The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-28
THE CAPE MAY EXCURSION.
NEW YORK OFFICIALS AND BUSINESS MEN ON
A TRIP To THE CREIGHTON OF AMERICA =
FAST RAILROAD TIME--IHE ARRIVAL AND
RECEPTION.
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RECEPTION.
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CAPE MAY. N. j., July 81, 1873.
The great excursion OF BANKERS. merchants, IN.
surauce agents prominent citizens came of day
with the to DO expected from Its promo ters.
The Pennsylvania Railroad authorities, with a CON-
mendable sagacity, saw that Cape May, though a
splendid seaside sesorI ana avorite Tor My years
with PniadeI phiaas aud Ballmoreans, look local
color tbs QUAKER City, aud by thousands OIL per-
sons in New York Was be little else than
a quiet village on rude, beaten coast. pos
sessng none OF The attractions OF Newport, Long
Branch or even OF Coney Island.
THE COMPANY.
In order TO dispel this iliuSon Colonel Thomas A.
Scott, through his agents, iss0ed invitations TO the
leading gentlemen connected with tue great metro
poitan interests. mercantile political anu insurance,
10 como this city by the sea 10 view the im
provemcEts which have been made and TO CONSIDER
whether Cape May cannot appropriately be entitled
the Brighton oil America. Accordingly at little
after one o'clock yesterday very distinguished COM
pauy OF citizens assembled the depot Jersey City,
amoug whom we're hayor Smith Ely, Jr V. q. King.
Fire Sheriff Reilly and Order Of Arrest
Clerk Major Quincy. Fro MARSHAL Sheldon, Genera
Horace Porter, Waldo Hu,chings, j. O'Snaugh-i
ness, Colonel ). L. Preton, Captain Samuels John j.
Blair, Ambrose Snow, Z. b. Ihurston. john Roach,
Robert Bliss, Raymond Jenkins, 4. 5. WINSTON f. W
Crowell Ii. A. Oakley formerly president OF the
Board OF Undsrwr,ers) and 4. A. Walton tths present
incumbent CT that olice), r. b. Valentine, W. DC L.
Bouguton, James Yereance (oi the Safeguard Fire
Insurance Company and q. b. Ls,hrop. Among the
representatives OF the Produce Exchange were b. q.
Bogerr, Asa stephens, +. II. Tompkins, W. A Thrall
X. H. Laimbcer ana +. f. Pinto.
THE START.
The large number oil guests were received at the
Pennsylvania depot Jersey Cry, by transportation
Agent jackson anu General Pa ssepger Agent Palmer
OF the ROAD. The i've supplied as the special
tram we're attached 20 tas powerful engine No. GA
IN charge of Engineer Franklin Peacock, assisted by
Firema n Aaroeson. Al 1:3S +. Il. the train was uA
heaaway. ana seemed almost before lett the
shadow oil The depot that the speed was terrific. A
isat b. stenDted OF running over ono hundred
aud seventy miles IN TOUR hours, anu ANYBODY la
miliar with raiirosdiDg knows that this speed
tiruousy Kept up 10 rather EXTRAORDINARY. At least
u has not bsen accomplished baiore between New
YORK aud Cape Cage May
THE MADE.
The time takenwas us foilows:--lscft New ork,
Ransay; a:OI; New Brunswlcx, 2Is; rrenton, 2:l7
Boraentown 2:j6; Burlington, sos; Camden June.
ton, $3.50.
change oil engines TO No 20, belonging Tho after
road, with sam Chester, englueer, tue time made
between the difrere mt points follows Wood
bury 3:4s; G.assboro, 4; Vineiand, 4:20; Cape May
Court House, 5:0s, ana Cape Nay 525. IL VIII thus
DO seen hat "trip wac accomplished about i've
minu,es inside OF the schedule timr aud Mr. strlcx-
iand kneass, assiatsnt 20 President Scott, OF the
Pennsy ivauia Railroad, says II has never been
equaIed
OVATION BY THE WAY.
Along The line OF tae road IRON Trenton TO Cape
May the excursion reccivcd ovation Crowds
OF persons the tran pass, hand or.
Chiefs waved and the groups checred heartily.
THE ARRIVAL.
On the arrival at Cape ssy the station was found 10
BIO thronged Wy adies aud gentlemen, many OF whom
mad como " meet New YORK trends The bulk OF
The guests mo stockton House, wnere AL
though already hled, Colonel Duffy manaeea TO make
room, Tor most OF the New York invaders. hose
whom he could not accom- modste found pleasant
quarters IN palace cars sent by me courtesy OF The
railroad OIL cizis TO the stsuop.
In the evening grand reception and mop took place
at tho stockton, wnsro Mayor Williams received the
ruests.