The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-03-15

NEW York, Mark 10.-The excursion
OF the Madison Square Theatre Company
| to Washington to day will have a bright
| red mark set against it in the history of
that theatre, and also in the history OF the
PennsylvapIa Railroad between New
York and the national capital. LII the
first place, it is rare thing, If not Ut
| terly unknown hitherto, Tor company
| to travel 227 miles, give a whole play,
come back and give the play again within
| a single day. and in the second place the
| time made between the two cities broke
the record. The fastest regular train
goes from Jersey City to Washington, or
ought to, III five hours and 30 minutes,
and the record for a special train up to
Yesterday, was five hours and Is minutes.
Mr.. Palmer's party went from Jersey
| City to Washington III four hours and Is
minutes, and came back iu four hours
| and 10 minutes,
The trip was thoroughly successful in
every way. Everything was done i'll less
time than had been calculated for it,
everybody had good time, the Wash
ington people enjoyed the performance OF
Aunt Jack" thoroughly, and MIR. Palmer
brought back S2143 As the net proceeds
of the benefit Tor the Actors Fund of
America. The train was made up Of a
day coach, a dining car, and baggage
and smoking car, aud engine No. 10,
The traipmeu, who deserve credit for
their able and skilIiul work, were as fol-
lows: Engineer, &. Swell; Fireman. I.
Mooney; Conductor. o. w. Hoff; Bag
gagemaster, E Phillipson; Brakeman, G.
Moulton. The passengers numbered
sixty.
The train started at 30 A. NJ, and
reached Newark at 7.39, Elizabeth at
Z. 40, Railway at 1852, New Brunswick at
SOB and Trenton at S.2S BY the time
the Delaware river WAS crossed the whole
party had breakfast in the dining Car,
aud was beginning to enjoy the trip.
But at this point suddenly there came d
tapping, as OF some one gently rapping'
on the floor of the car. The train went
on, having stood still 40 seconds. Ger
mantown function was reached at 3 o.
clock, the Schuykill river at 0 o. and
Gray's Ferry g. II, aud here there was
pause OF three MINUTES for change of
engines.
The new engine was No, 81, and the
new trainmeu we're as follows: Engineer,
William Hukill; fireman, 4. o, Denic;
conductor, WI. Sterling baggagemaster
D. III. Collins; brakeman, II. e. Clever;
traipmaster, II. J. Hy land. No stop was
made till the end of the journey. vii
mington was reached 9 80 Baltimore at
10. so and Washington at 11.47. At the
end of the play the company lost no time
in getting to the station, and the train
started for New York at Is p NJ.
Dinner was served on the way back,
and flowers were distributed among the
whole party as a present from the Penn,
sylania Railroad Company. There were
two pauses on the way TO Jersey City
one of thirty seconds at EddysUone aud
one of three minutes for change of Gu
gines at Gray's Ferry. The official
schedule OF time was as follows: Balti
more, 4.01; Wilmington, SIC; Gray's
Ferry, 5.47; Philadelphia, ) 80; Trenton.
6.31; Jersey City, ..34.
The company was at the Madison
Square Theatre ready to play AUNT
Jack" and with time to spare. One OF
the surprising things about the journey
is that at the end of it nobody was tired,
and probably most of the party would be
glad to go over the same ground again
to- morrow for the sake OF cutting an
other minute off the record.