The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-24
AFTERA RECORD
r. Fl. Hartman Is Making q
Fast Run East.
Train Has Right Of Way Across
the Continent.
MISS ALICE ON BOARD.
Daughter Of President Roosevelt
Us a Guest.
He Saved Two Hours in the Run
to Sparks, NeT.
IISS ALICE ON BOARD.

Omaha. Neb., oct. 24.-RepOrts re-
ceivad at the Union Pacific headquar-
tiers i'm this city show that a fast run
OF the Hartman special train from
san Francisco east is being made. The
train was scheduled to arrive at
Ogden at II a. m, and the Union Pa
cine is arranging to give the railroad
magnate a fast trip between Ogden
and Omaha. Only a brief stop viii
be made in this city. where the train
viii be transferred to the Chicago &
Northwestern.
z. ii. Harriman's special train' with
Miss Roosevelt aboard, began its race
across the continent at 1921 o'clock
Monday afternoon. The start was
made from Oakland mole. The train
is we'll balanced and ideal for a speedy
run, being made up of Mr.. Harriman's
private car ARDEN" in which the
railroad magnate, Miss Roosevelt and
some of her friends are travelling; two
new and handsomely appointed Pull
man cars, a diner and two baggage
cars, one of the last mentioned being
equipped with a dynamo plant,
The run to Sparks, New, was made
in eight hours, and is looked upon as
a phenomenal feat of railrOading, as
lnE ROAD Is IIdGuCdlly dAA III 81 aus
At Sparks the Southern Pacific opera
tive officials relinquished all respon-
sibility for the run to the Oregon
Short Line officials, who Will rush the
train on east. All the way to Chi
cago the Hartman special will have
the right of way over all tEains-not
excluding the Overland limited.
While racing east Mr.. Hartman
viii be surrounded by a corps of his
brightest railroad men, who will fully
inform him OF everything tnat mas
happened in the railroad world dur
ing his absence, Among the members
of the party are J. G. Stubs, traffic
director OF the Hartman roads: w
F. Herrin, chief counsel of the South
ern Pacific law department.; william
Hood, chief engineer of the Southern
Pacific; Julius Kruttschnitt, director
Of maintenance of ways of the HarTi-
man roads =. z. Calvin. executive
head of the Southern Pacific, and a
corps of clerks who will be kept busy
on dictations night and day until the
party arrives in New J ork.
In order to facilitate the time of
the train the railroad officials men
toned left their own private cars in
San Francisco. These cars will be
taken east later by slower trains. No
stops -EriII he made. bv the sneoiaI ex-
Cept for water and change of engines
Should the train meet with no mis-
hap a new record WIN probably be
hung out for the run The eight
hour run to Sparks will cut off two
hours from the time of the California
limited, and should that pace be kept
up all the way to New York, it is prob
able that the fastest run on record
will be made.
Making A Miles an Hour.
Ogden, Utah. Oct. 24@The Hartman
special train arrived at Ogden at 11:23
a. m. and departed after a change of
engines, which was accomplished in
the record time of two minutes.
The run from San Francisco was
made at an average speed of As miles
an hour r. H. Hartman refused to
submit to being interviewed. His train
was guarded by detectives and secret
service men.
Beat Limited Seven Hours.
San Francisco, Oct. 24-The Harri-
man special train, which left Oakland
at 3.21 p. m yesterday, made the fast
est run on record between San Fran
cisco and Ogden. The Overland linn
tied makes the run in 26 hours 5 min
utes, while the Hartman train COW
cred the distance in 10 hours 4 min
utes, meating the Limited by z hours
and minute.