The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-23
ACROSS THE CONTINENT.


What the New York Graphic Thinks.
The Fort Wayne & Pennsylvania Line has
for its starting point Chicago, running East,
via Pittsburgh, Harrisburgh 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 cen
ter of the city, and within from three to five
minutes walk of the prominent hotels, leadlngI
wholesale houses, banks, chamber Of com
MERGE post office and custom house.
It's franchises within the corporate limits of
Chicago are today estimated to be more valu-
able than the first four hundred miles of this ee-
CANT road. The route is popular with the busi-
ness man, first: on account of the short ride,
it being only 912 miles from Chicago to New
York an advantage of 81 miles over all other
lines. Second, for It's substantial roadbcd of
stone, tracks of steel and bridges of iron and
granite. Third, for the promptness and reia
bllity of its three through New York passenger
trains, and the magnificent equipment OF Pull
man Palace and Drawingroom cars on all
trains. The Westinghouse Automatic Safety
Breaks facilitate quick stopages, and the intro
duction on January LIST, 1878, of Janney's new
improved patent platforms buffers and coup
lers, render what is know in railway parlance
as teescoping trains imp0sstdie. BY the intro
duction Of Janncy's patent, trains cannot part
while in motion, and by the Use Of strong steel
spiral springs, there is no strain whilst moving
on curves. This is an innovation, the question
of strong platforms and safe couplers and buff
ers has been Il subject of great thought and
care by the officials OF this line. Janney's
patent has overcome all obstacles, and to-day
the Fort Wayne IL Pennsylvania can safely
challcnge the world to furnish or suggest an
Improvement in their tracks, machinery or
equipment, which will insure greater safety
and comfort than they now enjoy. The fame
Of the Fort Wayne Il Pennsylvania railway Is
universal Travellers from the tar-oH Japan,
China, Australia, the Indies and Continental
Europe, unite in their praises of this wonder
! full thoroughtare Tourists glowingly describe
the beautiful and matchless mountain scenery,
and sight-seekers, by daylight ride over the
road, forms an idea of the riches of the grow.
ing West. For the first 300 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 or
chards, elegant residences and buildings furn-
ish abundant evidence of the wonderful Unfit
and prosperity Of the western people. The
curling smoke from the endless collieres, and
the thousands of opcn-mouthcd fiery furnaces,
and the humdrum of the busy manufacturing
establishments which are distributed 1T various
points for the distance of six hundred miles,
exhibit the astonishing resources of the people,
who help to maintain this gigantic enterprise,
The Fort Wayne d Pennsylvania, between
New York and Chicago, was selected by Jar
rect 4 Palmer, rs being peculiarly adapted for
their famous California SPECIAL Express, which
ran across the Continent from ocean To ocean
in ctghty hours. The train,left New York on the
morning Of June LIST, 1876, making the run to
Pittsburg, without stopping, Al miles in nine
hoUrS and .ftty,tirc minutes. This eXtraordln.
! AIRY run is without Il parallel in the history Of
railroadng. 1t must he remembered, on the
Pennsylvania railway, by II peculiar arrange
ment of water trenches between the rails, en-
! gines are enabled TO force water into their
tanks whilst moving at full speed. Between
Pittsburgh and Chicago the train ran away, or
in other words, beat its own schedule time II
was on the Western Division, which for 300
miles is perfectly level and almost an air line,
the famous bursts Of speed was accomplished.
For two hours in binding storm Of wind,
| rain, and terrific thunder which seemed to con
| Spire against the successful termination of this
great race against time, the train flew over the
heavy steel rails and elegantly ballasted tracks
at the rate of sixty miles per hour. At ten =.
VI. precisely, smoking and stcaming with many
minutes to spare, amidst the greetings Of the
excited multitude which had assembled, the
train entered the Fort Wayne depot making
the unprecedented run Of 9l2 miles from New
York to Chicago, in 20 hours, averaging over
tOrty-tivc miles per hour, including stops.
The accomplishment of this extraordinary
continuous run, is an evidence of the perfect
condition and wonderful management Of tins
model highway Of America.-N. J. Grdphic.
No one can develop the grace OF meekness by
listening To crying baby. stop lis frctfulne,-
by curing the Collie with Dr. Bull, Baby syrup
price - cents.
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