The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-30
Cnvc..al Enterprtse.

From the New York Herald.
Mess,us Jarrett & Palmer, msnagers o
Booths Theatre, have determined 70 iun
| q special train TO San Francisco. ieevinI
Jersey City on June and arriving y
the metropolis Of the Pacific onals ane :
making the trip in about eighty hours
The following prospectus will give an
idea Of the colossel nature OF tnn enSer-
iiB15 IL UNPARALLELED Run =
aero - THE CON rINENT.
JARRETT PALNERb
special Fasl TranS- Continental Train,
NEW YORK ToAANYRANcIsco;
Leaving New YORK on Thursday, June !;
ARRIVING at San Francisco on Sunday,
I11,- ~ : June4, tlilG.,y
Having the Right of Way Across the Con-
80 ~ tinent,
Carrying the United states MAIL, wells,
Fargo d Co.'s Express.
AND THURSDAYS EDITION OF THE NEW
{ -iIs.8f 10 YORK HERALD. 49,
Jarrett g. Palmer are enabled TO an
nounce the completion OF arrangements
with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne and Chicago
Railway Company, the Chicago and
North western q Railway Company, the
Union Pacific Railroad Company and
the Central Pacific Railroad Company
for running special fast train, to be
formed by one combination passenger,
mail and baggage car and one Pullman
palace hotel car. To leave the foot OF
Cortlandt street, New York, on Thurs
day, June !, at one A. n. and will run
through to San Francisco on express
time, making but very limited number
of stoppages en- route, and it is confident
ly anticipated that the guests on this trip
will dine in San Francisco on the follow
ing Sunday, thereby assisting In the
greatest and most remarkable railroad per-
Torrance ever attempted. '-''
TICKETS FOR THE TRIP.
are elegantly bound IN covers OF solid
sterling silver, of unique workmanship
and superb finish.
These are limited in number to sixteen
Several of which have already been en-
gaged), and each entities the holder
/. To passage to San Francisco on the
special fast train.
2. To one double berth on Pullman
Palace car.
8. Meals en- route. on the palace hotel
car, a la carte
a. One weeks board at the Grand Pal
ace Hotel, San Francisco.
5. First class return ticket from San
Francisco to New York, good until used.
"A limited number of passengers
will be taken to Chicago, through BY
daylight, arriving the evening of the
same day they leave New York.
For passage and all further informa-
ton apply TO HENRY q, JARRETT,
General Manager Pennsylvania Rail-
road, office 526 Broad way, New York.
a. TIME TABLE. z
To Philadelphia, 80 miles from Jersey
City, hour As minutes; Harrisburg,
1856 miles, 4 hours; Altoona, 1927 miles, Z
hours; Pittsburgh, 444 miles, 10 hours;
Chicago, 918 miles, 20 hours cross Mis-
.sissippi River al Clinton, 233 hours;
Omaha, l,4O5 miles, 80 hours; Cheyenne
1882 miles, 40 hours; Ogden, 24S6 miles,
IS hours; San Francisco, S,3l7 miles, "a
hours.
Relays of engines will be provided on
the route, and the entire signal force OF
the five railroads over which the train
will run, about 5000 IN number, will be-
on special duty during the trip. Flags
by day, lanterns by night and number
of pilot en- gines will be brought into re-
QUESTION to keep the track clear. The
correspondents of the London Times and
New Ysrk Herald, and Mr.. Lawrence
Barrett, the tragedian, will be on the
train. .l .