The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-27

Forty members OF Wilmington d.
vision, No. 224, Order OF Railway Con-
ductors, and ten from Division No. 82,
OF Philadelphia, made visit to Read
ing. Pa, over the Wilmington and
Northern railroad yesterday and were
the guests during their visit OF Mich
OILS Division, No, 800, o. II. O., OF that
city. The train consisting, OF loco
motive and two cars kindly furnished
by Superintendent McCausland and
which had been given the right OF way
left this city at o'clock In the morn
ing. The locomotive, handled by engl-
neer Robert Eppew was gayly decorat-
ed with flags and a canvas stretched
the length OF the cars had upon 1t the
words Wilmington Division No. 224,
10. of II. CO.
The lettering and printing was the
handy work OF Robert Boylan and an
other member OF the Division, whose
name has slipped our memory. The
ride through the romantic country
skirtlng the Brandywlne was very
much enjoyed.
j Reaching Reading the conductors
and the trains crew were conducted to
Nichols Division headqu arters where
leourtesleS We're exchanged, after which
all Were taken to tho Central Hotel,
where an excellent dinner was served.
After dinner the visitors were treated
to u ride over the gravity railroad.
4 From the top of Mt. Penn, lovely
> panorama of mountain and plain, and
'Icity and country was unfolded, which
. charmed the hearts and facisnated the
seyes of even these veteran rallroaders,
iso familiar with climbing mountains
iand Swimming over plains. After this
; the company was given another ride,
iIthls time from the Neversink noun
tain by the IA miles electric railroad.
The party was chaperoned by Paul
= Mulholland, perintendent of the
lroad.
At the end Of this 14-mile ride the par.
';,ty was escorted to the Black Bear Inn,
h so old hostelrie that the memory OF
!. men runneth not back to II where re,
J; freshments were served: The party
!, returned over the East Reading cleo
O'Clock, at the Central hotel. This
ended the enjoyment of the day. The
visitors were loud In their praise oil
MeCausland, and the
OF Reading, for their kindness
!, Mr. II. IL. Pyles electric headlight
q showed to the best advantage on tht
S way home, and was much admired.
:, At times the light lit up the sur
u rounding country and the railroad
y iuTach liail mile uneau. line NlSltOri
! got homo Mt 8 o'clock last night.
"a, Among tho guests OF the occasion a
:, Reading were: L. Z. Thompson, train
+ master of the +. s. V. railroad: j. s
Mewshuw station master OF the Balti
more and Potomac station at Wash
lington, ID. o.; j. N. Geigcr of tn,
T Reading Eagle; l.. G. Early of the
., Morning Herald and c. S Beck of the
= Recalling Times; W. Scott Wells, train
master, and Harry DeGodt train dos
t'lpatcher oil the Wilmington and North
: ern railroad, and II. l.. Pyle, electrt
], lcian.
The members OF the order from THU
! iIcity We're: w. J. Johnson, j. L. Bald
q win, II: b, Sweeten, A. b. Dance, L
!, Hitch, +. J. Boylan, O. Owens, A. w
y Mahoney L. b. Wright, W. II. Post
INV. w. Stegers, W. II. Maxwell, E. H
y Brighton H. b. Citizens, /. #. Parker
? j. +. Rogers, Jr., j. II. Wariield G. NJ
Y Waller, w. L. Townsend, j. +. Baker
y y. Restein, ]. Frazier, j. d. Phillips,
VIE Laylleld, j. NJ. Dunn, II. y. Hansell
., + Stnekhouso, j. Bowers, j. NJ. Ca
Y thee, w. s. Scott, S. BuI1ell, r. N. Grit
aiith, w. b. Baynes, W. w. Guthrie, H
,iL Snydam, II. Dyson, N. NJ. Shaw, NJ
a'Pyle, J. NJ. Young, Charles Rennagei
c-IW. Priest, c. d Lack, II. Boylan, Wi
II liam Showwalter, w, A. Bingham.