Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-17
JOLLY RAIIR0AD MEN.
Nautical symposium During
when the Animate sirONvi.


Wh,ch the Animate ssrOVi.
The Railroad Association Of Philadelphia
at the Invitation OF the Wilmington ~
Northern Railroad Company, FridGy night
took one OF It's periodical jaunts on mo
steamer II. A. Haber. The Philadelphia
visitors reached the d. d o. Market street
station about 7.30 O'Clock In u special car.
They had kidnapped one OF "dot little Ger
man bands" on the way, determined to
/, make all aboard the boat as miserable as
pc ssible.
The boat left King street wharf about 8
o'clock and proceeded lelsurely mp the
river to Philadelphia. Good nature and
good cheer prevailed aboard the boat and
Mine Host John ]. Mullin OF this city saw
that the guests neither hungered nor
thirated.
The itinerary was in the form of "jolnt
tariff, No, 3, rail and water, taking effect
on October 18th, 1885," and abounded In
witty points served up In the most APP
proved railroad style. 1t was the handi-
work Of G. II. Stearns of Philadelphia,
general agent of the Illinois Central rbil-
road. General Freight and Passenger Agent
Bowness Briggs and Superintendent Nc.
Oausland of the W. Il N. railroad gracefully
4 performed the honors as hosts OF this
Nautical Autumnal Nocturnal Hympo-
\ sium."
i The animals were allowed to roar slowly
by the time that the boat reached the
mouth OF the UhristlHna and long before
they reached Chester nll of the animals
were growing. The band was gagged,
bound and imprisoned In the coal hole
yhen the boat passed the powder mills at
tlnioum and the dynamite works at
&hompson's Point, for fear that the COLI
4ussion from the sound might precipitate a
catastrophe that was unparalleled III this
year OF big disasters.
When the Lazaretto was approached all
~ ttlr an bA
we're hauled forth and pulled vigorously to
kiil any fever germs that might he floating
n the air. As some OF the excurslonist5
eere found insensible this morning 1t Is
cared that the germs, "cigar SMOKE" or
some other effervesclng and penetrating
compound got In Its fine work. In looking
over the boat this morning single lily was
found, and 1t was dead; leading to the be-
lief that 1t died natural death some time
during the night. All present voted 1t the
most pleasant excursion that the asso.
citation has yet taken, and the W. 4 n. and
its officials we're literally smothered In u
shower OF compliments.
Among those present were the following
Al @. II. 5tearns, 1lliEois Central; J. Harria
Texas Pacific; L. II. Bell, Blue Line; L.. &
Bnively, Lackawanna Line; W. X. Maxwell
Z Anchor Line; W. II. Warren, Merchants
Dispatch Transportation Company; IL
i, Martin, Queen and Crescent route; +. Is
a.
Star Union Line; J. A. Diver, Star Uniol
Line; ]. II. Grace, Lackawanna Line; j. u
n Derby, Atchison, topeka " Santa Fe; W. +
Towne, Chicago & Northwestern; ]. IL. Par
ton, Philadelphia 81 Reading; j. o Stokes
Star Union Line; II. ]. Smith, Southern
Pacific; A. M. Graham, Kanawha Dispatch
d. W. Farrow, Chicago, Rock Island 4 Pa
81 cif1e; W. K. Reeve, Merchants Dispatch
J. F. sheehan, Northern Pacific; L. T. Fow
Ter, Union Pacific; II. A. Moore, Empir
Line; W. +. Trexler, Great Eastern Line
K H. A. Bray, A.. 4. 4 s. +. railroad; @. Il
Latta, O. a N. W. Il. r.; j. Bulger
q L., v. a W. II. R.: D. q. Brown, Unio
q Pacific; T. y. Harwood, West Shore
O. L. Lyon. Lehigh Valley; NJ. L. Leake, I
a II. railroad; W. Wall, Nickel Plate; {
Donat, Windsor Line; q. Lincoln, b. II
n railroad, all of Philadelphia; H. B. Hutch
ings, travelling agent O., b. 4 Q. railroad
New York; j. r. Gilkyeon. Pennsylvani
railroad, Trenton; Wilmer Palmer, Unto
Line; A. G. Mc0auslaud, superintendent
W. 4 N; Bowness Briggs, general freigt
and passenger agent; +. l.. Hills, chit
engineer; E. b. Shurter, secretary; II. |
MoOollum. clerk, all OF Wilmington.