The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-11-30
0ufck Time.

ARRIVAL OF TIE FIRST NAIL TRAIN on THE
NEW FAST SCHEDULE BETWEEN BOSTON,
NEW YORK, RICHMOND, AND NEW ORLEANS.
The first train on the fast mail schedule
of fifty hours from New York TO New On
leans arrived in Richmond Sunday after
noon tweDty-sx minutes late, owing TO fif-
teen minutes delay leaving New York and
another delay between Baltimore and Wash
ington, on The Baltimore and Potomac road,
on which road The mail Car had TO be at
tached TO an accommodation tram.
The mails and baggage were transferred
at Washington In four minutes TO tbe Rich
mOnd train, which arrived in Richmond In
three hours and one minute, with 10000
letters and 20. 900 pieces OF other matter for
points south Of Virginia. Twenfy-seyen
minutes OF lost time was made up between
Washington and Richmond, and dispatch
received from Weldon announced the arri-
val OF the train on time. The time from
Washington 10 AleXandria-nine and half
mlles-was ten minutes. The average time
from Washington to Richmond, including
stops. was thiitv.eight miles per hour.
Superintendent Myers, OF The Richmond,
Fredericks burg and Potomac railroad, gave
rs toast TO Superintendents jameson. jack
son, Bailey, and Vickery, OF the Railroad
Mail Sci vice, who accompanied the train on
its first Trip, "Fast mails and slow politics"
The postal clerks when the train reached
this city had worked or distributed
243 packages OF letters and 40 sacks OF
papers, classified as follows MaryllDd and
the South, a packages and II sacks; Vir-
ginia, 6S packages and 8 sacks; west
Virginia, 80 packages and 4 sacks; Georgia,
40 packages and sacks; Delaware, 20
packages and sacks; mixed, 80 packages
and sacks. The following party OF
officials and invited guests boarded the train
at Washington and proceeded with it to
Richmond: Assistant General Superintend.
ent John Jameson, Superintendent NJ. V.
Bailey, Of Richmond; Superintendent Il.
Jackson. OF New York; c. W. Fiekery, as
>stant superintendent. Washington j. +.
Kirby, private secretary to Postmaster
General; c. II. Emerson, private secretary
TO General Superintendent Thompson; and
Maj0r Il. L. ID. Myers, superintendent OF
the Richmond and Fredericksburg railroad.
Most OF the party returned 10 Washington
Sunday night. Superintendent Thompson
was TO have gone on the trip, but was de-
tanned by business.
All along the route the Gelets were
crowded with people. who wanted to see
the train which lett New York that morn-
ing, and some OF the expressions OF won
der and surprise were most amusing. Be-
tween Frederick burg and Richmond a
mile was run in one minute and three sec
onds, and the last fifteen miles before reach
ing the city were run in eighteen minutes.
DOWN SOUTH.
The transfer TO the Richmond and Dan
vile was made in four minutes, and the
train left by the Atlanta Coast Line at 4:59
| At Hicksford the train had made all tbe lost
time ,but thirteen minutes. BY huyried
transfer OF the mails from the. connecting
train at Belle Isle junction the DaDVille
train left that point only seven minutes tate.
The schedules both North and South are
now in full effect, and ii is likely, as was the
case yesterday, that the iasi-mail trains will
in future be on time and become perma-
nent institution.
THE SCHEDULE.
The fast train leaves New York at 4:30 A,
NJ; Philadelphia, = A. NJ; Baltimore
| 9:35 a. NJ; Washington, II A. NJ.
Richmond rid Atlantic Coast Line, 2:35 p.
NJ; Wilmington, 1910 p. NJ; Florence
| l:2G A. NJ; Charleston, A. NJ; 81
vannab, 1910 z. NJ; arrive at Jacksonville
800 a. NJ.
From Richmond Uid the Piedmont All
| Line the fast train leaves Richmond 2:3i
Z. NJ; Charlotte. 1928 A. NJ. arrive a
Atlanta 9:30 A. VI. Leaves Atlanta p
NJ. Montgomery, $50 p. NJ. Mobile. 3:2(
A. NJ. arrives at New Orleans 9:25 A. M
| Up NORTH.
Returning by the Atlantic Coast LiDe tht
fast train leaves Savannah st ! A. NJ.
Charleston, II NJ; Wilmington. S:03 p. NJ.
Richmond, 5:07 A. NJ. Washington, l0:4l
A. NJ. Arrive at New York at 5:1j Z. NJ
and Boston at $40 \. NJ.
By the Piedmont Air Line leaves New
Orleans at 500 p. NJ; Mobile. 1875 p. NJ.
Montgomery, 7:l5 A. NJ. Atlanta, $40 7
NJ; Charlotte, sos a. NJ. Richmond, 3 L
NJ; Washington, 10 p. NJ. Arrive at New
York at Gas A. NJ. and at Boston at 6:lO L
NJ.