The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-12
FLIGHT OF The FLYERS.
The Plant and F. c. and P. Rival
Specials Running a Close Race.

in the Lead of the F. O. and
P. on the First $50 Miles-The
Race From Jacksonville to Sa-
vannah-The T. @. and P. Beats It's
Record-The Time as Given by the
Officials of the Roads.
The second race between the north
bound hotel help special trains of the
Plant system and the Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad began yesterday
The race will not be decided until the
two trains reach Washington, which they
will do some time this morning, with no
accident. From Washington to New
York both trains will be han
| died by the Pennsylvania railroad
and so it will hardly be
fair to count the time made on this por-
tion of the route by the two trains.
The time made by the two flyers, from
the figures furnished by the officials of
| the two roads, is as follows:
THE PLANT FLYER.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
train left Jacksonville at 1925 o'clock a.
m. 1t was composed of five passenger
! coaches and baggage car There were
| 175 passengers aboard. Conductor
| BILLY" Wright was in charge, with
Engineer J. II. Ambose at the throttle of
No. 50. The train arrived at the Savan-
nah depot at 81 o'clock p. m, making
the 172 miles from Jacksonville to Savan-
nah in three hours and thirty-two min
| utes Eleven minutes were spent in Sa-
vannah changing crews and allowing the
| passengers a chance to lunch. At 2:0S
| o'clock p. M, the train pulled out of
| the Savannah depot for Charleston.
! Engine II pulled the train, with Engineer
Raymond at the throttle. The train
arrived at Ashby junction at 4:17 O'Clock,
making the remarkable time of 10S miles
| in 1879 minutes.
$50 MILES IN BAL MINUTES.
The time from Jacksonville to Charles
| ton, $50 miles, was 352 minutes, less II
minutes stop at Savannah, making an
| actual running time of 341 minutes.
Nine stops were made between jack
| sonville and Savannah, occupying 20
minutes, leaving the actual run
ming time between the two
cities 172 miles, 1872 minutes
| Between Offerman and Screven the
| phenomenal rate of speed of "A miles per
hour was made.
THE F. @. q P's. CANNON BALL.
The Florida Central and Peninsular
train left Jacksonville at 10:44 a. m, hay
ing five passenger coaches and baggage
car, the same number as it's rival The
train ran as second section of No. SO.
| There were 203 passengers aboard Con
| ductor Glass was in charge, with Engin-
eer Hall at the throttle of Engine 40.
The train arrived at the Savannah juno
tion at 80 p. m. Five minutes
were spent in changing engines
and crews and the run northward was re-
sumed at 1;55 p. m. Conductor Fraser
and Engineer T. B. Cleary had charge of
the train from Savannah to Columbia
The train arrived at Columbia at 5:14
p. m. The time from Jacksonville to Sa-
vannah, distance of 1885, miles, was
three hours and six minutes. The time
from Jacksonville to Columbia, distance
of $50 miles, was six hours and thirty
minutes.
RUSHING SPEED.
The Florida Central and Peninsular
train left Jacksonville nineteen minutes
after the departure OF its rival and ar
| rived at Savannah seven minutes ahead
total gain of twenty-six minutes on the
run from Jacksonville to Savannah.
The time of the Florida Central and
Peninsular train to Columbia was
six hours and thirty min
utes, and that of the
Plant system train to Charleston 5
dh1 % ulluubco lie lOFlQd central
and Peninsular's running time between
Jacksonville and Columbia was a 37-lOO
miles per hour, incluuing three stops for
water and one stop changing engine, 5
minutes each, seventeen stops for draw
bridges and railroad crossings at grade
3 minutes each; the total time consumed
in stops being l hour and II minutes
which deducted leaves an actual running
time of hours and 9 minutes for $50
miles, being at rate of speed of 50 64-1OO
miles per hour for 5 consecutive hours.
The run was the finest ever made by the
Florida Central and Peninsular road.
There Is slight variation in these flyers
by a difference in reports.
The distance to Columbia and Charles.
ton from Jacksonville is the same. $50
miles, so that on the total runs so far re-
ported, the Plant train bested its rival by
IS minutes The Plant train passed No.
Ia, the north bound fast mail, which left
Savannah nearly two hours ahead of the
special, at Florence, S. G.. If this speed
is kept up through to New York, one of
the most remarkable runs on record will
be made.
Great interest is felt in the race among
railroad and business men, and there was
q great deal of betting yesterday and
last night on the result.
Thought 1t Was a Quake,
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