New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25
A NEW RAILROAD RECORD.
TILE LAKE SHORE B..A1s ALL PREVIOUS
SPEED TRIALS.
rpoM c,trcAco To BUFFALO $40 MILES. IN
so,.o7 AN AVERAGE. EXCLUDING STOPS
OF s4as MILES AN HOUR-DETAlLs

FROM CHICAGO TO BUFFALO. $40 MILES. IN
sol:o7. AN AVERAGE. EXCLUDING STOPS
OF e4as MILES AN HoUR-DETAILs
OF THE FLYING TRIP.
Buffalo. Oct 2-The Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern emulatlng the example OF the New loiA
Central and the English railroads, made ias.
rim from Chicago to Buffalo this morning and
succeeded in breaking the worlds record covering
$40 miles from One-hundredth-st., Chicago 70
Buffalo Creek Buffalo the outskirts OF both cities
In sol 07 an average, including stops, OF o".io
miles an hour or excluding stops. of GAPS miles
an hour.
The train was composed OF engine, tehner
and the drawing room cars Madagascar Eshei
aida and Esmere the total weight being 4So'oVV
pounds The party consisted of Dr. Seward "eop
president Of the Wagner Palace Car Company W.
r. Cannif general superintendent OF the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad; H. H.
Hardy chief engineer: A. j. Smith, general pas
senger agent. George w. Stevens. superintendent
Of motive power: A. NJ. WALTZ. master car-puiuer'
p. s. Blodgett. assistant general superintendent
7 A Spoor general manager Of the Wagner Pal
ace Car Company II f. Robinson Editor OF
THE Railway Age: W. r. Marshall, Editor OF
"The Railway Master Mechanic. and Wiiiia"
Smith. The division superintendents and div'-
spective divisions.
The train left Chicago at 3:29:27. in charge OF
Mark Flovd. engineer and made the run 10 Elk
hart S74 miles in s5 minutes rs seconds an
average speed of 81 81 miles an hour. There was
a heavy white frost on the rails. rendering the
run somewhat difficult. At Elkhart minutes anu
II seconds was spent in changing engines anu
the train left there with David Luce as engineer
at 457O4 for Toledo. arriving at the latter place.
a distance of 1884 miles at 1:Oi:39, an average
speed OF $3.50 miles an hour. the time losl III
changing engines here was minutes ana 30 sec
onds and the train left Toledo. with James Lath-
rop in the cab at 7:0i07 for Cleveland distance
of 1918 miles This run made at an average
speed of So 90 miles an hour. the train arriving a'
Cleveland at S5O13. Only minute and 40 Sec
onds was lost here in changing engines ana a'
S.5l:5s the train started the run OF 500 miles 10
Erie with Jacob Garner as engineer. the distance
being covered in 50 minutes and 32 seconds. an
average speed of 67.O1 miles an hour.
Erie was reached ct 1OI7:SO, and minutes ana
IS seconds was spent in changing engines. E'ie
was left behind at lO19:4S, with William IunKey y
as engineer and the run to Bunaio Creeh, ,,S 90
miles was covered In 20 minutes and 10 secohuS'
an average speed Of 0.9s miles an hour. o,,,.-o
The summary Of the run is Left chicago
3:29:27: arrived at Buffalo Creek, ll:aV:54 nnna
5lOl miles In 4Sl minutes seconds ANe'ase
speed-6360 miles hour Time lost oy ,i.', i've
stops--lO minutes 81 seconds Time, exc'uu,ne as Ar
| stoos-5l0l miles In 40 minutes 10 seconds Az
erage speed-64 9S miles an hour. NUMBER Oh s!V"
downs for railroad crossings, a; huihoe' VI o'"e'
| slow downs. H. - .aora
The locomotives used on the run were stanuaru I,lal
Lake Shore passenger engines. as toilo"s' SnlCaeo
| 70 Elkart engine No. 9j7 eght-wheeler; Elknart
| 70 Toledo. engine No 59e. eight wheeler; IoIedo
to Cleveland engine No l6O egnt.wneetIa, olsr1 Ere
| land to Erie engine No. 59S, eight-wheeier' Erie
! 10 Buffalo. engine No. 5s4. ten-whee!er.
The Lake Shore officials are jubilant over their
! spcce-s In heating the time made on the recent
u, ~ tho New-York Centrals fast train which
| was as follows: New-Ynrk to East BuiiaIo, 1872
| miles In 407 2-S minutes an average OF 64Zo niies
| an hour.
The New-York Ccntrars Empire Express brought
into the Grand Central Station at 1915 o'clock last
night five members OF the party that left Chicago at
$3.50 O'Clock yesterday morning and Buffalo at lZ;oo
| n m They were met at the Grand Central STATION
| by George H. Daniels, general passenger agent OF
| the New-York Central. who accompanied them IN
carriages to Roster Bial's. the Broadway and the
Herald Square theatres each OF which places they
visited before the performances of the evening were
over This is the first time that 1t has been possible
for person to leave Chicago and reach. New fork
in time visit the theatres before they closed on
! the evening of the same day
Another interesting incident OF the time-Eilling
! trim was the arrival OF The Chicago Tribune" in
! New-York City sooner than it ever did before
This is explained by the following letter. which
! came 10 this office last night. from the New-fors
corresponden. OF The Chicago Tribune:
To tho Editor of The Ncw-York Tribune.
Sir: The Tribune presents It's compliments issued
this morning from the home Office In Chicago 1t
arrived in New York at 1913 p m, II came by the
record beating train on the Lake Shore at SSo a. m
| ard arrived at Buffalo at II 81 a. m. Thence 10
! Now-York I, come by the Empire state express on
Zoe, limo have beer smashed. 1t Is proper to add
M rnnorters for The Tribune the only news
| paper men tc make the trip
| The news of this remarkable run was received at
,bo Nevyork office of the road immediate tely after
/ il was made Chauncey NJ Depew had gone on the
! annual inspection tour OF the road He is not ex-
pected back for a week or ten days, In which time
! lie will inspect the vanderbilt railway system
| Horace G. Du Val Mr.. Depews private secretary,
! said: -, .
sn,ed , commercial train could be safely
| think that the Brtshers have now brilliant tar
| get to shoot at.