Evening journal., 1890-01-22
ONE CENT.
TO BREAK FOGG'S RECORD
Miss Nelly Bly, Has Reached
San Francisco.
A RACE ACROSS TuE CONTINENT.

She Has Already Travelled Over 81 900
Miles In sixty-eight Days, and win
Undoubtedly Break the Record Made
In Fiction by Jules verne's Hero.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 22.-Miss Nellie BLY,.
the plucIsy lady reporter Of The New York
World who Is making her flying trip around
the globe, is flying homeward toward New
York as fast rs steam can carry her. She
stepped from the deck Of tho steamship
Oceanic here yesterday, after having trav-
cled more than 2i,000 miles in sixty-eight
days without mishap and without missing
connection. She has still journey OF
nearly 5000 miles before her. The chances
are that she will land in Jersey City on
Sunday next or perhaps before
Jules Verne Outdone.,
IL she accomplishes this she will have
beaten the imaginary trip OF Phineas Fogg
in Jules Verne's "Around the World in
Eighty Days, and without having used any
but the ordinary means OF travel. Not only
this but the circumnavigntor carried with
her as baggage only small hand satchel.
She was amply provided with funds In the
shape Of book OF Cheque bank checha She
did not possess maid, escort or guide, and
was unacquainted with any other than the
English language.
In no instance did she make an error OF
iudgment-and the occasion for quick and
accurate decision frequently arose-and
maintained her health and strength from
the beginning until now, nenrly the ending
Of the long journey.
Tho Traveller Warmly Greeted.
The arrival OF the Oceanic was awaited
by a large gathering Of people, and when
Miss BY put her feet ON American soil
hundred hands were stretched out to her in
friendly greeting. The returning traveller
had scarcely time to thank these hospitable
welcomers before she was hurried of to
take a special train ON the Southern Pacific
road for a rapid run down 10 Mojaye, Cal.
This was permissible, inasmuch as the snow
blockade on the Central Pacific made pas
sage by that route impossible, and the wide
detour and loss OF time that the change OF
programme necessitated justified tho dcvia-
tion.
The Trip Across America.
The train was furnished and lightning
time made through the personal efforts Of
General Passenger Agent 4. II. Goodman.
From Mojave. Cal, the train ran as
regular over the Atlantic and Pacific road,
and win continue on TO Albuquerque and
thence over the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe system TO la Junta in southeastern Colo
rado- Beyond that point the route east
ward has not been definitely decided upon.
Miss Bly's story.
Miss BLY, says; "Sixty-eight days rve been
| flying around the world and am once more
in America. Counted by hours and miles
the trip has been long; counted BY days filed
with delightfully."- interesting experiences,
the trip has been brief enough Tho saddest
sounds that came 70 me were the farewells
called from the Ioboken pier when started
on my trip. The sweetest sounds were the
words Of welcomennd applause which greeted
my arrival IN San Francisco. Most OF my
journey has been by water and most Of that
has been very rough. Ihave travelled nearly
10000 miles ON the seas and am pretty good
sailor by this time