The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-03
SHE BEAT THE RECORD.
a Canadian Pacific Trains Dash
Across the Continent.
DELIVERED THE JAPANESE mail
On Board the City of New York, and
If the Vessel Arrives at Liverpool
When Due, the Unprecedented Time
of Twenty Days from Yokohama
will be Made---A Great Achievement
in Rapid Transit.

NEw YoRK, Sept. 2.-The mail from
China and Japan, which left Yokohama
August 10, was safely delivered on the
steamship City of New York at 5 o'clock
this morning, and is now on its way to
England. How this marvellous feat was
accomplished is told as follows. The
details are as interesting as those OF
Sheridan's ride: August 90 the EN-
press of India" arrived at Victoria, B.
Q. There n special train, furnished by
the Canadian Pacific, took the mail
bags, eighteen in number, twelve for
England and six for Nek York City, and
started on a record-breaking ride across
the continent. Assistant superinten-
dent Bradley yesterday went up to
Brockvillo, Just across the st. Lawrence,
on the Canadian side. Morristown, n.
Y, is Just across the river on this side,
and Superintendent Voorhees,, OF the
New York Central railroad, had arranged
to have special train composed Of one
baggage car and engine ready at Morris
town to bring the mail to this city.
Superintendent Jackson, OF the rail
way mail service here, had arranged for
two trucks to be at the Grand Central
Depot to meet the special transfer OF
the mail bags to the steamer ut her
dock on the North river. She was to
sail at S o'clock this morning could
connection be made. At noon yester-
dav Mr.. Bradley telegraphed from
Brookville to his chief that the Cana
dian Pacific was 400 miles away and two
hours late. AT 2:l6p. nj. another tele-
gram was received saying that the train
was but 300 miles away. Every second
was valuable. AT O:l0 the special passed
Chalkey river, Alb miles from Brook
vile, Mt tifty-iive miles IN hour.
AT S o'clock last evening the special
made her last stop before reaching
Rockville. 1t made the previous "a
miles in 03 minutes, including u min.
utes for stop. The last l3 miles had
been covered in II minutes. Down she
came at dash the remaining 81 miles
to Brockyille, and arrived at the depot
painting and putting, having crossed
the continent in three days. She ar
rived ut Brockville ut 9:20. The mail
bags were at once hustled out, taken
across the ferry and put on the special
furnished by the Central people at
Morristown. At 9:45 the train started
and came through with bang to New
York, arriving here Mt 4:43. From
Utica to Albany, 95 miles, was made in
0Ominutes; from Poughkeepsie to Cold
Spring, 81 miles, in 90 minutes; from
Croton to Yonkers, IS miles, in l6 min
utes.
The City OF New York was to sail at
8 o'clock. Could the mails be trans
ferred from the Grand Central depot in
seventeen minutes? The Canadian
Pacific people in this city and Superin.
tendent Jackson, of the railway mail
service, had seen the Inman people and
arranged for the holding back OF the
vessel few minutes. Quick as the
lightning, Assistant Superintendent
Bradley, who had come down on the
special, had the twelve foreign mail
bags dumped into the truck and, jump
ing in, had the driver whip his horses
into n break neck speed through the
streets.
Away they went. The horses were
equal to the emergency and shortly
after 5 o'clock this morning the dock
was reached. The ship set aail at $40
q. m.
The trial was a grand success. II the
good vessel makes her voyage in the
usual time Liverpool will be reached
September 0, twenty days from Yoko-
hama.