The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-15
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MAHANoY CITY, May l4.-The golden
spike" on the Lakeside Railway was
driven at high noon on Sunday, when
the Lehigh Valley tracks were crossed at
Main street, this city, and connection
completed between the main line and the
power house.
To celebrate the event number Of
business men and others prominent in
town affairs were invited by Hon. ID. ID.
Phillips, Captain Bailey and Mark Bow
man to be first in a spin over the length
Of the line.
At 2;3O p. m. car No. 3, with forty pas
sengers aboard, glided from the power
house to the line and at 2;35 o'clock tho
last frog was crossed At Main street and
the pretty blue four-wheeler was fairly on
the way to Shenandoah.
The sky was clear, the breeze fresh and
all aboard pulled contentedly away at
their Havana cheroots as they gazed
forward at the appearing landscape, new
and interesting
A half mile from town the car began to
climb the heavy grade that winds about
the hills and gullies almost to Jacksons.
Past Glendon, North MahanOy, SChuyl-
kill and Springdale, they flew with a
speed that caused each Jack" in the mule
yard to kick his nearest neighbOr with
delight over Cold Run and the burst
dam debris, up the grade to Robirson's,
past a drove of feeding COWS, startled by
the unusual intrusion.
As the car rolled into the moupt ain top
a grand scene burst into view. tTaCkville
was right in line, and away TO the west
ward was a hazy, blue mountain that
sheltered Ashland, twelve miles away,
while right under our nose was Maple
| Hill, knlCkerhocker and ElleugOwan.
| The downward ride was now begun, aud
! although a good rate OF speed was main
| tanet, the disagrecable rocking so com
mon on other lines was not to be noticed
/ on the Lakeside. Stiff as q church they
| sailed through Yatesville and down the
only really. straight piece Of track into
| Shenandoah,
| At 2;55 the brakes were applied on
| Centre street a block from the L. V.
| station The five miles had been covered
| i'm % minutes. This included seven stops
! in Mahanoy City and en- route, the actual
| time in motion being about twenty
minutes and no special effort was made
| at fast running.
At o'clock the trolley was reversed and
at 3:O4 the car passed the ball ground. AT
3:lO it passed through the Jackson's turn
out (the only one on the line) and at 1921
| passed into the Mahanoy City power
| house
Among the gentlemen composing the
party were Hon. d. d. Phillips, treas
urer Captain Bailey, Mark Bowman
NJ. NJ. Mcmillan, G. w. Dennis. G. O
Smith, ID. h. Van Horn, Timothy Brosna
han, Thomas E. Samuels, George Geiger
John |. Matthias, Robert Littlehales
Charles Faust Il. j. Ford, Patrick Cam
pion, Grant Goodman, William Breckons
Daniel Scheipe, John Holland, Wallace
Haldeman, Thomas Edwards, AL Selig
man, Isaac Coombs, G. II. Anderson, Rich
ard Edwards, Fred. Frank, John II
James, Howard Medlar and DAME
Waters, of Mahanoy City; Edward Suite
Harry COnstine and DIR. c. :. w. Shomo
OF Ashland.
The Lakeside Electric Railway was
thrown open for public traffic to-day
between Mahanoy City and Shenandoah
and the cars will run every day. Tn,
Shenandoah terminus is at the corner o
Bowers and Centre streets, pending the
settlement of the question over place
for crossing the Lehigh Valley tracks.