The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-03
The Excursion.


At the earnest invitation of Col. II. B.
Andrews and the citizens of San Antonio
| the Legislators visited that city on Mon
| day last. Both houses adjourned about II,
| aud at o'cloek.a well filed train of four
| coaches and a baggage car, pulled out
from the international depot and was
soon across the river bowling along in the
| direction of the Alamo City. The
train was in charge of Mr..
Ed. Parker and Peter Lawless, two
Of the most genial and careful of gentle
men. and under their management every
thing passed off agreeably and safely.
| Nearly all
THE MEMBERS
of the Legislature, the officers OF the two
houses. many of the city officials. and a
few invited guests composed the
cursiOnists, and most delightful time
they had from the word go until the re-
turn yesterday at O'Clock.
Among the eXcursionists were the fol-
lowing persons, not connected with The
] Legislature:
AUSTIN CITY OFFICIALS.
L NJ Croker mayor; j Male, chairman
of council; E B Connel. clerk; Ben
Thompson. city marshall c d Johns, city
attorney; Fred STERLING, collector and
| assessor: Aldermen j Sheehan, III II
Duff and Il Platt.
LADIES.
Mrs VI ii Scott, Mrs f Evans. Miss
Bette Smith. Mrs Mckay, Mrs W X
Homan. Misses Bette Johnson, Alice
Millican, Kate Barnhart, Annie Holdings
worth, Lille Hollingsworth, Stella
Wooten, Julia Finlay, Mesdames B r
Plumly. l. r Sutherland, d NJ Lightfoot,
r NJ Wynne. j f McComb, W Fl Scott,
Kendall and f A Perrenot
PROMINENT OFFICIALS.
| Cen GDpiOht Commissioner of Insu-
rance and Statistics; o Hollingsworth,
Secretary State Board of Edueation; Mr..
FOlwell, clerk Supreme Court: ] NJ
White, clerk Court of Appeals; Il r
White, clerk Judiciary Committee; F r
Lubbock, Treasurer; II. s. GOree, Super |
intendent penitentiary; J C Gather, Jr.,
Comptroller's office; John b Reynolds. F. |
y. Jones. W J Doyle, G B Segur, of the |
Land Office; o NJ Roberts, Jr., executive |
department.
MISCELLANEOUS.
George PendeXter.JOe Herrl. western |
division superintendent L. & G. n r. r.; |
II b Barnhart, j f McComb, NJ d Kirk |
patrick deputy United States marshal; |
III NJ Kirkpatrick county clerk Wharton |
county, Il ii Phillipson. J Galloway, j |
T Fenton, J Wray Shelbyville Ind, J b |
Johns, T c Moore. Milton Mayes. r j |
Lawrence, II NJ Scovell, John Andre |
watha, r. ] Duhamel, W b Brush. l. III |
Hicks. J W Lawrence. f p Wayland, Mai. |
O VI Watkins, d Mcneil Turner, county |
attorney Nueces county.
PRESS.
J NJ MOrphis. Waco Examiner: h TOOlc, !
A G Monsoon, Dallas Herald: VIM. Elliott, |
proprietor Dallas HfrdId' W A Bowen,
NJ + Speer, Houston Post: f Wolf. Gal |
weston Journal: j A Muer, Galveston
NcaCS: Minor II Brown, f = Dumars.
Austin RsriSW: A w Appleby, 'GOliad 1
Guard: f NJ McCaleb. Austin Sun; Mr..
Langridge, EJpr6sS, and the STATESMAN
reporter.
The cOlOred brass and string band was
on board. and discOursed sweet music as
the train. with that careful engineer, John
Dickerson, on the right of the foOt-bOard,
whirled along overt the smooth track. The
beautiful and fertile country and romantic
scenery along the line of the road, ELECTED
universalpraise from all. and was astonsh-
ing to many who were passing through
this section Of the State for the first
time. Soon Kyle was passed. and then
San Marcos, nesting down ON the classic
banks OF the ripping COmal, Just at the
foot of the hills. Then New Braunsfels,
the staid, steady and prosperous village,
which now has national reputation, be-
cause of the thrift and enterprise of her
citizens who have erected WOODEN mills
from which goods, uneXeelled anywhere,
are sent out over the land. At all of these
places people thronged the depots to get
a glimpse of the assembled wisdom of the
state. Al
SELMA STATION.
few miles ont from San Antonio, the
train was met and boarded by Colonel
Andrews and the committee ofinvitatioD,
who at once set to work assigning the Wis.,
arrival at their destination they
would know just where to go
and what To expect. At :he depot
the excursiOnists were met by a large |
concourse of people, and were soon load
ed in the ''busses.' hacks and carriages |
and deposited at their respective lodging
places.
Tuesday morning was ushered in bright
and pleasant. and everything betokened
n most delightful day. The sun cleaned
out in regal splendor and let her rays fall
like mantle of beauty over the old, old
historic city. whose eventful career and
memorable deeds will go down through
the whirling mists Of time. growing
brighter and brighter as the everlasting
ages roll by. Perennial breezes that ever
hurry across endless plains TO cluster
around her sacred places with holy love.
sang sweet lullabys that mingled with
the laughter of ripping brooks and Gre
ated melody that added cheerfu.ness
to the already glorious scene. The first
thing IN order was visit
TO THE ALAMO.
and the building, gray..with age, and ever
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was soon surrounded and filed by an ca
ger throng, who called up hallowed men,
cries, and with hated breath, recited the ,
desperate conflicts, and heroic deaths
that have occurred in behalf of liberty
within her walls. Many of the visitors
were treading upon the ground, and view ,
ing for the first time the SPOT where
heroes freely sacrificed their lives that
Texas might be free forever.
The reporter heard expressions fall
that convinced him that all present were ,,
firmly impressed that the State ought to !
own. control and preserve the Alamo.
The building is now used for storing gro
ceries. In one department is a museum, '
wherein is rare and beautiful collection | i
OF West Texas animals, birds and reptiles ]
They are artistically arranged by MIR.
Toudouzes, a most sklllful taxer-
Alamo the excursionists took car
riages for the Missions Conception and
San Jose, distant from the city about
three miles. They were the wonder of
all, and many were the surmises why
such massive, costly and evidently at one
They carried ones memory backanto the
dim years when, perchance, the AZtees C
" ith their .wopderful and mysterious civ v
izilation aourished and prospered and :
died and passed away, to be known
no more forever. These crumbllng
Will u66p | L
and entwined about with endless a
years of wonderful events were b
looked upon with deep interest by ALL G
After leaving the missions, the procession v
OF thirty-hve carriages returned to the n
city, and stopped In front Of the. Express
office. where the ladies and gentlemen
had an opportunity of viewing a model c
modern newspaper office. The gentle s
manly and genial proprietors and editors n
Of the paper, had no end of refreshments n
spread on table in their b
handsome and neat editorial room, o
for all who desired to partake. S
From there the excursion repaired to the | I
famous
SAN PEDRO SPRINGS, =
where sparkling brooks were alive with y
beautiful fish; while graceful weeping v
willows bowed down to coquette with the !
merry bright waters, and catch just
glimpse of their shapely forms. Here
lunch was disposed of,..to make room for 1
sparkling champagne, brilliant wit, a
md happy patriotic and appropriate L
responses TO sentimental and timely =
Ioasts. An hour or two was spent here,
md the merry. happy eXcursionists re-
urned to the city deeply impressed with
he attention aud courtesy extended to 7
hem. The rest of the day was passed
'trolling through tue quaint old city, II
'iewing its wendrOus beauties, Its lordiy a
and its truly cosmopolitan pop h
llatiop. At night brilliant ball was S,
given, and many were they who passed <
delightful evening. To s.-- - ID
COL. H. B. ANDREWS, e.
who at all times and at all places ex- II