The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-03-16
PUEBLO.
Celebration of the Completion of The
A., T. &S. F. Road to that City.
Great Enthusiasm Manifested by the
Citizens of Colorado and Kansas.

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad is completed to Pueblo, and the
psople of Southern Colorado are rejoicing
over this new broad-guage link that binds
them to the manufacturing and agricultu-
raj State Of Kansas.
They are not alone in their rejoicing
Kansas joins in with her sister State, and
together they celebrate the occasion, ~
being an event Of common interest to both
the mining and agricultural State.
Last Tuesday was the day appointed for
the assembling of the multitudes, and the
officers of the road, at this end of the line,
made preparations to accommodate all who
wished to visit Colorado on this occasion.
Excursion tickets were sold at the low rate
of $40 for the round trip, and nearly .
thousand people took advantage of these
liberal terms. The train to leave Topeka
on Sunday, the 9Th.
Previous to adjournment the Kansas
Legislature received an invitation from the
company to take free ride over this road
to Pueblo and return. The invitation was
accepted, and committee appointed to
make all the necessary arrangements for
A PLEASANT TRIP.
The committee was authorized to invite
the State officers and few representatives
Of the press to accompany them. Thus a
second and district excursion was planned,
and arranged to leave Topeka at 6 O'Clock
on Monday morning last, fourteen hours
after the departure of the general e1cur-
sion train.
The first excursion train got started ion
time" and went rumbling down the road
in high glee, expecting to reach Pueblo in
time for the celebration. On board this
train were members of the city council Of
Topeka and Atchison, and other prominent
citizens of the State, numbering about
500, and filling sixteen cars.
Train No. 2, upon which embarked The
Times reporter, left Topeka on Monday
morning about O'Clock. We have
not space to give the names of all on board
this train. They were about three hundred
in number, and q more respectable crowd
Of ladies and gentlemen We have seldom
had the pleasure of meeting. 1t has been
said by some that the present Legislature
was below the average, but this q mistaken
idea.
A very heavy rain was descending
when the party left Topeka, and by the time
the train reached Emporia, the rain turned
into storm of sleet and snow. At Empo-
ria dispatch from Superintendent Morse
announced that the trains ahead were
stuck in the snow. The question of re-
turning, in view of the dubious prospects,
was seriously discussed by the excursion
lists, and doubtless the party would have
abandoned the trip and returned, had not
the ladies used their influence in forward
direction.
At Larned the general excursion was
overtaken by the Legislative excursion.
From this point the track was clear of snow
and the two kept near together and
all started west at lively rate of speed,
the foremost drawn by three engines, with
snow pillow in front OF it.
THE SMASH.
At four o'clock on Tuesday morning, at
point four miles west of Spearyille and
twelve miles east of Fort Dodge, the snow
plow ran over a COW lying on the track
This GOV is supposed to be the only ami
NAL of the kind in Edwards county.) The
engines and snow pillow were hopelessly
ditched, and az it was found impossible TO
replace them upon the track with the
means at hand, it was decided to build
track around the wreck, which work was
completed at $3.50 on Monday afternoon and
the train pulled out from Spearville.
VOTE OF THANKS.
At meeting of the excursionists on the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
train No. 2, the following preamble and
resolutions was adopted:
WHEREAS, Notwithstanding the severe
snow storms and consequent blockade of
the railroad for twenty six hours, neverthe-
les, by the entiring efforts of the officers
and men controlling this train, they have
made the excursion an occasion of unusual
enjoyment and comfort to the excurtionists
be it
Rcsotped, That our sincere thanks are
rendered the aforesaid officers and men for
their gentlemanly bearing and faithful per-
formance Of duty and that We most heartily
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railroad to the travelling public.
THE ARRIVAL At PUEBLO.
The excursioniats reached Pueblo at Q A. |
N. Wednesday. The Pueblo folks, who |
were overworked from the combined beer |
and banquet of Tuesdays blowout, re-
ceived the strangers and gave them such an |
as they could under the cir |
which was satisfying to their
guests. A iremen's parade, headed by the |
Fort Lyon band, was made, and in the
evening a concert, banquet and ball was
given for their entertainment
At the close of the concert short ad-
dress of welcome was made by Mr.. Chas.
E. Cast, City Attorney of Pueblo.
,tor c. 4. Martin, Judge Haneback, Sena-
.or PETER and Major I. ]. Anderson all
made brief and appropriate speeches, e1-
pressive Of their satisfaction at meeting the
people of Pueblo face to face. We only re-
set tudt We are unauie 10 publish
hese remarks in full. At the close of the
peech-making dancing was in order, and a
,leasant time was had by all who partici-
,ated The Pueblo ladies are accomplished
lancers, and rather outshone our Kansas
iris, who, owing to the long distance of
he journey, did not bring the best they had
n the line of ball dresses.
On Thursday morning the legislative
'arty visited the most beautiful
ity of the West, Colorado Springs,
orty-6ve miles north of Pueblo, on
he line of the narrow gusge road,
There they were received BY the citizens,
laced in carriages, and driven to the
prings, the Garden of the Gods, banqueted
nd entertained for q short time on ,
be mountain side, near the soda springs.
I little place called Monitor, where |
peeches were made BY gentlemen from 1
9th parties. Tne toast "The Ladies," was /;
TO in becoming style BY Senator
alderman, of Leavenworth, who was the
ght man in the right place. A very i
leasant time was had, after which the par
: returned with reluctance to the trains, !,
nd proceeded homeward, we'll pleased :
ith the days festivities, and delighted /,
it'll the mountain scenery.