The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
OF. THE RUN MADE IN MOST
REMARKABLE TIME
The Mile-a=Minute Mark AnnhiIated in the
Successful Race to Give Subscribers
the First and Latest
News.

other San Francisco morning papers ar
rived.
All things considered, riding on a special
train is hardly pleasant experience in
spite of the fact that all the equipments
are tirst-class. So much coal has to be
burned under forced draught that many
pounds of cinders find their way into the
cars, covering rything with a thick
coating of dust, Every time the car goes
around even slight curve, it swings so as
to throw one off his feet.
The Calls special Santa Cruz train was
in charge of Conductor Spears. George
Boyne, The CALLS chief mail CLERK, had
charge of the distribution of papers, as
sisted by Herbert L. SchmItz. At most of
the small stations along the road papers
were thrown off to subscribers, and 8
most careful watch had to be kept to
throw the paper before the station disSp-
peared in the distance. As consequence,
the work was fatiguing, and when the end
of the journey was reached everybody
aboard was worn out. Car 1902 looked as
if it had just finished journey across the
continent so thickly were its sides plas-
tered with dirt, but THE CALLS many sub
scribers in Santa Cruz had received their
papers early in the morning, as was the in.
tention they should, so the trip has gener-
ally been conceded to be q successful one,
and most of the citizens of the carnival
city are loud in their praise of the enter
prise of California's great newspaper.
One of the first men in Santa Cruz to
get CALL was Irving M. Scott. who was
enjoying breath of the morning air on
the piazza of the Sea Beach Hotel. ''That's
business he said, ''and tell you all of
US here appreciate it highly. Hundreds
of the visitors now here are subscribers of
THE CALL and when we see the great old
newspaper looking after our wants the
same as if we were at home, it makes us
feel that we are not forgotten. And, as
said before, we appreciate it."
When it was decided to send
special train to Santa Cruz, the
Southern Pacific Railroad people agreed
to have a train at Fourth and Townsend
streets at O. clock Thursday morning, and
it was there. The work OF preparing for
this edition was most difficult coming as
1t did on the same night as the special
train to Sacramento. Everything went
we'll, however, and before o'clock one of
THE Calls big mail wagons was flying
over the echoing, deserted streets to the
train lying in readiness. By half-past 8
the papers were all aboard of car 1402 and
Engineer Bradley pulled the throttle on
the old engine, No. 1413, and the journey
commenced.
High speed was not attempted until the
streets of the city were passed, although
the engine and coach few along at a gait
not usual. When the level track beyond
Ocean View was reached the throttle came
away out and the train few trough the
night like fiend of darkness. Coal was
shoveled in until flames poured from the
funnel and the single car was wrapped in
blanket of SCOT and steam. The clicking
of the wheels over the reil joints became
faster and faster until it resolved itself into
steady hum like buzzsaw. South San
Francisco few by as a fash of lightning,
and in few moments the pretty station
at Burlingame was visible for space of