Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-24
ON THE WAY,
FROM PITTSBURGH TO CLEVELAND.
THE TRAIN ON TIME.

THE TRAIN ON TIME.
The Newspaper Men or a Specia
Train.
| THE FUNERAL TRAIN.
Honors Along the Route OF tho Mournfu
Journey.
ALTOONA, Pa, Sept. "A, 9:24.-The Off
GERS who accompanied the funeral train ol
President Garfield report that there was
one continuous demonstration along the
line. At the larger towns great numbers
of people were assembled, and at residences
between tho stations lights were dis.
played in the hands of their occupants.
At Altoona the number of people assem-
bled in and around the station was esti-
ted at 10000. At 1ewistown the track
was strewn with flowers. Especially large
demonstrations were noticeable at Hun
tingdon and Tyrone.
Its Passage Through tho State.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24.-The train
bearing the remains of President Garfield
arrived at Altoona on schedule time, but
in changing locomotives some little time
was lost. The train left Altoona at 1 As a.
M, five minutes late.
It passed McGarney at l:57, Kittapning
Point at s:04, Allegrippas 2:1s, East End
tunnel gel, Gallitzin 2:23, Cresson 2:29,
Lilly 2:3G, Sonman 2:43, Wilmore 2:48,
South Fork 2:j7, Mineral Point 800, Johns
town 3:15, Long Hollow 3:24, Niueveh 1884,
(schedule time), New Florence 3:4a, Boil
var 1859, Blairsville 4:O4, Hillside 4:1O,
Derry 4:19, Latrobe 4:3O, Carney 4:4O,
South West 4:40, Rodebaugh ass, Penn's
500. Irwin $40, Carpenter 5:16, Wall 5:25,
Brinton 5:31, Harkins 5:37, Williamsburg
5:43, East Liberty SAT, Shady Side $50,
Lawrenceville 5:53, Twenty eighth street
Pittsburgh $50, aud arrived at Pittsburgh
depot at 600 a. m. schedule time.
On to Cleveland.
Fifteen minutes were consumed in chang
ing locomotives and crews, and at G:15 tho
train proceeded on its way to Cleveland.
Allegheny was passed at sos, Columbus
time passed East Liverpool, Penna., 1853
and Wellsville, Ohio, $3.50.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 24.-Duriug the
fourteen minutes stop here, while tho
train was being shifted to tho Cleveland s.
Pittsburgh railroad tracks, no one ven-
tured word above whisper and the
funeral party kept themselves out of
sight.
At 5:54 the train drew out of the depot
and slowly crossed the bridge to Allegheny
City, where ear containing the Cleveland
committee was attached to the train.
More people even than in Pittsburgh
lined the tracks through Allegheny City
aud the parks. Along the line of the rail-
road, where it passed through the West
Park. the tracks were covered with plants
in full bloom and beautiful and expensive
floral tributes.
The Newspaper Men.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept. PA special
train containing the representatives of the
eastern and western journals and sixty-two
membert of Garfield Commandery Knights
Templar arrived over tho Baltimore &
Ohio railroad from Washington about half
past five o'clock this morning. After
breakfasting at the Monongahela House
the party left for Cleveland by the Pitts
burgh & Lake Erie road.
A Terrible Calamity.
At Beaver Falls the train containing the
journalists ran into a hand car on Beaver
Run bridge, about 8 o'clock, killed four
men outright and injured two others, one
of whom will die. The men were carpen-
tcrs, working on the railroad bridge at
Beaver Falls, and were on their way to
work.
HOnOrs at Rochester.
ROCHESTER, Pa, Sept. 24.-When tho
funeral train arrived here large number
of people were gathered at the depot. The
Grand Army of tho Republic, Post SO,
were drawn up in line in front of the
depot.
Progress OF the Train.
The train passed Alliance at 1O:42. The
train stuck on the grade be-
tween Salinesville and Kensington; passed
RoOtstOwn, fOrty.two miles from Cleve-
land, at II go a. m. The second section
passed Alliance at 11:2S; passed Hudson,
twenty-six miles from Cleveland, at 1910
p. m.
Incidents of the Trip.
At Wcllsville Congressman Hanna,
chairman of the Cleveland local committee,
pushed through the train. with Sergent-
at-Arms Thompson and a gentleman from
Cleveland who has charge of the arrange
ments for quarte1ing the guests in that
city.
Those who desire it have been invited to
take up their abode at private residences,
many of the citizens Of Cleveland having
that courtesy. If they prefer
hotel accommodation will be
provided for them.
Drapery on Fire.
The drapery on the first car caught fire
this morning while the train was in motion,
but was extinguished before much damage