The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-18
BUSHES Through Topeka Early
This Afternoon.
son.
MILLIONAIRE'S
John W. Gates Waits for Arri-
val of Boy in New York.
Special of Three Cars Makes a
Mile a Minute in Kansas.

A high wheeled icy racy passenger
engine. a heavy all-steel empty Dag
gage car and a special Pullman car
covered with ice, snow and CRIME
rushed through the Rock Island yards
over the Kaw river bridge and into
North Topeka early this afternoon.
stonning only for water and orders it
pulled away and in a few SECONDS the
nlficl5 exhausts of the locomotive We're
Iost-and the train sped away III the
snow. -. n,
II was 2. nilIionaire's special from Ell
Paso to Chicago over the ROCK 1slallu.
In that big Pullman car was a yours
MANTLE son of John w. Gates, the
steaI rnaenate of New York. This
Young man, Charles Gilbert Gates, re
ceived blood poison at Yuma' Arlz''
while on his way west.
The steel magnate was notified anu
as quick as the wires would carry ms
answer he ordered that special trala
he made mn in Ell Paso to bring the
young man to his home and physicians
in New York city. His condltlon was
considered critical.
Leaving Ell Paso at 1855 Friday
morning the special named ABOVE
rushed from the yard limits and start
&c on the record breaking run TO m -,
cago. At Chicago the train was to De
given to the Lake Shore and at Bur
fa1o to the New York Central proper.
The Rock Island has made special
efforts to get this train over the hnes
from Ell Paso to Chicago in 80 hours
The running time of No. 4-the Golu-
on state Iirnited-is AZ hours between
AZ two cities. but the operating Off
Gals decided to cut II hours from the
schedule.
Everything was running smoothly
until the train reached Kansas. "A
few miles the other side of HerlnStoh
a deraf1ed train held them up more
Than an hour. This was cleared up
and it was figured that the train would
get into Topeka at 11:40 this morning
But at Volland, about 10 O'Clock, an
other derailment ahead o. the 1ast spe-
cial held it up an hour ana II 9luh
arrive in Topeka until about O'CLOCK
this afternoon.
Barring this hard luck, the ROCK
Island has made a brilliant run on the
lines through Kansas. FROM Iopeka
to Kansas city, a distance of 81 mics
the Rock Island is figuring on MAKING
the distance in 60 minutes.
The engine is one of the 900 class
in passenger service or the ROCK
Island 1t is not as large as some OF
their locomotives, but it is hlsn
wheeled monster capable of making al
the time the track will stand with
but two cars behind it-one for the
lone passenger and his corps of physl-
clans and another as weight behind
the engine-the locomotive is making
and breaking all records in Kansas
1t cost Millionaire Gates just
$2,8S7.50 to obtain this train from the
Rock Island. The fare from Ell Paso
to Chicago is $3.50 and it took rs
fares to get the train.
No stops are made en- route-except
for water and orders. At Harrington
the train waited but few minutes for
a change in engines. The new engine
was coupled on the train before the
air had escape from the air hose.
No one has been allowed to get into
the special car or consult with the
physicians. In Topeka it was closed
tightly with most of the shades lower
ed. All attempts to gain entrance
to the train and obtain information
concerning the condition of the mil
Honaire'a son were futile.