The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-02
Vine Hundred and Seven Miles in twenty
Hours and FiitY-SsVan Minutes.
Forty-Three Miles and Three
Quarters Each Hour.
A REVOLUTION In RAILROAD TRAVELLING
The Herald in Chicago in
Twenty-Five Hours.

CHICAGO, June l-lO =. NJ
The Jarrett Palmer fast train has just arrived here
having made the cntIre distance between Jersey City
and Chicago, GOT miles, twenty hours and fyscven
minutes Tho trip far has been grand success for
have run ahead OF time since leaving Pttsburg
rhero was ovation after ovation all along the line
rHs STORY JOURNEY.
Passing hurriedly through the crowd in the Jersey
City depot, party werc soon on hoard the train
Then ensued : busy scene; hands were warmly
shaken, hearty goodbys and 'Gods speeds" were ut
Tered and everybody seemed much excited 'sCear
The train ~ shouted the conductor and the order
was obeyed brass band struck up moving strain. M
Jarrett waved his hand signal the whistle sounded
shortly afterward, aud the train began to move
Then tho strains Of the band suddenly rendered
inaudble by the hearty cheers of the spectators
lady friend OF passenger threw shoe AFTER us, and
the long overland trip fairly begun Il twelve
nfy-eight or three minutes behind schedule time
when We started Long lines OF men stood on either
side OF the track lanterns in hand and they presented
picturesque sight from tho rear platform. On.
On dashed past houses and Streets tho lamp posts
seemed to dance nimbly past US and then sudden
darkness bctokencd tho open country. Dashing sud-
denly through the silent streets Of Newark
soon at Elizabeth passing numerous huge bonfres on
the way. AT Linden band played some stirring airs,
but we caught only single note, and the music was
left far behind. Railway next, and then Union
town, where tho people fred under feet.
We saw the flash, heard bit Of the detonation and
ihen far away from cannon, smoke and people.
The motion of the train became moro and more rapid
md began settle down the long journey before
US. Sitting the platform with tho brakeman,
your correspondent watched the stations appear
disappear like the phantoms in Macbeth, until tho
n lion became monotonous At each little depot
group Of men with railroad lanterns watched the
arrival Of the train and It's passage its headong way
The speed grew apace and We began to gain the few
minutes lost In Jersey City while putting the HERALDs
AMI letter mail ON board. that At Brunswick tho
time table was Strengthened out and running
timc from this point until reached Philadelphia
Tho time admirably kept. Between Jersey City
and Brunswick covered bit of six miles in seven
minutes; and crooked ten miles, full of curves,
near raoli the time twelve minutes.
NINETY MILES IN xIxErY-xlxE xrxufEs
West Philadelphia was reached ono minute ahead or
time. The whole ninety miles done in precisely
ninety -Aine minutea At Philadelphia the work Of
distributing the HERALD packages began. and from
thence every way station received its quota
As tho train rushed past the platforms
tho HERALD bundles won't whtzzing into the air and
fell among the people who came to so by. As
passed the Centennial grounds the brilliantly lighted
buildings made up magnificent night scene, but
though t was thing Of beauty only JOY for
moment The watchers ofthc night were A. j. Cassc:t
Third Vice President; Frank Thomson, General Man
ager; f. W. Jackson General superintendent New Jcr-
soy Division; q. Clinton Gardner, General supern-
tcndent Pennsylvania Railroad Division; D. n. Boyd,
Jr General Passenger Agent With them sat Messrs.
Jarrett Palmer, and though everybody else 60
Ing to bed, Mr.. Lawrence Barrett interested in
the progress OF the train that he remained mp
sisted in keeping tho record OF the running time. It
was as folIows:-
Ovcrbrook-2:43 or one minute behind
Bryn Mawr-2:52; SIN minute behind.
Eagle was passed at :5s,s or ono minute and half
ahead THIS kept up until we arrived at Penning
tonvillc; but at Kinzers tell to schedule time In
the next six minutes actually minute ahead
or schedule and SO continued all the way to Harris
burg which place reached at 8 10 A. NJ The depot
platform here was throngcd fully 600 people being
present even at that early hour TO train go by
CLIMBING ALLEcHASrrs.
We did not stop to count the crowd, however, hav-
ing big job before climbing the up grades on
The Acghanics. The rose clear ana warm and the
varcd scenery OF river mountain and dell Its
brightest coora Tho train kept up close time aud
VIC passed Altoona while eating breakiGA, finding
another throng at the depot dashed past. At
Horseshoe Bend arrived time, and
at s:SS reached the divide and began to
descend the mountains Henceforward all tho
streams along route to tho Rockies
tall into the Mississippi basin and thence to
the Gulf OF Mexico. Soon after commencing our
descent tho pace became terrific and at every sharp
curve coffee cups and glasses rafting TO the floor
as the cars lurchcd heavily to and FRO good
road, however, kept safe. aud grew accus-
toned TO tho uneasy motion tho novices in fast rail-
reading began enjoy tho sensation II was indeed
wonderful feat to perform, CARRYING train all tho
way from New York to Pittsburg with single ocomo-
tive and without stoppage Of a single second
NEW LOCOMOTIVE AT PIrTsBraG.
eve are two minutes ahead OF time and only ten
miles from Pittsburg" said Mr. Jackson at forty
utes past ten A. NJ As he spoke the atmosphere grew
hazy and the sunlight became yellowish II was tho
smoke from tho smoky city, and as minute after
MINUTE the tram rushed the rails tho smoke
denscr, and wo soon reached the city Oh many chin.
ncys aud IRON foundris stopping at fortytwo min
utcs past ten A. NJ. tho gallant locomotive that had
drawn u all the way from Jersey City went OF snort
ing and champng very much after the manner OF
bloodcd horse that had won a race. The engine was
good for many mile yet, but u had performed task
hitherto unprecedented, and we wont 10 take fresh
Stecd ofiron sinews at rittsburg Mr. Henry d. Palmer
len with Mr.. Aonzo Bliss Of the Custom House, and
the officers OF the Pennsylvania Central Railway.
They took with them bundle of letters
and kilograms from tho through passengers Tor her
friends at home. The mail pouch was also delivered.
large gathering OF people hal assembled to welcome
the tram. and the rush IN the HKRALps tremen-
dous. TO get Now York paper be eleven o'clock
tho sensation OF tho hour and the cry Of the news
boys Here's yer Moo YoRRK HEnALD. this mornings
sdtfon" sounded famihailv in our the depot
engine drcw Us across the bridge to Allegheny City
Stopping the workshops tho train stood SIN Tor
seven minutes while air brake was nxei en- tho
baggage car. and 10 wait for the eleven A. N. Pitts
burg railroad time. These lew minutes delay aIso
enabled to take in additional supply Of leo
In the refrigerator containing our fresh pro-
visions aud ruiL curious crowd gathered
round the steward "a he opened the iron
doors beneath tho hotel car. But minutes was
now flying BY and once moro tho scream Of our loco
motive rcvcrbera,cd on tho hill tops and We all
scramulcd board again and sturtior Chicago over
the PlttsburS, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway. The
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