, 1870-06-03
THE S0HO0LMA,AMS.
Arrtvnl In Chicago Of the Great California
Exeurzion-IIow the Young Ladies'
Looked, and what Some OF
Them Said.

The School toachers' excursion, from San Fran
CISCO nnmberi1 nearl three hundred persons,
Arrived here at O'Clock, Last evening" pJ tue CHI
cago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, IN spus for
New York. THIS Is the second large excursion
party which has come Eastward from the Pacific
slope since the completion Of the road,
and ceonsists mntnly Of the teachers OF
the public schools, with their families.
The project OF q summer excursion to
the East wns mooted some time since ". view OF
the school vacation, and wss eagerly embraced by
Ill the teachers, many Of whom had fr1ends living
In the Eastern States, from whom they had been
separated Tor years The matter very soon took
definite shape, and committee, consisting Of
Me n san Z, Fno1eaa 5oha sMsss and Rfuee
necessary Arrangements. The railroads Lent their
eneonIagenen1 ty reducing the fares to sl4o FOL
others Wishing to join the exeuEaion-
The party s.aHed on the 2sth OF May from Sau
Francisco; In addition to the committee above
named, they were accompanied by James Dell
man. Esq, the Superintendent OF Pnbitc Schools,
and By Nj. kirnbail, the Agent Of the Pennsyl-
indebted for many conttesles during the Journey.
Everything appears to hare passed on very pleas
an1iy, AZ The members Of Tie party having been
81 ans ~ % s'esS es17 TaFns E IL
%s 9e ae e a nd BSS1 ss 5s On
lou5ing cheer. But the Bostonans did not near It,
or II they did, they failed to pay any
iaees petrsd out q he psace cas vndows q. she
passing unin, and that WAS all the recognition
that passed between the far East and the laf 1es:
occurred The trnin stopped, and the entire party
stepped ont Of the cars and formed themselves
into a meeting. The Indies had been getting up
who had delighted them all By his untiring atten.
tons end his indeiat!gahle exeztfons TO make
everything sse pleasant Speeches were made and
songs were sung. And after the recipient Of the
Present had returned his Acknowledgements and
gtsen expression to the sentiment that that was
IN again: Eothlng further happened til1 they
A good deal d curiosity vas manifested on the
matAn OF the Pacl1c11S0pe. Quite numberpf people
went down to the depot to meet the excursion and
hare peep at the girls It was quite dsrk, how
ever before the train arrived, and the girls were
hardly visible. The train consisted Of eight Pail
man palace cars and one hotel car, drawn all the
WY hy TWO engines. As soou as theF disembark-
ed the party were hurried az fast as possible into
the 'busses, which ratified away with their loads to
very little time for them to take observations of
Chicago, or to allow Chicago to take observations
IN return. There Was great deaf hurry and
confusion AZ the depot, and the travellers ap--
hnd Cd Ws onr ana Tae
was Just time to observe that great many Of The
ladies wore Epectaclea. Some Of them were young,
yanced In years and had children With them IA
They all carried little bundles. Each one having
to furnish her own lunch for the Journey the par
y looked something like picnic party, and
something not unlike train OF emlgrants. The
younger ones expressed themselves In q riracious
manier. One said HGood lord, how tired am"
Another responded By Jove would Ike to stop
over here" There were three teachers IN
the party who went overland to California
htteen years ago, when travelling was neither 50
pleasant nor go safe rs 1t Is now. One Of these
ladies', Miss Fo1, who is now prominent teach
er In one Of the public schools Of San Franctsco,
carries with her an interesting memorial OF her
former journey, IN the shape Of Al apron. which
YVES soaked En her own blood. She was shot In
the breast by an Indian asFuw, and made nnrrow
escape with her isfe- Her father was killed ut the
time. She ia now returning, for the first time, to
her friends In the East and carries with her the
bloody memento Of that disastrous day.
The trip extends for ninety days, although the
teachers are required to return ID forty-ive days
Some Of the party are going as far Aa Europe, In
tending to return within the specified time. About
~ MEMBER St the party vent on to New YORK y
which left at O'Clock. The rest remain over In
lineage, some being On thelr way to Michigan
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