The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-06-27
THERAILROAD EXCURSION.


Monday las, was a great day for C'eve-
land. The public had been notified that IN
consequence of the discussion between the
candidates for Governor, inducements would
be offered for Oh excursion to Dalton. Ac'
cordingy at five O'Clock IN the morning
very large company Of ladies' and gentlemen
repaired TO the railroad station. A magn'h'
cent spectacle here presented itself. The
SPLENDID iron horse, "Hiwassee," champlns
his bit, putting and snorting, was already
beginning to eyince his impatience.
train ore hundred yards in length, OF pas
renscr cars. platform cars md box cars
stood ready to receive the multitude VINO
were pressing forward with evident ndlca.
tons of good deal of curiosity and some
little anxiety in their faces. At six the cars
being filed and covered from one end TO the
other, the signal was given and Tho 'ra'p
moved off majesticaly amid the shouts OF
the multitude, the ringing of the bell and
the de1fenlng whistle of the locomotive
One minute was scarcely gone before we
were out of sight Of the town. and IN the
centre of Champions farm. From here TO
the "Blue Spring." the country is beautiful.
Farm after farm were passed in rapid sue
cession, and the sauta tons of the morning
were no sooner over and the CROWD seated
before it was announced that we were tVe
miles and half from Cleveland. voice
exclaimed the "Blue Spring." and hundred
flces we're at tho windt ws;-but the Blue
Spring was passed and tho "lliwassee"
was sculdng away for the watel s,atio".-
Suddenly the bell was struck IN the ens'
neers ear,and the angry horse, just now get
ting in u "wcaving way" was again ,orc.d
to como to a stand still. Imagine the hor-
ror upon those same hundred faces when II
was announced through the passenger cars
that Moi. Berry was overheard. Soon how
over The lie direct was given to tho charge,
for the gentlemen himself soon presented
his spec;.cles q, the door, and declared thai,
"lherc ,ras nothing ,rrOng about that" and
that as soon as q hot could be conveniently
picked up, we would be of again. Accord
ipuly q shrilI whistle from The locomotive
gave evidence that said hat was again COM
fo,,ubly adjusted to Its proper position ana
"awoy she went" We had Just turned
round to speak to friend at our right when
we were tcid that the "aninal' was now
n bo wa,ered. "Whal! not the water sta
ton a'ready!" "Nolhing shorter" was Inc
answer and we inquired the time oil day
Half past six" That was twenty miles
on hour including The sioPpage occa-
stoned by the aforesaid casualty OF the
hat; pretty rapid travelling zoe thought 81
leas, somewhat more rapid thnn We are &C.
cuslomed to see in this region. The "H'"
wassee" having taken aboard somewhat in
the neighborhood ofa hogshead "nature's
choicest beverage was now fully pre- pared
for another run. We were just about to
inquire as to the next stopping place. wheL
a murmur passed through the entire train
",hc State lines in sgh'H' and we were I'M
p.cdia,ely thar. This is the Red Clay
Council ground, memorable, in the history
Of the red man who but few years ego
was permitted TO roam unds,urbed through
the illmi,able forests, and to hold here WIN
his brother sachems. his consultations tor
the GOOD of his race. We had jus! common
ced asking our friend what impression sue"
n spec,ucle as q railroad train would make
upon an un,u,orcd Indian, when the "Hi-
wassee' whis,lcd out that he was now 60
in, to show the crowd how he could huD
!, from Uutf's to the Varnell Station. Our
friend vos entering upon q very sage dis
euss;on in answer TO our inquiry when we
were interrupted by our arrival at the ars'
depo, on Bishops pnrt OF the road ms we
passed without much delay. only stopping
long enough to take on passenger o' '"O
and TO look around at the deserted appear
auce of the depot grounds. Al eight O'Clock
I'VE arrived OF Dalton. Here, as we expec-
ted to remain an hour, the crowd scattered
IN nil directions over the town, some OF
whom we noticed occasionally called at q
certain Tennessee Provision Store" mains
~ we presume to inquire into the market
of the nceessaries of life. The result Of
their investigations was no douS. 'a,isfac-
,orv 10 them, as we observed that their ia
&c. were wlenihed with smiles os they LETT
the es,a adjustment, and many OF them exh'b
tied sign, Of qualification the whole day.
el;ci,ed no doubt by the cheering report
they were taking to their friends.
At nine O'Clock precisely, the believing
NJ the train from Chattanooga was heard in
the distance. which soon came rolling up
amid considerable excitement, particularly
on The part of portion o. our crowd AS