The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-12
GhaGntdliQenfer.
The Excursion of Distinguished Men
Over the Il. y D. Railroad.


From the Baltimore san Of wednesday.
By invitation OF John W. Garrett, EST,
president the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company, large party Of eNcur.
siOnisls from New York Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington, embracing
financial, literary and railroad celebrities,
lrit Baltimore yesterday morning on u
special train Of Pullman's palace cars, for
an excursion over the picturesque route
and into lhcmountainous region traycrSed
by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
The train lett Camden Station at 1880 \.
", and consisted OF baggage car, com.
misSary car, a smoking car, two sleeping
cars, and drawing.rOOm car. The train
was complete in all It's appointments, and
was considered one OF the handsOmesta and
best arranged that ever len this or any
other city in the United States. The cars
were really what their name suggests,
palaces" the drawingr0Om car especial
ly being fitted up in elegant style, richly
Carpeled, and containing an organ, and
every article Of convenience and pleasure
found in iirst.claSs drawing.rOOm. In
addition to the other COnyeniGnces, the
train has the apparatus Tor lighting with
gas, generated in one of the cars. The
train was under charge Of Mr.. Robert \.
French, well known conductor OF the
road, aud driven by the handsome engine
No. 23S, Mr. George Buckley, enginenlan.
Among the cXcursionists, about forty in
number, were the following; General
Horace Porter and wife, Washington;
Count COrti, Italian Minister; Baron Won
AlyGrsleben, Prussian Legation; Captain
Ward, British Legation; Major General
Patterson aud daughter, j. Is. LippincOtt,
wife, and daughter, \. j. DreXel, wife,
and two daughters, Joseph Patterson and
two daughters, Hon. Morton McMichael,
wife, and daughter, T.. \. Cooley and wife,
j. G. Fell and vile, Joseph Harrison and
wife, Stuart Patterson and wife, Mrs,
Lesley, +. u. Gowen, President Of the
Reading Railroad, Hon. Asa Packer,
President ol the Lchigh Valley Railroad,
Col. VIM. MChlichaGl, Richard Ludlow,
ID. Daughcrly, Geo. W. Childs, Walter
IippinCOtl, VIM. Y. MCkcOn, Philadel.
phia; John Jacob AstOr, Samuel Sloan,
Moses Taylor, President City Bank Of
New York, Prof Henry, New York;
Robert Garrett, son of President Garrett,
AMI President Of tue Virginia Valley
Railroad, and j. 5. Frick, OrlilltimOrc.
The excursion train at first proceeded
10 llarper's Ferry, where the eXCursionisls
were given two or three hours 10 inspect
the objects Of interests at that place. The
party next prOCecdCdto Martinsburg, ar.
irving there ut about s O'Clock T.. NJ, where
they would remain until this morning, the
party both eating and sleeping in the
palace cars This morning the eXCur.
siOnisls will proceed Ia Cumberland, ar.
irving there about IL o'clock, where they
will inspect the rolling mill and other Oh.
jGCls of interest, after which they will pro-
coed to Oakland, and will remain there on
Thursday night. Next morning the party
will proceed TO Cheat River grade, md
will remain there long enough to inspect
tho beauty Of tho scenery, anil an hour or
two will he spent In a picnic. They will
then proceed to Grafton, the terminus Of
the excursion, where they are expected to
arrive about q O'Clock i. N. The party
will remain ut Grafton all night, and start
upon the return trip TO this city on Fri.
day morning, and will arrive here about
10 o'clock ut night. Every luxury and
comfort that railroad travelling can pro.
vide will he furnished to theexcursionists