Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-07-28
ACROSS THE CONTINENT BY RAIL.
The Completion OF the Union Pacifi
Railway In 1869.

ACROSS THE CONTINENT BY RAIL.
The Completion OF the Union Pacific
Railway In 1860.
The two engines moved nearer each
other, and the crowd gathered round the
open space. Then all fell back little so
that the view should be unobstructed.
Brief remarks were made by Governor
Stanford on one side, and General Dodge
on the other. 1t was now about twelve
o'clock noon, local time, or about p. m.
in New York. The two superintendent
Of constructions. B. Reed of the Union
Pacific, and S. w. Strawbridge, of the
Central-placed under the rails the last
tie. 1t was Of California laurel, highly
polished, with silver plate in the centre
bearing the following inscription: "The
last tie laid on the completion of the
Pacific Railroad, May 10, $780," with the
names of the officers and directors of both
companies.
Everything being then in readiness the
word was given, and "Hats off, went
clicking over the wires to the waiting
crowds at New York, Philadelphia, San
Francisco and all the principal cities.
Prayer was offered by the venerable Rev.
DIR. Todd, at the conclusion Of which our
operator tapped out: I'VE have got done
praying. The spike is about to be pre-
sented," to which the response came
back: "We understand. All are ready
in the East" The gentlemen who had
been commissioned to present the four
spikes, two of gold, and two of silver,
from Montana, Idaho, California and
Nevada, stepped forward, and with brief
appropriate remarks discharged the duty
assigned them.
Governor Stanford, standing on the
north, and DR.. Duran. on the south side
OF the track, received the spikes and put
them in place. Our operator tapped out !:
"All ready now the spike will soon be
driven. The signal will be three dots for
the commencement Of the blows" An
instant later the silver hammers came
down, and at each stroke in all the offices
from San Francisco to New York, and
throughout the land, the hammer of the
magnet struck the bell.
The event was celebrated in all the
large cities, and everywhere hailed with
demonstrations of delight. ellis
toric Moments: Driving the Last Spike
OF the Union Pacific" by the late Sidney
Dillon, in August (Fiction Number)
Scribner.
The Midsummer Holiday Century will
contain number of complete stories, in
Guiding "The Philosophy of Relative Ex-
istences," ghost story which is said to
reverse some of the old traditions, by
Frank R. Stockton, and "The Coloneps
Last Campaign" by the author of "Mr.
Cutting, the Night Editor" and with
illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson.
We have just received immense ship
ments of decorated semi-porcelain ware
OF all kinds. The largest and finest
stock ever in this city. The STYLES are
Pencil-spray, Beta and Exotic. These
goods are all in open stock and our Gus
toners can buy all kinds in single pieces.
Prices are very low, to suit the times.
37-tf KRoENrpr Rpos
Maximum Comfort En- Route East.
Passengers destined to points east of
the Missouri river should patronize the
Chicago, Union Pacific & Northwestern
line. Maximum comfort and speed,
courteous attendants, Pullman and Wag-
ner sleeping cars, Pullman and North
western dining cars, Pullman colonist
sleepers, free reclining chair cars, and
union depots, combined, make this the
popular route East.
Buy the Mason jars for putting up
your fruit, from Kroenert Bros. They
have an immense stock on hand at extra
ordinary low prices. 37-tf
A fine selected stock of perfumes,
large line of ladies' and gents toilet
all kinds of plain and fancy
writing papers and envelopes, and in fact
everything that is found in any we'll APP
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