Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-08-03
ON THE ALLEGHENIES.
Peninsula Editors on Their An
nual Excursion. -Cresson
Springs the Place.
a TRIP TO YOUNGSTOWN
No Pen Can Describe it Fully
Nothing Exaggerated.

Nothing Exaggerated.
The Peninsula Press Association held
its annual meeting this year ut Cresson
Springs. Pa.
Saturday morning, July Goth, at 1855
a. M, was the day and hour on which the
editorial party left Broad Street Station,
Philadelphia, and was soon being swiftly
carried through most beautiful agricul.
tural country by one Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company's powerful iron horses.
On we sped, for few hours. when we
reached the city Of Lancaster. the most
important city of Lancaster county Ian.
caster has more than 2j.O0O inhabitants
and Is the centre Of great tobacco grow
Ing district. through fields Of which we
were soon rapidly speeding on our way to
Harrisburg, the capitol Of the great State
ofPennsylvania. Arriving at Harrisburg.
many of our party jumped of the train
and made n break" for the fine railroad
restaurant located there, we were shov.
ling chicken soup and various other con.
coctions into our yawning cavities and
satisfying the inner man. One fellow from
Salisbury yelled for fried oysters and the
head waiter gave him a whitening look MS
if to say don't he clam," hut we have
not the space to note the many funny Iii.
tic incidents of our trip. and will proceed
on our journey TO CrcssOn. TN leaving
Harrisburg our train was divided into two
sections, we remaining an the first in the
two rear cars which were for our private
Use and into which he who had not the
little slip of red paper marked Press
Ticket" could not enter. Al Rockville, Il
few miles below Harrisburg. we crossed
the long bridge over the Susquchanna,
and then began TO see the effects Of the
great flood uf few weeks ago. Piled M
here and there along the banks and islands
Of this rocky stream we saw thousands Of
large saw logs. stranded canal boats aud
various kinds of debris. II seemed MS IL we
could not get away from these evidences
of the destructive Hood Then we enter.
cd the Juniata Valley with the tower ng
Alleghanics still looking down upon us
from each side as great sentincls placed
there To prevent our seeing too many of
the wonderful works of nature Mt glance.
On we sped over recently constructed
bridges down, down. into the valley, and
crossing and rc-crossing the rocky little
stream that the poet has been pleased To
make the subject Of his song Then we
began to near Altoona. where is situated
the great workshops Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad ~ we rolled into the station we
saw wrecked engines and cars everywhere
that were brought there from the Hooded
districts la be- repaired and restored To
their former usefulness Altoona is n
thriving place. Here the Pennsylvania
Railroad builds its engines and cars. and
thousands of men and boys are employed
daily nj this work. Here We were brought
10 fully realize the greatness of this Com
pnny, which we knew before had no
twenty minutes for refreshments at this
place the conductor called aboard"
and with two engines ahead Of our ears
and one In the rear we began the ascent
OF the mountains To CIesson Springs, our
objective point, The sun had disappear.
ed behind the majestic hills and ,hc man.
tie Of nigh, had fallen upon Us ~ we he
gan the ascent. so we could not get Ms
good view rs we did coming home. hut
soon we were warned Ia look out for the
famous horseshoe curve aud there il was
Right opposite 0ilr cars were the engines
which drew MS. the train forming per.
feet scmi.circle. How they pulled and
"snortcd' RENTING showers Of sparks
which lent AN uncarthly appearance to
the scene and reminded us al Dante's In.
iern0 II was q scene which will not
soon ialc from our memory. After few
minutes of winding around the noun
tains our train headed straight for mann.
moth hill through it's rocky structure
The Pennsylvania had cut long black
tunnel, before entering which we were
cautioned by the conductor tn lower our
windows. and the reason for such n re-.
quest was soon apparent for the win.
d0ws became as wet with steam as il they
had had hose turned upon them Short
~ after passing through the tunnel we ar.
rived at Cresson and there on slight
cminence we saw the beautiful, large hotel,
brilliantly illuminated. and wearing an air
OF granducr indispensable. We did not
,arry long al the depot, but hastcncd Ia
The hotel, where we registered and were
assigned TO our rooms. II was then near.
~ O'Clock, 50 after using It'll: soap aud
water and making few vigorous applica.
tions of the "whisp" we descended to the
linning room and ate our supper
The next day being Sunday the editors
had NJ regular meeting, hut spcn, the day
in visiting the springs Of Cresson, ramb.
ling through the beautiful grounds and
making trips to the summit.
Cresson is situated on the summit " the
Allegheny mountains $500 FEET above
the sea level on the main line OF the Penn.
sylvania Railroad, This pleasant place
has been endowed with rich and valuable
natural advantages, that forces IL Ia he.
come favorite lounging spot. Al Ores.
son the air is perfectly pure. /, springs
fresh from the reservoirs of nature, I'm.
tainted by contact with deleicri0us sub
stances. The water is absolutely pure
The famous spring is located in the hotel
grounds. and Is said to he the highest pure
water spring in the world Il energies in
considerable volume from group Of
crushed strata. which is formed almost
exclusively Of silicious elements of sand.
The Mountain House is structure of
imposing proportions, striking in its arch
iicctural beauty, aud buili with an cspc.
eial view in iiS ilinesa ~ "A hniel Ia sau