The age-herald., 1901-05-20
THE INITIAL RUN
 MADE YESTERDAY A. C. S.'s Pan-AmeriCan Special
 lnaugurated FAST RUN TO TUSCALOOSA
  Speed of a Mile Minute Maintained for Nearly an Hour-New Train Rounds Out the A. c. SIS
 Passenger Service.
FAST RUN TO TUSCALOOSA

The Pan-American special made its in- itial run over the Alabama Great South ern road yesterday. It was one of the prettiest trains ever operated over any road in the South, and as starter car ried several through passengers from Chattanooga and Birmingham to New Orleans and the West.
 When No. 8, southbound train rolled into the Union Passenger station it was just twenty-five minutes late, but before arriving at Tuscaloosa, fifty-six miles distant, fifteen minutes of this time had been gained, the run having been made in one hour.
 On the train were General Superinten- dent J. A. Dodson, Travelling Passenger Agent Joe P. Billups, Henry I. Brock of the Chattanooga Times, M. E. Allies of the Chattanooga News, former Mayor E. A. Wilkins of Chattanooga and Miss Ethel Huff. a bright and pretty young girl who Is a favorite of MT. Dodsons.
 At Birmingham Superintendent A. J. Frazer. Travelling Passenger Agent John c. Lusk and Soliciting Freight Agent F. M. Pittman, accompanied by reporters for the Age Herald the News and the Ledg- CT, joined the Chattanooga party as guests of Alabama Great Southern road and made the trip to Meridian, returning on No. 1, which arrived here at $40 D. m.
 General Passenger Agent George H. Smith of the New Orleans and North eastern and Assistant General Passenger Agent R. J. Anderson, accompanied by Distrsct Passenger Agent J. L. Boyd, So- lfciting Freight Agent F. G. Lyons, J. M. Leveque, editor and proprietor of the Harlequin, and also representing the New Orleans Times Democrat; Dudley M. Wat son of the New Orleans Picayune, and w. J. Carter of the New Orleans Item, came rp on No. from New Orleans. They stopped in Birmingham until 10 o'clock returning to New Orleans on No. l.
 Fast Run.
 No. left Chattanooga 37 minutes late yesterday morning and arrived at Bik mingham 9 minutes late, the 12 minutes having been gained south of Attalla. The run to Tuscaloosa, fifty-six miles, was made In 60 minutes the train arriving there only ten minutes late. The train consisted of one of the new consolidated engines, baggage car, two day coaches two sleeping cars and dining car, ves- tibuled throughout.
 Engineer B. H. Sargent had charge of the engine and Conductor Vance of the train.
 The 37 minutes lost In Chattanooga were gained in the run from Attalla to Akron, distance of 137 miles.
 No. from New Orleans, left that city on schedule time and arrived at Birming. ham at 6:40 the exact minute 1t was due
 Pan-American Special. By inaugurating the Pan-American Special the Alabama Great Southern and Its connecting lines, the New Orleans and Northeastern and the Cincinnati Southern, rounds out a perfect service It gives this line two fast trains daily in each direction between New Orleans and Cincinnati. and gives the travelling public the preference between a day ride and night. ride from Birmingham to either New Orleans or Cincinnati A dining car Is operated between Chatta- nooga and New Orleans, with breakfast and luncheon served a la carte and din- ner table d'hote.
 The Pan-American Special makes the run from Birmingham to Cincinnati in thirteen hours and fifteen minutes and enables passengers to reach Buffalo in twenty-four hours and forty minutes
 The southbound train leaves Birmng- ham at 10 a. m. and arrives in New Or leans at S:10 p. m, run of ten hours and ten minutes.