The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-26
CITIZEN TRAIN TRIUMPHS.
HE BEATS Am COMPETITORS ~ MS
TRIP rROUAD THE WORLD.

His E,esct Time IL O7 Days. I3 Hours, -
Minutea, Il Seconda-'Tncoma'- Gorxeo
Welcome TO the Champion Globe Trotter.
TACOMA May 25.-George Francis Train ar
rived in Tacoma at o'clock last night. COM
plotting his tour around the world, and the city
nearly turned itself inside out with Joy. Clad
in coat trousers, and shoes OF snowy white
ness. wearing "A tremendous white covered hat
on his head and n brilliant rod sash knotted
around his waist the Citizen, seated in car
rtage drawn by four Eayly caparisoned horses
was escorted through town behind u long
file of militia and fro companies and
q great procession OF cheering citizens
He touched the brass plato on the
sidewalk in front of the Tacoma Led0a's
office just little before o'clock. thus
making the Journey around tho world in OK
actly 81 days, IS hours, minutes and seconds.
Tho Citizen should really be credited with
making the journey in day less time than
this, as he deliberately stayed over one day IN
Now York, but as it is. his time is week
quicker than the best globe trottlnG record
previously made. 1t Is doubtful II tho Citizens
time will be beaton for years to come. although
the Citizen himself says that no can make the
circuit in forty eight days and wants TO take
800 people around with him In this attempt in
October.
The Citizen had great journey across the
continent lie came 10 NHlchgO ONoI tHe NeW
York Central and Lake Shore road-. thence to
Portland, via Omaha, over tho Chicago and
Northwestern and Union Pacific roads. The
stretch between Portland and Tacoma was a
comparatively short one. The authorities of
the roads mentioned maintained the most
careful watch over the trains over which the
Citizen travelled. Orders were issued that in
no event should the trains be lsutfered to lose
time and the despatchers from New York to
Portland guarded the Citizen as If he was on
big continental special train. Representatives
OF the passenger systems OF the different roads
met the Citizen at different points and trav-
elled with him over their respective sections.
The value OF this care was effectively shown
on almost the last stage of the Citizens Jour-
ney. On the Union Pacific road, shortly before
reaching the Dalles in Oregon. the Citizen was
awakened In his sleeping car at A. NJ. by the
train conductor, who Informed him that a
bridge on the road had been nearly burned
down near Hood River. about thirty miles
away, and about forty-fve miles from Port
land. Hours before this arrangements had
been made by the Union Pacific officials In
Portland for Mr.. Train and his party to be con-
veyed to the bridge in a special train, the regu-
lar train remaining stalled for an indefinite |
period at the Dalles; The party would then be
transferred around the bridge 70 another
come up from Portland.
This arrangement was carried out to the let
ter. Mr.. Train crossed the half burned bridge |
top Of his baggage. which was on a hand car
CINE. In charge Of one of the best engineers on
the road. was waiting on the Portland side OF
valve and smoke rolling, out OF It's smoke stack:
Thence onward to Portland the road followed
So the Ss F Ana As the @sS vsPs
end Of his car and delivered an elo9uentlecture
an NRn nat nnd rn 70 Nhn hn,
OF his party and to the awe-struck train hands.
All the way across the continent the Citizen
stopped by crowds Of people,, who In each in.
stance demanded q speech. The Citizen always
sas sss ha 9ReuSb
had Just como around the world. the world. In
II and the dss Of s oud
we're fully 1000 people waiting 70 see him at
people get LOOK ' The Iii Utisen doesn't
ike Omaha people because he thinks they
. All along west Of Omaha the Citizen was met
by the Mayors and Chief men OF the different
~ t9 reasasd
Of the Union Pacific Railroad. and Mr.. Carlton
G, Crane the Pacific coast agent of the Wander
Mr.. Train at ONCE to the big hotel in Portland.
where a magnificent suite Of rooms had been
Citizen had suddenly declared he had been
eating too much on his Journey and that he
TOuiu NOT TOUCH lOOu again until no TeaCn6Q |
Tacoma He therefore refused to stir from the
six hours for his train to Tacoma.
special train loaded with several hundred
Tacoma citizens met Mr.. Train at Chehalis, on
The Northern Pacific Road. sixty miles from
Tacoma. When this special. with the Citizen
On board. rolled into Tacoma cannon doomed
and all the male population OF the town gath
bred at the depot and cheered frantlca!ly.
Along the route Of procession up to the Let
Tags and banners and every window was
crowded with people; In fact 1t was a great
gala day. The President of the United States
visiting Tacoma could not have received a
Grander Welcome The Citizen is stopping at
the Hotel Tacoma, and tomorrow night he
will lecture on his tour In the opera house.
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