The Wilmingtonian., 1885-03-21
Excursion TO New Orleans.

A special Excursion party, consisting of
one hundIed ladies and gentlemen, will
leave Philadelphia on Tuesday, March 8ist,
for the New Orleans Exposition, under di-
rection of Mr.. G. r. Mackenzie, Passenger
Agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. Mr. Mackenzie will accompany
the party throughout the trip.
The excursion party will leave Broad
Street Station at 72O Tuesday morning,
March 31st; and dine at the Eutaw House,
Baltimore, at noon. At Camden Station,
Baltimore, they will board a special train,
consisting of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Palace Sleeping and Dining cars. Leaving
Baltimore at LAO p. m, the first stop will
be at Washington City at 2.40 p. m, where
those who have gone ahead can join the
larty. The next stop will be at Harper's
Ferry, so as to give the excursionists an OPP
pogtunity of viewing the picturesque and
romantic scenery of this spot, which is as
sociated with so many thrilling events in
country's history Cumberland, Nd, will
be reached at 7.30 p. IN, where the party
will sup at the famous Queen City Hotel.
On Wednesday, April 1st, the party will ar
rive at Cincinnati at 10a. M, where they
will spend the day. Dinner will be served
at the Grand Hotel at 1890 At 2 p. M,
the party will he entertained by an Organ
Concert at the celebrated Music Hall, after
which visits viii be made to the AIT Mu-
scum, the College of Music and other places
of interest in the city. The train will leave
Cincinnati at p. M. and reach Cairo at
noon Thursday At this point the entire
train will cross the Ohio on the large trans
fer steamer and have full view of 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 10 a. M, Friday,
April Sd. Six days will he spent in New
Orleans in visiting the Worlds Industrial
Exposition, which is now in the full tide of
success. In this season of the year, New
Orleans and its environs are in the full
splendor of their tropical beauty.
Special excursions can be arranged from
New Orleans to Pass Christian aud Mo
bile.
The excursion will leave New Orleans
early in the morning of April 9th, passing
through Jackson and Grenada, Miss, and
enabling the party to view many points of
interest that were passed in the night on
the trip south, The train will be so timed
as to enable the excursionists 10 sec the
grand and imposing scenery Of the Allo-
gheny Mountains.for which the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad is so justly celebrated; a
brief stop being made at the Buck Horn
Wall to permit the party to view the Cheat
River Gorge. Luray will be reached the
evening of April 18th, and next morning the
party will visit the far-famed Caverns of
Luray, continuing their journey in the after-
noon, SO as to reach Philadelphia by II
o'clock that night.
Those of the excursionists who so prefer,
can remain in Washington, the tickets al
lowing stop off there and also at Balti-
more.
1t is sufficient to say that everything will
be done by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road to make the excursion a successful
que.
Col. @. S. Wood, Proprietor of the Eutaw
House, who had charge of the catering for
the recent excursion of the 81. Johns Com
mandery, Knights Templar, will again at
tend to this department.
The train while in New Orleans will re-
main in the Great jackson Route Depot
from which point cars run every five min
utes to all parts of the city, including the
Exposition grounds.
The cost OF the entire trip will be 800,
this including Railroad fare, Sleeping Car
accommodations, both EN- route and while
lying in New Orleans Meals going and re-
turning, and Breakfast while in New Or
leans, Stage fare, and admission to Luray
Cave.
It will be necessary fol- those desirous of
accompanying the Excursion TO enrol them
selves promptly as the number will positive
ly be limited. Twenty-Five dollars must ac-
company each name and balance be paid by
March 25th.
As names are received berths, etc., will be
assigned.
Any further information will be gladly
supplied by
c II. MACKENZIE,
Passenger Agent, B. & o. r. r.,
s43 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.