The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-24
CHICAGO TO FRISCO g. HOURS.
HARTMAN SPECIAL cur 10 HOURS
OFF THE RECORD.
Southern Pacific and santa Fe Report
That Their Trains Are Running on
Time and Are Carrying Needy Pas'
sensers Free to All Points In California

Time and Are Carrying Needy Pas.
sengers Free to All Points IN California.
+. II. Harriman's special established a
new record for the run between chicago
and San Francisco. His train, consisting
of a locomotive, his private car and a
baggage car and two heavy coaches hauled
| for ballast, made the trip in slXty-two
! hours, approximately. TIL previous record
was very close to seventy-two hours
Union Pacific officials did not have the
| exact time Of either performance IN minutes
Yesterday, time being too precious with
them for comparisons; but they said ma
MIR. Harriman's nephew had Inquired IL
ont that the record must have been beaten
by ten hours.
MIR. Hartman left this city at $50 on
Thursday morning and completed the
Journey from ocean to ocean IN elBhty-
seven hours. A report that the earth
quake trend was along the line oil the
/ Southern Pacific lent Hest to his desire
TO reach the Coast. The first part OF the
tourney was mad in Il twenty-five hour
train to Chicago over the PennsylVahia
The remainder was over the Chicago Great
Western to Omaha and thence over tho
lines of the Union Pacific system FROM
Chicago the special train had a clear track
and pilots we're run ahead OF 1t part OF
the way.
some railroad men considered the time
made by the special very hazardous LOT MT.
Hartman and his crew, since II sho"ea
that the train must have travelled with
great speed over the last 100 miles OF the
trim. where the roadbed has been more
or less damaged. At the Union racine
Offices. however, it was said that MT. HarIl-
man is not a man to take rash chances'
and that the roadbed was probably care
fullv inspected in advance Of the ARRIVAL OF
the ~special. These officials said the time
made by the special was pretty good PROOF
that the roadbed was in pretty good shape
Raports of damage to it must have been
exaggerated, they sald. Cub
Ths raport that three miles of the South
ern Pacific tracks had sunk near Sulsuh
The officials said, had resolved itself INTO
tthe ]noaitive knowledge that but 5000 yards
Of the tracks had been damaged IN mat
,ic;nity The damage, they said, was
onmickiyy REPAIRED, for the disturbance was
not serious and large forces we're lmmedl-
ately nut at work reballa7ting.
Southern Pacific trains we're reported
arriving and leaving San Francisco on
time and the transport OF supplies on
special trains was said to be progressing
a. we'll as could be expected Inc system :
wires were all working yesterday. over
them were received many dispatches OIL
general interest and many messages loi
bankers, vere
recriyed Yesterday, Ohiclals SAID lha'
they knew their trains were running ~ ~
time and smoothly. The road, they salu
together with the Southern racine, wa
carving needy passengers Tree 10 az
points in California and would cohVi'u'
to do so. .,,Ia g.,
IAN the dispositions we can make 10
the relief OF the city, SAID an onicJr ~
the company, have been made, ana We
/ hnva avery reason to believe that our plan
are being put into execution properly
: " news Is good news, and for that reason
, ,ra aTa satisfied over the absence OF ADVICE
from the Coast. Our mel telegraph US
hey need our advice; otherwise they keeI
| h,Isv and leave the wires for other Dusl
ness. III go, .,,o
: We learn indirectly that all our tug
and farrvboats, with the exception OF on
ferrybuat running between foInV hlch
mond and Market street, San FRANCISCO
1 are conveying supplies from Market stree
Point Richmond and Oakland TO the Preslol
and other places where the inhabitants Z
the city are
Oficers of the Wells Fargo compan
} said Yesterday that their cars were all !
commission and that the system OF opera
V ton anneared to he working out eXped
, tiomsiy Nevertheless, they said, the con
{ LAW ia swamped with business. 1t
Eli Transporting relief supplies free G
charge and getting them into the city o
i rsuidiy as the trains will carry them.