St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-23
THE ELECTRIC TIGER.
Of but perfectly harmless you let him alone
st. Anthony Hill Graahie.l

first train. A few minutes after II
O'Clock the first car, containing officers
and projectors of the line and press rep
reSeDtativeS, moved smoothly away
from the station, and with rapidly in
creasing speed shot up the steep Oak
land avenue grade at the rate of thirteen
miles an hour. Gov. Merriam, Arch
bishop Ireland, Judge Kelly and other
prominent citizens to whom had be-
to embark. shook hands on the
successful Inauguration of the cleo
trical era in st. Paul street
transportation, and settled themselves
comfortably for the run. Away shot
the train propelled by power unseen.
though fully understood and controlled
by the operatives in charge. Houses
flew by like daylight phantoms as the
speed was increased to fifteen and then
to sixteen miles an hour. The houses
grew fewer and further apart until, at
last, the train was spinning smoothly
along the country road we'll on the way to
Manchester. A few minutes elapsed
between the departure of the first and
second cars, the last one leaving the
station about II O'clock. The train con-
tanning Gov. Merriam and the other not
ables made stop at Manchester, where
the students had formed in line along
the roadside to. accord a fittingly
enthusiastic reception to the pi-
oneers of electrical application in
ST. Paul. In response to an
invitation from the faculty Gov. Mer-
RAM addressed the students briefly,
complimenting them upon the patriotic
display of flags. than which 10 more
fitting emblem could be found of the
greatness of the great American, George
Washington, whose natal day it was. A
company of artillery from Fort Smelling
kept up roar of eannOnading as the
trains continued to arrive, and mid the
booming of cannon and the cheers which
rang from 1.500 lusty Threats. the tour
lists re-embarked for GrOveland Park,
the terminus of the line. Upon the ar
rival of the conducting train at the park
Seibert'S band, which had been sta
toned at that point, struck up See the
Conqueror," and welcomed thus and
WITH CONTINUOUS CHEERING
from several hundreds of people who
hat driven from all parts of the country
to witness the start, the multitude dis
embarked. 1t scarcely seemed possible
that the six trains could have carried so
many people as had secured places
thereon in some manner. One train
alone carried 160 people, and, notwith-
standing the tremendous load, assembled
the steep grade at the beginning of the
journey without slackening speed in
the least degree. At GroveIand Park,
on the very brink of the mighty river
which is destined to furnish power tor
the propulsion of any number of street
railways, any extent of electric lighting
ON the bank of the Mississippi-had
been chosen spot than which none
pnuid have hPpn mora fittinn for m
celebration of two such great events as
those to which the day had been de-
voted. To the left of the ROAD stand
had been erected for the speakers, and
little further away large booth had
been pitched. Within the canvass half
a hundred walters and cooks were
brewing coffee and preparing lunches
for the crowd. The weather was all
that could be desired for such an occa-
sion. The slight chilliness which had
been noticeable at the start had yielded
to the warm rays of the monday sun,
which shed golden glory upon the
dull trunks and branches of the min
iature forest; caused the long lines of
copper wire, without which the trip
could not have been made, to glitter
again, and brought by its CHEEKY in
6Uenco a smile to every face. Thomas
Cochran, as master of ceremonies. hay
ing got the speakers together in the
stand,
INTRODUCED ARCHBISHOP IRELAND,
who spoke In behalf of the owners of
the road as follows:
1t is well to celebrate on similar dates
suspicious events. The memory of one
lends strength and inspiration to the
other. and the enthusiasm of tile day Is
warmer. We honor this morning the