National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-10
rrsr yzzr IRON TIP TO TIP.
TO RICHMOND,
Saturdays Exoursion-How the Trip Was
Enjoysd-An Accident.

Saturdays Excursion-Hov the Trip Was
Enjoysd-An Accident.
Over fiYe hundred people made their way to
the foot Of Seventh street Saturday night, some
walking, and some feeling miserable in packed
street carr to board the Charlotte Vanderbilt for
q ride down the river to Quantico, and thence by
rail TO Richmond. The excursion was n bit of
private enterprise, gotten up and managed by
Messrs. g. A. Traylor and George Lunney. A
little after IL voice cried "Let 81 the bow-line,"
and the boat dropped out into the river and
steamed along through the dark, stopping at
Alexandria for Observation-Disclosures 30
and thence without stopping until the ridge Of
asout O'clock Sunday mOrntngn special tpsip
Of thirteen cars was waiting for the party at the
wharf, and after o few minutes Of scrsm6ling for
Richmond, arriving there little after sunrise.
IN RICHMOND.
Richmond is not fast place. There are
no Centennials there, but they beat the world
was met BY . hundred or more hacks, some
Of the modern patterns and others old-fashioned
and heavily built, with cracked paint and torn
curtains. For an hour after the party had become
domiciled in the different hotels old, ricketty
hacks, drawn BY spawned horses and driven by
heads, and invsriabis clenehipg q whip with .
broken back, went dashing through the streets,
turning sharp corners, looking for stray excur-
Most Of the e1cursiOnists went to FOrd's hotel,
on Broad street opposite the State house although
very numerous parties went to both the Exchange
and the ST. James. After refreshing nap and
A GOOD BREAKFAST
the hacks were again called into reQuistion, and
every street in Richmond soon looked rs though
q hrst-clsss funeral around the corner had just
broken up. The parties wandered through the
beautiful Stste-house grounds, peered fnquisi-
lively about JEFF. Davis mansion, drove by the
felt bad in the cemeteries, and visited the water
works and made remarks about the yellow water.
Some took in circuit Of the country surrounding
viewed the grounds over which the Victorious
troops marched into the Southern capital.
Alter day Of rare pleasure, which was greatly
ESQ.,, Of the hotel bearing his name, and the pro-
prfetors Of the other hotels, the Washlngtonians
way station about 10 O'Clock in the evening, and
THE HOME TRIP.
The greater part Of the party were tired ont
many not having closed their eyes for thlrty-six
hours, and the seats were flled with gentlemen
and ladies curled into all imaginable shapes in
snoI % nna IP 70 Te ne5 There
who are bound to wander up and down the aisles,
stumbling over any feet that may happen to pro-
in q very energetic manner. One Of these had
mouth organ, and tramped through the train
blowing all the misery there was IN the little In
calling forth many forcible criticism. At 2:So
o'clock yesterday morning the Quantico wharf
was reacneot ana there was another scramble Tor
the boat The first and only
UNPLRAsANT EPISODE
Of the trip occurred here. A young man,
named Samuel Yates, instead Of walking over
as .pd he Nhar
ance was promptly at hand, and when his form
was discovered on the surface Of the water he
was hauled out, and after vigorous rolling and
shaking, he was pronounced all right, having ex-
perienced nothing but o thorough drenching.
Every available spot on the boat was soon taken
hrro al fha Aaal
not pass any spot without stumbling over pair
of feet, and in the ladies' cabin the occupants
sitting bolt upright fast asleep, clingfng to
their baggage, and those who possessed them to
their children. A few who could not find a place
to lie down perched themselves on the ratings,
and passed through the gloom Of the night tell
ing long stories and shifting about to find easier
positions.
The boat arrived at Seventh street wharf at
O'Clock yesterday morning, ending one Of the
most delightful and successful excursions in every
particular that has left the city for long time.