Year: 1875

Newark where Ave bags OF mail were very uncere-
moniousy dumped the platform Of the railroad
depot Then on again through the fog rushed No.
925 and finally Philadelphia was reached schedule
time-viz-, 710 A. NJ


considerable number OF people gathered in the
depot to welcome the first limited mail Tho white
postal car had by this time acquired very peculiar
neutral tint owing the combined action Of the smoke
Of the locomotive and the fog and rain At this point
Mr.. Bingham, Assistant Postmaster at Philadelphia
joined the postal authorities in the car, and held
long consultation with them as to the best Of
developing the connection with the limited mail


The following despatch from Philadelphia was sent TO
Postmaster Thomas l.. James Now York, by r. O.
Jackson, Superintendent Of the Railway Mail Servce;-


"Iiave rushed on time and no mail carried by; but
there is too much delay in getting mails across the
river. They should not be sent on the last boat"


AT PHILADELPHIA.


At Philadelphia the Adams Express car was taken on
and three passenger Joined on 10 the traln
which made it somewhat heavier.


In conversation W tn Mr. Vail he said 1--WE are not
carrying our iu complement OF mail matter on account
ofths being our initial trip. Within very few days
we shall have large force Of trained men. The men
now engaged are new TO their work and have been
taken by US from other routes, but they the best
men for the work possible all ranking high for ef
icency. We intended TO put here instead
three, as at present here will be four chief clerks
who will run between Jersey City and Pittsburg For
the future shall run three mail cars We are very
well pleased with the postal cars they of the best
model and just the kind want. The mail cranes
at the small stations will not be ready for about
see by the papers, said Mr. Vail that the Postmas-
ter General is said " have stated TO reporter that he
fears this limited mail is not good working shape;
but when he receives our report hope he Will be agree
ably disappointed.


believe that the run from Jersey City to Pittsburg
can be shortened from three hours without dan
ger, and twenty-five minutes saved 10 Philadel
phia if the train quick the HERALD train did
This being the first trip we did not receive any connec
tion we may by chance do So however, at Harrisburg
| Your paper deserves good word from the Postal
Department to-day is the only leading New York
i sufficient
our hands its entire mall other papers put large por
| by the way" said Mr.. VAIL laughing would you
IKE to see the first letter placed in the drop of the
! limited maT'


answered eyes" and was shown the letter which
was addresse% to Mr.. s. Lovenson Sacramento CAL
at Harrisburg train from Washington, d. c. was
| due and the limited mail waited some timo ior IT,
Upon It's arrival it found to have no mail This
will be doubtless remedied ere long


Mr.. Vail sent the following despatch TO his friend
MT George 5. Bangs General Superintendent of the
railroad mail service the fast train at Rochester,
! N, Y. -"Started from Harrisburg ON time. Five tons
mail from New York. Everything running smoothly
and ahead OF the work; success Jackson is smiling
AT PITTsBURG.


We arrived at Pittsburg at three minutes to six
O'Clock which was three minutes ahead Of time. Mr..
Jackson received despatch the train
rived at the depot from the New York
mail train Of the New York Central
had passed Buffalo on time. Some time before the
rival OF the limited mail at Pittsburg J. Y Cunning
ham, the local mail agent at Ptsburg, separated all
the mail matter for the Port Wayne and Chicago Rail-
|
could be instantly transferred to them upon arrival at
/ Pittsburg which was done, and the started
at ten minutes TO six Columbus time. The Chicago
train will arrive at fty-hve minutes past six Friday
morning The Pennsylvania Railroad officials appar-
emily very desirous of beating the time of the Central
Railroad to Chicago and tits thought possible that the
said train Will, if possible, arrive ahead of time
| STRUCK LIGHTNING (MAIL BAGs(


During the run from Altoona TO this city couple OF
| individuals were knocked down by approaching the
limited mail when the mail bags were being thrown out
The first victim was holding up umbrella at Ian
caster and his fall and confusion great The
ond sufferer was at Tyrone where young man. who
gaping at the train with his hands in his pockets,
struck and described somersault his legs cut
from under him. When the heavy weight of plethorc
mail bag is considered and the trains impetus Is added
will be readily conceived that the blow flea bite
The lost time at Altoona made up between Johnstown
and Blairsvle by the engineer, Thomas Wilson, who
enjoys the title here of the Champion Pennsylvania
Engineer Some magnificent running at about sixty miles
an hour was made.


large number of people congregated at the Ptsburg
depot TO the arrival of the limited train The Post
Office authorities who accompanied this initial trip of
| the limited mail train, express themselves highly
| gratifed with the results