The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-24
NINETY MILES In
EIGHTY minutes
Record Run From Philadel-
phia to Jersey City.
ENGINEER BEAT MORGAN BUN
Railroad Magnate's Special Does the Dis
lance Four Minutes Faster Than All
Previous HurTy-Up Rides-DinneT Or
dered and Eaten on the Fly.

NEW YORK, March "a. - President
A. J. Cassatt. Of the Pennsylvania Rail
road. his counsel, John G. Johnson. and
three others made a flying visit TO New
York yesterday, and incidentally his sDe-
cial train broke the record between Phila-
delphia and Jersey City by four minutes.
His train covered the 80 Is miles IN ex-
actly eighty minutes. The best previous
record was made b. J. P. Morgan's special
on February 7, which covered the same
route in eighty-four minutes.
Mr. Cassatt's special left Philadelphia
st 1.1S o'clock in the afternoon and ar
Elyed In Jersey City at 2.33 O'Clock, de-
spite a number OF hot boxes that devel-
eped in the locomotive and the two cars
that composed the train. orders were 10
stop for nothing and the orders were
Obeyed to the letter.
Mr. Cafsatts special left Jersey City
On the rsturn trip at Sag O'Clock in the
evening. He came to this city to confer
Nith President Baldwin. OF the Long Island
RailrORi-nOw part Of the Pennsylvania
ByStem-and other men interested in the
passage o. the Pennsylvania Railroad tun-
mel bill.
The objection OF Mayor Low to the bill
and the amendment 70 Il that will be
sent 20 the Legislature today by Gov
ernor Odell in an emergency message.
we're the cause that Induced Mr.. Cassatt
and his confreres to hold yesterdays
meeting. The place Of the conference
was kept secret, and all information re
garding II was refused by all connected
with the Pennsylvania Railroad The
Wcli-grounded fear that Mayor Low will
veto the bill has stirred the Pennsyl-
vaoia directorate 70 great exertions IN
behalf OF the measure
Conference Hurriedly Called.
The conference WAS decided upon and
arranged between Mr.. Cassatt and the
New York interests Of the Pennsylvania
BY telegraph yesterday morning. The hour
hst for the conference necessitated quick
action on Mr.. Cassatt's part. He arranged
20 have the sWiftesJ available engine. No.
eos. new one, in readiness for immediate
departure. To the engine two cars were
sttached-Ar. Cassatt's private parlor
car and a combination car-haIf baggage.
half passenger. The combination car was
put on merely TO steady the train. Il WIS
attached next 70 the engine. Mr.. Cassatt
aud Mr.. Johnson were the only passen-
gers. Through the city limits OF PhiIadeI-
down. but when Wayne Junction was
reached the locomotive was put al her TOP
notch OF speed. Through the level coun-
try Of Bucks county into New Jersey the
special few as never did train over this
track before. Tho finest level OF the whole
PennsylYa1ia system lies between Tren-
too Junction and Bound Brook AIone
this nat stretch the locomotive fairly
tsH, the private car OF the railway mag
hate being enveloped IN q cloud OF dust
Que TO the terrific speed at which The
train went.
Engineer Beat Morgan Run.
Mr.. csssatt had better luck than die
-. Morgan. ~ Bound Brook Mr.. Nor
gan was held Up four minutes because Of
8 train There was no hold-up for MI
CaSsatt- II had been a cause for great
1amentation BY Engineer Michael Lough-