The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-25
NEW JERSEYS EXCURSION.
TWENTY THOUSAND OF HER CITI-
ZENS IN PHILADELPHIA.
A Big Contribution to the Treasury OF the
Centennial show-Gov. Bcdie and other
Omciais Accompanying their Neigbbors.

Centennial show-t;ov. BcdIe and other
Omciais Accompanying their Neigbbors.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. A.-New Jersey
Day at the Centennial Exhibition brought the
gre atest crowd since the 4tb OF July. 1t is esti
m ated that there were not less than 10000 extra
visitors to day. Gov. Bedle and wife left Jersey
City at 1886 In a special car and special train,
with Orestes Cleveland, Centennial Commits
sioner. Senator Albeit and wife, and Others.
Members Of his stan were picked up along the
route from Newark to Trenton. Both on the
Pennsylvania and Jersey Central roads, large
numbers were waiting for transportation until
late In the forenoon, and many more were dis
appointed. Gov. Dedle's train did not arrive at
the grounds until after II o'clock, the hour at
which Abraham DrowninR's oration was to
begin. Tho Governor and staff were received
at the entrance Of the grounds by Gen. Hawley
and other Centennial Commissioners. and. pre-
ceded by band Of music, they marched to
the Judges hall, wherein a large multitude had
already gathered. The hall was soon com.
fortaby nled. Almost every Jerseyman OF
Gov. Bedle said that in accordance with the
plan Of the Centennial Commission, each state
should. by one OF its citizens, present an 40 :
dress on the subject OF its prosrsss. He would
Introduce the Hon. Abraham Browning OF Cam.
den. Mr.. Browning spoke after the manner OF
hts addresses at the bar Of the supreme Court.
HIS speech was not much applauded. The Jer-
to history, intended to go on nle on the next
Centennial Anniversary. They followed the
band to New Jerseys ne adquarters, where, after
congrntulatory speeches by Gen. Hawley and
President Welsh OF the Board OF Finance, the
Governor stood from until .. shaking hands
with rural constituents. The stan meantime
entertained the others, including poliiicians, In
the rooms OF the New Jersey commissioner,
with claret and lemonade.
At 3:sb ubout three hundred invited guests
were entertained with luncheon by the New
jersey Commissioners In the main hall OF the
dent of the New jersey Commission. formerly
Gov. Randolphs private secretary, presided,
Harsrsnft on the Ief,. Mrs. Hsriranft sat with
Gov. Bede. and Mrs. Bedle with Gov. HnrtTanft
George A. Halsey. rival candidate against Bedle
the first toast in, complimentary phrase. Gov.
Bedle. in response, said New Jerseys railroads
had enabled her to spread herself Sne had
given any man right to build railroads provid-
ed ne could raise the money, and now sue felt
as though she included Pnlladelphia. He re-
turned thanks to the commission for the Pleas
ure OF the occasion, and called on Gov. Hart
ranft by toastlng Pennsylvanla.
Gov. Iartranft honored New jersey because
she was nrst IA the noid to defend PennsN lyHniA
when Invaded. and one of the ntst In peace TO
tiOn. He announced sept. 2S, the Centennial
anniyersary of tue day when Pennsylvania be-
came on independent state, as her day at tho
Centennial anu Invited New Jersey TO psrtici-
pate.
furman sheppard. District Attorney Of Phia-
delphia. com pim ented New Jersey by saying
her Governor was typical of her. small In stature
but towering in good qualities, like Colossus.
l.. {. Knight, President Of the North Peunsyl-
vauia Railroad Company. one Of the connections
oil the New Jersey Central, was thanki ul for tree
railroads, aud promised tnat the new route to
Philadelphia viii be IA irst-cl ass road.
Commissioner thomas ii. Dudley, who was
Consul to Liverpool during the war, spoke OF
the inspiration received Dy New JERSEYS contri-
button Of &lUO.UcJ when the Centennial Board of
Fin nee almost dtspAiied OF success IN raising
fund.
Commissioner Orestes Cleveland pointed out
that a Jerseyman. the Hon. Dudley =. Gregory
Of jersey CITY, was nrst to suggest celebrating
the anniversary OF Independence In this man
ner and he, Vnother Jerseyman, urged IL before
OOngfese.
aud party adjourned to the jersey building and
thence To tue train. In the mean time hungry
Jefseymen had been ell sling around tho res
taurants like bugs around a potato Held, ealing
all before them. In "A restAutant not stones
throw from the New Jersey building two Of
them from the pines were overheard IN al eTca-
ton with an angry walter, VINO was vaiuly try
ing to make them pay Tor three dinners, which
he insisted they hhd eaten.
1he crowd began to flock to the train. and at
5 O'Clock the crush Was fearful. women tainted
and children cried in the struggling, painting
throng confined In the closed 0epOt, with lock
ed doors IN front and great crowds pushing on
in tAetr rear. Tue railroads tbat had been SO
praised In the afer-dinner speeches were
heartily aDathematized from thdt tlms until
long after dark, when the last OF the crumpled
crowd had been headed through the narrow
passageways Of the Pennsylvania Railroad de u /,
ana allowed to cling to tue overloaded trains as
best they could Huudreus who had bought
return tickets in the morning by some steam
boat OF other line, we're dumped on many IN les
from their destination, to mud themselves 100
late 10 connect, and without any place to lay
their heads, and perhaps without money to pay
Tor II. IL was with difficulty that the crowd
could be restrained from oreakiug down tho
doors that were locked as each dep rtlng tram
was Billed. he general expression was tha Ia
dies anu children whn have To go home by rail-
have NO business to visit the Centennial.