.,G
Ninth leaf-order on Grand Pacific Ho.
tel, San Francisco, for one weeks board.
Tenth leaf-Distance table from New
York to San Francisco.
Tickets will permit passengers to re-
turn ut any time during six months fol-
lowing the lat Of June, 1875. The silver
in the binding Of the trip book weighs five
ounces, and will make magnificent
souvenir Of the eighty.eight hour trans-
continental trip Of the Centennial year.