The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-04
FAST RUNS ON RAILROADS.
SPEEDS THAT PUT Our NANCY
HANKS TO THE BLUSH.

Wonderful Records Made on Roads
in This Country and AbrOad-Rc-
ported Appointment of Another
Assistant General Freight Agent
for the Plant system Here-Other
Railroad Matters.
When The Centrals Nancy Hanks was
running 10 Atlanta the train left this city
at O'Clock in the morning and got TO
Atlanta at 1880 p. m, being ho1rs and
30 minutes between the two cities, a dis
lance of 295 miles. A half hour was lost
at 2Iacon and there were probably seven
or eight other minor stops causing loss
of doubtless three minutes or more each.
The actual running time was accordingly
about hours, an average running speed
of SO miles an hour. On some stretches
on the road the Nancy Hanks is said 20
have counted ties at the rate of 10 miles
or more an hour Her record was a good
one, probably the best the Southern Sec
ton has furnished.
But fast railroad runs excel this On
some other roads. The New York Cen
tral has a wonderful record for a long
distance, one of its trains on Sept. g. 1925.
and SO seconds, an average run per hour
of 7O4S miles. This train would cover the
distance from Savannah to Atlanta in
few minutes over four hours.
A reliable compilation of record runs"
on railroads has been made by the Rail-
way Age. A summary shows that the best
speed for distances stated were made on
dates given by the railroads named:
New York Central, May 10, 1898, one mile
in 81 seconds; average per hour, 1925 miles.
New York Central, May 10, 1885, five miles
in minutes; average per hour, 100 miles
Baltimore and Ohio, June 7. 1884, six
miles in minutes; average per hour, 80
miles.
Philadelphia and Reading, oct. II, 1880,
IL miles in minutes Is seconds average
per hour, 81 miles.
Camden and Atlantic, April q, 1895, 24.9
miles in is minutes seconds; average per
hour So miles.
London and Northwestern (British), Dec.
6, 1882, So miles in AZ minutes; average per
hour 50 miles.
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern. Oct.
"A, 1895. 1856 miles in hours SO minutes S
seconds; average per hour 70.4S miles.
Same date, $50. miles I'm hours 81 minutes
10 seconds; average per hour 6472 miles.
Same date, 422.7 miles in 6 hours 80 min
utes Al seconds; average per hour CAL
miles. Same date, SOL miles in hours ]
minute seconds; average per hour, SO 81
miles.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Feb. IS,
1897, from Chicago to Denver, LOIS miles,
in Is hours 50 minutes; average per hour
IS. "A miles.
A dispatch, sent out from Louisville, KY,
says that Mr.. w. c. Dennis secretary of
the Southern Mississippi Valley Freight
Association there, has been appointed as
sistant general freight agent of the Plant
System, with headquarters at Savannah,
the appointment to go into effect on next
Wednesday, Aug. 10. MIR. Dennis is said
to be one of the most popular and best
informed traffic men in the South. None
of the officers of the Plant System could
be seen last night TO confirm the report
None of the general officers of the Cen
traI Railroad in the West Broad street
building, was in the city yesterday. Vice
President Egan is North, Traffic Manager
Hinton is en- route for Texas, and Super
intendent Kline and General Passenger
Agent Halle are on the road. MIR. Hinton
will be absent some days, and will return
well acquainted with the Texas crop pos
sibilities and other news concerning the
business prospects in that territory.
Deputy Sheriff f. c. Hartigan has been
made a special agent for the Florida Cen
trail and Peninsular Railroad, and is I'M
derstood to have gone TO Florida to do
some work for the company there. 1t is
understood that there has been too much
breaking open of cars in that territory.
and strenuous efforts are to be made to
stop the practice.
Mr.. C. W. Chears, general agent of the
Georgia and Alabama Road at Atlanta, is
in, ha