Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-24
Editorial Excursion.

The excursion given by the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad to the editors of the South and West
will be long remembered by those who were SO for
tunate as to be in the party.
On the 4th of May some $50 editors and about
$50 of their wives daughters and sweethears start
ed from Wheeling, in train of ten of knights
splendid sleeping cars. w. p. SMITH, Master
of Transportation of the Baltimore g. Ohio Rail
road, accompanied the party. The train stopped
at many points of interest. The first was at the
residence of Mr.. CHURCH, man born in l75l, his
wife who was with him, born 1853, and their little
daughter born in 1850. number of bridges,
tunnels &C., were inspected by the party. The
great matter ofinterests on the route was the ro-
mantle, beautiful and bold scenery along the line
of the road. We have Travelled through several
States but we have yet to witness anything that
approaches the beauty, grandeur, and we may say
the sublimity Of the scenery along the line Of the
Baltimore e. Ohio Railroad 1t seems that ma
ture at the beginning of the world erected the AL.
leghenies through that region as a barrier impas-
sable by the march Of civilization, the power of
human genius and the skill of human architecture.
toI OLA thouoaiiu ySoio thooC iuSSSu plu uc-
fance to the skill of man and it was reserved for
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company by un-
told energy, skill and a fabulous expenditure of
money to bring them into subection.
We have heretofore had the impression that
this route connecting the East and the West was
dangerous to travel. In this we were under great
mistake. 1t is the best built Railroad we have
, Ill !. n
masonry and iron, and in every partiular the road
isbuilt for durability and safety without any SEEM
ing regard to cost. 1t is fact not generally
known that in eight years, with one single excep-
ton, no accident has occurred this road that
suited in the death of any passenger This is part
ly owing to the great care with which the road is
managed. There are sentinels constantly on the
entire line Of the road to give timely warning in
case of danger.
AT Piedmont, Martnsburg, Harper's Ferry, and
other places along the route, the party were re-
ceived amid firing of guns, waving of banners and
the notes ofmusic. At Martinsburg and Harper's
Ferry number of military companies were out to
welcome the party. AT Harper's Ferry the scenes
of the JOHN BRowN raid were visited and inspect
ed. The spots where number of citizens were
murdered were pointed oat the building in which
BRowS and his party took refuge was closely ex-
amined, and number of his murderous weapons
were specially noticed.
The train arrived at Cumberland and remained
over night, where we were heartily received and
Hospitality treated. We arrived at Baltimore on
Saturday evening, and large majority of the
crowd remained until Tuesday morning. On Mon
day evening banquet was gvenby the merchants
of Baltimore, which is spoken Of as grand affair.
On Tuesday morning they arrived in Washington
City and were escorted to the Presidents mansion,
Smithsonian Institute, the Capitol and various 9TH
er places Of interests, and at 31a O'Clock took
passage on a ine steamboat for Mt. Vernon-Mt.
Vernon, around which clusters the most sacred
memories--the hallowed associations of which
makes it dear to every American heart--the home,
in active life, of him who was first in war, first in
peace and first in tho hearts of his countrymen,
and the resting place Of all that ID now left on