The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-29

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There can be no doubt Of that. 1t
made 4 record on It's frs. trip from New
York to Buffalo yesterday that puts 1t
nrin the lead Of all last trains.
Leaving the Grand Central Station in
New York at 0:0l.i5, 1t thundercd
,brough tunnels, dashed ovor bridges,
,grted like gigantic animated streak
through towns, villages and cities,
flashed through fields and forests SO
oaickly that tho beautiful autumnal
,in,s OF tho foliage on either side Seem
cIu mere conglomcration OF colors, and
finally came to stand in Buffalo, hay
inc run the 40 miles in eight hours,
,hir;Y.nnc and hall minutes, half \
minute faster than the schedule called
ior This is an average Of %! miles an
hour.
This achievement Is all the moro re-
marketable when the weight OF the train
i considered. The, engine and cars
weighed total OF aSt tons, nearly one
hun.rrd tons more than the famous
living Sco,chman, which maintains an
average 0i ii CLIO miles m hour between
London and Edinburgh, Il distance OF
40l miles. At one point, between
Ea'ayia and Buffalo, speed OF seventy
miles an hour was reached. There was
something decidedly cxhilirating in the
sensation OF lying over the rails at that
tremendous rate. There was no jar, no
yiolcnt swaying from side to side. no
swinging OF the wheels from tho rails
on sharp curves. 1t was q gliding
motion. rs ii tho train were actually
nYing through the air or propelled by
some mysterious motive power over Il
tea Of oil.
CLOUDS OF LEAVES AND DUST.
One obtained an idea OF the speed by
gazing out OF the rcur windows OF Vice
President Webb's private car. Millions
o!lcayes, cast down upon the track by
the trees, were picked up and whirlcu
through the air for miles behind. They
were SO thick they formed vcritable
cloud. There was no dust around the
cars; the rock ballast prevents that.
BIT in the rear there were dense clouds
Of il drawn IRON the entertainments rs
the train rushed by. This dust, mixed
with the dead leaves, WAS tossed into
ilntastic shapes. and one could imagine
the train TO be followed by myriads OF
aE.ry insects who were never able TO
quite catch up.
The amount Of interest shown By the
people all along the line from New
York to Buffalo in the first trip OF the
Empire State Express was almost aston
isling. The workmcn and trainmen in
lilo Grand Central yard stopped work
10 watch the start, and as the FLYER
passed there was much cheering and
waving OF hats.
CROWDS AT STATIONS.
There was u big crowd at Albany,
where the first stop was made to change
engines, but the greatest crowd OF all
vas At Syracuse. There the tracks run
Tor 4 mile and 4 hall through the streets
CT the city ut grade level. The side
walks were actually thronged with peo-
pie, and it was said that fully 10000
persons saw the train sLoot through the
town.
At Rochester n salute with cannon
was fired, and ut Bu9t1:o the depot
platform contained as many people rs
itw0uld hold.
Atthc intermediate points, including
Utica, tho interest was just rs great.
Even at the little way stations there
were crowds aa large rs when the Presi-
Cent ofthc United States passed through.
From Amos: every farmhouse end fac
tory window hats were waved and pco-
pic chccrcd. Tho train did not seem to
make :n unusual amour. of noise ex-
cept IN tunnels, but it went so last that
other noises were hardly heard before
they were too lar away TO be heard. For
instance bell ringing on an engine
standing or 4 side track sounded one
little ting-a-ling and was gone.
THE TRAIN.
Tho train was drawn ont OF the Grand
Central station by engine No. SO, En-
SInccr archie buchanan. The engine
and tender weighed Just 100 tons. Next
behind was combination buffet smok-
m car, weighing thirty-sevcn tons.
Then came two standard New York
Central coaches, both weighing tiity-four
tons. The Wagner buffet drawing-rooln
car, iAlxor, weighing forty tons, camo
next, with the Alariquita, Vice President
.Webh's private car, the weight OF which
Is iorty.scvcn tons, in the rear, The
Marlquita was used for the accommoda-
lion OF the officers OF the road and their
guests, including representatives from
every prominent newspaper in the State.
ordinarily it will not be attached to the
train, tho weight oi which without it
will be 24l tons.
Among those in the car we're Vice
PRESIDENT II. Walter Webb, George II.
Daniels, General Passenger Agent;
theodore Voorhees,, General Superin-
IIGGndcnt; Theodore Buttericld, General
PASSENGER Agent OF the Rome, Water.
town d OSdcnsburg road; I. j. Wolf,
general baggage Agent OF the New
York Central; J. c. Wager, Superin-
tehdcnt OF the Wagner Palace Car Com
panyi IL. G. Duyal, Mr.. Dcpcw's private
secretary, and L. G. Leonard, private
secretary to Mr.. Webb. John Moran
was the New York Central conductor in
iT"3rSe OF the train. John MacCollom
had charge OF the Wagner car.
TIE START.
1t was just S:Olt o'clock when the
start was made, the delay being due TO
desire to give any possible late corners
n! the lccway that could be spared.
hyiacntly Mr.. Buchanan had deter.
mined that lie would take the train into
iiaIoany, the end OF tho run, on time, ior
nc SGT to make up the delay OF one and
!. quarter minutes at once. How the
Die engine did thunder throurh The