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

alter that-altlough higher rate than
fifty miles m hour was maintained ut
timcs.-until after poughkeepsie was
passed.
sfNrr.rivE MILES Az lrorR.
Between Hyde Park and Rhincclifr,
ior ten miles, the speed was sixty.ivc
miles IN hour, the distance being GOV.
cred in about nine minutes. At IIud.
son, however, tho train was one minute
behind the schedule and Mr.. buchanan
opened the throttle wider again.
How gamely tho iron stocd did re.
sponl. The telegraph poles looked like
tall picket fence, with the pickcts
rather far apart, 1t Is true, as the train
fairly flew over the rails. The twenty
eight miles from Hudson to East Al.
6any were covered in twonty-ninc min.
utcs, and tho train camo to q stop in
Albany at l:I2i, exactly 81 minutes
ahead Of tho schedule.
Buchanan was warmly congratulated
as he ran his engine ont OF tho way for
the ono about to take Its place. Tho
new engine was No. $40, TON" Dormo.
dy, engineer.
The start from Albany for Syracuse
over the Mohawk division was made at
ll:o0. lO--just ton seconds late. From
tho frat tho new engine seemed 10 be
laboring hard and gradually tho train
became late. 1t was explained that the
coal OH $40 was not good, yet the speed
was greater than that Of an ordinary cx-
nrnll trnin and ~ tiInnu ,,,l,nn tIn
grade favored, il approached the record
on the other division. But every unia-
vorable grade set the train back, and at
one time there were serious doubts
about being able TO reach Buffalo oil
time.
The seventeen miles 10 Schenectady
were covered In twonty-four minutes.
Utica was reached ut AS, five minutes
behind time. II was just 2:jS.i5 when
the train stopped at Syracuse, tho dis.
tance OF ll7.Sl miles having been run
in 3 hours, 3 minutes and 50 seconds,
exclusive OF stop OF two minutes ut
Utica. This was q little less than fifty
miles an hour.
HOGAN MADE UP TIME.
Engine No. SG2 was brought out, with
Engineer Charles Hogan in charge, to
haul the train TO Buffalo on time. lilo.
gan made up his mind to make up tho
twelve minutes delay, and he did.
How those wheels did hum. After
passing Warmers the speed was run up
very quickly, reaching sixty-iive miles
an hour. The five miles between Jor.
dan\ and Wcedsport were covered in
four minutes and ten seconds. From
Weedsport to Port Byron the speed was
at the rate OF one mile in every fifty.
seven seconds. Seven miles between
Port Byron and Savannah were travers-
cd in seven minutes. Between Fairport
and Peniield three miles were covered
in iifty-threo seconds zach.
Rochester was reached at 4.2o.0j, six
minutes behind the schedule. The en-.
CINE took water, while cannon doomed,
and started again at 4.26.05, ten minutes
late. The schedule allowed Il stop OF
only two minutes, and that this in.
creased delay was overcome makes the
running time for thcwlIolc distance hall
minute better than the schedule
After leaving Rochester one mile was
run III ti!ty.four seconds and twenty
miles in twentv.one minutes.
SEVENTY MILES AN HOUR.
Batavia was reached at sos, eight
minutes late. Now the greatest run.
ming on record, considering the weight
was done. Mile after mile was passed
ut the rate OF seventy miles an hour
and the whole distance, from Batavia to
Butfalo-thirty-six milcs--was covered
in thirty two minutes. 1t was just
5.4l 80, or one and three. quarters min.
utes behind the schedule, when tho
train stopped in the Buffalo depot.
There was great cheering by the
crowd. The guests OF the road were
driven to the Iroquois Hotel for dinner
after which they were allowed to select
the regular train on which they would
return to New York.
The Empire State express will leave
the Grand Central station at 8 o'clock
every morning, reaching Buffalo at 5:4C
p. IN. and Niagara Falls at 7:2O the
same day. Tho train is for the accom-.
iAIobatiOl VI tlC pCOpiO VI -NCN 1OI IL
Albany, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester
Buffalo and Niagara Falls. 1t will moi
stop elsewhere 1t will carry no more
than $50 persons, and no person will be
allowed to take along more than Isl
pounds OF baggage.
Yesterday fourteen passengers paid
fares ior the first trip. No theatrical
baggage. or sample cases wilt ever be
carried on tho Empire State. II it is
successful it may be extended to Chi
cago and an east bound train may be
put OIL to makc'tho Same time.
The cars were built especially fol
this service. Engine $40 has driving
wheels six and half feet in diameter
The wheels OF the other two are five
feet ten inches in diameter.
Superb management had much to dc
with the success OF the run. No sooner
had the train stopped at any point than
u small army Of men surrounded it
testing the wheels, oiling the joints and
getting it ready to go on again. 1t wa:
n great run, and it proved that tire
mcndous speed is.possible on American
roads with every assurance OF complete
safety.
No OTHER preparation combines tho
positive economy, the peculiar meri
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