Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-30
TRULY TIMELY.
Fo- the aeaeon i. Just Night for such a Trip as Outlined-Very Inte resting Drta Is of Aeptem-
 ber's Grand Series of Excursions.

The grand excursions eastward announced for Septem Der by the Bal- timore and Ohio are attracting attention, and if is not strange that such should be the case, as no more attractive tip has been offered for years. Tn the way of rates the programme Is particularly as it is very rarely indeed that reductions on tick cts il consented to, down to so low a a figure as half fare, or one regular fare for the round trip, thus taking in the enormous territory covered by the s. & O. system, of which Chicago, Columbus, S'. Louis, Cincinnati and Pittshurg are important centres. Every pre- para;ion is being made in the mat ter of cars, dinning accommodations and the like, and the excursions | will be remarkable for complete and | facilities to insure absence | of croxding and the perfect confor of all. Magnificent new parlor and sleeping cars will be run through without change, elegant dining cars provided and new day coaches in abundance. From Baltimore and Washington extensive facilities w.ll be offered for the continuous enjoy> ment of the excursionists. Two lines of steamers will be on from Washington to Old Point c mfort, Fortres Monroe and Norfolk. with the fare exceeding one dollar and half for the round trid. The famou@ Bay Line of steamer from Baltimore to the points named will afford am
 pie accommodation on superb ves- sels lighted with electricity. The noted Hygic Hotel at Old Point is of immense dimensions, one of the largest sea-shore or watering place houses in fact in the country It is a glorious trip down the beautiful
 Chesapeake Bay to the Atlantic Ocean The Old Point never look>
 ed more attractive than now, and
 its bathing shore is a sight to look
 upon when filled, as it is every day,
 with hundreds of merry bathers
 :umbling about Tn the surf. Fortress
 Monroe is but few steps from the
 hotel anI open to tourists, as are all
 the many places of great historict
 interest within easy reach on the
 Peninsula, so celebrated in ihe am
 nuals of the war: The Soldiers
 Home, H1mpton School, Hampton
 Church and too ma y other points
 to mention, while brief steamboat
 ride lands the tourist in Norfolk, Por' smnuth and other Virginia cen>
 ;rss If interest. Making the trip
 from ci her Washington or Balri>
 in ,Ic on night, and back the next
 ,c '> -ursionist has the whole day
 ri the sea-shore. From Baltimore or " tshington it is only a little over
 tyr hours' ride to Harper's Ferry,
 ti4e most noted spot perhaps among ail the historic centres on the Pot
 omic. The lovely river is followed
 q greater portion of the distance, and at the Ferry one stands at the inter = section of three States-Virginia,
 West Virginia. and Maryland-all rcplete with memorable recollec- tions. John Browns old fort still stan Is, so do the ruins o the old ar
 senal, Jefferson Rock, etc, etc. The round trip costs but about dollar
 and a-half, and the money well
 spent. Another inexpensive trip, | and most delightful one. too, is
 that from Washington down the
 Potomac. skirted by historic shores,
 to Mount Vernon. From Baltimore
 and Washington special fast excur- sion trains will be run to the wonder
 .ul Luray Caverns of Virginia, un>
 quesiionably greatly superior tn any
 other known subterranean chamber
 The fare, three fifty for the round
 trip, including admission to the cav~
 erns. In addition, there will be
 short s:eamboa trips down the Chesapeake Bay, with as low rate
 IS flf,y cents for the round trip, and
 fact TO end of pleasure to be com
 .nnu,i,fl nt practically nominal 6g- ! ures. From Baltimore to Wash> in r'u nd return. or Washington to Baltimore and return, the round trip vi paly he dollar twenty, with
 rrain5 at least every hour, and often
 hardly more than Q quarter of an
 hour apart. The distance is but
 forty miles, and B & o. trains make
 1t in fifty minutes, some of then, ,and
 others in one hour. This enables frequent visits from one city to the
 other, and excursionists who prefer ! may maketheir headquarters in Wash ington, where there arc hotel accom- modations for very great multitude. Baltimore is also exceedingly well provided with hotels, and in either city the regular rates will be strictly adhered to. Those who contemplate securing sleepingcar accommoda- tions en route will do we'll to write
 to B. & O. agents to this end, also as regaros any imfornlatiou which may
 be desired. The preparations for
 the grand Oriole festival in Balti-
 more arc being pushed forward with
 great energy and upon q hitherto
 unprecedented scale. The mystic
 pageant on the night of September 18th will itself be worth a journey of thousand miles or more to wits
 ness. Nothing approaching it in
 extent and gran deu rwas ever before