Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-03
CENTURY-END SPEED
TWENTY DAYS ONLY BETWEEN vo-
KOHAMA AND LIVERPOOL.
How Certain Mail Matter Was Rushsd
Across the Contincnt-Nssriy
Mile n Minute.
fBy telesraph 10 the DIspatch.] ]

fBy telegraph TO the Dispatcn.l
New YosK. September 2.-The mail from
China and Japan which left Yokohama Au-
gust 10th was safely delivered on the steam
ship City of New FORK at o'clock this
morning. and is now on its way to England.
How this marvellous feat was accomplished
is told as follows:
A REcoRD-BRIAKINo RIDE.
August Goth the steamship Empress OF
India arrived at Victoria. 3. @. There
special train, furnished by the Canadian
Pacific, took the mail-bags, eighteen III
number---twelve for England and SIX for
New York-and started on a record-break-
ing ride across the continent. Assistant
Superintendent Bradley yesterday went up
to Brockville. Just across the st. Lawrence
on the Canadian side. Morristown, N. l."
is on the river on this side, and Superin-
tendent Voorhees,. of the New York Gen.
trail railroad, had arranged to have o
special train, composed of one baggage
car and an engine. ready at Morristown to
bring the mails to this city. Superinten-
dent Jackson, of the railway-ma service
here, had arranged for two trucks to be ct
the Grand Central depot to meet the
special and transfer the mail bags to the
steamer at her dock on the North river.
Ouc was w cdA az " " SAOSA WAS %--o'
COULD CONNECTION BE MADEH
At noon Yesterday Mr.. Bradley tele-
grsphed from Brockville to his chief that
the Canadian Pacific special was 400 miles
away and two hours late. At 2:l6 L. Nj.
another telegram was received saying that
the tram was but 800 miles away. Every
second was valuable. At 6:10 the special
passed Chalk river, l43 miles from Brock
Vile, at SIS miles an hour. At o'clock last
evening the special made her last stop be-
| fore reaching Brockvile. II made the
previous a miles in SO minutes, including
| il minutes for stops. The last Is miles
| had been covered in IL minutes. Down
| she came at dash tho remaining 81 miles
| to Rockville and arrived at the depot at
| 900 L. NJ. having crossed the continent III
| three days.
NEARLY A NILE MINUTE.
| The mail bags were at once hauled out
and taken across the ferry and put on the
special New York Central train at Morris
| town. At 9:45 this train started. arriving
| here at 9:i3 A. NJ. From Utica to Albany, 80
| miles,, vas made Ill 80 minutes; from
| Albany To Holiman's Ferry, 6ois miles. IN
81 minutes; from Poughkeepsie to Cold
| Springs, u miles, in 20 minutes; from
Croton to Yonkers. 10 miles. in 10 minutes.
| The City of New York was to sail at
| o'clock. The Canadian Pacific people IL
this city and Superintendent Jackson, OF
the railway mail service. had seen the In
man people and arranged for the holding
| of the vessel u few minutes. Quick ~
lightning Assistant-Superintend Brad
ley. who had come down on the special
| had the twelve foreign mail-bags dumped
on to a truck, and jumping in, had th,
driver whip his horses into a terrific speed
| through the streets.
NOW FOR THE HoME-sTRETCH.
Shortly after O'Clock this morning th'
dock was reached. The ship set sail at .: \
A. NJ. The trial was grand success. l
the good vessel makes her voyage In . TN
usual time. Liverpool will be reached Sep
tember 7th. twenty days from Yokohama