The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-13
FLYERS GONE SOUTH
FAST TOURIST TRAINS MADE mi
TIAL TRIPS THROUGH SAVANNAH.
EACH MADE GOOD RECORD.
WE'RE DELAYED ON NORTHERN
LINES, BUT MADE GOOD TIME
AFTERWARD.

Southern's Palm Limited First to
Reach Union StatiOn-New York
and Florida Special Came Next, 10
Minutes Later-S. A. LIS SeabOard
Florida Limited but One Minute
Later in ArrivinE-MinOr Acct
dents Delayed A. c. L. and S. A. l..
S. A. L. First to Arrive in jack
sOnvilIe and st. Augustine,
Though Last 10 Leave Savannah.
A. C. l.. Reached Jacksonville ON
Schedule Time.
In a race from the frozen regions of
the North to the balmier cline of the
South three tourist flyers passed
through Savannah yesterday en- route
from New York, which they left Mon
day morning for st. Augustine, which
they reached yesterday afternoon. The
trains are the Atlantic Coast Lines
New York and Florida Special, the
Seaboard Air Lines Seaboard Florida
Limited, and the Southern's Palm Linn
tied, three of the fastest, best equipped
and most luxurious trains that are
operated in the country.
None of them reached Savannah on
time. though this was the fault of the
lines to the north of Washington and
of Richmond. which delivered the fly
ers to the Southern systems late. But
even If they did not arrive on time they
still made records that are most cred
liable to the roads operating them, for
despite the handicap of late delivery
they not only ran on schedule time
after they were received. but even in
a large measure. made up the time lost
in the North.
A. c. LIS Fine Run.
This statement IS particularly true
of the Atlantic Coast Lines special
1t was delivered from the Pennsylvania
to the r. +. and p. at Washington
some twenty-five minutes late was
delivered by the latter road to the At
lantic Coast Line at Richmond one
hour and thirty-four minutes late, and
yet between Richmond and Ashley
Junction managed to make up all lost
time but twenty-eight minutes. Minor
delays, a wait of two minutes at Har-
deeville, to let the Southern enter the
Union Station and a few minutes
wait at the yard to allow the uncou-
ping of the engine counted against
the train in figuring its arrival at Sa-
vannah, but when once 1t was again
headed southwark the throttle of the
engine was thrown open and the train
rolled triumphantly into Jacksonville
on schedule time.
The Atlantic Coast Line was not the
only train to make a fine record, how
ever, for those of the Seaboard and
the Southern made most credtable
cn nd eli ,a.r
conditions to being delayed on
the northern systems, and meet
ing with minor troubles that
caused small but annoying delays
which counted against them in their
records for the run. The Seaboard
train was delivered at Washington one
hour late and at Richmond one hour
and thirty-seven minutes and was de-
layed several minutes between Column
bia and Savannah because of a hrok-
en- shoe on the observation car. But
for this 1t might have been the first
train to reach the Union Station. AS
IL was, IL was but eleven minutes be-
hind the Southern, the first to reach
savannah and but one minute behind
the Atlantic Coast Line.
Figures of the Trip.
Yesterdays trip, which was begun
at New York Monday, marked the in
auguration of the trains for this sea-
son. They left New York on schedule
time as follows:
Southerns Palm Limited 12:40 n. n,
Seaboard Florida Limited ..l2:55 D. m.
New York and Florida
Speclal .....,. .............. 2:10 p. m
The time made as far as Savannah
is best shown by the schedule time
OF arrival at this city and the actual
time as follows:
Due. Arrived.
3. A. u. o. AZ m I.oG
Southern ...... 1910 a. IN. 11:15 a. m.
A. 9. L. ........10:50 a. m. 11:25 a. m.
At Jacksonville. where the race may
be said to have ended. the figures
were as follows:
Due. Arrived.
S. A. L. ........ 1:20 p. m. 2:S5 p. m.
Southern 1870 p. m. 2:5O p. m.
A. c. L. ........ $3.50 p. m. 2:50 p. m.
The A. G. LIS Flyer.
The Atlantic Coast Lines New
York and Florida Special was com
posed OF Pennsylvania baggage car
in which was installed also, the bat
teries that furnish the electricity
with which the entire train is lighted
and the following Pullmans: The st.
Denis, dining car; the Chill, a seven
compartment drawing car; the
Amphion, a double drawing-room
12-section sleeper; the Lena, a single
drawing-room twelve-section sleeper
and the Courtier, a combination OBJ
seryAtion and library car.
ne cars are most luxuriously fitted
and furnished, electric lighted and
steam heated, and have all the con-
veniences that it is possible not to fur
nish, but to wish. Deserving of spe-
cial mention is the dining car service
which is the best that it is possible 10
secure and which leaves nothing "a
be desired
The train brought fifty-fve passen-
gers and was accompanied by num-
Der Of the men OF the Atlantic Coast
Line and several newspaper represen-
tctives. Mr.. w. j. Haylow, superin-