New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-10
EIGHTEEN MILES IN FOURTEEN MINUTES.
REMARKABLE SPEED OF THE TRAIN BEARING
TIE NAVAL OFFICERS EACK FROM CHICAGO.

REMARK AHLE SPEED OF THE TRAIN BEARlNG
! TIE NAyAL OFFICERS EACK FROM CHICAGO.
The fastest run made by train Of cars over
IN. Ncw-lork CiNsion ii the Pennsylvania h'iuo'u
WAS accomplished by the Admiralty ,pctml' Scst"r
| DAY. which lett chicago On Monday at > D. m, Win
the officer, Of the foreign and American ""rShipS
returning from their visit to the Worlds FAR ani
reached The Jersey city station at G:l1 Last evening
Thi, statement - the fastest running on record
| Wa, made - Assistant Passenger Agent GcoTG' W.
Boyd. Il tlh Pennsylvania Company, who WAS III
charge Of III train TIE run from Fll'S second ST.
hladclpha. disidn'r OF ninety TWO miles, wa ~
complish,d in one hcIr and forty minutes. or litt
under one mile II minute The highest speed was
attained between New brunswick and Elizabeth. Th'
eighteen mlls lctWccn these points were covered III
fourteen minutes. The Admiralty special, tn
name which Mr. Boyd gave to The tram which Tue
company lad placed at the disposal Of the naval
officer, for ih r. return Trip WI, run a, III" S'DhG
section Of the limited train until Philadelphia
wa, reached. al J:O2 /. III. There frr'i
engine, were pat ird TIE two section, exchanged
places, the Admiralty pclalr taking Tie lead. Ih'
prv!ou, speed for tain OF eight heavy cars weigh
.r, go 600 pound, each, four ~ at '-c"Prrn, I" B
dni.ccar. Il -mohing and baggage car and but'
and observation car throu-h Il mountainous couh'r'
wa, an astonishing cAp.iic.c" ior IN" foreign Ns'r
bat that a train II such rHsultnd" ara gravity con"
lc rushed OVER Tie remaining nucty i"o miles Ia III
,nce. witch wa, bc!lcvalc only after being with" SD
me ,ntr. trip Of the naval officers was ma;nih
cent slices, The InIiy composed Of abolt eighty
lett , ti.ni Genital station on Thursday evening Oh
he Joint in,i al Of tie New York Central ana rem
,,yauI ,ompiul.- in the finest Tam ever cent oH'
Dy The Wagner Palace Car Company. under the ci'rg"
Of n, ,mcrni and arah" superintendent. j. G. i"S'l
AMI reached Chicago carly saturday morning aIt'i
stop Of a few hours on the day previous 10 give The
.,,,,,s IN opportunity Ia view Niagara Falls The
oifcrr. from the Waripa. representing eight national
tcs wcg. received and cnt"itain'd during Tile N
thr,e day, with the lavish Hospitality Tor when 'h''
cneo !, noted. Nothing was too good Tor them
and they ,aw an the sights men 'ould -" III thr'e
DAYS and two night. Lunc.con', dinners, theatre
parties, reception, and every Kind Of entertainment
when the Mayor Of the city President lIlsinbotham,
If TIE Fair Company II. y. kohl-aat. proprietor %
The Int. OCEAN ana "A dozen other publicsprtcd
citizen, codli stS,,-t crowded the limited period
Il tie visitor, stay.
The return was made In one Of tie most supc'b
and spcudidly appointed trains al cais which tI>
Pullman Company has lot huin. The guests were
hardly able to ind word, In expressing their sur
prise ana gritii'atiOn at their tr'atm' NJ ana the
,umpilou, way In which tIcr hosts Of both com
rinr,d i, ore Of he most delightful experiences Of
their lives. Testimonials stnti 10y tine principal
ontcrr, OF AL the HdVi"> represented wcr" prepared
on the train yesterday for transmission to ,upcrin
icndrnt J. G. Wager. of tic WAGNER company, ana
Assistant -" lt'itl ldr~'h-'f AS''A ''bI-' W. IpNh
If the Pennsylvania conchcd In glowing language,
and Offering 10 these rgchcartrd railway men tlrir
Warmr~L thanks. coupled with unsilnttd pals" iOi
tie liberal manner Ia which the hospitality had
been dispensed ana the completeness Of all the
Judgements connected with the journey, outward
and return.
large share OF the credit for the success OF the
trip n WAS felt. was also due Ia Lieutenant John G.
Fremont. I. :. y. who bad charg" of the party rep
rcschting Admiral GEerardi. \ committee was ap
pointed 10 present to Lieutenant Fremont substan-
tal token ~ ia" appreciation In which he was he'd
10y all on board. In recognition OF HI, untrng abors
and th" tact ard admin-iiatiN" ability which he
showed In handling successfully the complex de
tails OF thk International expedition.
several OF the rpani,h officer left the train ycstrr
day IT. arrival at Harrisburg. going 10 Washington
where they VIII b. entertained ~ the spanish En-
bas,y. Two Of the En Sian officers stopped at Pha.
dcphla for u brief visit.