The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-12
44O Miles, With Three Stops, in
494 Minutes.
THE NEW YORK CENTRAL LEADS
Demonstrates It's Ability to Keep
the Worlds Record Against
Heavy odds.
An Eastern paper says:

An Eastern paper says:
On the recent trial Of its new train the
New York Central today demonstrated its
ability to run upon its road the fastest
regular train in the world, although II
failed in this particular run to finish upon
the schedule tine laid out for 1t. This
failure was due entirely to an accident
the other portion Of the run showing con-
clusively that the fast scheduled time can
be accomplished and even exceeded.
Up to six months ago the train known
as the Empire State Express had the
worlds record as a regular train for fast
running. The London railway Of Eng
land, running from. London to Aberdeen
began to run a trifc faster than the EN-
pire States record of 81 miles an hour.
Today the Central began new schedule
for this train, which necessitateg an hour
ly run of 5Sls miles, about two miles an
hour faster than the English rival
Leaving New York this morning at $3.50,
and with every condition against her. this
train made more than three-quarters OF
the distance in even faster time than the
new schedule calls for. The regular Ems
pire State Express had added to 1t a
special car OF Vice President Webb,
Weighing 16,40O pounds. In addition to
this extra weight a drizzling rain was
falling, making the track exceedingly
slippery, and the extra weight was car
ried on the end of the train instead OF
next to the engine, making the resistance
greater. The run from New York to AL
bany, distance of 142.SS miles, was made
in two hours and thlfty-six minutes. And
the train rolled into Albany depot four
minutes ahead of the new schedule time
and nine minutes ahead Of the old schedr
ule.
Leaving Albany on schedule time, 1,a0
q. m.,, and with change OF engines. En-
gineer Chase at the throttle of engine $50
pulled the train through to Syracuse, the
end of the Central division, so that she
rolled into the station two and q half
minutes ahead OF the new schedule. and
twelve minutes faster than the old. With
the gain on the Hudson river division,
this made a total gain Of twenty-one min
utes between New York and Syracuse.
At Syracuse, engine 904. Engineer Pell-
ings took charge Of the train and pulled
out of the depot two minutes late Half
way between Syracuse and Rochester the
drizzling rain turned to snow, and the
wind, which had been with the train 80
much OF the distance. changed to a head
wind of great resistance. Despite these
conditions the train rolled into Rochester
exactly on time.
From Rochester as far as Churchville
Sc miles east OF the Empire States des-
tination, Buffalo, the stations we're passed
exactly on schedule time. just after
passing Churchville, where the engine
takes water from the track water trough
by scoop without stopping, the SCOOP
caught on an obstruction IN the trough,
and, dropping down, banged against the
ties for at least a mile, until the train
could be brought to a standstill. II was
fourteen minutes before the damage could
be repaired. and at least three minutes
had been lost in slowing up and stopping.
When the train was again started, after
a loss OF seventeen minutes, II was close
upon the long, heavy grade running up to
Batavia, and, lacking the tremendous mo-
mentum which It usually has. lost three
minutes more on this up grade. The
slippery tracks also added to the delay,
and when the Batavia station was
passed the train was 26M minutes behind
time.
The run into Buffalo from Batavia, a
distance of 40 miles, was made In about
thirty-one minutes-very fast time. And
the train rolled into Buffalo twenty-three
minutes behind the schedule time and
two minutes ahead of the old schedule.
General Passenger Agent George II.
Daniels expressed himself as pleased with
the result OF the trip despite the unfOrtu-
nate accident, and declared that the new
schedule Is not a bit too fast for the reg
ular Empire State Express.
In Third Vice President Wehb's car
there were General Passenger Agent
Daniels. General superintendent Wager,
Railroad Commissioners Besrdsley, Cha
pin and Rickard. superintendent Butter-
field, OF the r. w & o.. and Several news
paper men. The party returned to New
York on the limited. The entire run OF
40 miles. and including three stops and
exclusive OF a delay Of twenty-slx min-
utes. was made in lol minutes