The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-06
NELLY BLY, NOWHERE,
Around tho World in Sixty sfinutcs-Diary

Around tho World in Sixty Minutes DIARY |
Y az Of u Traveller. az
Chicago II tbune. tf Nj
Cn,cAoo. jan. IA, 1000, Il u. NAM
Just starting Tor trip around the world.
My baggage consists OF an opera'glass,
couple OF oranges. and tcn.cent cigar.
New York, 1l;02-Reached this city
by pneumatic tube. Only special feature
OF the whirl across the country was a
mementary smell OF coal oil while pass
Ing through the State OF Pennsylvania.
London, 1l.l0-Lost nineteen seconds
In New York of account OF having 10
stop and subscribe to tho Grant monu.
nient fund, the memorial arch fund and
the Greeley monument fund. The Eel.
lows said It was the custom for every.
body-outside OF New York--to drop u
few nickels in the slot for those funds
and yet n cnrd OF thanks. They were
confident the monuments and the arch
would be built within the next $40 years
at iarthest. came TO this city by the
well.kuown Skyrocxet route. Got here
four seconds behind time, having had to
dodge two cyclones aud patr OF trousers
belonging to an English tourist. The
trousers had dropped from Il rocket.train
just ahead Of us and were gyra,ing wildly
through the air on their way down from
the clouds.
Paris, ll:l0-Am four minutes and .
half behind time. The "lazyiongs"
tramway that runs 10 this city by tunnel
Under tho English Channel and overland
the rest VI tho way was not sufficiently
creased and It took us nearly five mih.
utes to make the last iiity miles. The
lack OF grease shows that the French
conldn'trun political campaign in Ohio
to save their livcs.
Rome, ll:27-Nearly ten minutes be.
hind time. The passenger bomb In
which ! Travelled to this point scraped
against the sides OF the sheet.iron vac.
uum rainbow 1t was fred through, and
We had toput on brakes TO prevent hot
boxes. have Just hired an Italian
brigand to 90 out behind the Coliseum
and swear rs long and as hard as he feels
justified in doing for 50 IS.
Calcutta, 1880 My time is half gone
and Lam not yet half way round. CANE
from Rome by the Electric Inclined
Plane route. Tho cars ure huge lignum
vito balls that roll down the hollow
tube through which blast OF air il
forced by powerful dynamos. The sen
sation oftraveliug in this way is novel
but not particularly enjoyable.
I Hong Kong, ft:40-fen minutes be
hind schedule time. Came from Cal
cutta 10 this place by the famous Cata
putt line. There was delay Of severn
minutes in cutting the cable that hex
the spring down Mt the western end o
the line. A eacred white elephant wa
standing on the trap and nobody like.
to take the liberty Of asking him t,
move of.
Sitka, Alaska, 1l:50-The Chinese a
Hong Kong have their old.time hatre,
OF foreign devils. They fired me out o
there by the ProjectiIe route to Kan
tchatka, where | took the Electric To
boggan slide. Came from Petropau
lovski to this place in a large hollov
icicle, tho slide being laid across Beh
ring Strait, which is fortunately irozet
over. The icicle was very much worl
aud haggard by the time st got here
Only ten minutes now to get to Chicago
Sitka, II :50-Iiarcn't got away from
here yet. Went out and caught Il sea
and bad cold While waiting. HAY,
just made bet OF 500 I'll 60 through
on time.
Chicago, - m.-Was delayed at Silk,
till ll:50 in consequence OF d Sigh
change in the time table. Stepped init
the air-tight tube Of the Great Overland
Rubber-Band Airline route. at that ex
act moment, the catch was loosed aut
the gigantic elastic rope, made ot tn,
best Para rubber and stretched to it!
utmost tension, whiskcd me across tht
country, more than $500 miles in
direct line, in the twink!ing OF an eye
Reached here with more than half
minute to spare.
i 1t isn't a difficult job to 20 around tn
globe i'll sixty minutes. All you neet
beside your ticket is u fan, an oyefcoat
IL bottle OF lung balsaan, and small bot
I tie OF the other kind OF balsaani to com
teract the effect Of sudden changes O.
climate.
Anybody can so ronnd the world in
sixty minutes. ~
In the old fcgy days Of 1890, two hun
dred years ago, it WAS thought wonder
iul thing to make the trip in seventy
two days, six hours, and eleven min
ptes. This only shows that the peopl.
Of that bygone age were no. really sen
s!ble OF their misery. They thought
they We're pretty smart. Let US regard
| them, my countrymen, with feelings OF
sincere compassion rather than con,
tempt.
My little jaunt has made mo hungry
must 90 10 lunch. -