The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-28
A WORLDS REC RID MAKER.
From Jacksonville 10 WaShil ton in
IS Hours and ~ Minutes.

IS Hours and ~ Minutes.
The Wonderful Time Made by the
| Plant Systems Knights Of Pythias
| Special-It Leaves Jacksonville at
$40 P. M, and Reaches Washington
| at 700 the Next Morning-An Aver
age Speed of So Miles an Hour for a
Distance of 77s Miles-All Records
Broken-A Detailed Statement of the
! Runs.
! The Plant system special with the
| Florida Knights Of Pythias aboard ar
rived in Washington yesterday morning
at .O9 o'clock Eastern time, or 7:09 Cen
trial time, just 10 hours and 40 minutes
after leaving Jacksonville, and II hours
and 30 minutes after leaving Savannah.
! The average speed maintained from
Jacksonville to Washington was 80 miles
an hour The distance from Jacksonville
to Washington, after deducting all cut
outs, is rs miles. This is the fastest long
distance run on record, and the run will
now 20 down as the worlds record
breaker Other roads have made faster
time for shorter distances, but this is
the fastest run eyer made for such a dis
lance.
THEY ARE PLEASED WITH THE RESULT.
The arrival of the train in Washington
was bulletined by the MORNING News yes
terday morning, and the wonderful run
of the Plant systems special was soon
the talk of the town. Naturally the
Plant SYSTEMS employees were very much
elated at the result and the run of the
Gnapfa1 fblfrs fa 70 tonic of
sation yesterday.
Although remarkably fast time was
made on the run from Jacksonville to Sa-
vannah, the time was not as fast as had
been made on previous runs by the same
engine, and it was somewhat of a disap-
pointment TO the officials at this end of
the line. Engine No. 50 made the run
from Jacksonville to Savannah on Feb. 5,
1889, with five Pullman cars, in 1893 min
utes, the same time tnat was made from
jacksonville to Southover Sunday, and on
Feb. : and following, the same run was
made by the same train and engine in 1917
minutes.
The hotel special which left Jackson
vile on April l. last, made the run into
Savannah in 1872 minutes, with an average
speed of 53.6 miles per hour. which is the
best record ever made between Savannah
and jacksonville. This train made the
run to Washington in 20 hours and g
minutes, which was the best record for
the distance ever made up to that date.
April 20 last, the hotel help special of the
Florida, Central and Peninsular railroad
made the run from Jacksonville to Wash
ington in Is hours and 30 minutes, lower
ing the record of the Plant System and
Atlantic Coast Line train by l hour and
80 minutes.
HOW 1T LOWERS THE RECORD.
This run remained the best on record
until the arrival of the Plant system
special in Washington yesterday morning
with a record of ID hours and 40 minutes
from Jacksonville, lowering the record of
the Florida Central and Peninsular train
by hours and Al minutes. AS matter
of fact, it is no secret that the run was
made with the special intention of lower
ing all previous records.
Had the expected time been made be-
| tween Jacksonville and Savannah, the
record would have been still further low
cred by fifteen minutes. The failure to
make the time expected, is attributed to
the use of interior coal. It was found
impossible to maintain more than 100
pounds of steam on the engine, when the
amount desired was $50 pounds The
wonderful time made on the Atlantic Coast
Line, however, fully made up for all short
comings on this end of the line. Between
Lanes and Florence, on the Northeast
ern railroad, distance of As miles was
made in 46 minutes, and rs miles were
run in 6,minutes and AZ seconds, this being
the highest speed attained on the trip.
After getting on the Pennsylvania rail-
road, at Quantico, the train was com
PEELED to decrease its speed, both on &C
count of the number of trains on that
line and the number of drawbridges.
A DETAILED STATEMENT.
The following table shows the speed
maintained on the different portions of
the line
Miles per hour