The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-10
THIRD EDITION.


10 the Great Natural Gas Belt and
Back Again.-ssenes ana Incidents |
BY the way.--A Train Robber Fooled.
Delays in Trayei.-At BIarion.-A |
City with u Hustle Disadvantages /
of Natural Gas.-AuctIon Sale of
.-wumingtonians Invest, Syn
dictate to bs Formed. lies Olutions |
and Home Again.
The Wilmington party of excursion
lists TO Marion, under the charge of
George L. Mason, President vi the
Interstate Trust Company OF Marion,
Indiana, and A. DaBelle, his assistant.
left Delaware Ave, j.. Il .. station, In
N buffet sleeper and dining car at 4. 10
p. M, on Tuesday evening, the 4th
inst. Nothing of interest transpired
on the route till next day, us 1t was
dark when the party passed through
Baltimore and Washington. BY the
time the eve ming meal had been served
Harpers Ferry was reached, but tho
celebrated Maryland and London
Heights, and the foundations OF Old
lohn Browns round house tort could
only be seen by dim moonlight
The Potomac WAS then crossed and
what was before the war the ''Old
Dominion" but now the New Domin-
fonr with the name of West Virginia
WINS entered. TIE eXcursionists soon
after leaving these historic grounds
retired to their berths, and for the bnl-
Rnce of this night unconscious OF pass
Ing over mountain heights aud through
tunnels dark, except when rounding
some sharp curve the sleeper would lie
rolled against the side OF his berth with
such force rs to make lin involuntari-
iy ask: "Where am atr
Daylight appearing, a venerable ex-
Cursionist thinking he was in the
buckeye" state parted the curtains
and called out 'Hurrah for Mckinley
: but he was surprised to find that the
next town ut which the train stopped
was Grafton. West Virginia. Tho
pountry around seemed wild and
mountainous. but the scenery was Of
! the most beautiful description.
Then came Mt. Sterling, and down
the mountain side towards the Ohio,
Moundsville in the midst OF rich ag-
ricultnral region was passed, Only
an outlying suburb OF the city OF
Wheeling was touched about the same
time the Ohio river was reached. Up
the south side OF tho river several
miles was the town OF Bridgeport and
from here about y a. m, on WeuucS.
day the eXcursionists crossed the Ohio
10 Bellaire a large manufacturing
town dlngy and musty with smoke
From here some OF tho most romantic
sections and delightful views met tho
BYE.
Up mountain sides, winding along
rich everglades, over streams, through
tunnels and deep cuts where native
coal cropped from the sides, and coal
breakers were to he seen In all direc-
honS, the train sped It's way past tins
large mining towns of Barnesville
anu Cambridge. Beyond this the
train emerged to the open prairie
country OF ohio dotted with fertile
farms, villages and cities. one of til q
large cities passed was GAINESVILLE, on
the Musklngum river, followed by
Mansfield. the home OF Hon. John
Sherman; Fostorla, the home of Hon,
Charles Foster, Secretary OF tho Treas
nry. Tililn and Holgate. Before
reaching tho latter city night HAD
overtaken tho party, the train havln.
been delayed, and lost the right ol
way.
TRAIN RoBBEE ENTERS.
It was before they reached Holgate
when all around was wrapped in dark.
ness and the eAcursionsts were try
ing to put in the time the best they
could, some sleeping, some playing Il
friendly game of euchre and other
were trying to read, TINT scene trans
pired that tried the nerves OF the tim,
Id and tho cauraRt uf tho brave. The
door loading from tho ladies sittinl
room opened and iii an Instant came d
train robber. lie was dressed in
white hunters coat, wore Il plug hat
and was heavily masked AS he enter
ed he waved n pistol ut the passengers
and commanded in 7tentOrian tones
Islands up gentlemen. and deiive
up your watches and your purses
The thing was so sudden that Their
was dodglng behind seats, some pre-
pairing to give up and others to hIdt
their treasures.
The robber however. found III
match i'll a Blue Hens Chicken" II
soon as he entered. In seat next TIL
door through which the rObLnr enter
cd, lay james l.. Beyou asleep. Tn
loud command OF the r0bler awok
him and looking up 1t was but u sec
Dud before he spranE to his feet, ha,
the rObbeF by the throat aud pusnc
down on scat. Others came To til
rescue of Dlr. DeSuu, unmusked tn
robber and found tho smiling face 4
their Giniable host, A. LalBelle. All II
uDlEed In II hearty laugh, and Mr. ID
YOU, than whom none laughed heartiel
was iauded us the hero o. The party
be not knowing but that las had IA
lodged train robber TO deal viii
William ID, Griffith, Of sixth IN
Orange streets, Was confederate an
was TO have gathered up the wdtcht
and purses In his hat IA they passe
through the car, bat the courage
Blr. Devon BpOlled Thai part vi Ii
programme.
FROSTY N1EHT.