The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-08

special had a clear track to Los Ange-
les, distance of siXty-three miles. The
run over this last stretch of track was
a record-breaker, the speed at times as
fast as seventy-five miles an hour. and
at 1:O6 the engine whirled into La
Grande station. Mr. Lowe was hastily
driven to the Westminster hotel. where
he joined his wife, who has been pros
trated since the death of her child.
The previous record for transconti-
mental run was made by c. r. Peacock
a director of the United States steel cor
poration, who on March p, 1900. made
the run from Los Angeles to Chicago
over the Santa F'e railroad in fifty-sev-
en- hours and fifty-six minutes. This
record stood until today. when it was
excelled by the Lowe special by four
hours and fifty-six minutes.
Mr.. Lowe was in an extremely ner-
vous state, and was not disposed to
discuss his record breaking run across
the continent. He said he received word
Of his child's death at La Junta, Colo.
He took occasion to say that he was
not in any way connected with the u.
s. Steel corporation; that he was min
ing man with a residence in Denver
and had not at any time been connected
with the steel corporation He was at
a loss to understand how such story
got started and wished to have it cor
rected.
Mr. Lowe said he will not take his
daughters body east. at least for the
present In fact" said he. I'VE have
made no plans. Ny wife is almost pros
trated with grief and I am not in a con-
dition to say now what I intend do
ing"
MR.. BLACK TALKS.
Mr.. W. ]. Black. general passenger
agent of the Santa Fe. said concerning
the special:
The Santa Fe has made some nota-
BILE runs across the continent in the past
few years, but the Lowe special has
beaten all records heretofore made. The
Peacock special in March, 1900, Los
Angeles to Chicago, a distance of 2,265
miles, was fifty-seven hours and fifty
six minutes. The Nellie BLY, special in
January, 1890, made the run from San
Francisco to Chicago, distance of
2, 577 miles, in exactly sixty mine hours.
At that time this was considered q re-
performance. The Lowe spe-
cial has clipped five hours and seven
minutes off the record made by the
Peacock special.
considering the congested condition
of the railroads generally at this time
and the further fact the Santa Fe is
handling a large movement of G.. A. r.
business to Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco on special trains. and extra sec
tons of regular trains, the record made
by the Lowe special is a remarkable
one in every sense.
TT will be long before any other train
can approach or exceed this record"
FROM MIX. NlCf1OLSON.
Chicago, Aug. San official state
ment of the remarkable run of the Lowe
special over the Santa Fe was given
put last evening by George T. Nichol-
son, passenger traffic manager of the
Santa Fe system. The statement says:
'An previous transcontinental records
have been broken by the H. P. Lowe
special, which left New York at 2:45
D. m, August 4, and arrived at Los
Angeles at 1905 p. m. today. By trans
porting the special from Chicago to Los
Angeles in fifty-two hours and forty
nine minutes, the Santa Fe has beaten
all previous records by Ave hours and
seven minutes. The previous record be-
tween Chicago and Los Angeles was
made by the famous Peacock special in
1900, the distance being covered in ny
Ly-seven hours and fifty-six minutes
Mr. Nicholson's statement concludes
with the statement that Santa Fe Off
Gals are congratulating themselves, not
only on having made a record hitherto
of, but on having beaten
the Santa FEES crack California Linn
ted by fifteen hours and sixteen min
utes. Mr.. Loves special clipped ten
hours off the schedule which had been
prepared for it,
Mr. Lowe has expressed his apprecla-
tion of the efforts of the road to aid
him in his race against death. although
IL turned out that the train never hao
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