The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21
RECORDS GO TO sMAsH.
President HIPS Special Makes n
PhenOmenalIy Fast Run.

Fhenomenaliy Fast Run.
When President lfnrs special drew in
to the Union depot at 1 o'clock precisely.
Yesterday afternoon, all records between
st. Paul and the North Pacific coast
were thing of the past, and a new
marx mad been set up, which will not
be beaten for some time to come
The actual time elapsed on the Jour
ney was forty-six hours and forty-f1ve
minutes, and this might have been re-
duced Uncomfortable as it may seem. by
at least six hours. AS it is, the next
best record was broken by nearly ten
hours, and the honor of having covered
the distance between Seattle and this
city in the fastest time, is transferred
from the Northern Pacific to the Great
Northern.
The average speed for the entire Jour
ney was nearly thirty-nine miles. al
though al times the patent indicator re-
corded the terrific pace Of S4.6 miles-to
the hour. This hair raising speed was
made on the 126-mile stretch between
Cut Bank and Havre. Engineer Olson
was at the throttle when this level
piece OF track was encountered and he
dld justice to his reputation as one of the
best locomotive engineers on the con-
tinent.
on the whole of the return journey the
trip was comparatively free from de-
lays, and but for the stops made at diff
1erent places the run would have been
made in much less time In fact Presi-
cent I'M himself declared that the COM
pany could run its regular trains on a
utIy-hOur schedule If it was necessary
instead OF slXty-siX hours, as at present
Inc round trip to Seattle and return
q distance of 5,648 miles, was covered in
1our days and tWenty-three hours, the
outward portion having consumed con-
Slderably more than half of the +ir7oo
IN the hrst place, more stops We're made
on JhlS portion than on the return: there
was one delay of over five hours ana at
SeaJtle the party stopped for about eight
no On the return journey no Spc-
clally last travelling was done until $50
Kane was reached, where MeSsrs Miller
and Stevens left the train.
from this point on the two engineers
VINO are always entrusted with the haul
ing or the president. were given free
pay, ana the zeal with which? they avail
ca themselves of this permission is evf-
dent from the unprecedentedly short time
IN which Mr.. Hill was landed in this
city. 'ii'
For the greater part OF the return jour
ney but three cars were attached TO +ha
train, and on the whole trip 109 tons Of
coal went I'D ir smoke.
IhC guests Of the president. Messrs
Edward Tuck and A. L French. the
Toner OF Paris, France and the lattA..
OF New York, were delighted with the
trip. 1t was as smooth as though the
train were travelling at an ordinary gait
and no discomfort whatever was EXPERT
epced They were both confident that
the Journey could have been made much
faster. They left for Duluth last night.
and on Saturday next the former sails
ior his Partisan home. He will take
with nm the pleasant recollection of
having traversed half the length of the
continent in quicker time than has ever
2een accon: plished before, an experience
20 ENJOY which many men would gladly
-raVel further than he has done.
enc fact with which every member of
the party was particularly gratified, was
the uniformly excellent condition in
hlch the rOadbed was found to be Al
This season OF the year, as a general rule.
The tracks are far from being at their
1est, and record-breaking pace-makinr
s eSchewed Everything went smoothly
however. end the complete success of t5a
rapid journey is something that the