The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-20
THE OVERLAND
LIMITED TRAIN
Continued from Page u

CnarleS Lincoln, Oh the WAGNER CUM
pany, who spared no pains in making
comfortable all on board. The only
Dan B. Honin, of the Railway News
Reporter was of the company. and
proved the life of the party all the way
through. r. B. Armstrong, city edl-
tor of the Des Moines Daily News, and
]. H. Richmond, artist for that paper.
were with the press gang.
At Clinton Conductor w. w. FenloW
took charge Of the train to Council
Bluffs, and his trusty brakemen were
c. Schraeder and F. K. Hubbell.
For the run to Council Bluffs we had
engine 5SS with the veteran John f.
Boysell at the throttle. 1 say veteran
because he has been running on en-
gines thirty-nine years, and thirty
years of that time on the Northwest
ern. c. H. Smith handled the scoop,
and the train swung around those
Missouri river bluffs and into Councl
Bluffs on time.
The Union Pacific then took hold Of
it. and it could be seen from the start
they meant to put it through on the
dot
On the platform at Omaha were Cen
eral Passenger Agent LomaX, L. nj.
Orr and a number of other Union Pa
cific officials-they wanted to see the
overland limited start! At Omaha a
large number of through passengers
took the new train. filing it complete
ly throughout. The train consisted of
six cars out of there and was pulled
by engine 1874, standard U. P. type,
Superintendent Joe Mcconnell, of The
Union Pacific motive power depart
ment, does not believe in turning out
for service any but the very best en-
gines-that is said of him all over the
country. George Meyers was engineer,
and the valiant Mike Kearnes kept a
live fire for every mile of the way. The
Nebraska prairies faded from view be-
hind US at a rate fairly astonishing,
and Grand Island, 154 miles out, was
made with time to throw away. Ar
thur Blakely was conductor, and had
for his aid Brakeman Traynor.
Passing Through Iowa.
From Omaha to Cheyenne were Gar
nett c. Porter, Associated Press agent
at Omaha, who is also correspondent
of the World-Herald. Mr.. Porter, of
the A. P, was accompanied by his
wife.
The Dining Car Service.
The dining car service was complete
and presided over by J. X Wheat
from Omaha to Cheyenne Mr. Wheat
is the popular gentleman who won re-
nown iG1 accompanying and catering to
all those who were on the Knights
Templar special from the coast to the
east. The Pullman conductor from
Omaha to Salt Lake was z. R. Mum
magh, a most obliging and efficient
conductor in every way.
Heavy Winds Prevail.
Leaving Grand Island found US fac.
ing a strong wfnd-it is called a gale
everywhere else-and how it did blow!
And then the weather took ON a sud-
w. Lambert with the S16 and the
Jealous j. S. Burns, who kept her
hot" never lost heart in blowing
through that Nebraska gale. BY dint
of perseverance and ability they rolled
into North Platte on time. and praise
is justly theirs.
Still the Winds Blew.
From North Platte to Sidney the
only change in the weather was for
that Nebraska gale to get an addition
al hump On itself-ft blew great guns
and looked as though the elements
were conspiring against the Overland
Limited. But engine S41 had a longer
stroke than the others-1S 26-and
Engineer George /. Vancamp ham
mered her as though he didn't own a
bolt in her. 1t was we'll that he did
so. 1t was also we'll that the fireboy,
N L. Newman, had ability and
strength to get the coal in on the
white spots" else Sidney would not
have heard the whistle on time. And
yet Sidney was made right on the dot,
as usual. P. L. O'Brien was the con-
ductor from North Platte, and all
through the run shade of anxiety
played over his classic features. He
wouldn't have fallen down" for a
months salary.
Climbing the Hill.
For the climb over the hill to Chey-
enne, Engineer Charles Thompson
gripped the throttle with an TI-get-
you-there air, the while Master
Mechanic Jack Ahren of Cheyenne
got on the engine 10 smile his approval
of such determination, Superintendent
Parks also boarded the train-they
were both anxious to see Cheyenne on
time. And it came to pass that they
did. MIR. Parks is an old time printer
conversationalist
He Turned 'em Loose.
From Cheyenne to Laramie is an III
cline. and Engineer Tom McHugh with
No. 101, fairly turned EN- loose" The
way the overland limited swung down
and into Laramie stamps Mac as d
bold, though careful runner. In this
case the f1reboy, Charles Pearson, had
only to stay up off the deck to keep
from being buried under the coal that
only dead ballast on the run. 1t is
needless to say that Laramie was made
with time to rent.
Over the Laramie Plains.
From Laramie to Rawlins over the
famous plains, Mart Wright at the
throttle, and George H. Deuel. feeding
her for the hills, time was made all
through the frosty night, and Rawlins
was figured in with the 'balance-on
time.
RawIins to Green River.
Engine sos with John Hittle on the
right and Fireman James Portneau
throwing the black diamonds, made
the stop at Green River as per sched-
ule, with a grey and frosty dawn steal
ing down over the mountain tops. On
the platform was the genial Dan Spen-
Ger, of the Union Pacific passenger de-
partment, and his smile lit up the
struggling dawn-he was pleased.
With him was Kenneth Kerr, of The
Salt Lake Tribune, they having left
the night before to meet the noted
train. Here be it chronicled that Mr..
Spencer came out as Passenger Agent
Burley's emissary and was ladened
with many good things that the press
representatives helped themselves to
in the same spirit they were rendered.
1t was a nice meeting, and the local
passenger department merit the undi-
vided thanks of the boys for such
kindness.