Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-27
MANY STRANGERS
FROM THE SMOKY CITY AND OTHER NEIGH
BORING PLACES
Will Be In Town To-Day-Ths Naval Reserve
Excursions Pittsburg PostOfice En-.
plOyes To Be Hers.

Inere Will De more VlSlIUES III VIC ClIs
to-day than upon any Sunday for long
time. Most of the strangers will come
from Pttsburg, but there will be many
from other points. Ever since the Pu-
ritanical observance of the Sabbath was
enforced In the Smoky City the Sunday
excursions to Wheeling have been lib
orally patronized. II the weather is
fair to-day the crowd will be very large.
This city presents many attractions for
the visitors, especially in the ITO hand
some parks, with their natural beauties,
orchestral concerts and abundant OPP
portunities for wholesome enjoyments.
But the Parks will not be the only
attractions to-day. The circus has ar
rived in town, the naval reserve has
made a peaceful invasion, and the Pitts
burg postofice employees have taken
day off, to visit their brethren.
The members OF Division A, Second
Battalion, State Naval Militia OF Penn
sylvania, arrived at the wharf soon after
Idov Ou
steamer C. w. Bachelor. The detach-
ment numbers eighty-four men, and is
uuder command Of Lieut.. Robson.
They will remain here until some time
tonight, when they will re-
turn to Pittsburg. This is not
an excursion, but is a regular
cruise Ut the reserve, and while on the
trip the men are under strict naval dis
cipline, and will do quite slot OF by no
means particularly nice work. No great
gun drill can be had, the Pittsburg
Division not being yet provided with
facilities for learning that branch OF
the service, but still they will be kept
busy at the duties OF jack tar on In
land waters, and will not have a great
deal of opportunity for pleasure.
The fact that there is a Division OF
the Naval Reserve at Pittsburg is not
generally known; but there is no reason
why there should not be, as Pittsburg,
in times past, has contributed not lit
tie to the naval history Of the country.
Long ago, before the days when the
Ohio and Mississippi were obstructed
by railroad bridges. ships built
and launched and laden at Pitts
burg sailed thence for various
ports in England, France and even to
Spain, and since the late war at least
one steamer was built at Pittsburg for
use in South American waters, and
made the voyage there across the Gulf.
During the war, numerous gun-boats
were built, armed, equipped and manned
at Pittsburg, for service on the Western
waters, and since then the contribu-
lions of Pittsburg mills TO the new navy
are known, both favorably and unfavor-
ably.
The floods In Pennsylvania will pre-
vent many OF the mail carriers who had
contemplated visiting the city to-day,
from joining the party. Over hun
dred employees of the mail service weSe
expected, but not more that fifty wiz
come down. They will occupy a special
coach on the B. e. o. excursion train
due here at 1915 o'clock this morning.
The local postoffice attaches will meet
the Pittsburgers at the depot, and after
a visit 70 the Schmulbach brewery will
go to Mozart Park for dinner. After
spending an hour or two In looking
about that delightful resort, they will
visit other points of interest about the
city, returning on the evening train.
The visitors will be presented with SOU
venir packages OF tobacco from the Red
Letter company, and also with Wheel
ing stogies from Augustus Pollack.
By no means the least interesting at
traction of the day will be the unload
ing Of the circus araphernalia, and its
transfer to the Island. Forepaugh's
show exhibited at Sistersville yesterday,
and was expected to arrive in the city
over the Ohio River road about three
o'clock this morning.