The morning call., 1893-05-29
RECORD BREAKING
Twenty Hours From New
York to Chicago.
FLIGHT OF THE FAST TRAIN.
Fifty.TwO Miles an Hour Made From
Gotham to the City of
Syracuse.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

NEW YORK. May :2S. = At exactly 3
o'clock and 80 seconds this afternoon
the twenty-hour service between New
York and Chicago over the New York Cen
trsl road was inauguarated by the depart
ure of the first train for the west from the
Grand Central depot, and the simultaneous
departure from Chicago of the east t-bound
train. The trains In each case consisted
of four new Wagner palace cars drawn by
one great six-wheeled Mogul engine.
The train. as it stood in the depot here
to-day, was inspected by throngs of curious
people, and when the departure was made
the balconies of the depot and the bridges
overlooking the tracks were black with
spectators, while the platform was crowded
with the more fortunate ones who were
able to get closer view.
The officials Of the road, from President
Depew down, were present. A representa-
tive of the Associated Press travelled on
the engine in spite of the stringent rules
to the contrary. which In this instance
were waived in his favor.
BUFFALO. N. Y, May 2S.-There was o
trifling with preliminary formalities as
the Exposition Flyer plunged into the
tunnel after leaving the Grand Central
station. The train passed One Hundred
and Twenty-fifth street two and half
seconds ahead of the schedule. Each
station that the train flew through was
crowded, and the spectators cheered the
flyer on its way. 1t passed Yonkers a
minute behind time. AT Scarborough the
schedule was caught and twenty-niue and
half miles made in thrty-eight minutes.
West Point seemed rushing forward to
meet the train, which shot past thirty sec.
onds before it was due. AS the train was
running over fifty miles an hour, near
Fishkill it rounded curve and the en-
gineer saw man standing in the middle
of the track. The engineer sent up a
blast from the whistle that had the ap-
parent effect of an electric shock upon the
wayfarer The train missed him:hy about
two feet. New Hamburg, sixty-6ve miles
from the start. was passed seventy-six
minutes after leaving New York, and
Poughkeepsie, seventy-three and bali
miles, was made in eighty-four minutes.
At Germantown the frath was three min
utes ahead of time, and the next four
miles were made In four minutes, twelve
and half seconds.
Between Stnyvesant and Castleton. a
distance of ten and fifth miles, the run
was made in min. 81 sec. The last run
before reaching Albany, 24.64 miles, was
covered in Is min. 45 sec. Albany was
reached min. As sec. ahead of time.
Engines were changed at Albany and a
diner attached to the train. Schenectady,
Utica and Syracuse were passed on
scheduled time and the flyer rolled into
Rochester three minutes ahead of time.
There tho diner was dropped, the engines
changed again and the train sped on its
way.
The actual tina fsom New York to
Syracuse was $50 n.inutes, the dis
tance being 271 miles. THE average speed
made was trifie over fifty miles per hour.
After leaving Rochester the train passed
Batavia five minutes late, but whIrled
through Gainesville. twenty-five and half
miles from there. minute ahead of time.
The next four miles were made in min.
15 sec. The train pulled into Buffalo five
minutes ahead OF time.
ERIE DEPOT, May 2S.-The Exposition
flyer arrived here at 12:31h, which was
l " minutes ahead of time.