The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-22
THE CENrRAIs BLUE STREAK.
The Blue Nancy Banks" to Make It's
Initial Trip This Week.


Initial Trip This Week.
"The Sun Do Move" made Jasper, the
colored preacher OF Virginia, famous.
There is q question whether the colored
brother is correct or not, but there are
some things that have heretofore been
thought immovable that 'do move,n and
among those that may be presently men
toned is the Centrals flyer the Nancy
Hanks"
"a rose by any other name would smell
as sweet" "Nsncy Hanks" Is not pretty
name. It is doubtful if one of Savannah's
400 with such a name could hold her own,
but in the railroad world Nancy Hanks"
is not easily displaced. It suits the times.
and as it rushes across the state from one
side of Georgia to the other it is a civil
iZing agent, the influence of which Is felt
far away from the iron rails over which it
glides.
Next Sunday morning at o'clock two
Royal Blue trains, an account OF which was
given In the MORNING News some days
ago, will leave each end OF the Central's
main stem, one speeding on its
way from Atlanta to Savannah,
from here to the Gate City. the cars are
now in the shops receiving their finishing
touches, and will compose the wonderful
NANCY Hanks
Not only the coaches, but the engines are
painted a royal blue, a deep aud attractive
color, and so highly vanished that they
catch and reflect the rays Of light like a
lookinR-glass On the side of each coach
and the tender are the words Nancy
Hanks" aud on the corner posts the coun-
terpare Of the famous racer, whose name
the train bears, done in gilt, as are also the
borders and the other lettering
The trains will consist OF an engine and
four coaches, the baggage and mail coach,
the smoker, which is a pArtltioned COACH
the frst-class car and the parlor car, and
no palace coach ever put on the road 10 this
or comfortably. They are all lighted by gas
and furnished with every convenience
known to car manufacturers. There are
three Of these trains in all, one for each Of
the new compound engines owned by the
Central. One of these trains is
now in course of preparation in Macon,
and this one will leave Atlanta Sunday
when the other leaves here.
Friday the blue train now being pre-
pared here win be taken up to Guyton for
trial trip, and everything will be sound and
in ship-shape when they are put on the fast
schedule. The trucks are the same as are
generally put on sleepers, and the coaches
are built TO stand heavier strain than the
usual car has to undergo.
This is the beginning of improvements in
passenger service in the south and comes
right in the line Of the action of the Central
officials in putting on fast schedule to At
lanta. It will be some time before another
train appears which will rival in beauty
the streak of royal blue.
The farmer and the storekeeper will put
on a little more energy aud feel that more
l. II.
be sold when they see the "hyer" 20 by
Shades of the past What would one OF
those old-time conductors think of such q
trains A dinner in Atlanta and a supper
10 Savannah It ia we'll to remember the
past for comparison sake and to know, with
proof positive. that the "sun do move" 1t
makes one feel that steam knows that its
younger brother, electricity, is outrivaljng
it and Is eudeavoring to keep in the lead, at
least for a while
Compare the past with the present.
Time not l776, but 1876. Conductor trad
lug fish and oysters from the baggage car
for eggs and chickens. Old lady has eleven
eggs and asks the conductor to wait for the
hen on the nest and possibly with patience
the dozen may be reached. The train waits
and the happy result is attained. A dozen
eggs. That was the era when Central was
good for aud s per cent. dividend. No
railroad commission and no Wallace Camp
bell TO run the railroads Those were happy
days for stockholders, conductors and eggs.
But thoughts travel faster than the Nancy
Hanks, aud l shall stop at a station to let
the "Royal Blue" catch up. A dinner in
Atlanta and supper ia Savannah. IL
means more than a fast train.
The NANCY Hanks" is not the only ad.
vancement In railroads in this section. All
over the Central railroad system is the hand
OF It's new superintendent visible. \ Grover
Cleveland in railroads is Mr.. Wadley-a
worthy son of an illustrious sire, who is as
far ahead Of others in his day as was his
father, the great William NJ. Wadley, In
his day, ahead of others.