Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-20
Gates RECORD RUN
Special Train Makes Fast
Time Across Continent.
OVER A Mile A MINUTE
Trip From Chicago to New York
Fastest But One Ever Made.
Not Critically Ill.

NEW YORK, February 20.-The special
train conveying Charles G. Gates. son OF
John w. Gates from Yuma, Ariz, to
New York reached this city last night.
On the last lap of the journey from Chi
cago to New York, $40 miles, all records
for eastern travel, with the exception of
one, were beaten. The distance was
covered in $50 minutes. Mr. Gates left
Chicago at ) am. yesterday, and his
train was standing in the Lexington ave-
nue. station at 1O:49 last night. In actual
running time the trip from Chicago was
made at less than one mile minute.
Through change of engines along the
route twenty-six minutes were lost.
Mr.. Gates arrived in bed and was met
by Fl. L. Jones, his business partner; A.
NJ. Hermann, his private secretary, and
DIR. Fellows Davis Of IL West 47th street.
On the trip east Melville Martin, Mr..
Gates brother-in-law, and Miss Ras-
mussen, head nurse of the San Diego
Hospital. accompanied him.
Hurt by Automobile Crank.
Until the arrival of Mr.. Gates it was
known only that he was suffering from
possible blood poisoning. Dr.. Davis
went at once to the car, and after an
examination advised the removal Of Mr..
Gates to his home. 667 Madison avenue.
A wheel chair was provided and he was
taken out and up the baggage elevator
to his own automobile, and was driven
home.
DIR. Davis said Mr.. Gates injury was
received two weeks ago, while cranking
an automobile. The crank struck him in
the calf of the leg. For a couple of days
his wound was treated and he was a pa
tient in the San Diego Hospital, 1t being
there that he was hurt He went to
Yuma by easy stages, and then the
wound became so angry in appearance
that local physician. alarmed at the
possibilities of blood poisoning. advised
a specialist, and Mr.. Gates decided that
if he needed that sort of treatment he
would come east. The trained nurse
was placed aboard the car and the trip
begun.
DR.. Davis said he saw no reason why
Mr.. Gates should not recover rapidly
and looked for him to be about in few
weeks
Broke Record After Record.
The greatest interest in the run of the
Gates special was in it's flight from Chi
cago, where it broke record after record
along what are known as the race
courses of the railroad men.
The run from Albany. 143 miles, was
made in 143 minutes. The train did los
miles from Albany to Croton in ninety
nine minutes There is a curve near
Poughkeepsie, taken slowly on most oc-
casions but last night Engineer Clemens
took it on the run.
At Highbridge there was delay while
the electric motor was hitched on to re-
place the steam engine. The train had
covered the distance from Chicago in
sixteen hours and forty-nine minutes The
whole trip was 1904 miles, covered in
three days. five hours and Twenty-Five
minutes, record from Yuma to New
York.
The special that has established rec
ord really did not begin its Ilght east
until it had left Ell Paso. The Gates pri-
vate car Ranger was on the side track
at Yuma, near the California line when
the regular train came along for the
east, and 1t was hitched to this train,
which left Yuma at $50 Thursday even
ing.