The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-01-02
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NEw 0RIEANs, Dec. 2e, 1885.
Special Correspondence Of the Echo:
! To-day is Press Day at the Exposi
ton, and the excursion party 70,
which the management have been
waiting, has arrived. Il cannot b
denied that the attendance from thl
North TO the Exposition has not beer
large. The management concluded
that the IRISH towards New Orleans
wonid nobeome until after the holiday,
were over, which people naturally likC
to spend at home They calculated
also upon Press Day giving it a big
boom, by collecting here the most
eminent members of the American
press, who would have an opportunity
Of Inspecting the Exposition. and tell.
/ ing their millions of readers whether
It was worth visiting.
4 The arrivals to-day, therefore, are
looked on as marking an important
epoch in the history of the Exposition,
and as likely to make its merits better
: known to the people of the North, and
consequently to attract more of them
here. The excursion came in two par
ties, one from Washington, including
representatives of the Eastern press
and members of Congress, and the
other from Chicago, containing the
most eminent Western Journalists.
Nearly all the leading papers in New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ingtoD, Chicago, St. Paul, St. Louis,
are represented, and a large number of
| journalists from the South arrived in
time to participate in the excursion.
They will remain here six days, and
will be entertained by the Exposition
and the citizens of New Orleans.
There will be excursions up and down
the river and entertainments of every
kind, and from the hearty welcome
given them, it is safe to say that they
will be most favorably impressed with
New Orleans and the Exposition, and
will send the most encouraging re-
ports and thus aid in swelling the
number of visitors to the city.
The special features of last week at
the Exposition were the reception of
the lows excursionists and the cele-
bration of New England Day and
Christians.
The Louisville and Nashville Rail
road has finally yielded to the sug-
gestions of the Exposition manage
ment and reduced its rates for excur-
sionists to the low price of one cent
per mile, stay often days in New
Orleans being allowed. This has been
loudly demanded for some time as
essential to the complete success of
the Exposition. The course of the
Louisville and Nashville will probably
be followed by the other lines, when
it is shown how large a business the
reduced rates bring it. i
The Exposition on its part has met
the railroad with similar reduction,
the price of admission for several days
during the holidays being quarter
instead Of half a dollar.
Tuesday, New England day, the
anniversary of the landing at Ply
mouth Rock WAS celebrated by the
leading citizens of New Orleans and
vicinity of New England birth. There
was large gathering of the descend,
ants of the Pilgrim fathers, as we'll as
of 0rieanians. There were music,
prayers, speeches, etc, winding up
with "A New England banqnette, with |
one of the most elaborate and elegant
menus ever prepared in New Orleans,
containing not few of good old New |
England dishes. kilograms were ex-
changed with the great anniversary
Pilgrim dinners given in New Eng
land and throughout the country.
One of the best features of the enter
tainment was the grand chorus of
several hundred voices arranged for
the occasion, which rendered "Halla-
lnjah," america" and other famous
hymns aud national airs.
Christmas was another gala day at |
the Exposition drawing the largest an
dieBce that has been seen there since
the opening day and witnessing an
other representation of the magnificent |
display of the destruction of Rompeii. |
Arrangements have been perfected
for q big celebration on January LIST,
emancipation or African American |
Day, when extensions will start from
all neighboring towns, Memphis, Nash
Shreveport and other points, all the