The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-20

OF the fairmont. sIorgantown a. Pittsburg
Railroad Makes Successful Trip-The
Formal Opening of the Road I'm
der Auspieious Circumsfan-
ces-A Complete History
of the Day.


them. That good old Saint-may
Allah bless his tribe-has always
had q warm side for Morgantown,
and this year he scratched his bald
old philanthropie head and said:
Now. there's the Athens, the joy Of
my heart and the consolation of my
old age, ! wonder if she would mt
like railroad as gift on this fes-
tai day.
And doesn't the Athens appreciate
it? You ought to have seen the
anxious crowd as it watched and
waited Sunday evening for the in
coming train. No girl ever watched
more joyfully for the coming of her
lover than the throngs that crowded
the platforms of the handsome new
depot and lined the banks of the
river, waited for the beneficent steed
that was coming to make for us a
path out to the white settlements.
There wasn't a man, woman, child or
dog in the town that didn't wear a
smile broad and bland and feel like
striking up; Praise God from Whom
all blessings dow" Even the cats
were willing to join in the singing.
There were more pretty girls in
that waiting crowd than in any other
throng of people that ever laughed
and talked together around depot
in the State of West Virginia. They
couldn't help looking their best. 1t
was day for the bloom to come to
the cheek and the sparkle to the eve.
And the old men-they who had been
waiting and watching and working
all their long lives to see the desire
Of their hearts you think they
didn't rejoice with a joy unspeaka-
bic and full of glory? And the
small boy, the ubiquitous, irrepres
sible small boy-but we don't feel
able for the task of doing justice to
him. He was inspired, and above
the din and clash and chatter he was
heard to eXclaim again and again
''Let EN- fight! Let 'em fghtp'
THE COMING OF THE TRAIN
About $50 o'clock the first train
that ever rolled into Morgantown
was seen coming gracefully and
steadily round the curve through
Durbannah The Decker's creek
bridge had never been tried, not even
by detached engine, but its build
ers had confidence in their work,
and the conductor of the train had
confidence in the builders, and with
out Stacking its speed the train roll
ed grandly alongside of the depot
amid such a waving of handkerehiefs
and hats as never before greeted the
coming of stranger into this town.
The train wasn't carried off,
neither was it devoured on the spot,
but it was boarded by as many men,
women and children as could posi-
bly, crowd themselves into the vari-
Gus ears, and thus a free ride was
obtained across to the ''Y' and back
by about 300 people. 1t is not
known exactly whether anybody
staid with the train all night for fear
it would get away, but it is more
than likely that there were several
anxious watchers.
SOUTHWARK BOUND.
Long before daylight Monday
morning the depot was full of people
Of both sexes waiting for the first
southwark bound train. 1t started
promptly on time, 6:45, bearing
with it the benedictions of the en-
tire town and the surrounding coun-
try. The following officials of the
road were aboard: Charles Dunlap,
Train Master, and his private sec
retary,J. William Prince; j. A. Hun
ter, Assistant Master of Roads; Ar
thur Sinsel, Superintendent of
Bridges, Buildings and Water Sta
tons; S. B. Crawford, Master Me
ehanic, and his secretary, Lee Ham
ilton; j. w. Hamilton, Agent at
Grafton; Thos. G.. Gordon, Route
Agent, and Captain X. D. Walker,
Conductor.
Everybody was impressed with
the gentlemanly, cordial and courte-
Gus bearing of the officers of the
road, and common remark among
the passengers was Il am glad
the road has such pleasant set OF
officers"
The passengers ON the first out
ward bound train were as follows
Miss Nettie Nye, Miss Mary Ollie,
Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Jacob Kiger,
Mrs. Austin, Rev. j. H. Flanagan,
Dr. Geo. B. Morris, John A. f. Mar
elu, LII. u. -. w atluci, w = ~, ~. Dcut,
Charley Durbin, C. S. Sands, John
Fl. Nair, Warren Watson, John Fish
er, Jr., c. j. Fleming, Clarence Nc
Wicker, Y. f. Yost, George Keener,
Ed. G. Protzman, Will Kitchens, J.
r. Miller, John Kinsley, James
Kinsley. Jehu Stevens, Samuel Phil
lips, H. Fleming, of the Register, Jas.
E. Mccoy, Of the Inder, N. N. Hof-
man, of the Post, and the New Do
MINIoN man.
There was not a sign or shadow of
accident or delay on the trip to Fair
mont, and at 9:35 the train rolled
up to the depot and was greeted by
crowds Of people who thronged the
suspension bridge and crowded the
station. Here is the
TIME SCHEDULE.
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