Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-09
SALTIILO LETTER.
A Trip With the Baptist Excursion
lists into Coahuila-A Short
Stop. Over in Monterey.
The Departure for saltillO =. The Iron
Horse rounders-A List Of the
Members of the Party.
The Laying Of the Corner Stone Of
the New Church Growth Of
the Baptist Mission.
BEYOND TIM mo oRANnE.

BEYOND THE RIO oRANnE.
sALTIILO, MEXICO, Feb. In the
Baptist excursion 30 Saltillo, as will be
seen in the list OF names given below,
all parts Of the state were Represented.
The excursion started from Waco,
Tex, with party OF eight and gath
cred recruits as 1t progressed, On
leaving Laredo. Tex, Il numbered
nearly fity Services were held at
Laredo. at which DIR. Hackett OF San
Antonio presided Leaving there at
$50 ON the morning Of the a0,h, moth
ing worthy OF note occurred until the
train reached Nillaldama, Here quite
a holiday aceI greeted us, which was
accustomed 10y the presence Of the ex-
seCi etary Of war, Gen, Naranjo who
was there for the purpose ofeXaminlng
the mines and works of the Caudela
Mining company, expecting 20 buy
them in whole or in part, BY the way,
some ugly htoilra are BflOat concerning
the Efforts Of the company TO get capt.
talials TO invest IN these minea stories
that carry the idea that all the silver
found In the pigs OF lead cast there waH
not extracted from the same ore the
lead was, but "penple will talk, you
know"
IN OLD MONTERREY.
We arrived at Monterey on time.
What little was left OF the dRv was de-
voted TO sight-seeing In that historl-
cally interesting city. Many of the
excuralonlata showed fair knowl-
edge Of the city and the country round,
| from having read tho recently pub
| lished account In the GAZETTE OF the
battle fought there, Having been ad-
monishcd ~ TO the line OF conduct 10
! be pursued the people were very care-
| hl to do no violence 10
| the Mexican customs, only one In
stance OF violation having been
reported and that very trivial one,
a mere breach Of etiquette, The
cathedral, however, was closed aud
It's interior was net inspected by the
| visitors. The Two hotels managed 10y
MIR Vipnau did excellently, all being
satisfied with their treatment,
A nREAK-DoWNi
AT $3.50 n IN. on Saturday, We left
for Ssltillo, and euch time aH we
had-juBt beyond Garcia the engine
broke down and we giayed there sew
eral hours waiting for another enjoy
ing ourselves In the meantime by
stfulling around, gazing nt the tine
mountain ecenery, which Is hardly
rurpaaaed anywhere. a freight en-
glnu having arrived, w0 pulled
out again and arrived AT Ramos
AriapP, where we stayed FOR
MT least three hours, having been COM
PEELED TO send 10 Monterey for another
engine
A LIST or THE ExCURsloNIsrs.
While bore the names OF the party
we're taken, and l give them In the
same order:
Miss Carrie Warneld, Hopkiusyille,
Ky. Mr.. + II Tarve., Laredo. Tex,
Of the Galveston News Mr.. II. w
WaldrOn, OF the San Antonio Express,
Miss Julia Heron, Eeguin, Tex Miss
Mildred Mcknight, seguin, Tex. Z
Miss Su Goodrich, Seguln, Tex Mr.
] q BfRgs DenisOn, Tex; Mr., and
Mrs Il II Carroll, Waco, Tex Miss
Ella Feloen, Ban Antonio; Mr. ] j.
Ryan, Laredo, Mex. MIR. Ed Wat
son, Br.uham, Tex Miss Mamie u,
West, Waco, Tex Miss Belle Battle,
Waco, Tex Miss Annie Battle, Waco
Tex Miss Il q. Axtell, 81. Louis,
No Dr and Mrs. J. B Link, Austin,
. Tex. DIR s Il Lowry, San Antonio :
DR.. and Mrs, Howard, Austin; MIS-.
NJ E Graves, Brenham, Tx; Mlss
M. Addle Breedlove, Kyle, Tex Mr..
aud Mrs J w MrCArty, Eagle Lake
J Tex Mr. Il Runyan,. SAH Antonio;
Miss Maude II. Blackburn, Chapel
HUI, Tex; Mics A. NJ. Ilette, San An
tonic; Mr.. aud Mrs Merrell, Waco
Miss re. V steRgali. SaI Antonio; Mihs
Is q Stroud. San Antonio; Miss Flora
LIE Stanlz Kyle; Mrs. M + Maihe.
nv, Austin; Rev. j. A HRekett, san
Antonio; MIR IS = Thomas, San An.
, tonic; Mr. and Mrs w ii Wears, Des
MOinea, lows; MiHs Jennie Braoy, San
Antonio, Col. n J Sledge, Kyle; Gen.
A. 4. Hawthorne Austin; Mr. III. p.
Abbey, Pearsall, Tex; Mrs X. Van
denbergh, San Antonioi Mr..
d. A. r. Walton, Beeville, Tex ;
silas Ella Walton, Beeville Mr. aud
= Mrs j T. Malo1e. Pearsall; Mr., q
III NJ. Wilson, Beeville; Mr. II o.
Long, P,ereall Mr. i + Alien, Bel
ton Mr. Paul 0stefhout, Bolton MT
John Ffllman, PeaTsRl Mr. Q. Men
denhall, San Antonio; Or. Pope. Aus
tin, Of the Baptist Herald Mr.. II
l Fieh, Iayprnia DR. Howard, Sar
] Antonio; Mrs i q Gay Waco DIT
4. j. MAJ MahoD, Monterey. Meg.
ANOTHER HORSE SENT FOR.
The conductor and several gentle
men having walked back TO the station
TO telegraph for an engine, came bach
on bnrroe, and rs the ladies wished Il
relieve the mOnOlony Of waiting, they
mounted three OF the reetlyi
(reslige bscause they weri
more natural In that condition
than any otherl creatures and raeinf
wasindulPfd IN fof quitea while Whsl
the three ladies asked which direction
they should take Germ ~ Ia the par
~ remarked, Eel, den; Sane ADIon'
ess dat way, Chapel Hill 10 by da
hlack-burned stick and Waco Il ODE
/. dsre 10 DE- wrsf; nov strike oud 70
hl.rs.o D EI.ulll.. ..nl alarlnd nnuIn So