Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-27
THE EXCURSION TO NEWPORT.

THE EXCURSION TO NEWPORT
Mr.. Edit0r Seldom have the people of
Brattleboro been offered days recreation
and enjoyment equal to that furnished by
the New London Northern Railroad Com
pany on Saturday, Aug. 2lst. According to
previous announcement we left Brattleboro
at $50 Saturday morning with eight. cars and
ITO passengers in charge of Conductor Wheel
er Our number was increased at nearly ev
cry station until we reached Palmer, from
which place we ran express to New London,
an earlier train having collected the excur-
sionists from all stations below Palmer. At
New London we found the elegant and COM
modious steamer City of Boston in waiting to
take us to Newport, II. l. Conductor Wheel
err accompanied us to Newport and joined
heartily with the officers of the boat in their
efforts to make the trip all that could be de-
sired The Third Regiment band of New
London accompanied us and added much to
the interest of the occasion. We left New
London at 1915, and reached Newport at
l:15 Here We found hacks, coaches and
omnibuses ready to take us to any part of
the city. Many of the party took drive
over to the beach, passing the Jewish syna-
gogue and burial ground, the ruins of the old
stone tower built centuries ago, and many
other places of interest. We spent a short
time at the beach and on our return to the
boat took drive up Bellevue avenue to look
Mt the splendid cottages for which Newport
is famous. At 4 O'Clock we went on board
and started for home, and though thus far
everything had gone merry as marriage bell,
we were destined to mix little bitter with
the sweet. About the time we started a
dense fog settled upon the water which made
it necessary for us to return by the outer
course to avoid collisions. This took us far
Their out to sea, where the swells and incom-
ing tide disturbed the stomachs of those who
were putting in their first experience on the
water, and before we reached New London il
was apparent that very many of our party
had paid tribute to Neptune. But sea-sck
ness does not last always, and by the time We
were on board the train all, with few excep-
tions, were feeling as good as new. We left
New London at S:15 with two engines L.
cars and nearly 800 passengers and slowly
we1ided our way homeward reaching Brattle
boro at $40 Sunday morning. l think WI
were all ready to vote that we had put in
hard days work, and enjoyed it very much
Prominent among the ludcrous scenes of tn,
day was the attempt of the few Democrats OF
board to bring themselves and their caus
into favorable notice. When we arrived a
Newport, and while the lower deck wa
crowded with passengers waiting for tn
plank to be laid, some oyer-zealous Democra
mounted n stool and called for three rousinI
cheers for Winfield Scott Hancock. Thi
call was enthusiastically responded to b.
about six or seven voices but in justice
should be said that there were other Demo
Gratis on board who would have responde
had they been in a condition to do SO. Will
returning from New London, the time, whic
otherwise might have been monotonous, wa
enlivened by the few surviving Democrats
who improved the time by making Hancoc
speeches and singing the songs peculiar
their people. One Democrat from Brattl'
boro amused himself by going from one CO
to another as well as he could under the eli
cumstances and informing the passenger
that he fought and bled with Hancock; bl
later on, as the contents of his bottle lowered
he became less active and confined his operi
tions to seat assigned him by one of Ii
passengers, only rousing occasionally to tai
another drink and repeat this one line of h
favorite song: Hancock hic-is the-hi'
ma-a-n." 1t is wonderful how little poo
whiskey will create Democratic enthusiasm
A PASSENGER.