Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-08
HARTMAN MAKING NEW RECORD
Head of Union PaciAc Coming East ON
Fast Flying Special
Train.

f. Fl. Hartman, president OF the Union
Pacific railroad who, Immediately after the
San Francisco disaster, hurried on spe-
cial train from New York to San Francisco
to lend every assistance possible to the
sufferers is on his return trip across the
continent passing through Omaha yesterday
afternoon at 2:46, on a record run across
the continent. .stt
Mr.. Hartman had notified the. lines
along which he is to travel TO be ready for
him as soon as he could get away from San
Francisco. Saturday night he found he
had matters so shaped he could leave and
at 1880 Saturday night left the Oakland pier.
He has planned to be in New York ready
to transact some important business We'd
nesday morning. If he keeps his present
schedule Mr.. Hartman will be i'm Buffalo
Tuesday In time for lunch and in New
York Tuesday evening.
Some fast runs have been made along
the route. the time from Sidney to North
Platte a distance of 12S miles was made
in 126 minutes.
MIR. Hartman has three ears on his
train, a, Unien- Pacific composite car, his
private car Arden and Mr.. Stuhbs' car
Sunset Mr.. Mohler, vice president and
general manager of the Union Pacific went
to Grand Island Monday morning and ac-
companied Mr.. Hartman as far as Omaha
This trip win break all records from the
coast to Omaha and II Mr. Hartman
reaches Buffalo I'm time to catch the EN-
pire express which leaves Buffalo at /
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon he should reach
| New York Tuesday night at o'clock,
which will break all records across the
continent
Mr.. Hartman left Oakland Pier, Cal, by
special train at $50 p. m. Saturday, May 5.
! left Sparks. New, 2i3 miles distant at 6:47
a. m. Sunday, May 6. Time consumed,
eleven hours seventeen minutes Arrived
Green River, Wyo., HAS miles from Sparks,
1905 p. m Sunday; time consumed over dis
| trict, sixteen hours eighteen minutes From
Oakland to Green River 1915 miles was
made in twenty-seven hours thirty-five
minutes. Left Green River over Union Pa
cifc 1915 p. IN. Sunday, arriving at North
Platte s:OS a m. Monday, May I, mountain
time; distance from Green River. 527.5 miles
Time consumed over district, ten hours
forty-eight minutes. Distance oakland Pier
to North Platte, 1,4s5 miles. was made in
thirty-nine hours twenty-three minutes
| Left North Platte 1906 a. m, central time
arrived Grand Island 1900 noon; distance
1873 miles; time consumed over district.
two hours and three minutes. Oakland Pier
to Grand Island, l,622 % miles, forty-two
hours twenty-six minutes
From Grand Island to Omaha the run
was made in two hours and thirty-fve
minutes, distance OF 1853, miles. This will
make the entire run from Oakland pier to
Omaha, distance of 1863 miles, In forty
four hours and fifty-nins minutes.
The run from Green River to Omaha a
| distance OF s24.3 miles, was made in fifteen
hours and TWENTY-FIVE minutes The best
previous record for this run was made by
Mr.. Hartman last October, when he went
the distance in sixteen hours and nifty min
utes. A stop was made at Omaha lust long
enough to change engines when Mr. Harri-
man started on east over the Chicago &
Northwestern. .'E-
The running time OF the special is SIS
niles per hour, including stops.
W. H. Whalen, superintendent OF the
Iowa division of the Northwestern, with
TTainmaster c. F. Miley, were at the
Union station when the Hartman special
came in, to see that everything was ex-
pedited. They accompanied MI Hartman
on east