Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-26
HARTMAN Fits ON EAST
Railroad KsgnAts, Accompanied BY Prssi-
dents Daughter, Tsiriss Briefly Here.
TRAM TEARS RECORDS INTO PIECES
Immense Caravan sweeps from San
Francisco 20 Omaha Like
Phantom in Little over
Thirty-Nine HOurs.
TRAM TEARS RECORDS INTO PIECES

From san Francisco to Omaha, l,is7 miles,
in thirty-nine hours and hfty-four minutes
b, as the time Of the h. II. Harriman-Alice
Roosevelt special over the Southern and
1 MON Pacific railroads.
several records we're broken by the Har-
man special, which is bearing President
..arriman of the Union Pacific and South
N Pacific on his return trip across the
, Jntinent accompanied by his family, Miss
lice Roosevelt, Congressman Nicholas
i.ongworth, ]. c. StubDs. Julius Krut-
5Unnitt, Robert Goelet, Congressman Spill
9Th. Miss Mcmillan and Miss Bordman.
One record broken was that from Grand
island to Omaha, the run being made in
~ minutes for the 154 miles. Another
was the change Of engines at the Union
station at Omaha, which was made in one
minute and fifteen seconds. The Associated
Press carried the news all over the country
that q change was made at ogden in two
illnutes, but the Omaha record cut that
TINE nearly in half.
Many people were disappointed at not
having the pleasure Of seeing Miss Roose-
welt, but she had not put in her appearance
when the train arrived at the Omaha Union
station at 9:15 and was not seen before the
train pulled out fifteen minutes later.
General Manager Mohler of the Union
Pacific Joined the Hartman party at Raw
Inns and his car was pulled with two
others as a pilot train. keeping just ten
minutes ahead OF the special although
Mr.. Mohler rode on the Hartman train.
statement by MOhIer.
When the train arrived the first person
TO appear was Mr. Mohler. who gave out
this statement to the press:
The Hartman special made the run from
Ean Francisco to Omaha in thirty-nine
] ours and hfty-four minutes, including all
stops for water, coal and changing Of en-
Elnes the distance covered was 1,7s7 miles.
There Is nothing special about this run.
except that we were simply expected TO
reach Omaha in order to adjust ourselves
90 the conditions east,
THE statement made TO the effect that
President Roosevelt requested the special
he run at a slower rate of speed is abso-
lutely incorrect, as no such communica-
Ton was received from the president, and
furthermore, there was no necessity for
such a communication. the president
rode over the Union Pacific lines last sum-
rner from Denver to Omaha, where the
speed was still greater. and he expressed
Himself as being delighted with the trip.
Had there been n necessity for a faster
iun II could have been made, but we ac-
complished all that was necessary in max
ing suitable connections east.
Hartman Dresses Rapidly.
Mr.. Hartman was still in his berth when
the train pulled in the station and he had
sent out word he would see no one, but
after Mr.. Krutschnitt had been on the plat
form minute and discovered that Mr..
McKeen had motor car No ready for Mr..
Harriman's inspection Mr.. Krutschnitt went
in to advise Mr.. Hartman of that fact
and then another record was broken. II
took Mr.. Hartman just one minute and
half to dress, and when he started from
the car minus a very essential part of his
clothes Mr.. Krutschnitt had to call his at
tention to the fact that Il was chilly in
Omaha and he had better finish dressing
An inspection of the car was made and
Mr.. Hartman was delighted with the prog
ress which had been made by Mr.. McKeen
He tried the new hygienic seats with nc
Ipholstering, with springs concealed and
remarked to President FELTON, of the Chi.
cago & Alton. who had come to Omaha to
journey to Chicago on the special that
Those seats are just the thing" A confer.
choe was held with Mr.. McKeen, who said
afterward:
for service between Galveston and Houston
and motor car No. will be completed next
week. We have motor cars No 5. and
under construction and will continue Will
the work OF making these new all stee
motor cars, which are hobbies with Mr.
Hartman. In fact he is more enthusec
over them than / am, and am spending
most OF my time at them.
Canada and Wizard on Hand.
Special Agents Canada and Wizard were
at Mr.. Harriman's elbow all the time anC
kept intruders away, Mr., Hartman had
given it out through Mr.. Mohlers Office
that he did not wished to be interviewed
before reaching New York. but as he wal