Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-17
A GRAND BANQUET.
Celebrating the Entrance of the 3
& o. Railroad
INTO the CITY OF NEW YoRl
Numerous and Notable Persons Pres.
ent Who Make Speeches
and Give Toasts.

PAVILION HOTEL, STATEN ISLAND, De-
cember l6.-The banquet 10 President
Garrett and the executives Of the B. 4 o.
railroad, given Of the Pavilion here to.
night, was one OF the most extensive as to
preparation and attendance eve. known in
New York. Just after seven o'clock Mr.
Winan'gsee the sixExfwsscnxsscssvssrs vssrs'
vice, ard two hundred and tify-,lrse gen.
tleRen sat down to dinner. The guests
comprised representatives OF the leading
commercial. banking legal aud rail
road circles Of New York. Brooklyn
Philadelphia and Baltimore Mr.
Eras'ui Wimsn, the promoter and head
OF the s aten Island Rapid rransit Compa.
ny presided with Mr. Robert Garrett and
President Of the Baltimore aud Ohio on
bis right, Governor Henry Lloyd Of Mary
land on his left. Ofthe many distinguish.
ed gentlemen present were: Geo, Vim
Curtis, Attorney General Cassidy, Of Penn.
sylvanis; Geo. ". Aosli, Baltimore SUI;
Lieut. g jvernor Wood ward, Of New York;
Wm Win er, New York Tribune; Mayor
q H,dge,, Of B 1T more; Henry SedIey, New
York Tim .e;, NJ l.1fan, New York San
NJ ,yor Smith, Of Pniladrlphia, and Acting
Mayor S.ngsr. N4S York; Austin Couk.
lin, n F. lag4ls, Pfesideat Cincinns.i. Ia.
dianspol, aui Chicago RAILROAD; Thomas
Rauer, A idison Commock, General Jour.
dan, Sr Robert Cameron. Ham.
il;on Disstsr, exM4yor Latfobe, OF
Baltimore, Vice President Spencer, second
Wee Prrsident King, third Vice President
Burns, Chairman oi the Finance Commit
tee aud Directors, Decatur Ii. Miller,
Joshua Heryer, Jas. Cooke, ". W. Taylor,
Judge Dobbin, Sulvey Burke, Henry
McShould, Frank Brown, Robert Obur, j.
NJ Hook and j. Frank Supplee, sll Of the
b. l. O, also General Solicitor j. X
Gwen, Assistants to the President. j
". Davis and W. F. Barnard, General
Freight Agent Frank Harriott, General
Passenger Agent C. X. Lord
and Assistant General Passenger
Agent J. G. Pagborn, Robert
Gilmore, city counsellor Of Baltimore;
Judge Fisher, Of the Maryland Supreme
court. Of the leading Baltimore mer.
chants, bankers and professional men,
we're: John E Harst. John Gill, Charles
J Fisher, ]. Kerney White, Clinton B
Paine, VIM. Reed, Alex Falconer, c. F.
Mayer, W. s. Reyner, + ]. c. Cross o..
usau Latrobe, George c. Junkins, Frank
Berons, Robert Dobbin, and Chief Engin-
eer q. T. Douglass and Consulting En-.
sineer James L. Randolph and Assistant
Engineer Chss. Ackenhsil, Of the B 4 Q
President of the Pittsburg aud Western
Railroad; Lawrence Jerome, [. =. Sena-
tor Ssbin, Of Minnesota, President and
General Manager Of the B. 4 o. Telegraph
Company; D. H. Bates, Superintendent
+. A. Leslie.
Mayor Lowe, OF Brooklyn. sent letter
regrettiDg his inability to attend 10 person.
BE is represented By Mr.. 8. V. White, the
noted Wall street operator: ex-senator
Herman, ex Senator Henry G. Davis Of
West Virginia.
THE SPEAKING
commenced shortly after nine o'clock, and
lust preceding number Of the most ele-
santly dressed ladies came into the ban.
quet hall and were seated in most favora-
bic positions; among them were Mrs.
Robert Garrett, Mrs. G. P. Lowery, Mrs,
E Weinsn, Mrs. Armour, Mrs. Henry Ged.
ley, Mrs. G. Rswson and
other we'll known ladies Of
Staten leland, New York and brooklyn
Mr. Wiman prefaced the toast with letters
from Mayor Low, Of Brooklyn, Hon Perry
Belmont, of New York, and Mr.. Carnegie.
After this the toaGts were in order. Mr..
Geo. Wn. Curtis arose and proposed the
toast
"RoBT. GARRETT"
President aud the executive Of the i
O. r R. lie spoke most eloquendy and
impressively, and was frequently interrupt.
ed by hearty applause. He spoke Of the
peculiar interest for Staten Islanders be-
cause it is the most important event
in the annals Of Staten leland,
the most delightful suburb Of New York,
fall of natural beauty. but not only that,
but her long, unbroken, deep.watered
shore offers TO the gran1ies Of the west,
and TO the mines of the midland, and to
ell the tesming products OF the continent,
and at the same time unrvaled facilities
for foreign trade.
President Garrett responded in a lengthy
and able speech, outlining and describing
the circumstances and methods Of the b.
& o. entering New York. Numerous
toasts were offered and responded TO By
the notable gentlemen present.