Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-06-08
SPACE is ANNIHILATED.
From New York to Chicago In Twenty Hours
via the New York Central

New YORK, May 2S.- At exactly
three O'Clock and thirty seconds the
twenty hour service between New
York and Chicago over the New York
Central railroad was inaugurated this
afternoon by the departure ofthe first
train for the west from the Grand
Central depot, and the simultaneous
departure from Chicago of the east
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 today, was inspected
by throngs OF curious people, and
when the departure was made the bal
comics of the depot and the bridges
overlooking the tracks were black
with people, while the platform was
crowded with the more fortunate ones
who we're able to get a closer view.
The officials OF the road from Presi-
dent Depew down were present. A
representative oil the Associated press
Travelled on the engine in spite of the
stringent rules to the contrary, which
in this instance was waived in it's
favor.
SYRACUSE, n. Y. May 2S.- There
was no trifiing with preliminary FOR
malities as the exposition flyer
plunged into the tunnel, after leaving
| the Grand Central station. The train
1 ,,a GSA6 nn.a Hnn6ra1 a nd mo ftr.t fr Ia
street two and and one-half seconds
ahead of the schedule. Each station
that the train flew through was
crowded and the spectators cheered
the flyer on it's way. 1t passed Honk-
ers a minute behind time. At Sea-
brough the schedule was caught and
29ll miles was made in thirty-eight
minutes. West Point seemed rushing
| forward to meet the train, and it shot
past thirty seconds ahead OF time.
| AS the train was running over fifty
miles an hour near Eishkill, it rounded
a curve, and the engineer saw a man
standing in the middle OF the track.
The engineer sent up blast from the
whistle that had the apparent effect
OF an electric shock upon the wayfarer.
The train missed him by about two
feet. New Hamburg, sixty-fve miles
from the start, was passed in seventy
six minutes after leaving New York.
Poughkeepsie, seventy-three and a
halt miles, was made in eighty-fouT
minutes. At Germantown the train
was three minutes ahead of time and
the next four miles was made in fouI
minutes twelve and n half seconds.
Between Stuyvesant and Castleton, a
distance OF ten and fifth miles, was
run in six minutes three and. three
quarter seconds. The last run before
reaching Albany, twenty-four and
sixty-four-hundredt miles, was GOV
cred in fifteen and three-quarter min
utes. Albany was reached three min
utes forty-five seconds ahead OF time
BUFFALO, May 2S.- Engines were
changed at Albany and diner at
tached to the train. Schenectady
Utica and Syracuse were passed OF
schedule time and the flyer rolled into
Rochester five minutes ahead of time
The diner was dropped, the engines
changed again and the train sped OF
it's way. The actual time from New
/. York to Syracuse was 33O minutes
the distance being 291 miles, an aver
age speed OF a trifle over fifty-twC
, miles per hour. Rochester wa
reached three minutes ahead of time
After leaving Rochester the traiI
passed Bataxia FIVE minutes late, bu
VIII rled through Gainesville, twenty
FIVE and a half miles from there, {
{ minute ahead of time. The next fou
miles were made in three and a quar-
ter minutes. The train pulled int
i Buffalo FIVE minutes ahead of time.
s ERIE DEPOT, Pa, May 29.-The ex
e position flyer arrived here at 1921 I
which is 1 minutes ahead of time.