Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-03
IT WIS 4 GREAr RuM.
The Fast Trip Across the Continent--Ex-
citing Details of the Ride.

citing Details Of the Ride.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
NEW York, Sept. 1.-The mail from
China and Japan, which left Yokohama
steamship City of New York at o'clock
this morning and is now on its way to
England. How this marvellous feat was
accomplished is told as follows: The de-
tails are as interesting as those of Sheri-
dams ride. August 18th, the Empress of
India arrived at Victoria, B. G.. There a
special train, furnished by the Canadian
Pacific, took the mail bags, Is in number,
II for England and six for New York city,
and started on record-breaking ride
across the continent.
Assistant Superintendent Bradley yes
terday went up to Brockville 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 road, had
arranged to have special train, composed
Of one baggage car end engine, ready at
Morristown to bring the mails to this city.
Superintendent jackson of the railway
mail service here had arranged for two
trucks to be at the Grand Central depot to
meet the special and transfer the mail bags
to the steamer in the North river. She was
to sail at 8 o'clock this morning. Could
connection be made at noon yesterday.
Ahls t1idulIl DTOChNlllt
to his chief that the Canadian Pacific was
400 miles away and two hours late. At ZIG
P. m. another telegram was received say
ing that the train was but 800 miles away.
Every second was valuable. AT 6.10 the
special passed Chalk river, 143 miles from
I3rockville, s. miles an hour.
At ! O'Clock last evening the special
made her last stop before reaching Brock
vile. 1t made the previous "a miles in %
minutes, including IL minutes for stops,
the last ID miles had been covered in II
minutes. Down she came at a dash, the
remaining 81 miles to Brockville, and ar
rived at the depot painting and putting,
having crossed the continent in four days.
She arrived at Brockville at go. The
mail bags were at once hauled out and
taken across the ferry, put on a special
furnished by the Grand Central people at
Morristown. At 9.45 the train started and
came through with a bang to New York,
arriving here at 4.43. From Utica to
Albany, So miles, was made in 90 minutes;
from Utica TO Hoffnan's Ferry, 6S1 miles,
in 81 minutes; from Poughkeepsie to Cold
Spring, q miles, in 20 minutes from
Croton to Yonkers, 10 miles, in 10 minutes.
The City of New York was TO sail at 5
O'clock could the mails be transferred
from the Grand Central depot in II
minutes, The Canadian Pacific people in
this city and Superintendent Jackson of
the railway mail service had seen the
lnman people and arranged for the hold
ing of the vessel few minutes Quick as
lightning Assistant Superintendent Brad
ley; who had come down on the special,
had the IL foreign mail bags dumped into
the truck, and jumping in had the driver
whip his horses into terrific speed
through the streets. Away they went.
The horses were equal to the emergency,
and shortly after o'clock this morning
the dock was reached. The ship sailed
at $40 a. m.
The trial was a grand success. II the
good vessel makes her voyage in the usual
time Liverpool will be reached September
7th, 20 days from Yokohama.