The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1890-01-31
BEATS THE RECORD.
NELLIE BLY, CIRCLES THE GLOBE
IN - DAYS.
She Visits Jules Verne. and il Every
where Received with Many COu-tesie>
.-Her Reception in New York.


.-Her Reception in New York.
AS stated before in the CHRONICLE, on
the 14th of November, 1899, Miss NELLIE
BLY,, a young lady sent out by the New York
World to circle the globe left New York on
the steamship Augusta Victoria After "A
rather stormy passage she reached South
ampton on the 9.nd OF November From
SOut hampton she went at once by rail to
London, making the distance in three
hours hav.pg been fortunate enough to
connect with "a post-otfice special. Instead
OF waiting in London several hours for The
Indian mail NELLIE BLY, started twelve
hoars sooner by the tidal train for Amiens,
the home OF JULES VERNE, the auLhor of
"A Tour of the World in Eighty Days"
It was PHILEAS tOGG, the hero of this
novel, who in fiction had accomplished "a
tour of the world in eighty days" whose
record Miss BLY, hoped TO break NJ VERNE
was delighted that any one should really
undertake to make the trip i'll so short 4
time, and told Miss BLY, that he would
clap his hands if she made it il seventy
nine days She insisted that ii could be
done in IS days. NELLIE BLY, kept trot-
ting along gaining d little here and there.
ON the Mediterranean she was the only
young woman on shipbOard who was
travelling without companion. She was
taken for a rich eccentric American helresS
who preferred TO travel alone She says
that while this was believed she was over
powered by the attentions OF the men,
Thousands of persons all over America
and Europe watched her progress and
looked anXiously for the little message
which came almost daily, I'm ali right. :"
At Colombo she was two days ahead of
| her schedule Here she had to wait five
! days for connecting boat which time she
! utilized IN visiting Handy where she saw
| the famous Botanical Gardens. On the
i 18th of December she reached Singapore.
! Here she saw Cinnamon for the first time
and Chin Sc funeral.
The trip to Hong Kong was accomplished
by the 23ru and she was stlIi two days
ahead OF her schedule. Christmas day
was spent u Canton, China She reached
/ Yokohama on the 3rd OF January. When
she got into port here she was waited on
! by Il representative of a Japanese paper
/ Mss BLG was presented with copy of
/ the paper containing a translation OF tae
/ " ora'S" account Of her visit TO NJ
/ VERNE and also a sketch of her life around
the world. The U. 5 Navy boat Omaha
| was IL port here and gav.- Miss bly, a
! luncheon on board and the day she started
! their b nd also played Home Sweet
Home" and The Girl Lett Behind Ne. =
TIE Worlds trotter landed At san Fran
cisco oN Jan. 2let aud was vvhirled across
the ointment O. more than nile q minute.
/ Miss BIY Was met at Philadelphia by a
/ 80. cal escort sent out from the VI WoIl Id 5
ollie Her mother was one or the party.
At stations between Philadelphia aud
>>ew York great crowds We're waiting to
see N LSS BINS train pass, she would wave
her little tore and ait cap ana SAL on
Tens OF thousands OF people were waiting
to see the little woman y no had broken
the record of all globe eirc!ers even of
PHILEAs FOGG who Was left in the shade by
several DAYS The enthusiastic crowd
colld not be managed cheer after cheer
went up for the very independent young
woman who had travelled straight on and
made tour OF the world in - days. g
hours. II minutes. The number Of seconds
viii rot he made known until it is decided
whose guess is nearest correct. There are
between SOC, 900 and 900, 900 guessers.
We can imagine DAMPIER v no made the
tour III years: DRAKE who after many
trials accomplished it in years; CAPT.
Cook, of whom it was thought IN his day
did a wonderful thing, when he also made
who in fiction made the wonderful trip Ia
Eighty Days yes We can imagine all these
globe circlers looking with CONSERVATION
on NELLIE BLY, who has broken ali records
and accomplished the trip in p days.
Hurrah for the plncky little American
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