San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-11-12
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
San Antonio and Corpus Christi Shake
Hands-Along the Iron Rail-Notes
by the Way.
CoRpUs CHRISTI, November 10,


/ To the Light.
The excursion train which was adver-
tised to leave the Arkansas Pass depot in
| San Antonio, at s O'Clock this morning,
sharp, pulled out promptly at $50 in
charge Of J. A. Creaser, who had beea
detailed for duty on this important oc-
casion. Walter Barrett handled the
| lever and Charley Mccarthy kept the
steam up. The number Of excursionists
who left San Antonio was about 200.
An additional 80 were taken on board at
Floresville. and smaller numbers at the
| several stations passed, until when we
reached Corpus Christi there were over
| 800 on board. President Lott ana Cen
| cral Manager IOakum accompanied the
! rXcursionists, and left nothing undOne
| that could be done TO insure the comfort
and pleasure Of the hundreds who had
accepted the invitation of Corpus Christi
| to come down to see the Little City by
! the Sea- The complete list OF
| the San Antonio excursiOnists was
taken by the LIGHT represent
alive, but the space allotted
To This letter will not permit their inser-
lion. In general terms it may be said
frat the business. beauty, brains and
beer Of san Antonio we're well repre-
-rnttd Many OF our sOundest business
men had taken "A day of, and joined the
thrUug Of pleasure seekers who came to
,aup.e lhr guilt end of the new road in
which San Anton has taken so great
aud furt pride. The ladies' of our gUOdIy
urrv, God bless them, turned out m full
force and graced tine occasion as only
sun Antonio ladies can. Their pleasant
chat pnlivpned the hours as the mile
-fOrrs we're left behind and there was
not "a dull face or a silent tongue among
the scores VINO represented the beauty
of the Alamo city. That the brains OF
the civ were on board WAS evident, the
press being fully represented, with
Brother Ferguson in the foreground and
the representative of the LIGHT being
az the rear. while the Express was sand
wiChed between. As for the beer, the
Lone star company we're on deck rs
usual with a small carload, and full
supply of ice to which latter the Alamo
ice company added its full quota.
seven coaches were comfortably
Tiled with exoursiOnists, lunch
WAS taken en- route by those who
had provided for the wants OF the inner
man, and those who had not so provided
we're bOuntifully supplied by their
friends. Among the caterers who de-
serve particular notice was Ludwig
ManChEe whose ample baskets, like the
lOayes and fishes of Gallilee, seemed in
eXhaustihle. The remarkable smooth
ness of the road bed was the theme Of
universal comment and the running
rate OF % miles an hour was kept up
from end to end OF the line until we
struck the trestle work four miles from
Corpus Christi The entire run of l52
miles was made in q little less than
seven hours and nothing occurred to
mar the perfect pleasure Of the hours as
weTan down to the sea.
AT CORPUS CHRISTI.
Arrived at Corpus Christi a few min
utes before 1907. M, we found almost
the entire city in waiting to receive
their guests. scores of carriages we're
in attendance, and the committee OF
reception soon marshalled the visitors
in line for the beach house, where q
bOuntiful lunch was spread. The gen.
tlemGn who had charge of the arrange
ments were q. w. Westervelt, w. p.
Caruthers. Thos. Hickey, Geo. French,
{. c. Heath, L. p. Rirera, J.
II. c. White, Julius Henry
and 4. BOultigate. TO their
forcthOuRht and pubic spirit, and
10 the hospitality OF scores of other gen.
prOus Corpus Christians, the San AntO-
aio exCursiOnists are under deep obliga-
tiOns. An hour was given to beach
rambling, shell gathering, oyster roast
ing and eating, and the excursionists
were invited to enter the pavilion. Az
ter some inspiriting music by the ltal-
ian string band, Mayor & {. Heath, on
nal u1 Rh g, 70 Of
and the citizens Of Corpus Christi, eX-
tended a formal welcome to the excur-
slonists in avery fitting and appropriate
address. Alderman Mackey, William
Ferguson, of the San Antonio Times,
and W. :. Messmer. of the LIGHT, we're
called upon to respond on behalf Of the
rNCUrSiOnists, and did so in a manner
Ihat elected the applause of the congre-
gated hundreds. The speeches all had
the merit of excessive beauty, the ora
tors 10 doubt seeming the bivalves
WHICH were roasting by the cord on the
grizzlies just OUTSIDE the pavilion. The
address concluded, a break was made
or The oyster tables and the biyalves
and coffee disappeared as by magic. No
formal programme was arranged for in
the evening. and in the early hours the
-lrUIl,rs could be seen lingering low
lngiy along the beach, gazing
on tue beautiful fleets of the moonlight
upon the waters. and filling their lungs
with the freshness of the salt, salt Sea.
Hour after hour. as the moon rose out
Of the waters ard sailed through mot
led mass of fieecy clouds higher and
higher The heavens, the tireless stroll
lers passed and repassed, drinking In
the beauty Of the shlmmering moon
light on the rolling waves as they came
shOreward, breaking in creamery foam
AT the feet of the unwearied watches
II was one of the nights made by ma.
ture, for moonlight and lovers. The
soft, balmy air was itself a benediction,
and the voices of the sea sounded like
messages from the isles of the blessed,
ms the dreamy senses drank in the quiet
ness OF the b ur and every restless
pulse was settled to perfect. peace.
Leaving the luxury of the beach to those
who had no insatiate devil to haunt
them with cry of copy! copyl The
LIGHTS representative reluctantly
turned hls steps towards the sanctum
OF the Caller" to jot these ''notes by
the way" promise brief description OF
Corpus Christi on the morrow, and say
h word for
The ARKANSAS PASS RAILROAD.
Our readers can turn to the descrip-
tiOn OF the road from San An
tonic to Beeville, given In the
LIGHT on the occasion of the COM
pletiOn Of the road to that point,
for their knowledge Of the first Sc miles