The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-01-30

cific Ocean was the fast steamer Oceanic,
Of the Occidental and Oriental Line.
This steamer was scheduled to leave
Hong Kong for San Francisco on Dec.
2S, and on that day Nellie Bly, babe
adIeu 10 the Celestial empire. Five days
latter che was in Yokohama, Japan,
where she arrived on Jan. 2. The Oce-
anic carries Chinese and Japanese mai
to the United States. 1t had to wait
until Jan. at Yokohama for the mail.
1t was the intention of the captain of
the Oceanic to have gotten into San
Francisco on Jan. 20, but he missed this
by one day.
The story of the fight across the con-
tlnent is fresh in the minds of the peO-
pie. She started at 0 OF o'clock Tuesday
morning over the Southern Pacific to
Mojave, thence over to the Atlantic &
Pacific Railway. Next morning she was
reported at Peach Spring. Arizona,
That night Albuquerque. N. NJ, was
passed. Thursday found her flying
through southeastern Colorado, over
the AichisoD, Topeka & Santa Fe sys-
tenn. That evening she was IN Kansas
City,
NEW YORK, Jan. 25-The official trip,
az announced by the Worlds tuners for
the arrival of Nellie Bly,, was 1851 o'clock,
thus making her complete trip around
the world 10 70 days. hours and II
minutes.
In the 90 900 miles covered by Miss
BLY, there was only one time when she
was in any actual danger, This was at
Gallup, N, NJ, last Welnesdy, and her
escape and the escape of every person
| ha in ff IL
lous. Three miles east of Gallup track
repairers were putting back in place
bridge stringers over a ravine fully one
hundred feet deep. The rails were in
place, held up by the jackscrews, The
train was running at rate of fifty miles
an hour, and when the workmen heard
it coming with rush aud roar several
of them started up the track to give
warning. They were too late ana the
locomotive, with its single coach, dashed
on. The engineer caught glimpse Of
two men waving a red flag, but he
couldn't stop. With throttle wide open
he fairly flew across the chasm. The
rails bent under the weight of the train
but, frail as it vas, the structure did moi
give away. Trainmen who saw the
train go laundering over the canyon say
| tue CrOdp0 was "hhOut AohN' "a AN'
way history.
The Sunday Press says: Ever since
leaving San Francisco Miss Bly's jour
ney was a veritable triumphal tour
Immense crowds gathered at all the sta
tions which her train passed and she
was loaded down with presents, address
es and receptions at many of the prIn-
cipal cities on her route, Seldom, II
ever, have such honors been showered
upon a private individual, whose famt
rested solely upon journalistic triumph
In all the noise aud enthusiasm that at
tended Miss Bly's welcome home au-
other intrepid little woman appeared t.
have been entirely forgotten. But sh'
too, will have accomplished what few
women would have the courage to un-
dertake in mid-winter. Miss Elizabeth
BisIand was started out on circumnavi
CATION tour the same day as Miss Bly,
Up to last week it was nip and tucl
which would reach home first, but Mis-
Blsland missed by three hours the fas
French steamer at Havre and had t
take the slow going Bothnia at Liver
pool. The steamer il due here Tuesday
! but on account of the rough weathe
will probably not arrive before Thurs
day or Friday, that is to-day or to NOR
row.