The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-18

during the night they were her faith ful guardians. They had in their GUS tody all that was dearest to her in fife. More than that they safeguarded treasure more valuable 10 the world than gold. from all harm.
 Madame Bernhardt has traveled over the greater part of the known world. The nations of Europe and the conn- tries of South America have alike mad the oportunity of seeing and Knowing her genius. In her tours she has made long flights. and has come to learn the two great problems of transportation for the traveller. comfort and speed. on the 18th day of last November, the fa- nous actress landed Tn New York from a long voyage. The ocean steamer on which she was passenger pulled In to the pier at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Four hours later. Madame Bernhardt and her company boarded the train from the Grand Central Depot. Twen- ty-four hours and fifteen minutes later, the curtain went up in the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago. with her own scenery on the stage
 The run of the Bernhardt special from Atlanta to New Orleans this day will be a new record between those points. Although faster time has been made for short distances on both the Western Railroad of Alabama md the Louisville and Nashville. the train bearing the noted actress will be the first to have made the long distance from the Capital of Georgia to the seaport town of Louisiana in less than twelve hours.
 Train No. 97 has at present the short est regular schedule on these roads Leaving Atlanta at 11;l5 at night, 1t reaches New Orleans at that hour to the minute the following morning. The average speed of the train is a trifle over forty-one miles per hour, includ- Ing the few stops made on the way. Madame Bernhandt's train, leaving At lanta nearly an hour later than the regular mail flyer. has gone more ra- pidly. and will reach it's destination only a few minutes after it's forerun- ner. It will have covered 495 miles in SIS minutes.
 Last night. after the conclusion of the performance in Atlanta. Madame Rernhardt proceeded to her private car standing In the station. and retired. Precisely at midnight, Conductor J. L. Bell waved his lamp, giving the signal to move. From his cab Engineer Con- nor saw the signal. and bending over firmly he pulled upon the throttle. Slowly, and then faster and still faster the wheels revolVed. and the train bore out through the hundreds of differently rolored lights. through the yards. and rn to the straiRhtaway track of the main road. The run was on.
 The train was run as the second sec ton of the regular No. 97. It consisted of six cars in all. First were the three baggage cars in which were slowed away the personal baggage of the members of the company, and the seen cry which the artist always carries with her. Behind this were two Pull man sloepers, with the eigthy-three members of the Bernhardt company. Last of all. came the private car Sarah Bernhardt" in which the actress has ridden since her arrival in this country
 Rapidly the train rushed through the night. In his cab, the engineer scan ned the track ahead Under him throb- bed the mighty pulsations of the mighty machine he controlled and as the speed increased, the sound of the wheels as they struck the joints in the track gradually merged into one almost continuous click. On past farm house