The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-21
THE ExeURs40H4sTS.

Ahout Five HundredS strangers In
the Ctty-Tney are Hospitality Re
ceiv.d BY the wheeling Singing
socteties-ADson Reyman Makes IL
Pleasant for Them: - ''
Early yesterday morDing large NUN.
Der of people commeLced gatherit a.
the leyee to witness the arrival o. the
pittsburgh and Parkersburg eIcursio;'
lists, the former being due here At elgh'
o'clock, but was delayed ON &C.
count of running aground about Az
miles this side OF pittsburgh, anu
a short distance above Sleuoeh-
VILE. The Petersburg boat was
more idrIanate, and at about. eleven
o'clock the steamer Chesapeake steamed
up to the landing with streamers nylhg
and band OF music, having Oh board
about two hundred souls. But the main
interest was manifested In the Pittsburgh
excursion under the auspices OF the
SINGING societies of that place, and the
large crowd which lined the levee tsrried
until the steamer Express showed
her prov Us she rounded the
bend above town About one o'clock
in tho afternoon. As the staunch
old craft neared the city, the band OF the
Pittsburgh Germsnis Society struck up
lively tune, and as che aosted gracefully
down the river to the lower end OF the
levee, with her deck, boiler deck, and
hurricane roof crowded with perhaps
three hundred people, the waving OF
nsnd kerchiets by both those aboard the
boat and the vast crowd on the levee eVi.
denced the fact that oil were In goou
spirits. Landing III the levee, the Fits.
burgh societies were received BY dele
pstlons from the Harmonic, Maenner-
cnor Beethoven and Germanla societies
of Wheeling, aad escorted to Turner
and Beethoven halls. Here refreshments
in the shape Of that cooling beverage
lager beer-and msgniticene lunch had
been prepared, to which 1t Is needless 70
say ali did ample justice, "nd ut inter-
walls gave specimens OF vocal music such
a. Is seldom witnessed. The visitors
were entertained at Turner hill until
about three O'Clock, when, accord rs 70
invitation from that hosp,taOlc gentle.
mar, Mr.. Anton Reymann, the ladies'
and gentlemen composing the party were
escorted tosMr, Reymann's magnificent
brewery In Manchester, where the vaults
were thrown open by the generous most
and the god Gambrinus held supreme
sway. Kramer also volunteered his
services, and with full orchestra aided
materially in assisting Mr. Reymann
to make the visit OF the Pitts.
burghers u pleasant one, and well they
succeeded. Al the brewery there were
perhaps fully five hundred people, aud
numerous men were kept constantly
busy in supplying beer to Nj. Key
mann's guests. Among the prominent
gentlemen present from Pittsburgh were
Mr.. Adam Meyers, president OF the
Lorelll Society; William kurzehknab',
vice president; +. K"pp, director, and
Messrs. II. Hessier, joan Horn, e. Lud-
wiz, j. Kos.ler L. Vo.z, Ii. Nolz, Der
burgh, She'd, For!g, Weisbood
Hetse, Waitn, Andrew Hess ler
heckl and Hngeuann. About tive
o'clock the party bessu to d'sperse and
return to their resi- ective bos's, ard At
six o'clock the Express departed with her
precious cargo Oh ner return home, !ol.
lowed about two hours later By the
Chesapeake The excurs!on!s.s ali Unite
in one voice in praise OF the hospitality
of the citizeHs OF Wheeling, and express
ed regret when the time Tor departure
had arrived So euded very pleasant
day among the best musical talent in the
ONO Valley, u repetition Of which will
be hailed with delight.