The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-29
TIE PRESS EXCURSION.
The Grand Hospitality which They Re.
ceIyed Mt Piedmont,

Special Correspondence Qlhe IHlsAlJeneH.
On THE RoAD.-The excursion party Of
the West Virginia Press Association left
Pakersburg at3A.M Thursday, and arrived
at Piedmont at 10o'clock. Getting breakfast
at the Sims House, the rarty were taken
over the line OF the West Virginia & Cen.
tral Railroad, Senator II. G. pavis' new
road, to the Elk Garden coal region. The
fourteen miles were rapidly run, and, con-
sidering that the road Is new one, we
glided smoothly and pleasantly enough.
We were in the hands OF the genial Presi.
dent Of the road, Captain Harrison, who
personally saw that everything possible was
done for our comfort. Our party, except
the ladies, who were conveyed by carriages
over the hill. were taken up the long in.
cline Of the Elk Garden mine, which rises
at an elevation OF forty.tive degrees, thence
to the mines by the little dinkey locono.
tive. Here We were met by the genial gu.
perintendent OF the works, Mr.. Musgroye,
who showed our party through the mines.
The vein Is fourteen feet, and Rll OF 1t is
mined, as in the whole there ia but an
inch or two OF elate. II Ia said
tfEat there Is no fiuer bituminous coal in
the United States. Mr.. Musgrove and his
handsome aud pleasant wife occupy
the "cottage"-a magnificent mansion built
at cost OF about 5000, on M elevation
from which one has grand view Of the
North Branch Of the Potomac, winding It's
way at the foot OF the great mountain.
From the north veranda Of the cottage"
you look down hundreds OF feet. Raising
your eyes you see two parallel streams
flowing but lew hundred feet apart. Il is
the same stream, however. Here 1t makes
an abrupt horseshoe" and the narrow
neck OF land 'twixt the two streams Ia in
the territory Of Maryland, while tina. on
which you stand and to the right and left Is
Of West Virginia's domain.
ENTERTAINMENT AT PIEDMONT.
In the evening, at Piedmont, several
hundred Of Piedmont's and westernport's
citizens rendered the visiting editors re-
ception in the large town hall. Acting
Mayor Burkhari, OF Piedmont, presided,
Mr.. G. 4. Gosorn, OF the Piedmont 0bxrter,
was the first speaker, and he made sensi-
BILE and well conceived address. Then
President Morris was introduced, and for
full half hour he kept the audience in
continual fit OF laughter as he shot With
cism after witticism at them. Mr.. Peter.
son, OF the Huntington Republican, fol-
lowed in speech that brought down the
house and kept them dowa. Then Capt.
Robert McEdowney, OF the Wetzsl Demo.
crdt, aud Nr. Dawson, OF the KiDgwood
Journal, made short talks. Tho Piedmont
orchestra and the band from Weslernport
made good music for the occasion, which
certainly wasa most happy one. The editors
Of West Virginia have good reason to know
that Piedmont is one Of the most hospitable
towns OF tile State. It was here, In 1875,
that the Press Association was given one Of
themost magnificent banquets in It's his
tory, and this morning when we came to
settle our bills we didn't have any-not
money-but no bills to gettlc.
Tho Cumberland & Pittsburgh Railroad
placed special train at our disposal, and
at s O'Clock A. NJ, Friday, we left for Gam
berland, via Frost5utg, where we made an
hours stop. We cat dinner at Cumber-
land, and, boarding the train at 1:30, we
left for Pittsburgh, whore, after y pleasant
ride, we arrived at O'Clock. Our party
stopped ut the Central Hotel, where
We were the recipients OF several
courtesies. On Saturday morning we
left, at S:l8, for New York, where
We will be the guests Of the Pfees
Club, and hang up our hats at the Earle
House. Seats have been reserved for us at
Talmadges Tabernacle for Sunday morning
service. We shall remain in the metropo-
Lis till Monday evening, probably till Tues-
day.
LIST OF THE RTXcuRsIoNisT5.
Following Ia List Of onr nartv: =.