The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-23
WROTE 4 NEuSp iPEK ~ Nv HOtR.
JournnIis's on an Excursion Work Very
Hard for Fun ind for the Ladies.

Ono OF the most peculiar scenes that vas
! ever witnessed in an American vt,'ag" was
| that in Gettysburg on last "Wednesday night
! during Il visit OF u train load Of New York aHd
| PHILADELPHIA newspaper men and their wives
| who had gone there at III. invitation uf the
Philadelphia and Rending IniIroad. They
suddenly determined to turn out II newspaper
for the fun OF the thing. Murut Ilalsteah was
chosen editor in chief; John Elderkin, Joseph
J. C. Clarke. George +. Spinncy. and Mr.. Bailey
OF the Philadelphia Record were the editorial
writers. and two dozen well-known New York
correspondents. editors. and reporters turned
to and wrote the copy" for the paper. Weston
Coyney being the night editor. Something
like twenty columns OF matter were written in
less than an hour. ench article being prepared
precisely as II would have been in II genuine
newspaper Office. . except that every man
=, That was the making OF the reculiar scene.
The hotel office tibl, was surrounded by work
line Of men writing Ms ii tie battla "f thirty
years before had but lust been fought and they
were sending accounts ct It t" their l.hper-.
the unwonte cd sight without the faintest idr.
oi what had Transformed the usna! ioungng
rerspirins WORKS shop. But the villagers saw
only corner nl the situation. Other men
sse s e Eo5s the bar th
laundry. and still others sat In their bedrooms
With "oats and vests oT GEndpg nW Ma.a as as
walters. and lounGers went from door
% a9"r and what had hs
merryn party INTO so earnest II corrs OF work
ciul engine and coach stood ut the station with
u crew In charge. with the steam on at full
head in the LOGON olive: and with y conductor on,
anxious to be off with what the scrbcs wrote.
Thereby hung queer tale. more peculiar even
task ,SSS SsSs sssss G &.
cs and ha
the nronriet ors would have been glad to get
out the holiday paper Tut inr the TACT $, tt ns
E%%r, sf BY the !' Mayo ThIs
business They suggested a visit to n ,,sb
printer. who was found IN behind white
aid not mind sSs making the money that was
night. "A nights sleep lost" said he. can
therefore made In Harrlsbueh ut the Cal Of.
fee ty telegraph: and the railroad provided \
Mr.. Hairh Meeker: Mr.. Goyney. Mr., Clancy.
and others Went with the tram. and: having
Ssey D,snsh to rs% fns saG
as a thing well enough IN its way but easy 10
do without. sat up MI night the Harrisburg
into lead and back to inS again. 1t WAS slow
work. and il was not finished when fiutterinH
company OF ladies' who wer" the editors ana
found their sanctum filed with tobacco smoke.
which nll too thiniy yelled the forms OF stranRe
and rude men in their silrtslerve At last
he fourth ana ilnal page was stereotyped and
be born. In the mean time the train of
seven car loads Of Journalists and ladie s and u
car load of refreshments had reached the
Reading Railroad station ut Harrisburg. and
paper. The eiitors reported that il would
half hour u printer came empty handed to say
hat nothin. had been done. because the fore
edge that the oxcursonists would tako tho
copies In any way they could get them. H.,
r.appcnrel in another half hour to say that
tho motor had broken down. AMI that no On.
printed. Several hours later 1000 copies
were sent on a special locomotive to lunc-
icnal point near PhlIad"lphn ut which the
sXcurslonists were again waiting
The paper was called Ou Lihe Kid, aud Is
appearance. Il, four page. six-commn. all
eaded paper. like tho ncatest OF the Journals
hat are published In the smaller cities OF tho
and. IT has leading sensational article
ns IN the le House 81 Of y" thu e
'i"ns night 1t has editorials poems faxed
md humorous dispatches from abroad.
financial article. advert sements: ina word. II
i 1 Y; ); K: KsnSy %' Husi. Ts.'Ts..
rirat Rer'e~. f. y Kane OF the Philadelphia
suneti.; Joseph ]. c. Clarke, Bailey. the funny
{ the san Francisco Examiner, s. s. Pratt u
no Publ" Ledger. the Hon. John W. Coil II.
). Davenport. and several others.