Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-11-19

] n n ID Il u a N " L n D Y r II
A Glorious Day and n Glorious Night.
The grsndest festival that Cleveland has
ever seen or joined in is over. The celebra-
tion yesterday of the opening of the broad
guAge track Of the Atlantic and Great West
ern Railroad to Cleveland was a most tri-
umphant success. Everything passed of
most pleasantly and agrssably, and the
bright sunlight of the happy day was bat an
outward and visible type of the brighter sun
shine which beamsd in the hoarts of all.
STARTING.
The excursion train which was to bear the
ClsvelandeIs to Mesdsviue was announced
to start at half after eight in the morning.
For ono hour before that time the road to the
depot was alive with the invited guests.
They came in carriages, they came on foot,
stringing along the railroad track by twOs
and threes to the new depot of the Atlantic
and Great Western Road; they came, they
came and still they came," until the plat
form and rooms of the fine new depot were
thrOnged with guests.
Ataquarter before nine the train, consisting
Ofeightpassenger and four baggage cars, was
formed in front of the depot, and the guests
were soon aboard. Ample accommodations
were furnished for all and everybody had
plenty Of elbow room. Amid the cheers of
the assembled multitude the whistle sounded
I and tha train uovad glovyIv Of
IHE TRAIN,
was under the charge of conductor ]. F.
Crocker, assisted by Charles F. Warren, both
experienced railroad men we'll known to our
Cleveland readers. The engineer in charge
was Richard Poor, we'll fitted, as everybody
knows who knows him, for his responsible
position. The baggage master on the train
was John Paul, Esq and its brakesmsn
were Geo. Marsh, B. Pender and William
Palmer The Engine was the Marvin Kent,
named from the President Of the Ohio diyi-
sion, splendid specimen of locomotive
from Rogers famous works. It was mort
beautifully decorated with flags and stream
ers. The smoke-stack Of the engine was
striped with that most patriotic conjunction
Of cOlors, the red, white and blue; the loco
motive bore the motto on each of its iron
sides, "NeW York and Cleveland" with the
appropriate device Of two cIaspe6. hands; and
from every point Of the engine and tender
there fsatsd and futtsred to the breeze in
close and happy union-a 'dnion which we
trust may also be truthful and prophetic
the national Gags of England and America.
Tbs cars which fOImed the train wero
magniacent-elean, new, airy, roomy,
splendidly fitted up. If the managers Of the
road desired to disgust their passengers with
all nsrrOW-guags cars they could not have
adopted a better plan than this of showing
them the comforts anS convehiencss of these
nav cars, fitted up most handsomely, as they
were, with the latest improvements, and ar
ranged in the best stJ Ie to provide for the en-
jOyment Of traveller. These cars are from
the msnufaetory Of Wm. Cumming & Co.,
Philadelphia. Six of them vera filed with
guests, most Of theEa our Cleveland citizens,
though large delega tions were present from
Toledo, Cincinnati and Southern Ohio. For
this excursion trai upward of three hun
drsd and fifty tic ksts had been Issued, But
owing to the pre- assure of business at home
and for other rsal ons the number who were
actually on hoard was only about two hun
dred.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
Among the distinguished guests from
abroad who went out from Cleveland with the
train, were General Rosecrans, who, though
suffering from indispOsition, seemed greatly
to eI9Oy the trip,and, sitting in Mr.. Kennard's
oar, chatted gaily and pleasantly with those
sb out him; Senator Sherman, who being on
his way to the Gettysburg ceIebl alton, ac-
eompanied the excursion to Meadeville; S.L.
L'Hommedieu, the President of the Cinein-
natl, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad; D.
McLaren, the Superintendent of the same
road W. ]. McAlpine, the Superintendent
of the Ohio and Mississippi Road; W. A.
strseter, Vice President of the Oil Creek
road Judge Pratt, Vice President Of the
sandusky and Mansfield road; Mr.. Shoe
maker, of the Dayton and Michigan road,
and many other prominent gentlemen, the
rehearsal Of whose names is, in our present
spacs, impossible.
Governor Yates and stat, of Illinois, who
were intending to join in the excursion, did
not do SO, owing to sickness in the family of
the Governor.
The following delegation from Eric was
present: Judges Miles and GalIraith, Colo
ner idcclure, Captain Clemens, John B. Vim
cent, W. A. Baldwin, Superintendent Of the
PhiladslPhia & Erie Road, and G. P. Griffith,
of the Erie Observer.
A LOCOMOTIVE PAELcR.
Attached to the train was Mr.. Kennsrd's
elegantly arranged parlOr-car or -parIOry
decided novelty and curiosity to our West
err public. This car. looking on the out
side most innOcently and unsuspioiously like
say other, is, in the inside, complete dwell
ing house, comprising parlOr, kitchen, bed
room, wash-roOm and sink within its limits,
all fitted up most completely with every re-
quisite for comfort and elegance. Here sat
Mr.. Kennard during the trip, converting
with the more favored Of his guests who
gazsd and commented admiringly upon tho
ingenious novelty of the locomotive dwelling
hOusein which they Wsre being whirled along
at the rate Of forty miles an hour.
ALONG THE ROAD.
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