Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-07-27
SECOND ANNUAL EXCURSION
TO OLD POINT COMFORT ON
THE SEASHoRE.
August 9th the Date.

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special train will run under the aus
pices of the company from the line o
the Newport News and Mississippi
Valley Company, Western Division
to Old Point Comfort on the seashore
The train will be composed OF tn,
handsomest day coaches aud Pullman
Buffet Sleeping Cara, and will bj
under the direct supervision of Mr.
w. j. Berg, General Travelling Agen
of the company, who so attentivell
looked after the comfort of the Hop
kinsvillc party last year both indivi
dually and collectively aud who adj
ded much 10 the pleasure of the trip
IL is the intention to make this tht
most attractive excursion ever run
from Kentucky; ample provision,
will be made for passengers so tha
none of the cars will be crowded.
A yearsgo when the first excursion
was run to Old Point, there were only
a iew along the line of the Chesapeake
n Ohio who were familiar with the
trip, but as all who went on last year,
excursion have been praising it in
the most enthusiastic terms, the great
Atlantic Coast Resort is now as well
known in Kentucky and Tennessee a.
1t is in the Eastern States.
There are several features of this
trip which'specially commend them
selves TO pleasure seekers: First, IN
the scenery along the route, the Ches
apeake & Ohio is tAe most celebrated
of American Railways. The canyon'
of New River, the barriers of the AL
leghanies. the Battle Fields of Nir'
ginia aud the beautiful valley of tho
Shenandoah, need no comment. Old
Point Comfort is situated on llamp-
ton Roads, the largest Harbor on the
Atlantic Coast. The Hygeia Hotel,
at Old Point Comfort, covers more
ground than any other seashore re-
sort. The surf bathing is excellent
aud perfectly safe. Fortress Monroe,
Americas great military training
school, is within stones throw OF
the Hotel. The National Soldiers
Home aud the Indian Normal School
at Hampton are reached by fifteen
minutes drive. Norfork, Portsmouth
aud Gossport Navy Yards are
reached in three quarters of an hour
across Hampton roads. Virginia
Beach and Ocean View, on the Attain
tic Coast east of Norfolk, are within
an hours ride from that city. New
Port News, at the head of Hampton
Roads Ilarbor, near the scene Of the
great Naval Encounter between the
Merrimsc aud the Monitor, ii is only
eight miles distant from Old Point,
aud Hotel Warwick at Newport News
is not surpassed by any other seashore
resort.
There are a Great many attractions
along the line of the Chesapeake u
Ohio and as stop-overs will be grant
ed on the excursion tickets, they may
all be visited.
Richmond, the Capital of the late
Confederacy, is among the chief at
fractions. Itis specially interesting
in relics of the late war.
Luray Caverns and Natural Bridge
are only a short distance from the
main line of the Chesapeake & Ohio,
and sidc-trip tickets will be sold in
connection with the excursion
Other cheap side trips have been ar
ranged specially for this Excursion
among them being the trip to New.
York and return, either by the Old
Dominion Steamship Company from
Old Point or by the Cape Charles
Rail Route through the Delaware
Peninsula; to Boston and return by
steamship; to Providence r |. and
return by steamship; to Baltimore
and return by bay line steamers up
Chesapeake Bay and TO Washington
City and return by the Potomac River
Steamers up the Potomac River.
White Sulphur Springs, the largest
American mountain resort with a
Hotel capable accommodating 25OO
people, is Immediately on the line of
the Chesapeake 81 Ohio, at the
Heights of the Alleghanies.
Special rates will be made at the
IIygeia Hotel, Old Point Comfort, to
those presenting excursion tickets.
The Special Train will start out
from Dvorsburg, Tenn, at 4 80 a. m.
August 9th and will pass Nortonville
at IL 10 a. m. connecting with the l..
Il N. train from this city at 1902
Arriving at Anderson, in the Ale
ghanies, for breakfast at Q A. NJ, aud
at Charlottesville for dinner at 3:2O
p. NJ, reaching Richmond at 5 40 I
NJ. and Old Point Comfort at ;l5 Z.
M.
A representative of the lIygeia llo.
tel will join the train at Richmond
and will assign rooms to passengers
on the train SO that upon arrival at
the Hotel they may go at once to
their rooms without confusion,
The round trip rate from Norton
vile will only be $l4. which places it
within reach of all. Tickets will be
good going only on the seashore spec
ial August 9th and will be good to
return on any regular passenger train
until September 9th. No stop-over
privileges will be allowed going, but
stop.overs can be made at any station
between Lexington, Ky. and Old
Point Comfort returning.
Those who desire to go with the
excursion should leave their names
al once with w. A. Wilgus at the
SouTH KENTucKIAN office so as to
have arrangements made for their
accommodation, and secure berth on
sleeper. An elegant Pullman day
coach will be set on the side track at
this depot for the Hopkinsville par
ty, so as TO insure perfect comfort.
Names are being handed in every day
and if you intend going it will be
best not TO delay.
Reader, did you ever pause for a
moment to consider The vast amount
of reading matter you get in single
copy of the ScUTH KENTUcKIAN
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