Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-06
MEw FAST MAIL,

WAsAISGToN. Oct. 5.-One week ago 1t
was announced that the postmaster gen
eral had arranged for fast mail, east
bound, from Chicago to New ork. Ne
Sotiations were then arr anged Tor service
from St. Louis to New Y DIRK via the Penn
sylvania railroad, which would give the
great southwest advantages equal to those
given to their northwestern nelghbors.
Arrangements have been completed by
which on Monday, the oth, a new Iast
mail east and west. between New YORK
and ST. Louis will 90 into operation. Inc
new western train will leave New ork at
40 n m. eastern time, Phila-
delphia 10 p. m. eastern time, ana ar
rive at Pittsburg $50 a. IN. eastern time,
a gain of one hour, and at 81. Louis at Lao
the following morning, central time. AT
Pittsburp connections VIII be made with
all the principal railway postal trains Tor
points in Pennsylvania and ONO, ana
letter carrier delivery Will be secured Tor
the Pittsburg mail. The arrival at st.
Louis at 40 a. M, central time ia gain OF
one hour will leave a margin OF one hour
and fifteen minutes to secure the last mali
connection via the Missouri Paclhc rail-
road to Kansas City and beyond, departing
from St Louis at 3 a. IN. The train Is at
present scheduled to reach st Louis at
2:45 a. ~, leaving but fifteen minutes for
the transfer of this heavy and important
mail to the west and southwest,
and, in consequence of the
close connections, failures very
frequently occur The advantage OF reach
ing st. Louis an hour earlier by the new
schedule is of greater Importance than at
first might appear because the 7:40 p. m.
train from New York takes all the import
ant business mails from New York, Phlla-
delphia and all connections at both OF
these cities for all poiEtS south and west
n
an important commercial mali Tor the re
public of Mexico.
The east bound fast mail viii leave St.
Louis at $40 n. IN. central time, arrive at
Pittsburg at 1880 a III. eastern time, Phll-
ndelphia l :25 p. M. eastern time, ana New
York at p. IN. eastern time. This latter
train furnishes an entirely new service
of great importance. 1t will admit
of a later, close and more complete
dispatch from St Louis, both as regards
the city mail at that point and connections,
and will shorten the time IN transit or
mails from indianapolis and Cincinnati
and viii reach Philadelphia in time for an
early evening carrier delivery of city mail,
making connection with all afternoon de-
parting railway postal trains from that
point and will reach New York at p. m,
securing the late afternoon carrier delivery
and insuring all connections from that
point for New England. Under the pres
ent schedule mail for New York and the
east leaves indianapolis at D p. M and Gin
rnnati at 1:45 p. m, and is not available
at either Philadelphia or New York
until the morning OF the second
day, while the new schedule mail will
leave Indianapolis at go D. ~, Cincinnati
at 4:25 D. M, and viii be available in both
Philadelphia and New York the following
day. The present schedule east bound,
leaves St. Louis at a:25 a. m, central
time, arrives at Pittsburg at a. M, east
ern time, and New York $3.50 p. m, eastern
time. BY this schedule it will be seen that
IA gain of one business day is secured for
all points east of Pittsburg, and the
arrival at Philadelphia and New
York is in ample time for the i'm
portant commercial mails to be
received and answered in time for dispatch
the same day as received. The new fast
train in connection with the fast mail re-
Gently established between New York and
Chicago completes arrangements bYwhich
the public is furnished with the most eX-
peditious facilities for the transmission of
mails between the extreme east and west
it Is believed that the department has ever
been able to secure