The Globe-republican., 1890-01-29

Miss Nellie BLY,. the New York World
correspondent, was landed safely In New
York City at 80 p. m. Saturday. max
ing the trip around the world in seventy
TWO and half days. thus accomplishing
what no other person has ever before at
tempted.
A large number of our citizens had
congregated about the Santa Fe depot on
Thursday morning to greet the traveller,
and when the train pulled in an anxious
crowd gathered about the Car to catch
glimpse of the fair Que. A committee
consisting of Mayor X. W. Evans. Capt
j. H. Finlay. &. NJ. Beeson. Hon. B-nja-
min HOrges. and others. entered the ear.
when Mayor Evans. on behalf of the riti-
Gems Of Dodge City. presented Miss Bly,
the following congrstulatory note aud
poem, handsomely engrossed:
Vim, enterprise, phenomenal activity and
high courage unite in the person of Miss Mel
lie Bly,, the swift messenger of the New York
World. now passing through our city on her
wonderful journey around the world. Her
success. We believe Is already assured; her
fair hands will grasp the prize. She proves
that woman leads and man follows; that tin,
earth is none too large for womans conquest
that whether the earth moves or not, civil
zation advances, mankind progresses and
Nellie Hly is a synonym for success ar: hap
py achievements. The people of Dodge City
join the procession. toss up their hats and cry
God speed.
Il. W. EVANS, Mayor.
Following is copy of the poem:
This rolling world through space is whirled
4 thousand miles Il minute;
The New York World. with flag unfuried,
Now makes a bet and wants to win il.
So round the globe its banners sent.
With speed undreamt in days gone by;
And to the work n charm is lent,
The nag is borne by Nellie Bly,.
The New York Sun the World will greet
With showers of golden sunbeam> rsre;
The Star will smile with action fleet,
The Telegram will message bear,
To every land where man doth dwell
How Nellie BLY, did swiftly fly,
By east and west and win so well.
The prize twas won by courage high.
Miss Bly, was greatly moved hy rhi>
kindly recognition and wished To thank
the people. and when Il few m"ine;i>
later she made her appearance On the
rear platform of the car two hundred
threats simultaneously rent the air with
cheers. Miss Bly, is a charming and eN-
tremely interesting little lady and had =
smile and good word for everyone.
The time made over the Santa Fe is the
fastest ever made on this road. At q: As
a. m.-mOuntain time-Thursday morn
ing, engine 81. Engineer Clawson at the
throttle. with Conductor Harry Norveil
of this city In charge. pulled the specia!
train out of LaJunta. reaching Coolidge
at s :25 a. M; distance eighty-SiX miles.
the run being made in one hour and
thirty minutes. At Coolidge en-
CINE 3S2 was hooked on. with Steve Wier
as driver, bringing the train TO this city
at remarkable rate of speed. The dis
lance from Coolidge To Dodge is 1lt
miles. and was covered in two hours and
seven minutes, of which ten minutes wa:
dead time, being delayed on side tracks,
The last sixty-nine miles before reaching
Dodge City was run in fifty-three min
utes. At this place the engineer received
orders to run seventy miles an hour if
possible. aud when Chas. Arnold boarded
the Five Spot he remarked: If the
train holds together we'll make it," The
figures show how well he kept his word
Leaving Dodge at II AS. the train passed
Wright at IL 80; Speareville at II noon;
Kinsley at II: 10; Garfield at II 80, and
reached Larned at II AZ. averaging more
than a mile minute, arriving at kansa:
City at Z :25 p. m. of the same day.
The quickest time by rail across the
United States from San Francisco to New
York city was made in 1876 by party {"
Union Pacific officials. The route taker
was the Union Pacific, Central Pacific
Chicago & Northwestern and PennSyl-
vania lines. The distance by that rout.
is 1917 miles. and the time of the trik
was So hours and p minutes. The dis
lance via the Santa Fe and auxiliaries I.
Chicago and thence to New York via thu
Pennsylvania line is 1881 miles. or 2l-
miles greater than the route traversed il
1876. From Chicago the Pennsylvani;
line received the special. making the rur
from San Francisco to New York in con.
siderably less time than it was made by
the Union Pacific officers in 1876.
In New South Wales the hangman il
looked upon with absolute horror. Cab
men refuse to transport him. and ever
porters decline to carry his luggage
They never would think Of running