Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-01
Pittsburg's Sights Viewed by Many
Members of the R. P. |. Alumni.
A REUNION is HELD In THIS CITY.
Excursions by Rail to Leading Industrial
Establishments.
A LONG LIST OF HONORED VISITORS

| IuSiC I-O lTOIu
parts of the Union in attendance. When
you ask the simple question, ''Who
is that gentleman" you are greeted
with the words, "Why, don't you know
| him? He is, we'll, in almost every case,
he is a man you have heard of before.
Wealth!-every other man is capitalist,
| and the odd ones are only railway mag
mates. Beauty!-the member of the party
who carried his amateur Photographic ap-
paratus with him and pulled the string on
the slightest proyocation, has groups of the
best looking men obtainable outside of an
asylum for the retired Adonis of the
museum circuit.
From the not too fresh freshman, to the
graduate of class of over half century
ago is quite step, yet such are found
among the members present. The
former need not be mentioned, but
the latter are Mr.. James Hail., State
Geologist of New York, and Mr.. W. H.
Boyd, of Detroit. The former is II years of
age, and accompanied the excursion yester-
day. He admired and criticised with as
much ardor as the youngest member in the
party. Mr.. Hall is very pleasant, jovial
old gentleman.
A LIVELY PARTY EN- ROUTE.
The excursion planned for yesterday was
very successful. The party has its head
quarters at the Monongahela House. They
LETT yesterday early in the morning and
boarded a train at the West Penn depot for
Tarentum. The first stop was made at the
large plate glass works of Ford Bros, near
that little city. The process of making the
panes of glass, so much admired, was OBJ
served from the mixing of the ingredients
and the making of the pots, through the
various stages of melting, grinding and
polishing, to cutting and packing the glass
preparatory to shipment. The process was
new to many, and was highly praised and
commented upon.
All aboard again, and the party was off
for West Penn Junction, where the train
was to return by way of the Allegheny
Valley Railroad. Lunch was served on the
train while in motion. 1t was intended that
the train only should move. but everybody
in it kept moving. 1t might be exciting to
attempt to help yourself to lobster salad
while your plate was doing a song and
dance, but it's not pleasant, not in the least,
into your neighbor's face, as if you were
feeding the animals in a bear pit. 1t is an
noying and hard on your nerves.
Short stops were made at the pumping
station of the Pittsburg water works, the
Keystone Bridge and Crescent Steel Works
and the Phoenix Rolls Works, at Forty
second street. The party left the train at
Thirty-third street, and paid visit to the
power house of the Citizens Traction Com
pany's railway line. The steam cars were
abandoned here, and the merry party came
downtown on the cable cars.
Thclast stop was made at th Westing-
house Electric Company building in Gar
rison alley. Mr. H Fl. Bylesby assumed
the guardianship of the guests and led them
through the works. The visit was one of
the most interesting of the day. At one
point, however, it looked rather doubtful.
A few OF the party were lured into a little
room and the door was shut. The lights
were turned out, and with the strange
sounds and odd lights which soon followed,
one commenced to think of his future state.
A young man with reassuring voice quiet ]
ed the uneasy ones and gave an interesting
electrical exhibition.
In second room the new electric meter
and the latest device for lighting theater
stages were shown. The bald head seats
were surrendered and taken by different
groups until all had admired the beauty of
THEY ALL ENJOYED PI-TsBURG SCENES.
1t is impossible to describe the yarious
departments visited, but it must suffice to saw
that all were interesting and were enioyed.
The guests reached their hotels about
o'clock.
In the evening an informal reception was
given at the Monongahela House. MANY
were in attendance and pleasant time was
spent. The excursion was carefully ar
ranged and fully enjoyed. The committee
is A. B. Starr, A. P. Kirkland and George
s. Dawson. The Lunch Committee, F. 6.
Osborn and Gustave kaufman. Reception |
Committee, w. G. Wilkins, /. w. Frank |
and 81. NJ: Wilson
To-day they will go up the Monongahela
via the Pemickyroad at $50. The first stop |
will be made at McKee's and at Abel, Smith |
q Co.'S Glass Works, thence to the man.
moth iron works of Jones & Laughlins, the |
Homestead Steel Works, the Edgar Thom- |
son Steel Works, the National Tube Works |
at Braddock, and returning stop at Oliver !
& Roberts wire mill. They will arrive at |
the Monongahela house at Pm A BAN
quet will be spread in the evening for 125 |
persons.
THE GRADUATES AND GUESTS.
Those present at the excursion yesterday
were:
Glass of 1882, Mr.. James Hall, New York; |
William H. Boyd, Detroit.
Glass of 1854. ] Martin Clinch, Boston.
Glass of 1855. Edward Yardley, Pittsburg.
Glass of 1858, William Metcalf, Pittsburg; |
Park Fisher, Trenton, N. j., and W. Il. |
Doughty, Troy, N. Y.
Glass Of 1859 II. A. Royce. Boston.
Glass of 1850. w. H. Searles, Cleveland. O.
Glass of 1851, 7. Clifford Smith, Buffalo.
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Pa.
Glass Of 1869. A. B Starr, Pittsburg; John
Glass Of 1871, H; g. Moore, F. L. CARING
TSScls new Ycrh Kr'and Pstsburg' E.
Glass OF 1877, George Burnham, Jr., Phila-
Glass Of 1879, E. B. Kay, Kansas City; James
Reed, Phlladelphia; 3: w. Peterson, Wheeling. |
4 Class Of ISIS, iFr Prof. &. Ricketts,, ,R.PL
Glass Of 1870, l. W, Frank. Pittsburg; E. C.
Carter, Cnlcago; M. >. Werner, Pittsburg.
Class of 1877, A. o. Bostrum, u s. N; Horace
G. Young, New York
E. G. shanklin, Pittsburg; Harry s. Hodge,
Glass Of ls79-C. B. Krause Cleveland: W. T.
wilkins, Pittsburg; Frank E. Platt, Brooklyn;
E. W. Cramer, Chicago.
Glass of 1SS0-Frank Osborne. Pittsbure:
Frank Cf TX, Pfttsburg; Gustave Kaufman,
W. B. Hammond, Boston; j. W. Pearl. Canton,
O.; ID. ?. McClintock, Pittsburg; Fred 8. |
Young, Troy; c. R, Manyille.
Class OF lSSl-G. W. g. Ferris, Pittsburg; H.
W. Werner Pittsburg.
Glass of 1883, ]. G. Halstead, j. F. Williams,
Brooklyn, N. Y; T. A. Brown, Elmira, N. Y;
A. II. Renshaw, Troy, n. Y.
Glass of 1854. H. NJ. Wilson, Pittsburg: w. i
A. Aycrigg, Passaic, n. j.; M. G. Moore, Johns
town; +. SPeerman, steubenville, o.
Glass OF 1855, D. w. McNaugher, Allegheny
City, Pa.
Glass Of 1885, George s. Hubbell, Buffalo, N.
Y; W: q. Holly, Chicago; D. E. Winger, Free
Gallery, Pittsburg; A. s. Kibbe, New York.