Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-01-21
THE MnEEIlNci rali. noAp EXCURSION.


ia connected :. IN hc u fde,iimg, ami The 81 itndi
ru. given uy tc car;s {" thai spiilicd and IL sltablr
civ. on weines iay 18th inst. Wo now purpose 10 give
su, oc ,c incidents connected with the homeward jour
n-v For Ills PURPOSE draw upon the columns OF The
R,lt;p,,. Ancrcar In which paper find the following
graphic sketch:
We had purposrd leaving Wheeling Thursday morning
ul information having arrived that in consequence OF IN,
heavy and melting SHOWS land slide had interrupted
Inc passage ovtr lie road some distance from Wheeling The
officers Il he road deemed il best 10 defer departure Ill
Friday morning. Thursday was therefore spent in exnmin
nu The any Objects Of interest in and about the ci;y such
ushs great suspension bridge, the splendid boats 81 thu
Union n. commercial and fpwardng houses manuficto.
e. Sc OF which you will receive in due tire, full ac.
count 4, night there splendid bal al Washington
Hall ri which many of company presen and they
are in exiacesif affected by stu. 1endsrer pasaio
lille they speak of the beauy and fashion vi The city OF
Wheeling
The day wct, cold and unpleasant but The kindness
uud hospitality OF the citizens dlsptllcd It's cheerlessness
Never received cordially or treated moro
kindly The remembrance OF them will bn TO the mind
pleasant perfume The outward sense III The years OF our
future lives.
Blu, bitter experience taught W. that eahs
loyucnts doomed interruption SO with ours Fri
sy morning came and oil hustle preparatory Ia our de-
parturr Tie streets were hronged BY the citizens huying
10 the rail road station to bid us last goodbye
Al hapast eight O'clock we were comfortably seated IN
the cars which were the outward passage DIVIDED
into two trains OF six cara each; Inc ts an ~ enage o
The attentive conductor Captain oweni contained
Gov Johnson of Virginia. Gov Lowe OF Maryland, and
suite The Members of the Legislatures OF ootn States Pre-.
silent Swami the Directors OF the road Inc second
lran in charge Captain Rawlings contained other lnvi
ted guests as well MesEs Parker Colc, and other on.
cers OF the Company.
cesson of two parties. The FIRST DESTROYS Of seeing the
country had gone, the number of twenty or ihHly, 10
Pitisburg and home by Harrisburg IN Pennsylva.
MIA and tho other amounting to thirty or fofly mad eli
the NIGHT before on excursion Cincinnati 10 return
next week si others had rarred behind with friends
The farewell scene exciting ard enthusiastic
do Iinni
Cheer after cheer mingled with hearty SHOUTS m e"on oe'
BaI,uorcans went mp 10 the "cikln rom Inc uill'uhe.
Hats wsivcd high and who had IN hurry come 10 Inc
grnund without that appendage to comfort pu'eu on 'e'i
coats and whlrIed them in The ar no aues 100 peeted
OF easements, from piazzos and even the sidewalk,
waivng hc ndkerchefs moved slowly on our way
Nor we're nsenshe OF the kindness and consideration
ex tended us- ingrates We had rom the
BIues band sweed out symphonies and from
TO rang OUT cheefs iof wheeling, lot 'Hsh "u
for The Ladies
inns nartinp we swept down The banks Of the beautiful
Ohio eleven miles from Moundsve neat village on It's
hanks and named from majestic Indian mound neof oy
The scenery here is beautiful The hills of ONO loom p IN
majestic grandeur and seem TO stand as eternal sennes OF
the graves.
"Wherc the red forctaiirrs Of the hamle, sleep
The citizens on, 10 cheer US on our way, but We
could not llnger Here Ohio md enter Grave
Creek Valley, and commence devious way among Tue
most romantic scenery imaginable Eighteen miles from
Wheeling we pass "Roseby's Rock" named in hohor OF
Mr. Roseby Carr who in experimenting the laying The
track amid these wilis has displayed energy and aoy
worthy 10 De tiiG5 dPpipPoo w
point may give characteristic speech made by hIm al
the banquet response To toast: Mr. President am
no speaker. Let the long Ink of road have laid IN so
short time and under many dimcuites, speak lor
mo But let say, three cheers for Benjamin H. LRiroOe
ESD" The cheers given with a viii
Twenty miles from Wheeling, wc pass Shepherds unnci
which is $50 long and ewn out u the su rock al
depth $50 feet below The apex OF the hill Ten miles more
brings Us to WrIng,un's Tunnel, about quarter OF mile
through md which ushcrs us into Fsh Creek valley when
We pu SUE 10 the terminus Of Petty Tunnel yet
unfinished The pass the mountain above was bre
~ noticed in outward passage. -
The country through which the road passes from Inc ono
TO this point beggas description understand that Erlsts
arr skclchng The important points along The "hoic
line Of the road between Baltimore and Wheeling and while
their work will give idea OF tho s,upcndons ernndeu! OF
Them no ucn no pencil give their actuny. The road
Is h,nncd in b towering, prcc Pitous nonn!ans--orn
neatly pert molecular The base .! The gorge oel0w-and
through almost continuous ueep cuttings VI o'et
We commenced the ascent Of Prybone mountain about
II oclock and owing some unnportna interruption al
or two POINTS and tho extreme caution on The part OF
The conductors engineers and other officers II was almost
four o'clock before on our way from he base OF me
caStern side.
In connection with this mountain passage may Inenon
50 far as know only unpleasant personal incident con:
nected with the la our outward Journey Mr. v"
H. Freeman Of Baltimore III order more fully Ia enjoy The
beauty prospect un6ritook with others 10 Walk over
The mountain He hired guide who led him from 10"
track across the wcs part of The mountain and whsn IN
its midst their light cat, and ie them IN utter DARK
ncss Here the guide became Ecwllic.rd and shortly II
Mr. freeman alone The rain was pouring GOWN had h'Icf
wandering for four hours, Grehched 10 e sh nc lt III
with one of me workmon q, the tunnel who kindly TOOK
him 10 his hat on mountain side put him III his own ted
and ike good Samaritan cared for him I'll rn"nng Mr.
in ADDITION had Tie misfortune miss the mail train 10
Wheeling the day MD returned 10 Fetteran "efe
he Joined us return much 10 our regret Tor his is'or
tune in his exposure and loss OF the enjoyment OF visiting
Wheeling.
Wemaic Huntington in the ncghborhood of our mishap
going out nj o'clock, where the mail train from hdltl-
more waiting for and by The Blindness OF The agent
we were supplied vita Baltimore papers.
We he'd FalrtnODt Il
few minutes crowd of citizens there whom NE loft
cheering " forward 10 The AaghlniCs.
At ,eran ,wo miles from the junction o! me ParSsrs-
burr Road Gov Johnson oil Virginia. left u.s. His residence
being as learn about twenty mles distant, in Harrison
county fle parted from with evident marks OF regret
his intelligence and urhaniiy having made nm gen
cra !vorite In parting with h, our company turned out
;on The PLATFORM and with The hand of own esteemed
Gov Lowe in his hand three cheers given for Gov.
Johns N, and then tho for both tho Governors, the
Blues bard playing the while parting strain nus we
separated The distinguished Executive OF virginia with
warmer feelings NJ attachment 10 him for his personal
worth well for the chIvaTous good old Commonwealth
which lie prasdes.
II uiaht-de"p black ncht-as we ihundsrcd on
amidst the submity ot tic Alicghanrs The world of Won
drcnus grandeur around wns.shut out We could not
gaze upun work. 81 The Almighty, like "Alp Alp"
the upheavca mountain mass loomcd up Heaven. We
could not zee the Of man. in Gle aring boring the
mountain filing up and bridging the chasn and making
highway where crcwhc the bird OF Jore sat on the storm
beat rock forest beast had his unmoested lair But
had good fellowship and good cheer within our moving
world Hearing the strains OF music as Morpheus was be-
ginning "stecp my in forgetfuncss repaired
into Of other cars and the fleet hours Of night went
by ;uijs Ith, and song, and glee" There were many
prominent n! both the Legislatures of Virginia and Ma
rynnd Speeches expressive Of Iraernul union BET the
States made and amusing anecdotes related
timenaI songs sung ill beyond 1.-THE wlich!ng hour Of night
Morning about O'Clock found US nj Cumberland
paused hour for breakfast and then rolled down the
banks o: the beautiful Potomac. The day made
lancholy. All cheerful and dclghted toass were
drank and speeches made but in the midst of expressions Of
pleasure which passed from lip liz, in egord to
cIrson il not forgotten that under obga lions
wasefGl pilots who had watched while hnd slept
az was innaed by some complimentary remarks OF DR..
Yc!by at Virginia. addressed 10 Capt Owens essyc OF
the appreciation OF himself md friends Of tho ard
he had manifested during the Journey. Capt Owens
replied among many really distinguished guests
present hardly BIZ expected Tint humble
ins dun like ms self should attempt 10 make speech; but
undo, the circumstances | do ess Than my
thanks f. the compliment ilIic spcctediy paid me-
BE assured gentlemen no one here or elsewhere has
taken tecer Interest la the progress OF the great work
which have "ended our way, than myself; and let me
further say that will strive harder Than will in my
humble phcre in forwarding the gfent object for which j,
has been hu.he SAFE rapid and comfortable transmission
pas scngcrs over it," Capt. Owens believe is the Oldest
conductor the .oad, and d. s"rvedy popular.
Onward VIC spcd-passed Mariinsburg Harpers Ferry
and other places where gathered Ihrcngs had met 10
pass md without an incident I" mar the JOY or act
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