The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-20
The Chilly Atgas,
sock ISLAND.
ACROSS THE CONTINENT
What the New York Graphic Thinks

Wha. the New York Graphic rhi, Rs
The Fort Wayne & Pennsylvania
Line has for its starting Point CHICAGO
running East. vsa Pittsburgh. Harris,
6urg and Philadelphia, to New YORK.
In Chicago this Railway ENJOYS most
remarkable and valuable rights of
way. Its passenger depot is situated in
the very centre of the CITY. and within
from three to five minutes walk Of tho
prominent hotels, leading wholesaio
houses, banks, chamber Of eommerca
post Office, and custom house. ~
Its franchises within the cornorata
llmlts OF Chicago are to-day estimated
to be more valuable then the first four
hundred miles of this elegant rooa
The route is popular with the hnsinass
| men. nrst: on account of the short ride
1t being only 912 miles from CHICAGO
to New York, an ADVANTAGE Of a.
inlles over all other lines. Second for
It's substantial road-bed of stone
tracks of steel and bridges of iron and
granlte: Thlrd, for the promptness and
Tellaolllty OF its three through New
1 oFk passenger trains and the magni.
ncenI equipment of Pullman Palace
anu DraWlng-Room Cars on all trains.
Inc Westinghouse Automatic Safety
breaks, facilitate quick stoppages, and
the introduction on January 1st. 1873.
OF Janney's New Improved Patent
flaiIorms, Buffers and Couplers,
| render what is known in railway par.
lance as telescoping trains, ia.possible
| BY the introduction of Janney's patent.
trains cannot part while in motion
ana by the use of strong steel spiral
springs. there is no STRAIN whilst NOV
ing on curves. This is an innovation.
the question of strong platforms and
safe couplers and buffers, has been a
SUBJECT OF great thought and care by
the officials Of this line. Jannev's
patent has overcome all obstacles, and
to-day the Fort Wayne and Pennsyl-
wanna can safely challenge the
world TO furnish or suggest animprov-
ement in their tracks, machinery or
equipment, which will insure greater
safety and comfort to its patrons than
they now enjoy. The fame of the Fort
Wayne & Pennsylvania Railway, is
universal. Travellers from the far off
japan. China, Australia, the Indies
and Continental Europe, unite in
their praises of this wonderful
thoroughfare. Tourists glowinelv de-
scribe the beautiful and matchless
mountain scenery, and sight-seekers.
by a daylight ride over the road, forms
an idea of the riches of the growing
West. For the first 800 miles stretch Of
rolling prairie between Chicago and
Crestline, magnificent farms with their
great fields Of golden grain line either
side of the road, and as far as the
naked eye can reach, forests of orch
ards, elegant residences and buildings
furnish abundant evidence of 1.-THE
wonderful thrift and prosperity of the
Western people. The curling smoke
from the endless collierys, and the
thousands of open mouthed fiery furn.
ances, and the humdrum of the busy
manufacturing establishments which
are distributed at various points for
the distance of six hundred miles, ex.
hiblt the astonishing resources of the
Ipeople. who help to maintain this
gigantic enterprise. The Fort Wayne
u Pennsylvania, between New York
and Chicago, was selected by Jarrett
&c Palmer, as being peculiarly adapted
for their famous California Special Elk
J press, which ran across the Continent
from ocean to ocean in eighty hours
The train left New York on the morn
ing of June the 1st 1876, making the
run to Pittsburg without stopping. Al
miles i'll Ninc hours and Fifty fire minutes
i, This extraordinary run is without 6
parallel in the history of railroading
i 1t must be remembered, on the Pennsyl
vania railway, by peculiar arrangem-
ent of water trenches between the rails
engines are enabled to force water into
their tankswhilst movingat full speed
Between Pittsburgh and Chicago thu
train run away, or in other words, beat
it's own schedule time 1t was on tht
western Division, which for 800 mile,
is perfectly level and almost an air line
| the famous bursts of speed twas accom-
,, plished. For two hours in binding
storm of wind, rain lightning and ter
rife thunder which seemed to conspir,
! against the successful termination o
} this great race against time. the trail
: flew over the heavy steel rails an(
, elegantly ballasted tracks, at the rate
l of sixty miles per hour At ten 2. M.
precisely, smoking and steaming. will
t many minutes to spare, amidst The
greetings of the excited multitud which
had assembled, the train entered the
: Fort Wayne depot, making the UMPIRE
:, cedented run of 912 miles from New
i York to Chicago, in 20 hours averaging
t over forty-fve miles per hour, includ
ing stops.
The accomplishment of this extra
ordinary continuous run, is an evide
!. nee of the perfect condition and won
e derful management of this mode
+ highway of America.-N Y Grnnhi(
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