Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-10
THE FASTEST ON RECORD.
The "Aunt Jack" Company Come From
New York in Four Hours and Q Quarter.

New York in Four Hours and . Quarter.
Al 1l:4s today engine No. 10 drew up in the
Pennsylvania station at 9Th street In front
OF it was . crowd Of people pressing against
the rallied barrier. Behind Il was . special
train that had made the distance from New
York to this city, 227 miles. in four hours and
sixteen minutes, the fastest time in which the
distance was ever accomplished The reason
Tor this hesdlong haste was that the members
OF the Aunt Jack" company from the Madison
Square theater, New York, we're TO play at the
matinee at Albaughs opera house this after
noon for the benefit of the actors fund and
then return to New York in time for the
regular evening performance in that city. In
ORDER to lose no time Q contract
was made with the Pennsylvania railroad COM
peny 70 send the company to this city and back
was that tine train should make the distance in
Tour hours and half. The company had four
zen minutes to spare on the down trip. When
sne tram, which consisted of . combination
car, an ordinary coach anda Pullman, arrived
the members Of the company piled out of the
train and seemed heartily glad to get on terra
nrma. They were escorted through the crowd
70 line OF carriages and buses that whisked
them away to the Arlington.
DETAILS OF THE TRIP
Only one stop was made between Jersey City
and the 6th-street station and that was at
Trays Ferry, where engines were changed and
four minutes we're lost. Deducting this stop
page the actual running time was 4 hours and
II minutes. The conductor stated to a
STAR reporter that he could have reduced
the time by ten minutes if that had been
necessary. He expects to make the time
back TO New York after the performance this
afternoon IN four hours
At many places along the route the stations
were crowded with people to see the flying
tram. The best record over this distance be-
fore today was i've hours and thirteen minutes
The detailed record Of the run Of the train
% kept by the railroad telegraph operators ID
a. follows: Jersey City, leave 7:29; Grays Ferry,
arrive 9:ll; leave 9:l5; Wilmington, 9:39; Elk
ton, $685. Hsvre de Grace. l0:l6; Perryville,
lO:lA; Chase. loss; Stemmer's run; 10:44; Bay
View, l0:49: Baltimore and Potomac junction,
l0:55; Fulton junction. l0:5s; Loudon Park.
llOl; Winans, 1l04, Severn, l1:l2; Odenton,
11:l6; Bowie, l1:2S; Landover, III IS; Bennings,
II 81; Anacostia, 11:40; Washington. HAS
In addition to Mr.. Palmer and his entire
company there we're on board as his guests
Mrs. A. W. Dickinson, Mrs. James T. Mum.
Miss Zadie Stewart, Gen Horace Porter, J. II.
Haynie Of Paris, Col. Finley Anderson. LOUIS
Aldrich, c. W. Thomas of Hoyt d Thomas; E.
d. Price, J. ". shannon, Joseph Wheelock and
Lester Quincy. There we're also with the party
7,
Alexander Salvini and representatives Of all
the New York papers.
Mr.. Palmer's company took dinner at the
Arlington hotel and then went to Albaugh's
opera house, where the matinee performance
for the benefit Of the actors fund began at l
o'clock The train will leave for the return
trip at $50 and will, it is expected, reach
Jersey City at 100.
Al O'Clock promptly the curtain went up at
Albaugh's with big house behind the foot
lights and a company Of enthusiastic actors be-
fore great many late corners slipped in
during the first act and great throng stood
up against the walls. Many distinguished per-
sons socially and officially were present In the
boxes were the President and Mrs. Harrison,
Miss Wanamaker, Mr.. Russell Harrison, Lieut..
Parker. Secretary Halford, DIR. and Mrs W. A.
Hammond, Mr.. Murat Halstead, Mr.. Albert
Pulitzer, Mr.. and Mrs. Roswell p. Flower.
Mr.: and Mrs. W. A. Browne, Mrs. Couger, Mr..
and Mira w. b. Taylor, Mrs. Jno B. Henderson,
Airs. W. E. Curtis, Miss Grace Davis, Miss An
ME Wilson, Miss Dalzell, Mrs. Buchanan, Miss
Pennlman, Miss Window, Miss Taylor, Miss
Mcmillan, Mrs. Dixie. Lady Pauncefote, Miss
Pauncefote, Miss Obertueffer and Miss Kane.
The upper boxes on one side were occupied by
the New York visiting newspaper men and
others. The play was received with great favor
and applause. Floral tributes we're e thick as
honey bees in . June clover field The re-
ceipts were "a, $50.