Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-02
F.. EDITION,
Excursion Down the nav.

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Excursion Down the hay.
The excursion complimentary to the
press Of Wilmington, Reading, Lancas-
ter and of Chester County in general,
given by the Wilmington and Northern
railroad Company was an enjoyable
occasion which none knew better to
enjoy than the memberso OF the press
Tbs train south from Reading reached
wilmington at the usual hour, one car
of which was already filed with repre-
sentatives of the press from Reading
and Lancaster and all the country in
tervening.
They were accompanied with their
wives or daughters, and the young men
who had no wives were accompanied
with some others daughters. AT Will
nington an extra car containing men,
berB of the press from this city, the
managers of the w. h N. Railroad
with their families and few other in
vi,ed guests, was hitched to the train
and the whole was backed TO the "Y,"
near the west yard. In few moments
more the train was standing on the w.
~ N pier thousand feet out in the
river, and $50 or more passengers were
admiring the steamer Republic as she
bore down to the wharf with a full ret
Of colors flying, and a Philadelphia
brass band filled the air with voluptu-
Gus music.
Everybody WAS happy, but none more
so than general ticket and passenger
agent i. A. Bowers, and Superinten-
dent McCausland spared no pains to
insure comfort and hapIi ness to their
guests. All aboard, the noble steamer
went putting ON down the river, queen
OF all the craft upon its surface, but
not so proud that she did not respect
fully answer the salute of every little
steamer that opened its throat to give a
screecb.
1t was but the work of minute for
the members of the press to scatter
themselves over the boat with maui
sitive curiosity, as If looking for local
In every turn Of the wheel that propell-
al them onward. The local history of
every town, fort, pier. lighthouse,
Island and shoal was infinitely detailed
ana the scribes of the local art eagerly
penciled it down az If they had struck
upon a.Tegular bonanza of news.
When near the Cape q school Of fes-
tive porpoises amused the excursionists
III tu6 WAL3T,
IL was LID p. IN. when the Republic
touched the pier, and in half an
hour more the cars of the Delaware
Bay and Cape May Railroad stopped
in front of the Windsor House, and the |
excursionists scattered along the beach |
hunting shells and looking at the large
public houses that faced the ocean.
The time being shoEt but few went
In TO ba he. Superintendent McCaus |
land, however, could not resist the temp
tation 70 take plunge, and taking |
under his fostering cars a number of I
boys he dashed in amongst the pillows
and wfestled them aroDnd in such a |
vigorous manner that afforded consid-
erable amusement for the lockers on,
AT 100 p. IN. the cars were boarded,
ana IN 10 minutes more the party were
All aboard the Republic again and on
he return home. \ mixed concert on
me way up, III which there was consid-
'rable OF the comic, afforded a vast fluid
Of amusement.
Captain l.achey aud his cerps of assis.
ants were assiduous in their atteLtionsI
20 make the excIrsionists com Portable.
ana Mr. Murch, keeper of the refresh.
ment stand won golden opinions by hM
iesire 10 please.
The following composite the editorial
party:
From Reading-Jacob I1nabb, Times
and Despatch NJ. Gable, Herald :;
Daniel Miller, kepublikaner Won Berks;
W s. Miller and Il. X. Gerber, News.
W est Chester-John Moses, .Iefierso.
man Edward Needles, Local News; H.
;. Guss Chester County Democrat.
b. Kaufman, Chester
county Union Il. A Graves and T. L.
campbell, Times. Kenneth SQnare-l
w. w. Polk, Kenuott Advance; II. ID.
liadiey, News and Advertiser. Honey
orook-J. Dauinan, Graphic. Lancaster
-. M. w. Geist, New Era. Marrietta-I
} II. Cameron, Times. Wilmington-I
Ieorge W. Humphrey, Solomon
Jersey, Frank Woolley, Edgar II.
JooK' william Ferris, Jr, William II.
just before the Republic touched AT
ne Wilmington " Northern wharf on
Us return an jmpromptu Meeting Of the
press representatives was called in the
orward part of the lower deck. q. w.
humphrey, of tho Every Evening, was
'hosen President, and +. l.. Campbell
u the Gainesville Times was chosen
3ecr-tary. S. Hersey, W. II. Hill and
J. H. cameron were appointed com.
nlttee to draft suitable resoI utions os-
,resa'Ve OF the sense OF the newspape,
paternity tor tho Kindness of the w. q
~ railroad anu The officers of the Re
'ubllc. Alter short bsence he COM
nlttte returned with the following reso-
uuons, which were unanimously adopt
Vi
Resolved, That the thanks of thel
members of tho press from Wilmington.
Del, and leading, Lancaster, Coates
'ilie, West Chester, Honey brook, Ken
let Square and Marietta, Pa, be and
ire hereby rendered to A. q. McCaus-
and, superintendent L. A. Bower.
General Passenger Agent, and other .
'fiiciais OF the Wilmington and North.
I'm Railroad Company /; and also to
Japtaia Laokey of the Steamer Repub.
lc ana his efficient corps OF assistants.
or coertesies shown and day Of un.
,lloyed pleasure upon the occasion of
lie hrst complimentary editorial ex-
of the Wilmington and North
,rn railroad Company to Cape Nav.
Resolved, That members OF thel
'ress participating in the event are re-
luested to publish these resolutions in
heir respective journals.
Three cheers were given with a viii
or MIR. Bower and Mr. McCaus,and
and three more for Captain Lackey.
and in few minutes more the ak.
;ursionists were on the w. Il N, cars
and on their way bone, after q day oil
pure and unalloyed pleasure. |
Sunday Law in Milwaukee.