The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-04
GLORIOUS OUTING,
The Biggest and Finest Excursion
Ever Run Out of Providence.

The NEWS appreciates immensely the
honor it has enjoyed in having for its
guests for two days and two nights the
slo ladies, men aud children from the
State OF Rhode Island, southern Massa-
cnusetts and eastern Connecticut, who
accompanied TIE NEWS on a 500 mile
Journey up the Hudson river and back
III was indeed a popular excursion in
the best sense Of the word popular"
The company was a distinguished ope.
IT represented the best elements in the
community, and Captain Miner, of the
City OF Boston, THE NEWS steamer, was
proud to say that he had never taken out
company OF excursionists so big in
numbers that was so fine company TO be
shipmates with. And The NEWS indeed
ieels proud of the character and kind Of
people that form its Constituency its
reading constituency and its excursioniz-
Ing constituency.
II had splendid time" was the uni
versal testimony and, as one man re-
marked, who had been unable to get
stateroom but found berth quite as airy,
wholesome and comfortable, al wish THE
NEWS would get up another tomorrow.
never saw so many OF that kind OF people
assembled together on a low priced excur-
anythlng-would rather sleep on [ he deck
than miss going il you get up another"
And so the company appreciated the boat.
and the officers, and THE News, quite as
much as they, themselves, were APP
preciated.
The City OF Boston Is fine big boat.
able to hold her own for speed with any-
thing on the Sound. And she was i'm
simply perfect condition. For two weeks
the management has been at work polish
ing her up. The paint work and
glass work positively shone, and the
carpets were as bright aud clean
rs drawing room. She was as trim and
as spick and span as one OF Uncle Sans
cruisers. Captain Miner aud his officers
are the kind of men TO become prime
iavorites with such party as THE NEWS
carried out and, the result il, nearly a
thousand people have come to feel a
personal interest and affection i'm the CITY
CT Boston and her officers, the same kind
OF pleasant feeling that The News
enjoys among the people.
Head winds, head tides and a'heavy sea
on the return contributed to DELAY the
steamer, matter which THE News |
greatly regrets, for its excursions hereto |
fore have been run strictly on time. But
these were the fortunes OF the sea and ~ |
anything, only chargcable to The News
because so extended an excursion was nm |
dertaken in the interest of its friends. II
was big trip and THE News proposed
that it should be.
The tourists arrived home about noon.
They looked happy and they said they
had had fine time. They were seysraI
nours late, according to itinerary. but no.
BODY seemed disposed TO censure even the
weather bureau. Indeed, they had enjoy
ed marvellous experience, by reason of
the delay, in the privilege Of a sail around
weather worn Point Judith by daylight.
after breakfast. That trip is not TO be
hsd every day In a life time. Thousands
nave rounded the famous Point but very
lew nave had view of IL from
lhe sea by daylight. IL was
mover experience, which will
ne treasured in memory. To be sure. old
Neptune was up in arms and some OF Tur
NEWS esteemed friends surrendered thor
breakfast to him. But that, too. was an
unique experience to many and il pavs 20
be sea sick once I'm your life time-linst as
{ pays TO have the measles.
Lots OF he passengers, and tbo.e ,rho
couldn't go, have asked for another exo
'urslon before the Indian summer davs
IRE gone. III they will write The NEws
when they want IL and where they want
@ go, THE News will cheerfully eet il mn
or them and conscientiously endesvor 20
AIRY il through with the same satisfac-
ion that has distinguished its three sum
ner outings.