St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-12-24
The First Through Train from
Portland.
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thc dlN OF running he first through
train from Portland to Johnson was AN
riripatcd by the Portland men. ANA tin
I'D of Decrmhrr was finally fixed upon
a> the time: and certainly Forcfathcr'
Dal could not in ANY other way have
been more i"ylully celebrated 10y ia,
people along This road.
Ii l. arranged for the present, fo
trains to meet at Fahynn four mile
this side of the White Mountain Motel
aud quite Il delegation of the officer
of the road. together with Il few others
went over on this fist through traiI
and met the Portland train. Anon:
the officers of the road who took tn,
excursion. were Presidents Horace Fair
banks and Waldo Brigham Calvin
Morrill,. : :. Gould. j. ID. Bell. j. II
George. Off Abel. X. :. Reed. ID. ID
Wrad. and \. Is. .Icwrtt. directors; \
G. Mitchell. chief engineer W. II. Bry
ami. general agent. and few others.
The train left the station at thi.
place about 9:20. reaching the Con.
neriicut river in Lumcnhurg III 1910
Al this point the train WAS delivered
into the hands of the Is. &. \ VI. X. r.
and THEM locomotive took the train b\
the way of the Wing Road 10 Fahyan'>
the present terminus al the Maine Iii
vision ot the f. X q. Road reaching
that point at l2:2U.
Soon after the arrival at FahNan'>
the Portland train came in through TIA,
Notch. bringing quite Il delegation from
the city on Casco Bay. In this train
were Gen. ;. }. Anderson. president OF
the road NJ. l.. Putnam. H. y. Jose
joel Eastman and i. X. Hastings. di-
rrcfols; W. :. DANA. president of Port
land Board at Trade Mayor Richard
son: Aldermen GcI1i.h. Littlciicld aud
Fox: t"umcilmen benncll and Me
Mahon: city auditor. Cyrus Newell
city clerk. II. |. Robinson and Hon
}. b. Brown. :. f.. Spring. and other
NlllHU~. N''NtlIl vi lHtSt
gentlemen were accompanied 10y THEN
wives and daughters Chief engineer
Stephenson and Superintendent Iiamil-
ION We're also of the party.
The new spapcls of Portland wei,
represented 10y Mcssr>. Clarence Pull,I
nt the Press. and f.. :. DSguod of tn,
IrquS. \ reporter for the Boston GIoh,
WAS also of the party.
After dinner at the FabNan. 10y the
courtesy of the railroad men. the Port
land train was backed mp 10 the CIaw-
ford House. and down through the gate
of the Notch, in order to give the party
from this way an opportunity to STE
how engineering skill and IL loggrd
persistence had overcome This great
natural barrier. A> there WIS an open.
gave all an excellent opportunity Ia
see the work done. aud look upon che
majesty of the mountains dressed in
their winter .alb.
Returning t" FahNan'>. the train took
on the Portland party, VIII" came
through to ST. I"hn>hurN. reaching this
place on time III l:lO L. VI.
The day WAS perfect mild aud sunny
and if there Is ANYTHING in omruS.
the new road stats of most auSpiciours-
~. The Portland train including the
observation ear. came through to this
place, attracting much attention along
the road. On reaching the station at
this place. Il large delegation of citizens
WAS at the depot to welcome the first
train from Portland. which WAS done
most heartily. The event has been
long delayed. but has come ut last.
The directors of the different corpo-
Iatinns between Portland and Swanton.
had Il meeting at the 81. IohnShury
House last evening. To- effect a conSolida-
ton of the management of the entire
line.