The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-11

| Baer conducted the services. The first
speaker was Rev. Robert Johnston OF
London. Ont. whose subject was Bet
| ter Citizenship
Rev. George F. Pentecost then spoke,
and was followed by Rev. e. L Powell
of Louisville. Ky.
At the fourth stand, Treasurer Will
lam Shaw Of Boston presided, and earn
est address were delivered by Rev.
| CORTLAND Myers Of Brooklyn, Rev. j.
c. R. Ewing Of Lahore. and Rev. B. B.
Tyler of New York. Their remarks were
brief. but sincere. and were received
with enthusiastic demonstrations OF ap-
provai. The afternoon was devoted to
recreation and sightseeing.
HOW THE TRAFFIC. WAS HANDLED
Description of the southern PacIfic's Ex
celient Arrangements.
San Francisco. July 10-The arrival
of the last Christian Endeavor train at
Oakland This afternoon completes one
of the most remarkable movements per-
haps ever accomplished On single track
line as difficult TO operate as that Of the
| Central Pacific.
Nearly $1,000 people were transferred
from Ogden to San Francisco. distance
Of over 800 miles. with but comparative
ly slight delay and without solitary
accident to mar the progress of the
Christian host.
| General Manager Krutchnitt. of the
Southern Pacific company, has furnish
ed the following details of now the
Christian Endeavor traffic was handled.
THE movement of excursionists was
| first felt on July l. when regular over
| land trains delivered by the Union Pa
| cific and Rio Grande Western at Ogden
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 evening
OF July 4, pouring through in an almost
uninterrupted stream until the evening
OF July s. Including regular trains.
there moved out OF Ogden from the LIST
to the sth. seventy-four trains. of which
fifty-nine were specials or sections of
the regular trains; total number of cars
moved was 1913. or an average of nearly
twelve cars per train; the total number
Of passengers 23S00. or 80 per train
Thedissance from Ogden to San Francis
CO is 1873 miles. Over the first part Of
the railroad the trains had to be lifted
total height Of 1889 feet, or nearly two
miles vertically. and within a distance
Of Ill miles had to be dropped down a
mountain grade with a vertical fall OF
1000 feet, or nearly mile and half.
THE question of obtaining sufficient
water for the locomotives gave the Off
Gals more concern than any other ques-
ton connected with the movement but
when 1t is considered that for almost the
entire distance across Utah and Nevada
the country is practically desert. the
difficulty will be better understood.
Many OF the water stations were sup
piled by gravity lines from springs in
the mountains; extra wa-chmen were
detailed 10 go to the heads of these lines
to prevent leaves, chips or distractions
of any character from getting into the
pipes. AT all stations where the water
was procured from streams, springs or
wells. extra bumpers were put on, with
instructions to keep the pumps going
night and day. At some places where
the supply obtained 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 own
the line where the supply was ample.
The most serious problem. after that |
OF watering the locomotives. was that !
OF feeding the people. but the railroad Of |
ficials arranged with citizens at Ter
race, Elko, Carlin. Humboldt. Battle !
Mountain, Wadsworth. Truckee, Summit /
Blue Canon and Auburn to furnish 4
lunches outside OF The regular eating /
houses. The company's carpenter forces |
were detailed TO erect long counters or 1
tables in the open air at which the meals 1
could be dispensed.
up TO time within ten days OF the /
Fourth Of July it was thought that the 4
regular locomotives on tine Central Pa :
cific would he able 20 handle all the
trains offered. bu. as the Fourth approcn !
ed and reports were received from the
cas-, OF the magnitude OF the move
ment. ii was determined 20 prepare for
a movement larger than t1ecompany
was warranted in expecting from any OF
the reports received. Ten locomotives
we're leased and sufficient number
were taken from other divisions Of the
tves and crews al Ogden on TIE morn
ing OF July 4. Six locomotives and
crews were concentrated a. each term
inai ives, OF Ogden &: the same time. 50
that as the procession OF trains reached
the frs: terminal. The locomotives and
crews were cut OF ana locomotives and
crews kept in relay were attached. while
the crews OF the relieved locomotives
took the necessary res. and nourissmsn.
las soon as they had done this the 70
l.e@ed locomotives were started east
ward. light. 20 take their places again
among those awaiting incoming trains
a, Ogden
Tie arrangements were 50 perfectly
made mat there would have been 10 dr.
fculty in hadiins 80 per cen; more trains
han the company received Tae FIRST
train came throusa vfthou; pa.ronizing
the eating stations 20 any extent. but tie
as: ones ayallei themselves % me IA
-illties offered. and their slower move
men; can 5- attributed sIDos; wholly
% ne delay In .eediaz the large croxi= Z
IL was AZ first intended % keep the