Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-23
The Eureka and PAIL
SADIE railroad
Completed
A DAY OF REJOICING AMONG
THE PEOPLE.
Particulars of Yesterdays Celebra.
ton.
An Immense COncOurse Join i'm the
Demonstration.
Speeches, Heidsieck & Lager Beer

Eureka had on It's holiday attire yes
terday. Flags were numerously and
conspicuously displayed by all who
had them, and a feeling of glsdness
seemed to pervade all classes of the
community. Shortly before 3 O'Clock
p. NJ, the hour named for the celebra-
ton, people began to pour down in the
direction of the depot by every avenue
of approach. They went in buggies,
stages, freight Wagons, butcher carts,
on horseback and afoot. to the number
of seven or eight hundred. The depot
platform and the adjacent hillside were
at one time
Black with People,
Presenting a very animated APP
pearance. Soon after the i'm
mense had assembled,
it was ascertained that the track still
lacked more than a half mile of being
completed. The delay had been caused
by umerou unforeseen little draw
hacks in the carly part of the day, and
although the railroad officers we're
straining every nerve to reach the depot,
many OF the spectators, tired OF wait
waiting, returned to town. BY far The
largest share, however, remained to
witness.
The BlOw.Out,
Which occurred at about 5 o'clock.
Finding that it would be impossible to
finish the laying of the track until a
late hour. it was determined to inaug-
urate the ceremonies IS 500 As the
iron had turned the point about two
hundred yards. This plan accelerated
matters very much, and soon the anvil
artillery announced the appearance ! IN
full view of
Two Trains.
One freight and the other passenger.
The passenger train was drawn by the
locomotive "Tybo," and the freight by
"Onwsrd." The coming in sight OF
these trains WAS the signal for pro
ionged and ~deafening cheers by the
vast ~concourss of people present. The
band was also at this time rendering
AN n Inspiring air, which, together with
the minute guns fired under command
of Tommy Kelley, made up n scene
VIII, M, "a" M ;unra NJ W.
mounted $ box and nominated Geo.
w. Baker as
Master Of Ceremonies.
Mr.. Baker then took the stand n
made a brief but forcible speech suited
to the occasion. He predicted a bright
future for Eureka and paid a glowing
,.;h,,,., o tho rarva and e,,er,rise ot
IL .nd L,u;Idars of road
we Pr"nIo.e'S w dsI;"orad ,ha
M. $3.50, '...Itra,S' ~ ncna.;nn
- -. da,,;I, oonnarniny tba
eiNlns niany "ra' H., an a,n
rorS'luu,,oa Ia a.. -
ihe '
II" s'' "e"
And now owed no one for iron or other
material. All of this had been econ
n,i.hod without asking the people for
ono dollar in the shane Of a subsidy.
A nortion of Mr.. Wren,s remarks
,,.r. ofr,red u, heb,,f NJ becompanv
Superintendent Everets being too
much latigued and too much occupied
with the details and extraordinary
,abors of the day to appear In person.
The speaker dwelt e%loquently on the
Manifold Advantages
Tho, nara cer,a;n IN a,crue 10 Eureka
-,
10y the building OF the roau' re'erre"
especially to il beneficial effects OF the
mining interests of this section, and
predicted for our town a bright and
prosperous future. Mr.. Wren's re-
marks eiic''eo i'eq"e"' i'""'e up
p'suse' - u.,,,oa ,ro, A
. -. Wy'"a"' ue'"S oa,e" up'", III
sponoeu III a 'e" 'n"'e'y OH" wen
cnoseh remarks. -. r.ro
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