Wichita eagle., 1890-01-24
TWO REMARKABLE TRIPS.
Miss Bly, and Miss Bisland Nearing the
End of Their Race.


will be home again, and, barring delays OF
the most extraordinary and unforeseen
character, the record of Phineas Fogg, the
Fictitious globe-girdler, of Jules Verne's
story, around the World in Eighty
Days." will certainly be lowered.
Nellie BLY, sailed from New York to
Southampton November a. She went By
rail to London. and then across the Eng
lish channel from Dover to Calais, going
from there to Aniens to see Jules Verne.
She came back to Calais and caught the
regular Indian mail train through France
and Italy to Brindisi, on the heel of the
boot of Italy. Then she sailed across the
Mediterranean sea to Port Said. at the
mouth of the Suez canal. From there she
sailed through the canal and down the
Red sea to Alden on the Arabian coast.
and thence through the Gulf of Alden and
across the Indian ocean to Columbo,
CeyIon. From Columbo she went
across the sea of Bengal to Singapore on
the Malay peninsula, and from there
through the China sea to Hong Kong on
the Chinese coast; from Hong Kong
through the Formosa channel to Yokoha-
ma, on the eastern side of Japan, and
thence directly across the Pacific TO San
Francisco. The route from San Francisco
is by the Southern Pacific via Mojave, Al
buauerque and Kansas City. Just which
one Will not De determined until tHe Iass
moment.
Miss Bisland left New York November IA
on the New York Central and went by that
road and the Lake Shore to Chicago.
There she took the Northwestern
to Omaha and thence across by the
Union and Central Pacific roads
to San Francisco. From San Francisco
she simply reversed the trip Of Nellie Bly,,
going to Yokohama, Hong Kong. Singa-
II Coid nd Rrir-
dist From Brindisi she took the Indian
mail train to Calais and crossed to Dover.
There she went to London by train and
crossed England to Hollyhead, took the
ferry across the Irish sea to Dublin. caught
the Bothia at Queenstown and sailed for
New York.
Nellie BLY, made this remarkable tour
with no other baggage than a small hand
sachel. She left New York with but one
gown, and that upon her back. In the
sachel were necessary changes of clothing,
five copies of the New York World of that
day and $500 in Bank OF England
notes, besides her railroad and steamer
tickets for the entire journey. A snug
fitting, doublepeaked cap, a light plaid
ulster with hood and pair of easy-ht-
ting shoes completed ner equipment.
Miss Bly, arrived at Calais in ample time
to take the Brindisi mail train. This train,
commonly called the Italian mail, Is one of
the famous trains of the world. She arriv-
ed at Brindisi on time and took the steamer
Victoria, of the Peninsular & Oriental
line, from that point She left Brindisi in
the forenoon of November %, crossed the
Mediterranean aud sailed through the
Suez canal, arriving at Ismaila November
%. From Ismaila her journey lay through
the Red sea.
Across the Arabian sea the Victoria
sped with its plucky little passenger, and
and arrived at Colombo, on the island of
Ceylon December s. Here the Worlds
globe girdler left the Victoria to take
another steamer for Hong Kong. She was
two days ahead of her itinerary, but was
obliged to spend these two days in Ceylon.
December IS Nellie BLY,, after passing
through the straits of Malacca was at
Singapore, halfway round the world. Her
eight days ride through the Indian ocean
carried her over the ruins of cities buried
for long centuries beneath its tossing
floods. She remained in the Penlnsular
and Oriental steamer, which stopped at
Singapore only long enough to permit the
mails and its cargo to be handled, and
December "a, Christmas eye, reached
Hong Kong, on the southwest coast of
China She had her Christmas dinner in
the Chinese city.
The first available means of transporta-
ton across the Pacific ocean was the fast
Oriental line. This steamer was scheduled
to leave Hong Kong for San Francisco De-
cember %. and that day Nellie Bly, babe
adieu to the Celestial empire. Five days
later she was at Yokohama, Japan, where
she arrived January 2 The Oceanic car
ries Chinese and japanese mails to the
United States. 1t had to wait until Jan
uary at Yokohama for the mail This
made another five days delay. AT day
light Monday the Oceanic arrived in San
Francisco.
Nellie BLY, had nine hours the start of
Miss Bisland, but it looked for long time
as though the latter would arrive in New
York first. Crossing the Indian ocean,
however, Miss Blsland was much annoyed
to learn that the fast German steamer
Ems, which she expected to meet at South
ampton for home, had been taken off.
Otherwise she would have been sure that
her voyage would be a success The Both
MIA, at Queenstown, was the only boat
available, and it is slow one, and will
bring her into New York too late. Miss
Bisland cables that she has had no adven-
lures and there has been no exciting Incl
dent. The utmost kindness was displayed
everywhere by verybody.
The news of the arrival at Brindisi
Thursday of Miss Bisland revived interest
in the race around the world in a marked
degree. Vigorous efforts were made Fri
day to enable Miss Brisland to catch the
French steamer La Champagne, which
was slated to leave Havre at 6 a. IN. Satur-
day. 1t was known that the fast India
mail train from Brindisi would reach
London at 3 p. N. that day. The train
does not stop at Paris, but slows
down at .Fontainebleau, about twenty
miles out of the city, where The Paris
passengers, who have been transferred at
Bijou to a rear car, are sent on by flying
switch TO another track, and the engine
then takes them into Paris. 1t was i'm
possible to communicate with Miss Bis
land on the train from Brindisi, but it was
supposed that the young lady would stop
at Paris to ascertain whether it was not
possible to catch the Champagne, then,
falling this, she would have had time to
get to London to catch the fast night mail
for the Sunday steamer at Queenstown.
A special train at cost of $500 was
and the French Steamship company
was appealed to hold the Cham
pagne at Havre until this special
could bring Miss Bisland from Paris to
that port.
What was the establishment of Miss Bis
lands friends and the disappointment of
those who had bet upon her arrival before
her competitor when cable from Paris
was received TO the effect that Miss Bis
land had not gone to Paris at all; that the
Champagne had waited at Havre till 10 a.
M. and mad then sailed without her.
THE POPE'S HEALTH GOOD.
ROME, Jan 23-The rumor widely cur
rent yesterday that the pope had suddenly