, 1879-03-20

FRstest Time Ever Matlo 1lcttseen tho VeNt
and tho Eatt--Gov. 1yhltenkcr's syond1er-
ful Hide.
F4tftbnro 94'st. March II,
He started from his home In Maine County,
Orc, on Friday, March I, III response to mes
sage FROM tile Democratic managers, asking him
to CONC to Washington Immediately. He took
special train and reached Portland, distant $50
miles fron. his home, In good ttr,c for tAe
steamer. On Saturday, thu 8th, the
stcanlcr started down the Columbia
River to Astoria. The 1rst yexa-
tious delay was had nt tho bar. After n
weary walt, the boat started ncross at o'clock
Sunday morning. Tie weather was ugly, the
watcr Was rough, and trnyel was tedious. The
boat should haye reached Hau Francisco by Z
o'clock on Tuesday morning Inst, but, tossed
about By tho waycs, she was detained over
twcnty-iour houra: She arrived at Sun Francis
60, distant G57 mttcs from Portland, at 0:uD
Wednesday morning. THIS train would have
Tueslar morning, atarch Is, early enough to b.
present nt Tic organization Of Congress-
News Ut his delay was telcgEaphel ta WASH
i!Eton, aud back went the tl,eAsage, 'srake spe-
clal train aud conc un at all llazards.n The In.
struet'ons to tho trayeer wore followed up with
arrangements for his journey. 1'he speclal train
was provided A man With light craft was In
s:ructod to- pull up to The steamer as
bN0 AlpIuACAEA u4 OIL cEAHEl3EQ HHQri4
uo obeycd the instructions. and willis
other passengers we're eagerly awaiting
the tedious process OF tying up tho steamers
Congressman Nhlteaker was IL the ltttle boat,
Ut less than ali hour from the time. Of leaving
the steamer, ho had reached Oakland, had taken
the spcclal train, and was soon. afterwArd
Xllooping across the country over the Central
The iutentiou waa to oycrtaks The t!a!n which
llp bud n,issel. The special conslsteu OF O
locomotive al.l sleeper.
a elcar traekiwa. given the special, and on
was reached. Twenty. ons hours had now been
Kalueu, but the regular tTaln vas att far ahead.
liero Was no delay ut Ogden. but tho special
continued her way, now on the Unlon P4c!lr,
t6o - 1platas. .1 Tho traveller was dstsrininai
to rcach Washington 10 ttme for Or
gantzatlnu, IN spltu Of wiud, und t,le, and rail-
road schedules, all. to BE- sure Of lutns It, had
llad missed ut sau Francisco. lio dstorslli,lod
10 stick 10 tic special. ind allowed no dtmlnu-
tion in tho speed of his own train. ue swept on
through WYolntnaE a'Ht tiien through NebrRsk1,
miles au hour, sometimes less than twenty. .ayo,
but nlxays maintaining tho average Of over thir-
ii s;So list Saturday morning bis special
miles, In sl1ty-four hol.fa. illo usua! tina for
the tastrst Train Is 1l houra. Tic Usual ratio Of
speed IL au average VI u0t 4uLte ntneteen miles
nn hour. Tbs average rutu 0f Congressman
Whitcaker's special WIS something over Thirty
mlcs. al hour: IlcFe was no detontlola
At Omaha. The xpecial continued her
way now oTer still another road. 6lia LEFT
OMiaha on Saturday last ut 8:05 D. IN. Shu
pulled up In Chicago at 5;15 ., III. 6he dely-
sse.t her dIst!nKulshcd passenger at Chcugo
Just IN ting to take ths Atlantic express over
tho Fort Wayne I,oaI. Tbs Congressman, hus-
tod hlmaelf into the Atlantic mud At hall-paat
o'clock was still shooting uyer tcEra hru,a, and
waa now 0n the trat schedule train sincs be LETT
hs homo. /, QUO miles away. lls arriyed III Pitts
burg At l3:37 yesterday afternoon,
Gu tug Fort Wayne Roal he met tho lion.
Hurry Pochler 4M1 Mr.. SMIth. Tho party lett
Aoru laat night Ut Sou on thu Fast Ltne over ule
Pennsylvania Railroad, mud will asrtya In Wasl,-
iuEton, d. o., Ut 9;N o'clock this morning.
With wind, tiae, AMI Railroad schedules Ill
sgulnat him Gov. WhltcakuF will still reach his
destination twenty-f0nr houEs aAead OF the tine
expected when he left hotnu. Ills trip from San
FrauclHco to Washington will have been tnada lu
onu hour and twuuty.threo ninutss less
than aye days, thu fastest time on reeorA
reaes Barrett uni other theatrical people
ago WAS made In something less than slx daJs.
Thesa gentlemen traVelsd from east to weat
with tho SUI. but GOV. Whiteaker travelled 10 q
contrary direction. They Ealued thtee hou1s,
because 9au fEauctSco tll4e Ii three hours slow-
or than Washington tlMa. CONGRESSMAN While
akes lost tlFea haurs fur Tho elnl1 rcasun. Ito
also lost yearly eight huurs in this city beesuss
there was NJ through tsain to Washington he-
fyEs a;Qg ?. u. Thu theatrical people had tho