Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-26
BunL1seroS.s RECORD BREAKER.
Mining Magnates Flying Race tn See His
Dying Son Alive.

Mining Maknates FIytuS Race tn See His
Dying Son Alive.
Here is a Geographic item that is
interesting MS we'll as thrilling:
DENVER, Feb. 16.-The special train
from Chicago over the Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy and Burlington n
Missouri River railroads, chartered by
Henry j. Mayham, a Denver mining
investment broker, reached this city
at 3:53 a. m. to-day, having IL 1925
miles in eighteen hours and tifty-three
minutes. This journey goes into his
tory as the greatest railway feat ever
accomplished. The best previous long
distance record was nineteen hoursa and
tifty-seven minutes for 9Gl miles over
the New York Central and Lake Shore
from New York to Chicago.
Mr.. Mayham, who left New York
Sunday on the Pennsylvania Limited,
chartered 81 special train in Chicago in
order to reach the bedside of his dying
son, William ID. Mayham, as quickly as
possible. The Burlington officials
guaranteed to take him to Denver in
twenty-four hours. They made good
their guarantee and had five hours and
seven minutes to spare.
From the moment the train left Chi
cago until it rolled into the Denver
depot, no hitch of any kind occurred.
1t flew across Illinois. Iowa, Nebraska
and Colorado like Il meteor. frequently
attaining a speed of upwards of 20
miles an hour and averaging over 60
miles an hour for stretches of 81 hun
dred miles at a time.
The details of the run are as follows:
Chicago to Pacific junction, 4S2
miles, in 545 minutes.
Pacific junction to Lincoln, go miles,
in GA minutes.
Lincoln to Hastings, 81 miles, in 100
minutes.
Hastings to McCook, 132 miles, in 100
minutes.
McCook to Akron, 143 miles, in 15l
minutes.
Akron to Denver, 112 miles, in 1913
minutes.
The actual running time, including
stops, vas IS hours and 53 minutes; an
average speed of 54l5 miles an hour.
The actual running time. excluding
stops. was II hours aud 40 minutes; an
average speed of 81 80 miles an hour.
At Lincoln, Neb., Travelling Engineer
Dixon, of the Burlington, entered the
cab of The engine and remained with
each engineer as he came on until the
train reached Denver. Nospecial train
bearing high officials of the nation ever
attracted more careful attention from
the officers Of the railway. kilograms
from all parts of the United States in
quirea concerning the progress OF the
train and the possibility OF Mr.. May
ham reaching the side Of his son in
time at least to grasp his hand before
he was beckoned across the dark river.
AT the Burlington passenger office in
this city the representatives were kept
busy answering questions from friends
and well-wishers of the family. But in
spite of the Burlington's splendid rec
ord. Mr.. Mayham arrived in Denver too
late to see his son alive. The young
man died shortly after midnight.
Speaking of this notwithstanding
run, General Manager Brown, OF the
G. ID. & Q. railroad, said today: 1T is
not exactly correct to suppose that the
Burlington company may not achieve
still better results under more favor
able circumstances. The facts are that
the company had only thirty minutes
notice from Mr.. Mayham and the train
started out of Chicago in binding
snow Storm
THE LARanp IIcLrc ne uosse