The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-19
Chicago-New York
Trip Possible
In IA Hours.
Honolulu Passenger to
Reduce Mark From
Coast to Coast.
Will Consume But Eighty four
Hours From San Fran
cisco to Gotham.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

BUFFALO, N. ", June 1S.-The
Twentieth Century Limited train, from
Chicago, eastbound, arrived here fwen-
ty-five minutes ahead of schedule time.
The train WIS brought here from Cleve-
land, 1856 miles, in 143 minutes.
CLEVELAND, June 1S.-The Lake
Shores new Twentieth Century eight
een-hour limited train, from Chicago to
New York, arrived here tonight twen-
tyone minutes ahead of time, and after
a brief stay continued on its journey
eastward. The trip from Chicago was
the most wonderful railroad run on rec
ord. The train. at the present rate Of
speed, will reach New York far ahead
of the schedule time. c. F. DAILY. pas
senger traffic manager of the road, who
was in charge of the train, said the run
demonstrated the ability to cover the
distance between New York and CHI
cago in fourteen hours fiat. ]. j. Hill
of the Great Northern is his guest on
the trip.
Interest was added to the initial trip
of the Lake Shore flyer by the presence
of Mr. and Mrs James Horlick of Homo
lulu among the passengers. II the train
arrives in New York at the time sched-
uled, $50 o'clock tomorrow morning. the
couple will have crossed the continent
from San Francisco to New York in
eighty-four hours and fifteen minutes
the fastest time on record
Mr. and Mrs. Horlick reached Chicago
on the overland limited at o'clock this
morning. The trip from Honolulu to San
Francisco by steamship consumed ten
days Mr.. Horlfck is on a business trip,
and so carefully have his arrangements
been made that he will remain in New
York but six hours. He will begin his
trip back to Honolulu on the westbound
Twentieth Century Limited, making the
trip from San Francisco to New York
and return in 175 hours
The train is composed of two drawing
room sleeping cars, a stateroorn, sleeping
and observation car buffet, library,
smoking and baggage car.
Among the passengers on the train are
c. Kastendyke and wife and A. E. Yates
of San Francisco.
The new flyer proved a success from the
jump, breaking the record from the La
third street, the seven miles through the
city on elevated tracks being covered in
ten minutes, four minutes better than
any previous record.
Elkhart, the first stop, 101 miles from
Chicago, was made in 9S minutes, Is min
utes ahead of time. Several miles be-
tween Chicago and Elkhart were COW
cred in 38 seconds each. The change in
locomotives and attaching the dining car
at Elkhart consumed half a minute. To
adhere to the printed schedules, the train
was forced to lie in Elkhart fifteen min
utes.
East of Cleveland no passengers are to
be taken, and if President Newman gives
tho word, the train may be run to New
York easily in fourteen hours and fifteen
minutes, breaking all known records
NEW YORK, June 18.-The Twentieth
Century Limited train, inaugurating an
eighteen-hour schedule between New
York and Chicago via the New York
Central and Lake Shore railroads, started
from the Grand Central station at $3.50
this afternoon. The train was composed
OF buffet, smoking car, two standard
sleepers and an observation stateroom
car. On the train was party of rail-
road officials It was announced that in
order to maintain the eighteen-hour
schedule IT would not be necessary to ex-
ceed the speed Of the Empire State Ex-
press. A rate of more than fifty-four
miles an hour will be maintained.