The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-09

r.s.e a Abatement and few
s.sn,r,e. Of either the Richmond, Freezer.
sSrrn,,rg and Potomac Railroad Company
sSA ss .n,chts Of Pythias. Upon the con-
% 80 ~ cre or the other Of these bo0ses
s ~ sSs borsieu Of having grievously d'ssp'
ssss.,sa = large number Of our eitiSeos.
4 : acknowledgement appeared In the papers
"a vss circulated In our town that an ex'
sms.scn vss to be made from Richmond 10
Wsshinvfon under the auspices OF tne
TrIcnts az Pythias-fsre from Rscnmono
ana return g.. A great inducement "ss
csrcred to the Fredericksburg people 10 .nc
fsst that they could make the rou.u n's
for IL. The low rate natura'Y "'',s.a o.
hundreds, who decided 10 go' smous
shem our best citizens. teieg'sn'
wss sent TO Richmond the Gay &c.
fore requesting accommodations na ~.
the Fredericksburg exeursion'ss. on
reaching our town the train was iou"u W
he fiepsely crowded already, ana yes Mey
stopped long enough to permit s.e ,,'r u"
~ npr peopIe to wedge their way tnrougn
~. crowd. in hope that after the tram
sssr,ed again the seeihing mass OF humanity
-cmId settle down into something IKE COM
Tori But. vain hope! The committee
men. or conductors, or whoever those IA
RELIED gentlemen were who c0ntroHed AZ
Ssirs, seeing there was imminent danger OF
hejnc s,jaed themselves, got up panic IN
sov,e vay. and the idea seemed to be I'M
! nressed upon the Fredericksburg people
that unless they relieved the cars on
their weight the whole train Woulo
nrobably be wrecked; and to save ihe
hundreds Of lives that might have Deen lost
by such a catastrophe we most noDiy maui
n sacrifice of our cherished anticipations OF
n 8av az sipbt.seeing In Washington DY
el,owtov ourselves to be thrust on the cars
near a wsy-siatiop like so many Jonahs !,
and though the houses OF the ticket agent
At the station, Mr. Morton, and OF young
Mr.. Naxwip. who lives near, were most
courteously thrown open Tor our reception
and entertainment, The "great whale =" ais
anpointment swallowed up our pleasures
and hopes for the day. IL is true that the
conscience-stricken conductor requested
the next passing.d down train to take us
home, and the august "lightning express
conce.c eDded TO stop for minute, Out we
were then at the hospitable residence OF
Mr.. Maxwin, few hundred yards from
the station, aud could not avail ourselves
OF the opportunity. number OF co'oreG
people who had been put Oh WIN us, ana
who were still clustered around the station
were thus accommodated Uue " nSh '" V
heard that the few seconds stay the train
made In fredericksburg only enabled them
10 tumble beadoug out OF The cars, we were
glad TO have been out OF the way.
: Now, the advertisement expressly stated
that special cars would be provided for the
accommodation OF colored people. Then
why were they allowed to block up every
inch of standing.roOm In every coach! Ana
Is there not a railroad law that not more
than a particular number OF persons shall
be allowed in each coacbY Greatly beyond
this number were crowded in every one
before they reached our town, and yet they
stopped here TO tempt others to crowd IN:
This NAV reasonably be called stare grab"
though plainly there was no fairness in IT,.
When another excursion IS projected
from your city, and we are allowed to par,
ticipate IN It's pleasures on like terms, and
are fdir,y dealt with, we will forgive the
Injustice, the bad faith, the di,courtesy OF
our treatment; but until we are compen-
stated In this way for our disappointment
we can neither forgive nor forget it.
FREDERICKSBURG.