Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-09-02
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SEPTEMBER ,, 1888.
pTThursday Of last week, Was mem

there in the morning, TO attend the open.
ing of the first nineteen miles of the thil-
adelphia 4 Sunbury Railroad, from the
latter town to Shamo.;in, we found its Rip
Van Winkle sleep broken in upon, and
every body on tip toe with expectation.
After delay of an hour or SO, to clear
out tho sand with which some miscreants
had filled the axle boxes of the ears, over
night, the Danviile Brass Band and invited
guests took their seats, and with cheers
and music the train dashed up the narrow
Shamokin valley for the coal mines-the
steam whistle momcnily heralding our
approach to the waiting, wondering natives.
Every prccaution WAS taken to guard
against accidents. One Of the Directors
of the Company took charge of the loco
motive, and iiagmen, with white and red
flags, to signify safety or danger, as the
case mi ght be, were stationed at every
prominent curve and crossing place. No
incident Of especial note occurred till we
neared the gap, half mile below Shamo-
kin, when the locomotive gave out sharp,
wild shrek Of alarm, and the train was
stopped with startling suddeness. 1t was
found upon examination, that the white
flag was properly planted, signifying "all
right" but the iagman, in the excess of
his enthusiasm, was furiously waving the
red flag over his head by way of welcome
to the advancing train, and thus unwit-
tingly conveyed 10 the engineer the IDEA Of
sudden and most imminent peril.
Rejoicing at 50 lauchablc I termination
Of the alarm, the passengers debarked at
these lower mines. and with the military.
aud large coucoarse Of PEOPLE who were
Ia waitinc. with banners ar.l usic, march
ed up % he town in precision The
guests /, l,.ssc,. Louutifui dinner at
Weaver : Hotel, aGL some 800 or 400 of
the Co,i.i.'y> employees ditto in neigh
boring grove. Some then adjourned to
Or. Atwatcr's hospitable mansion, Others
tothe upper mines, and others again sought
a birds eye view Of those pinc-cai noun
tain soli'uics; 50 iesolate in appearance,
but embosoming more Of genuine wealth |
than the mines of California.
The PHILADELPHIA delegation arrived
about i O'Clock in stages and buggies, and
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train started for Sunbury, whore it wa,
received, about six o'clock, with cheers
and salutes Of artillery. Several hun
drcds sat down to dinner at Weaver's; af-
ter which speeches were and toasts offered
by Jnaea s.Inrdan-who presidel-Jessc
Horton, d. Longeaccker, Attorney Gen
oral F. " Hughes, Gen. ". T. Packer,
and Morton McMiclael; Judge Parsons
being on the floor when we left for home,
at nine o'clock 2. NJ The speeches Of
Mcssrs. Hughes and Packer were rerletc
with facts and statistics, demonstrating
the immense resources Of the SuSqUclauna
country, anl the safe aud profitable char
ac:er of EAi.road Stocks, and the great
Of Railroads to the coamrui-
ties who Do, or ought to, possess their al
Mr. McNIichael made very
happy aud eloquent vindieation Of PLiis-
delphia, in reply to Gen. Packer strict
ures upon her neglect of the Sunbury &
Erie Railroad, and showed that the blame
rested upon the present managers of that
enterprise.
The opening of this road will prove !
great relief to the travelling people of this '
region, who will be able, after Monday +,
next, to get to or from Philadelphia in 4
nine or ten hours, besides being spared
twenty miles of the most odious stage s
route We know Of The road is well built, f
he cars are first class, and run with re- |
stcadincss and case--much su- q
rcrior in this respect to the cars Of the t
Central road While in the cars, and on
var paticnt drive home in the dark, we
oull not but yearn for the good time ::
coming, when the ponderous tread of the
locomotive should be telt within the bor- :
lcrs Of good old Union.
We got but hasty glimpse at The i'm
'rovcments going on i'll Surbuay, but she
; evidently rubbing her eyes open in good
arncs., and bids fair to take her place :?
idc by side with other Settles" Of the
;usfuehanna region, in the race Of pros ?
'erity; though there is an suppression" Z
n our mind, that her heavy capitalists do Il
lot fully possess the spirit Of enterprise a
nd enlarged liberaltity which has gwen
haractcr and influence to Lcnisburg, aud a
made its prosperity living, progressive "
rinciple. 1
'Thc most conspicuous object in the a
anks WAS a single ST lcndid piece Of pure
oal, weighing two tons and quarter, on
wagon drawn hy four horses, and serving Il
5 pedestal for miner standing Greet "
n full costume, begrimcd and sooty, with y
ick in hand, and lamp lit, all ready for b
orb