The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-05-31
Title EXPOSITION FLYER.
Twenty Hour Run Between New
York and Chicago.
The West-BOund Train Arrived Three
Minutes Ahead Of Time.


cHIcAao, May B0.--over track torpe-
docs that sounded q rattling volley
under the wheels, and greeted by cheer
ing shouts and waving hands, the "Ex-
position Flyer of the New York Gem
trail and Lake Shore roads rolled into
Chicago Monday morning, and finally
stopped In Van Buren, street station at
D O'clock and 81 minutes three min
utes ahead Of time. Tho train as II
arrived here had FIVE cars, d dining-car
having been attached at Elkhart TO
serve breakfast.
As compared with the monsters that
had pulled the train across New York
state, No. 20s. the Lake Shore engine
that took hold at Buffalo seemed like a
light switch engine But Henry shat
tuck, who ran her, soon proved two
facts FIRST that POS was "a big little
one, and second, that the Lake Shore
roadbed is superb one.
Passengers reset their watches at
Buffalo, and by the central time
schedule, the train left there ut l0:43 p.
M, and II seemed but little time be-
fore the smoothly-hurrying train and
tho waters OF Lake Erie were within
neighborly distance Scarcely could
the movement Of the train be noted, 80
solid and steady was its travel Though
fifty miles and more were being I'M
wound hourly from tho big drivers, the
speed seemed moderate, and there were
surprised passengers when they stopped
at Erie at ie,a1Na. M. one and half
minutes ahead Of tho schedule. Only
four and half minutes were used In
coupling on Engine sos.
In the gray dawn of the morning To-
iedo was reached At 4:B8 O'Clock, still
two minutes ahead Of time Locomo-
tive No. o5, under Engineer Melcher,
took hold and pulled out at Sol, which
was the schedule time 10 dot. Lake
Shore Superintendent A. B. Newell
boarded the train at Toledo and came
through to this city.
Early risers at EllShart saw the Flyer
stop there three minutes ahead Of time,
at 1855 q. m. Here big engine. run by
Mark Floyd, was hooked on to make
the Anal run Of the journey Here
train Conductor Mueller, who had
come out from Buffalo, gave way to
Conductor John Taldy, and tho last
starting was made at Ti42 q. m.
The run to 6onth- Chicago saw fivc
minutes lost time. and also the wiping
of 1t out, so that the train touched
South Chicago ut $3.50 a. M, exactly on
time, At this point there were throngs
about the streets and crossings to SEQ
the new train come into town. Every
switchman shook his fist in a go-in-and.
win fashion at Engineer Floyd, and
shopmen and citizens waved and yelled
their welcome.
superintendent Buchanan, Of th0l
Central; Superintendent Yeager, Of tho
Wagner service. and Superintendent
Newell, a. the Lake Shore. were happy
mon as they alighted and mingled with
the crowd that filled the station TO see
the end OF the first trip from New York
to Chicago In twenty hours There
can be no doubt but that the same
route can be made in nineteen hours or
less, without straininga nut or wheel
NEW YoRK. May 80. The east-bound
Exposition Flyer which left Chi
|cago at o'clock Sunday afternoon,
arrived at the Grand Central depot 81
the New York Central road at l1:l5
Monday morning, exactly on time