The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-08-29
For the EAGLE.
Friendly Hanl 1xsursioc.


BUFFALO, N. Y. August %, 1878.
ED. EAGLE:-Thc unusually low
rates by the above excursion attarcted
large numbers of people all along the
A. T. & S. F. II. & st. j. aud the Great
Wabash r. II. nearly two hundred
persons left their prairie homes in
Kansas aud availed themselves Of this
golden opportunity to return East
and visit their friends; and cxpatiate
the glories of sunny Kansas. We met
Kansans from one to sixty years old,
lawyers, preachers, doctos and farmers
all full of Kansas, Kansas from the
capital, and Kansas from the frontier.
The people kept pouring into tie
tram all along the line until we reach
ed Fort Wayne Ind.
The train increased in its length
until it became necessary to divide it
into three One would have thought
that the west was going east. Mr..
Aver Joined the excursion at Quincy,
where tickets to Niagara Falls and
return were signed, sealed aud deliv-
cred. The excursion was under ex-
cellent management and everything
was done that could be done to make
the trip pleasant and agreeable.
There seemed TO be an abundance
of the necessaries and unnecessaries
of life, in baskets of every conceiva-
ble pattern.
Itseemed as though Kansas might
be sending to the east returns for the
donations during the grasshopper
scourge, with interest.
Some of course supplied themselves
with the .'crater" aud were corrcspoh-
dinghy happy.
There was however marked abb
sence of Rowdyism and border ruiiian-
ism which many seemed to expect in
such q crowd.
Some asked "are these from Kansas!
where are their pistols and sloched
hats?"
Others said, this is pretty looking
crowd from so far west amt ii!''
Notwithstanding the large baskets
of provisions all the lunch stations OF
the line were utterly dcspoiled by the
hungry travellers.
They poured into the lunch-rooms
L
and the sandwiches, cake. pie, and
coffee disappeared like he river into
the sea.
The crossing on the boat from To
ledo to the Canada side was an cpl
sode in the lives of many, some never
realized that they had been on boat
at all.
The henglish element soon mani
tested itself when in Canada.
Their was an entire absence of chit
whiskers, and the universal preva
lence Of mutton chop whiskers. One
employee entering the train shouted
.'hout of the way" and another askct
of companion "ow-is this.
The weather was rather warm TO
such long and crowded ride; and
little time was lost: but on the who'll
the excursion was grand success
. All distinction of races was lost dur
ing the Journey, for enough dirt an'
cinders had accumulated in the hal
and on the faces and necks Of tn
passengers that they hight have be en-
, supposed to be party from the south
instead of from the west.
The party (about eleven hundred
landed at Niagara Falls about tw
O'Clock p. NJ. on Wednesday. AS W
accompany the excursion to Toront
and Put III Bay we can say nothing Q
, that part of the trip, but we have II
! doubt it gave entire satisfaction.
Throug the kindness of Mr.. Aye
and the A. Il. & S. +. Il. r. Co., man
= had their tickets extended for thirt
DAYS and we have do doubt that tll
people here in n. Y. will hear sue
i, glowing accounts Of sunny kansa
), that the tide of migration from thes
parts will be swelled nightly thu
g fall. SO mote il be.
Il Yours for Kansas,
J. l.. RUSHBRIDGE.