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Transcontinental Excursion Boston to San Francisco 1870 reprintted 1981 Stapled
Transcontinental Excursion Boston to San Francisco 1870 reprinted 1981
An on-board newspaper accounting of the first chartered railroad excursion from Atlantic to Pacific
Soft Cover stapled
Approx 52 pages
Part of the fascination of reading old newspapers is the glorious sense of reliving the past. Newspapers are the telling of history as it was made, for history is never more fascinating than when read from the day it was first reported.
The TRANS-CONTINENTAL was a stroke of historical genius in the mind of its editor, W. R. Steele. On May 24, 1870 over 130 passengers, most members and family of the Boston Board of Trade, * boarded a beautifeight car Pullman train built under special orders of George M. Pullman specifically for this trip, the first chartered excursion by rail from Atlantic to Pacific. On board was carried a quarto-medium Gordon Press which printed 12 issues of the TRANS-CONTINENTAL, each at a different point along the round-trip journey.
It was a glorious affair enjoyed by all, amid the splendor of the finest mode of living ever constructed on wheels. For their enjoyment, the passengers were lavished with the finest food, surrounded by a setting which few of the finest mansions constructed could rival, including two magnificent organs and two well-stocked libraries. Sites of the new West as well as extraneous news and anecdotes of the day were recorded in the pages of the TRANS-CONTINENTAL, witnessed by the passengers continually in awe of the splendor of the prairies, magnificence of the Rockies and the warmth and hospitality of the people they met along the way.
The TRANS-CONTINENTAL lasted but 42 days and 12 issues. Yet, it captured for generations to come the spirit of exploring a grand, new country on board a 40 mile per hour mechanical carriage. In eight days its readers transversed a territory which at that time was thought a hazardous stretch of enchantment, known only through books and fabled accounts of yesterday's pioneers.
Few issues of the TRANSCONTINENTAL remain. This reprint is provided to tell the story of one of America's early accomplishments, for the many who find fascination in yesterday's news.
TIMOTHY J. HUGHES 1981
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