San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-24
TRAVELLERS EXCURSION
To THE FUTURE BY THE GULF.
Deep Water-Aransas Pass-sailing,
Feasting and BaiIs-PersonaI.
ROCKFORD, August %, 1892.

Like plank of driftwood,
Tossed on the watery main;
Another plank encounters,
Touches, parts, never to meet again
So We, on this life's stormy sea
Meet, greet and part forever!
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The foregoing lines suggested them
selves in q forcible manner to this
scribe while on the Gulf sailing excur.
sion of the Il. p. A., Sunday last
when aboard the fast sailing clipper
cleopatra" Captain R. Fl. Seward
laden with human freight, among
them q large numbe of the fair sex,
on her way to the jetties at the
| "Pass.n The vessel was one of many,
chartered by the association for that
| purpose, and got the first start.
| Among the throng whose countenan-
ces were aglow with expectation We
noticed Mr.. Jas. Murphy and lady, of
your city, aud her friend Miss Casey,
| agent in charge of the station "Agui.
lares" on the Mexican National rail-
road below Laredo, Texas, OIL a trip
| beheld the briny deep ere this, yet
unlike many other. they did not pay
the accustomed tribute to "Nep-
tune"
After landing on the island and re-
freshing the inner man, the spare
time was occupied by wading
through the sand hills, gathering
weeds and shells and curiosities,
inspecting the life saving station
and the manufacturing aperte-
nance for the creosoted "Caisonsn
for the jetty work; a number of our
party boarded the "Flower Of France"
for the return, soon the "Alfred and
Sammy" came alongside with signs
of distress depicted in every counte-
nance, she having sprung q leak on
the bar in contact with the wreck of
an old steamer, In little time the
precious freight was transferred to
Gus" and "a life on the ocean wave"
by the band, with fair wind home-
ward bound we again landed, an hour
after dark, at Rockport. Every one
seemed to be very we'll pleased
with the days enjoyment. Nor
pheus soon spread his wing over
the returned wanderers to rest, and
dream Of the things 10 come
Monday morning came fair and
bright, IL was the day set for the race
of the two fast yachts, the Csnnie
and the Novice, the former a Boston
built vessel ana the latter built by
Native RockpOrt talent, as combat
ants and sailed by her builders.
The "Novice'' came out winner, she
having been the first in gaining
prizes at Galveston and other places
and with general shouting
for "Texas timber" Your scribe also
says "Hurrah for Texas Sailors"
During one of the intermissions be-
Justly pre- ud builders and owners of
the Novice were presented with fire
silver pitcher with cup a1d bowl, the
same having been donated by the
Daily Express for the winner.
The grand ball was q complete
success and lssted until that myth
Cal lady "Auroro" of early rising
lame showed her first glimpses in the
eastern sky. IDte:spersims between
dances of solos, vocal and instrument
tai, among which was q whistliDg AL
pine mOuutaineers song with whist
ling chorus ad. lib. and most charm
ingly rendered, which received any
amount of applause.
The Arkansas Pass railroad passes
over one of the most fertile portions
Of southwest Texas, and while in
| many parts rain has been, and more
is wanting, yet, wherever the eye
reaches, fine fields of corr, now made
| cotton in bloom, open AID picking
| green pastures of great magnitude
are everywhere to be seen.
Every grassy hill side is covered
with verdure, interspersed with field
| and prairie flowers, among which
now and at this leasoD, the grand
and gaudy multiflorous "Lantanae."
| in its gorgeous attire of deep GRIM
som and gold, is most prominent
Farms are now being cultivate where
but few years past horses and cat
tie rOamed at will and the signs
speak in silent proof of the grand fu-
ture that is opening for this formerly
much abused and neglected part oil
Gods fOOtstOol; large volumes could
be filled with descriptive evidences
as to richness of soil and its POSSIBLE
tiles. Its tropical and perpetual sum-
mer and health producing at
mosphere.
| Returning once more to the subject
which was the origin of this migra
tory airing by land aud water, It is
but just to say that the programme
was carried out in even its small
est details from first to last
Much credit is due to the T. P. A
Post 3D." OF San Antonio, for the in
auguration OF this kind of social In
terminglings with their friends, here
as In business, they have proven thai
indemitable will-power "to succeed
is the essense of life and while laying
aside, for the time being, the synony
NOUS character of General Won Poser
they have proven themselves gentle
men of the highest standard attain.
able. Throughout the whole trim the,