The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-03
CHINA AND JAPAN MAILS.
PACKAGES OF AUG 10 REACHED
NEW YORK YESTERDAY.

The Story of How this Marvellous Feat
Was Accomplished-Th for Europe
Transferred to the Steamsh hip City OF
New York end Now on Its Way to
Enelend-The Trial Was Grand Sue
cess.
New York, Sept. 2-The mail from
China aud Japan which left Yokohama
Aug, 19 was safely delivered on the steam
ship City Of New York at o'clock this
morning, now on her way to England. Aug.
% the Empress of India arrived at Victoria,
r G. There special traia was furnished
nv the Canadian Pacific railroad, which
took the mail bags twelve for England and
six for New York., and started on a
record breaking ride across the continent,
which was accomplished In three days.
ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS MADE.
Assistant Superintendent Leary yester-
dav went up TO Brockville, just across the
ST. Lawrence, on the Cat adian side. Nor
ristown, N. Y, Is on the river on this side,
and Supt. Voorhees,, Of the New York Gem
trail railroad, had arranged TO have special
train, composed of one baggage car and an
engine, ready at Morristown TO bring the
mails to this city.
Supt. Jackson Of the railway mail SER
vice here had arranged for two trucks to be
at the Grand Central depot to meet the
special train and transfer the mail bags to
the steamer at her dock on North river.
She was to sail at 5 o'clock this morning
could the connection be made a. neon
yesterday. Supt. Leary telegraphed from
Brockville to his chief that the Canadian
Pacific was 400 miles away and two hours
late.
THE RECORD IN DETAIL.
At 2:l6 o'clock D. m. another telegram
was received saying that the train was but
800 miles away. Every second was
valuable. At 6:l0 o'clock the train was
running at the rate of fifty-five miles an
hour. At S O'Clock the special made her
last stop before reaching BTockville 1t
made the precious seventy-four miles in
ninety three minutes, including twelve
minutes for stops. The last thirteen miles
had been covered in eleven minutes. Down
she came at dash the remaining sixty-one
miles to Rockville, and arrived at the
depot at 20 o'clock D. M, having crossed
the ointment in three days.
The mail bags were at onca hauled out
and taken across the ferry. The New York
Central put on special at Morristown. At
9:4) o'clock tue train started, arriving here
at 4:43 o'clock a. m. From Utica to Albany,
the niaety-fye miles were made in ninety
minutes; from Albany to HolfmaES ferry g,
sixty eight and ons-half miles III sixtv-One
minutes; from Poughkeepsie to Cold
Spring, twenty-one miles in twenty min
uies; from Croton to Yonkers, nineteen
miles in sixteen minutes.
OFF FOR THE STEAMER.
The City of New York was to sell at 5
O'Clock. The Canadian Pacific people in
tlfs city and Supt. jackson. OF the railway
mail service, had seen the Iuman people and
arranged for the holding OF the vessel few
minutes. Quick as lightning, Assistant
Superintendent Bradley, who had
come down on special, hai the
twelve foreign mail bags dumped into the
truck and jumping in had the driver whip
his horse into terrific speed through the
streets. Shortly after o'clock this morn.
ing the dock was reached. The ship set sail
at $40 o'clock a. m.
The trial was a grand success. II the
good vessel makes her voyage In the usual
time, Liverpool will be reached Sept. Z,
twenty days fro Il Yokohama.