The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-06
A NEW MAIL TRAIN.
Details of . Service That Will Go into Opera
ton on Monday Next.

Details of . Service That Will Go Into Opera.
tion on Monday Next.
WASHINGTON, Oct 5.-One week ago it was
announced that the Postmsster-general had ar
ranged for . fast mail, east-bound. from Chicago
to New York. Negotiations were then pending
for similar service from St Louis to New
York, via the Pennsylvsnia railroad. which
would give the great Southwest advantages
equal to those enjoyed by their Northwestern
nsiehbors- Arrangements have been completed
by which, on Monday. the sth inst, new fast
mail. east and west, between New York and St
Louis, will 60 into operation The pew West
ern train viii leave New York at 7:40 p. II.
Eastern time; Philadelphia, 10 p. NJ, Eastern
time. and arrive at Pittsburg at $50 A. ~, East.
ern time, gain OF hour. and St. Louis as
l:45 the following morning, central time. Az
Pi,tsbure connections will be made with all the
principal departing railway postal trains for
points In Pennsylvania and Ohio. and an earlier
carrier delivery will be secured for the
Pittsburg city taail. Under the present schedule
IL is foand impossible To deliver the afternoon
malls from New York and Philsdelphia for
Pittsbure before the afternoon delivery, while
the arrival at $50 o'clock 4. NJ, will admit OF
complete deliveries in the forenoop- Under the
old schedule il WAS impossible to connect with
but very few Of departing railway mail trains
from Pittsburg, but by the new schedule all de-
parting lines Of importance will be connected.
The fast mail. under ths new schedule, will fur
nisb facilities for the delivery Of mails at Pitts
burg and insure connections at that point which
have long been greatly needed. This fast train
will reach Indianapolis at ESQ p NJ, instead Of
ESQ. as at present, and Cincinnati at $50 p. NJ,
instead of $50. as at present The arrival at
both OF these cities at the hours stated will insure
connections with all departing trains carrying
mail. and In addition will admit OF box delivery
At the postoffices the same day. Under the old
schedule, many important connections at both
Cincinnati and Indianapolis were not made, and
such as were-made we're secured upon so close q
margin that the slightest delay resulted in fail
urss TO make connections. In addition. the ar
rival OF mails 1t these cities at $50 and $50 p.
N, rs above described was so late in the sitter
noon that q large portion of it was not available
for delivery until the following day.
The arrival at st. Louis at las A. M, central
time. gain of ono hour, will leave q margin of
one hour and fifteen minutes to secure the fast
mail connection via the Missouri Pacific rail-
road to Kansas City and beyond, departing from
St. Louis at 3 A. NJ The train is at present
scheduled to reach st. Louis ct 2:45 A. NJ, leav-
ing but fifteen minutes for the transfer of this
heavy and important mail to the West and
Southwest, ard in consequences OF the close con-
nections, failures very frequently occur. The
advantage of reaching St. Louis an hour earlier
by the new schedule 10 of greater Importance
than at first might appear, because the TAO p. NJ.
train from New York takes the important bust.
ness mails from New York, Philadelphia and
all connections at both OF these cities for all
points south and west of Pittsbure TO the Pa.
cifc coast including an important commercial
mail for the republic of Mexico
The east bound fast mail will leave ST. Louis at
8i0 A. NJ, central time; arrive at Pittsburg at
1850 A. NJ, eastern tims; Pniladelphis, l:25 p.
NJ, Eastern time. aud New York at p NJ. East
ern time This latter train furnishes an entirely
new service, of great importance. IL will admit
Of . later close, and q more complete dispatch
from St Louis, both as regards the city mail at
that point. and connections. and will shorten
the time In transit of the mails from Indiausp-
oils aud Cincinnati, and will reach Philadelphia
10 time for on early evening carrier delivery of
city mail, making copueciio ion with all afternoon
departing railway postal trains from that point
and will reach New York az p. NJ, securing
late afternoon carrier delivery, and nsuring all
connections from that point for New England.
The new fast train, in connection with the
fast mail recently established between New
York and Chicago, completes arrangements by
which the public is furnished with the most ex-
peditious facilities for the transmission of mails
between the extreme East and West 1t 10 be-
lieved, that the department has ever been abls
to secure.