Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-03-16
Excursion 10 Now Or leans.

spoClAI oxCureiOn parry, cOnslSt-
ing Of one hundred ladies and gentle
men, will leave Philadelphia on Tues
day, March 31st, for the New Orleans
Exposition, under direction Of Mr.. G
X. Mackenzie, Passenger Agent Of the
Baltimore spd Ohio Railroad Company,
Mr.. Mackenzie will accompany the
party throughout the trip.
The excursion party will leave Brood
Street Station at 7. 20 Tuesday morning,
March 31st, and dine at the Eutaw
den Station, Baltimore, they will board
q special train, consisting Of baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Palace Sleeping and
Dinlnp cars. Leaving Baltimore at L.
40 y. III the first stop will be Mt Wash.
mg1on City az 2.40 p. m, where those
" ho have gone ahead can join the
party. The next stop will be At Harper's
Ferry, 70 a. to give the exCursiOnists an
opportunity of viewing the picturesque
and romantic scenery of this spot,
ing events in the country's history.
81 p. m, where the party will snip at the
Ia GUS GU TN City Hotel.
On Wednesday, April LIST, the party
-. H..
where they will spend the day. Dinner
vii he served at the Grand Hotel at
l2 30 At2 p. III. the party will be
'nrer,ai'i.d by an Organ concert at the
g. lebrat'd Music Hall, after which
visits will he made othe Art Museum,
the college Music and other places
OF interest," in the city. The train will
leave Cinctnn MI at : y. NJ, and reach
al 2 Thnraluy tLia INT
the entire train will cross the Ohio on
the large transfer ST. amer and have a
full view If the junction OF the Ohio
with the Great Father of Waters.
Passing through Milan and jackson,
Tenn, by daylight, the excursion will
reach New Orleans AT lO a. M, Friday,
April I'd. Six days will be spent In
New ofleans in visiting the World
Industrial Exposition, which Ia now
In the full tide of success. In this
season o. the year, New Orleans and its
envir0ns are III the full splendor OF
their tropical beauty.
Tae excursion will leave New Or
leans early IN die morning of April 9th,
passing through jackson and Grenada,
Miss, and enabling the party 70 view
many points Of interest that were pass
ed III The night on The trip South. The
train will be 20 timed as to enable the
xcursiouists to see the grand and impo.
sing SC merry OF the Allegheny
Mountains for which The Baltimore and
Quo Railroad il 80 Justly celebrated, a
hri' stop being made at the Back Horn
wall 10 prrnit the party to view the
Cheat River Gorge. Luray will be
reached the evening Of April 18th, and
ntSt morning the party will visit the
fa:-ianed Caverns OF Luray, continu.
ing th-ir j. urDey in the afternoon, 80 as
TO reach Philadelphia by IL O'Clock
that night.
/, Ia sufficient to gay that everythins
will he done by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad TO make the excursion q sue
cessful one.
Colonel c. S. Wood. proprietor of the
Eutaw House, who had charge Of the
catering for the recent excursion oil
st. JJhn's Commandery, knight.
Templar, will again attend 10 this de-
partment.
The train while at New Orleans viii
remain in the Great jackson Route
Depot-from which point cars run
every five minu.es to all parts Of the
city, including the Exposition grounds
The cost OF the entire trip will be 500,
this including railroad fare, sleeping
car accommodations, both on route and
while laying In New Orleans meals
going and returning, and breakfas
while in New Orleans, stage fare, and
admission to Luray Cave.
1t Will be necessary for those dcsiroui
OF accompanying the excursion Il
enroll themselves promptly az the mum
Der will positively be limited. Twenty
five dollars must accompany each name
and balance be paid by March 25th
As names are rec eived berths, etc.
will DO assigned.
Any further Information will be
gladly supplied by G. X. Mackenzie
Passenger Agent, B. & o. X. r., 81:
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