Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-24
TO BREAK ALL RECORDS
Miss Roosevelt on Special Train Speed
ing to This CITY.

Miss Alice Roosevelt. having arrived
yesterday at San Francisco from Yoko-
hama in record-breaking time, is now
speeding east on special train over
the Hartman roads, which in con-
junction with the steamship Siberia, in
which Miss Roosevelt reached port. will
attempt to break all previous records be-
tween Yokohama and New York.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's
liner Siberia arrived at that port Yesterday
direct from Yokohama, in ten days. ten
hours and twenty-eight minutes, the fastest
previous trip between the two places hav-
ing been made by her sister ship, the
Korea. In ten days, eleven hours and five
minutes The Siberia's time is 2S minutes
quicker than that of the Empress of In
dia's record from the Orient to Puget
Sound, though the distance covered was
about 215 miles greater.
The transpacific record is held by the
Empress of China, days and Is hours.
In 1901, from Yokohama to Vancouver AL
though it was expected that Miss Roose-
welt would spend a few days in and around
San Francisco, all the previous plans were
changed during the voyage, and neither
her party nor that of Mr. Hartman landed
In San Francisco Instead they were
transferred from the Siberia to the ting
Arab and taken direct to Oakland whence
they left yesterday afternoon for the cast
over the Ogden route of the Southern Pa
cific railroad. The train will run over the
Union Pacific and the Chicago and North
western lines to Chicago. Here is what
the fast train run will mean in figures. san
Francisco to Chicago, 2,3i9 miles proposed
running time, fifty hours; rate an hour
46SS miles. Chicago to New York Oh
miles: proposed running time, fifteen
hours; rate an hour COS miles
1t will be the effort of Mr. Hartman to
make the race to Chicago in ffty-six hours
nat, six hours faster than the best record
standing at this time.
The plan is to make the run from Chi
cago TO New York in fifteen hours three
hours under the record of the New YORK
Central flyer and of the train which the
pennsylvania put on for lime earlier in
the season.
"All the presents that arrived were mere
ly inexpensive momentoes of the trip, such
as any one travelling in strange countries
would receive said the Presidents daugh-
ter. There was really nothing so remark
able about my trip, and | cannot under
stand why so much fuss was made about
it. had an exceptionally fine time and
enjoyed every moment that l was away
The only thing that I regret is that so
many nonsensical stories were circulated
regarding me-
Mr.. Hartman said: Our visit to the
orient has been one not only of much
pleasure to us all. but interesting and In
structive. We were treated by all classes
especially In Japan, with the utmost cour-
tesy and consideration. While our visit
was SOieIy LOT rest ana recreation, we We're
enabled to learn many things that will
help in our future relations
Japan is working out her own destiny
Her rulers are intelligent and alive to the
interests of Japan, and working In close
alliance with the people, and will continue
developing the commercial welfare of the
whole country.
.'Coera is still a problem and her destiny
will probably be worked out by the aid OF
Japan. My opinion is that the japanese
are the dominant factors in the orient
and that there will be large future de-
velopment though not immediate. II the
United States is to participate therein to
any extent 1t Will have to be by co-opera-
ton between its statesmen and those rep
resenting the business interests and by
close commercial alliances with the Jap
anese."