Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-13

Now York 10 Washington In FouI
EnOurs and ~ Mtnutcs.


EnOurs and ~ Minutes.
Tho special train carrying Manager
Palmer's "Aunt Jack" troupo from tho
Madison Square Theatre, New York TO
Washington, passed the French street
station in this CITY at 8. 30 o'clock, Monday
morning. Tho train left Jersey City at
2. ~ a. M, aud arrived in Philadel phia
NJ DIE, making the "a miles In ono hour
mud AZ minutes. Tho train made
one stop, al Grsy's Ferry, for change
OF engines and then Hpcd on ia Whining.
ton, passing through here at o 80, having
made the intervening 20 miloJ IN AZ min
utOB. Havrs do qrRoo ia 81 milos from
Philsdelphia aud tho distance was made
In 60 minutes.
Tho train passed baltimore at 1850,
having made tho 20 mi on between Phin-
delphia and Baltimore in one hour aud 30
minutes. Tho train arrived at the Balti-
more and Potomac station, in Washing.
ton, at ii ~. rhs total time wan four
hours and ~ minutes, the fastest time on
record for continuous train between
New Yogk and Washington. Tho COM
pAny appeared a. Alhaugh's Opera House
in Aunt Jaokn Ut 1 O'Clock, for the
bonnht OF the Actora' Fund.
Ths train Ia composed OF three csrs--a
combined baggage aud smoking car, n
passenger coach nnd dining oar. T., W.
\ u railIoAd engine No. 35, with w. j.
Hukill o. this city AT the throttle, pulled
thc train from Gray's Ferry to Washing
ton. A. o. Donio OF this city, road fore
man Of engines Of the r., w. ~ Il. rail-
road, was alsp on tho engine.
A telegram from Washington, says
'lhA IanEN IA
train for Now York TO Washington made
tho run batweon the two cities in 4 hours
and II minutes, tho fastest time on
record; hours and 10 minutes being tho
best previous record. The nnginas wsrO
changod nj Graya Ferry, West Philadol-
phis.
The run between Washington and
GrAy's Ferry ON tho return trip Of tue
Rpecal train rendered A. NJ, Palmer's
"Auut Jack" combination by tho Penn.
sylvanIa rallrond WAS made ia shorter
titne, by four miuutss than the run south.
tho railToRd officials are very iubiIaut
and consider il truly remarkable run
considering the unavoidable dstentiouS
on busy thurnughfsre Ike the F., w ~
u. rallroai. Many were tho congrntula-
iionS rendered the veteran engineer A. q.
I AfNhhNs hNN lNNAA AAANlAAtAA VI tAk6hNHtNl
! resides in this city. lie manipulated the
throttle OF engine So, which had the train
! the entire round trip from Gray's Ferry
/ 10 Washington ans return,
| RcgulSr EnSiu Ger w. J. Hukill Of this
| city, and Fireman Her,zell OF philadel.
/ phia, were also Oh the engine. They are
among the best aud most trusted em-
4 ployes OF the company. Engine rs was
T a. H. ~. ~
I sylvania KailToad Company. and is con
/ Sidercd one ui the cJmpany'a best loco
\ motives. She Belongs 10 their standard
class L engines, having 6S.inch driving
! wheels and carrying 100 pounds boiler
4 pressure diameter Of cylinders, lS4
inches BY 4i-lneh stroke, weight, 80 tons
This engine With the same trSiu which
made such good time south lefs Wash
inRton, S,l5 y, M, left Baltimore AZ 4 Of
y, M, lett perTyyille, AL y. M, len
ElRion 456 y. M, Left Wilmington
6lG y, LII, arrived Gray's Ferry
s AZ y. NJ, making the entire Iun in Q
hours and IS minutes or an average over
the whole distance OF 81 miles per hour,
which is especially remarkable consider.
ing the slowing mp through the streets
Of Baltimore, WILMINGTON and Chester
AhA Nht btNuHAhN. but sEStN w hNlul ~
mites per hour 10 take water at troughs.
three times between Washington and
Gray's Ferry; and dodnctins minute.
detained by train No. l6, phieh Wa;
switched OF At Wilmington to let III,
special pass and minutes detention by
train No. "A, above Chester; having &c
same 10 full stop at Eddystons or
account OF signal being against them
These hinirSncas will give some idea Of
the speed attained during ;he trip.
Some Of the best runs we're made fron
ferryyille 80 Iron Hill, ISL miles in II
minutes; Elktou 60 Newark 8 miles, il
m,pates landlith TO lamokin, IL
miles, IN 10 minutes.
The speSis tram reached Jersey Git,
% the return rip from Washington .
iSt having made the trip IL four hour
and is minutes,