Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-01-30
In A DAYS SPAN.
THE LIGHTNING SPECIAL SPEED
FROM CHICAGO TO ATLANTA.
Ran 1t in 1e Hours, 81 Minutes.
Brought the Exposition Edition of
the Chicago Herald-Br0ke All Pre-
vious Reeords.

Gue SuHcdSO hord1u-DEOAo AL fcs
vious Reeords.
The triumphant elimination Of one
of the finest strokes Of enterprise ever
undertaken by an American newspaper
was witnessed at the hnioh depot at
G:3O o'clock list evening, when the
Chicago Herasa's fast special, just
sixteen hours and Rfty-seven minutes
odt Of Chicago, pulled under the shed.
The moment the dazzling headlight
of engine 24O, Western and Atlantic
road, hove in sight the multitude of
representative citizens, city officials,
newsboys and every class of people
that had gathered inside tho depot,
sent up terrific shout, and the Fifth
Regiment band struck the inspiring
strains of "Dixie."
WELCOME THE HERALD MEN.
The exposition directors and the
leading citizens quickly boarded the
car and went into the dining car,
where they met and congratulated Mr..
Robert Ansley, the business manager
of the Herald, and Mr.. John j. Finn,
OF the editarial staff of the Herald,
the able special writer of the Herald,
who prepared the Article about Atlanta
and the exposition, which made tip the
Southern edition of the Herald.
MIR. HAkMAN HAPPY.
Mr.. Charley Harman, the live gen
eral passenger agent of the Western
and Atlantic, who personally conduct
ed the special from Chattanooga, was
on hand all aglow with smiles, shaking
hands with everybody.
''0ne hundred and thifty-eight miles
In one hundred and sixty five minutes;
with two etops,' was oil be had to say
to the enthusiastic greetings that he
received from every side.
After the general reception in the
parlor car was over, the Chicago party
was taken in hand by the exposition
directors and escorted to the Aragon
hotel.
A RAILROAD SENSATION:
The marvelously quick ruin from
Chicago to Atlanta was the Sensation
Of the hour in railfoad circles. No
such time had ever been made before.
During the Worlds Fair the announce
ments made in the advertisements that
the vestibuled fair specials would cover
the distance in twenty-four hours was
greeted with incredulity. Nobody
believed it, and as matter of fact, it
was rare occurrence that the dis
tance was covered in shorter time
than twenty seven hours.
To make the ruin in sixteen hours
was d feat unparalleled in the railfoad
wofld: It was at the very least eight
houfs shorter than any known time
between the two cities. It marked d
tiew era in fast travelling, and it was
meet that the rapid run should be
made between Chicago and Atlanta,
the two most ehterprising and pro-
gtessive cities in the country.
There were many railroad men who did not
believe that the run could be made In dny-
thing like tho time proposed. They predicted
that the train would get into Atlanta about
1rilnight, but they were beautifully disap-
noiIited. It is fact deserving special men;
ton that The rnn made over the Western and
Atlantic Road, ons of Atlanta's lines; was
made In as quick time as was made on any
other line between Chicago and Atlanta. Mr..
Harmhn mad III mt to G9vef hs eds distaRes Rss
reached Chattanooga on schedule time, IL
would have been put into the depot In this
city Wi thout the loss Of single momS mt. He
h "A 1 N-d. al fha h n ~ mo- n Ioor
special, and 1t came through without hitch.
The train was 8 hedulel for Chattanooga
at 3:05,, and on the main line, awaiting: the
coming OF the train, wa, engine Eng stS one Gs I tne
engine that Charlcy Barrett has covered
mile in less than ffty-e ght seconds with and
Is ono Of the most grac. full movers In the
world. On 1t was Billy Harris, an engineer
who knows every crosstie between Atlanta
and Chattanooga, an engineer VINO can geG
every wrinkle out of moy.r, an engineer
who can rlde.his box like Snapper once rode
the horsct--always TO win, He was sitting
there waitin for Bob Stallings, that conduc-
tor who Is known all over the South, to wave
him out, while Mr.. Stallings, with watch IN
hand. was watching for tue coming tram 10
tnrn the cnrve hall mile away. Hon. Charles
Harman, the general passenger agent OF the
road, was beside the track fu sing because
the train was tie, and n dozen yarlmen were
present tn do the work allotted to them. Ju-t
fve minutes after o'clock the train led
in. A srcOnd later the engine was uncouped
and No. 24o was swung IL line. in two min:
utes every axle hal been creased, every wheel
had hecn sounded md this train was moving.
Mr. Finn and Mr.. Ansley had shaken hands
with number OF gentlemen and had bcen
told dozen times or moro that the feat was
one of the most remarkable they had ever
heard Of.
us there anything in our way?' asked Mr..
Ansley, g'anc:ng from tho flce of his watch
into the face OF Mr.. Hurman.
"Noi thing" repliOd Mr.. Harman: This
lain has the right nf way over everything"
And what's the distancr?" asked MIR. Finn,
g!ancing ut the time table.
Zone hundred an'l thirty eight miles" was
the answer
'How long will it take us?" asked Mr.. Ans
"Less than three hours" wa1 the answer;
I'VE Will make two stops only, and we will
put you In Atlanta In less thar three hours"
Three minutes before o'clock the tran
came into Atlanta, having covered the dis
tance in two hours and fifty minutes, includ-
ing the two stops of about four minutes each
and the slow-up Mt Howells and the slow pace
within the city.
It was run of 1873 mi es In 40 minutes, In
Guiding two stops, and was tho best running
the train did from the time 1t left Chicago
until it reached Atlanta.
The entire timr, including the stops. changes
and so forth, was sixteen hours and twenty
seven minutes as figured by MIR. Stone and
Mr.. Harman. >,
That is 9S1 minutes in which 73l miles were
covered.
Right good work it may be considered at
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