Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-03-26
e. P. AS IN ASHEVILLE
HAPPY RAILROAD MEN AMI
THEIR FAMILIES HERE.
Luncheon served at Battery Park
with GridirOn Accom- enss
A Trip 10 vanderbilys Estate
aud Then Goodbye.

Inc general passenger agents of tn
United States, en- route from the conver
ton at Lake Worth, Fla, struck Ashe
VILE (iavoraby, roo) shortly after II
O'Clock this morning, coming in a speeia
tFain' The party. consisting OF 14C
agents and members OF their families
is under the chaperonage of Col. S. H.
hardwlck, assistant general passenger
agent OF the X. & D. They were taken
IN carriages and cars of the West Ashe-
VILE ana Sulphur Springs railway to the
battery Park hotel, which was the home
oil the visitors during their stay.
The party included J. Reed and wife,
lineage; L, W. Slures and wife, Geneva,
N Y I. H. Lee, Miss Lee, N. Y; S. H.
lardwick, Atlanta; *. w. Hunt, Au.
Susta; 5 M. Morse, +. Seaman and wife,
n. y; W. l. Jaques, N. Y: c. c. Stone
ana wile' Chicago; c. H. Rockwell and
WIFE, Columbus; l.. A. Robson and
Wlie' Plttsburg; J. W. Pillsbury,
MISS n PilIsbury, Cincinnati; +. !.
Reed and wife. Mrs. c. Ii.
kuby, Chicago; 6. DeHaven and wife
Grand Rapids; J. S. Lazarus and wife
Indianapolis; W. X, Baldwin, Louisville;
v.P. McCar.y and wife, Miss McCarty.
Mrs l.. b. Nash, Jas. Murdock, ir., and
wite, Cincinnati; w. b. McNider and
wife, w. c. Shull and wife, Sioux
Gi'v' e. A. Poole, jr., Chicago;
W; II, Bennett and wife, TO,
itdo; ii, ", Nichols and wife, Clevcand;
H. H. Iatriarche. wife and sou, Saginaw;
W. y: brown, jr., and wife, ]. p. Hall,
loiedo; ). ID. Powell J. G. Everett and
wife, Chicago; f. W. Armstrong and
Miie, Peoria; W. +. Allen, wife and son.
New York; W. NJ. Davis and wife, Miss
DAVIS. Cincinnati; Mrs. S. Bailey, w. M,
Gorman, Mrs. A. |. Knapp and daughter
Cincinnati; Miss May Holden, Ch'capo;
W. w. Coleman, Jacksonville; W. {. R,u-
carson and wife, Miss Rinearson, Miss
Grace Hendric, Cincinnati;J. ]. E. Reeves
and wife, Cincinnati; W. l.. Daulev, wife,
laughter and son, Nashville; T. T..
dwight and wife, Miss Dwight, Peoria.
Luncheon was served to the party al
O'Clock. The menu had as extra at
-Tactlyes ticket punch" fresh pork
'ra,se la Turk" Lamb stew, Hard
wick style, free pass pudding" anc
railroad sherbct."
During the repast, MIR. Hardwick in
Capt. I. W. Patton to th
company as "the mayor OF the most
beautiful city on the American cont-
lent. Mayor Patton addressed briei
peech OF welcome to the visitors. As
nc MaNor concluded. the question
What's the matter with the Mayor ?"
vas put aud a choru, replied, He's all
lght. you bet"
Col. Z. p. Atmure responded to the
mayors welcome saving, God has
made some places in the world particu-
arly beautiful and Ashcvilie is one oI
ne chleiest glory. We are glad to be in
ms spot made glorious by the hand OF
he Almighty. We shall 60 home with
lasting impression of its beauties and .
'Ill come again. Colonel Atmore ex-
ressed regret that Col. Turk, (the
hnent ana hiIluent poet of the connu-
nee } had been unable to accompany
he party to Asheville, but" said the
peaker, "Solonel Turk had nothing lett
ON the Florida trip but pair of socks
nd he was compelled to 60 right
trough"
Manager L. p. Mckissick, c. L. Stone,
gorge Dtllavcn and Others attempted
peecheS, but the gentlemen were sub
ctcd to Gridlron treatment and their
.ma' ks are withheld for revision.
The party visited Biltmorea at 9 O'Clock
their special train, which was switched
n the Vanderbilt line at the station,
nd, after several hours spent on the es
lite, the homeward trip was resumed.
upper will be taken at the Mountain
ARK hotel, Hot Springs, tonight.