The record-union., 1897-07-10

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.-WIIn the
arrival of the last of the Christian En-
deavor trains at Oakland this afternoon
there was completed one of the most
remarkable movements, perhaps, ever
accomplished on a single track line as
difficult to operate as that of the Cen
trail Pacific Nearly 25,000 people were
transferred from Ogden to San Fran
cisco, a distance Of over 800 miles, with
but comparatively slight delay, and
without a solitary accident to mar the
progress of the Christian host.
General Manager Kruttschnitt Of the
Southern Pacific Company has fur
nished the following details Of how the
Christian Endeavor traffic was hand
led:
The movement of excursiOnistS was
first felt on July 1st, when the regular
overland trains delivered by the Union
Pacific and Rio Grande Western at Og-
den were run in several sections. These
carried the advance guard of the move
ment, the main army of which reached
the Central Pacific lines on the even
ing of July 4th, pouring through in an
almost uninterrupted stream until the
evening of July Sth. Including regular
trains, there We're moved out of Ogden
from the 1St to the Sth seventy-four
trains, of which fifty-nine were specials
or sections of the regular trains. The
total number of cars moved was S3S,
or an average Of nearly twelve cars
per train; the total number of passen
gers 23,S00, or 80 per train
The distance from ogden to San Fran
cisco is S33 miles. Over the first part
of 4I,n "a +r~oiT had tn he
lifted a total hight of $3.50 feet or
nearly two miles vertically, and within
a distance of Ill miles had to be drop
ped down a. mountain grade with a.
vertical fall of 1000 feet, or nearly a
mile and a half.
The question of obtaining sufficient
water for the locomotives gave the Off
GERS more concern than any other ques-
tion connected with the movement, but,
when it IS considered that for almost
the entire distance across Utah and Ne
vada the country is practically a des-
ert, the difficulty win be better under
stood. Many of the water stations are
supplied by gravity lines from springs
in the mountains. Extra watchmen
were detailed to go to the heads of
these lines to prevent leaves, chips or
obstructions of any character from get
ting into the pipes. AT all stations
where the water was procured from
streams springs or wells extra pump
ers We're put on, with instructions to
keep the pumps going night and day.
At some stations where the supply OBJ
tanned from springs and wells was short
water cars, moved from other parts of
the line, were stationed to increase the
supply, the water being hauled from
such stations up and down the line
where the supply was ample.
The most serious problem after that
of watering the locomotives was that
of feeding the people, and railroad Off
cials arranged with citizens of Terrace,
E1ko Carlin, Humboldt, Battle Mount
ain, Wadsworth, Truckee, Summit,
Blue Canyon and Auburn to furnish
lunches outside of the regular eating
houses. The company's carpenter
forces were detailed to erect long count
ers or tables in the open air, at which
the meals could be dispensed.
Up to a time within ten days of the
Fourth of July it was thought that the
regular locomotives on the Central Pa
cific would be able to handle all of the
trains offered, but as the Fourth ap-
preached and reports were received
from the East of the magnitude of the
movement it was determined to pre-
pare for a movement larger than the
company was warranted in expecting
from any of the reports received Ten
locomotives were leased, and a suff1-
cient number were taken from other
divisions of the system to concentrate
fifty-Six locomotives and crews in Og-
den on the morning of July 4th Six 10
comotives and crews were concentrated
at each terminal west of Ogden at the
same time, so that as the procession of
trains reached the first terminal the To-
comotives were cut off and locomotives
and crews kept in relay We're attached,
while the crews of the relieving locomo-
tiVeS took the necessary rest and nour-
ishment. AS soon as they had done
this the relieved locomotives were
started eastward light to take their
places again among those awaiting in
coming trains at Ogden. The arrange
ments were SO perfectly made that there
would have been no difficulty in hand
ling 80 per cent more trains than the
company received.
The first trains came through with
out patronizing the eating stations to
any extent, but the last ones availed
themselves Of the facilities offered, and
their slower movement can be attrib-
uted almost wholly to the detail in
feeding the large crowds.
1t was at first intended to keep the