The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-04
PLEASANT TRIP TO NIAGARA
Lehigh Valley Journalists rendered
Complimentary Excursion.
IS AN ENJOYABLE PILGRIMAGE
Tho Lchigh Valley Rnilroad Company
Plays the Host In u Manner Which
Eliclts Very Earnest Enconlums.
Brief Story OF u TwO.days' Trip.

Brief Story OF a Two.days' Trip.
What IL expected to mark the begin
ming of highly successful excursion
season was lnaugurated on Saturday
by the Lehlgh Valley Railroad COM
pany, when 1t rendered to the Lehigh
Valley Writer'S club and several guestS
complimentary pilgrimage to Mag
ara Falls. The start was made from
Easton early Saturday morning, In
special train comprising two Pullman
cars and the justly famed Lehigh Val
ley lunch car. in charge Of j. II. Seal,
superintendent of the Lehigh Valleys
dining car service. The excursion was
under the personal direction of Gen
eral Passenger Agent Charles $. Lee,
who with Colonel Rollin II. Wilbur, the
general superintendent; A. w. Nome
machcr assistant general passenger
agent; W. II. Gummerc, general bag
gage agent; A. Mitchell, superntend-
ent of the Wyoming division; o. o.
Esser, superintendent OF the Sayrc dl-
vision; w. II. Beach, superintendent
of the Buffalo division; Charles S. Hig-
gins, superintendent of motive power;
and II. B. Byington, western passenger
agent. greeted the guests and saw that
no detail was lacking to their thorough
enjoyment Of the journey.
The last stop for guests was made
Mt Wilkes-Barrc. From that place the
special departed by way of the Har-
Vey's Lake branch. Two stops were
made on this division, one at the hand
some lake which gives its name to
the branch Of railroad, and the other
at Lake Ganoga. The first pause was
for the purpose of affOrding the party
n half-hour's decentralization of the
lake by steamer: and the second was
Tor the purpose of permitting Colonel
Ricketts to conduct the railway men
and scrlbes to the beautiful point
known as Cliff View, from whose sum
NIT seven counties are visible. The
outlook from this point spans an i'm
mense ravine, famous or Infamous as
the site of the Fishing Creek
confederacy; and the view is
one of exceeding, although rugged,
beauty. With this view as n
background, the party was photo
graphed in a group picture, taken by
w, II. Rau, the Philadelphia expert.
Sunday NJ the Falls.
The run from Ganoga to Buffalo was
made without incident save the high
speed which characterized some Dor
tions Of 1t. In one case mile was COW
cred in forty-siX seconds; and the 200
miles between Towanda and Buffalo
were covered in 24O minutes. including
several stops. Supper at the new Tiff
house, three hours of light opera and
tableauX vivant at the Star theater and
a hospitable reception by the Buffalo
Press club concluded the days round
of enjoyment. On Sunday morning the
party was conveyed to Niagara Falls.
and accorded ride in carriages, a view
Of the American falls and a ride on the
natty little steamer, Maid of the Mist"
up Slmost to the Horseshoe falls. Land
ing on the Canadian side, the tourists
became for the moment guests of the
Niagara Falls Park and River Railway
company, which conveyed them in
special car to Chippewa, and then back
ward to the Dufferin islands. past the
great Canadian falls. beyond the Queen
Victoria Niagara Falls park past the
fine suspension and cantilever bridges,
to the whirlpool rapids, then to the
commanding site OF the still more COM
manding Brock monument. which.
towering 1856 feet high, overlooks
Queenston, the fine stretch of beautiful
country intervening between Queens
ton and Lake Ontario, and even To-
ronto.
Returning from this delightful ride,
an ascent of the Niagara tower was
made, followed by journey to the
buttery elevator to the whirlpool rapids,
where a pleasant half hour was passed
in contemplation Of the giant struggles
of the angry waters which here do bat
tie without earthly counterpart. Din
ner at the new International brought
the days programme to a close; and the
return journey was begun at 10 o'clock
Sunday evening. The excursion as n
whole was marked by extreme thor
oughncss of preparation and by de-
gree of courteous attention to the eX-
cursionists which ELECTED the warmest
acknowledgements With route whose
scenic beauty is nowhere surpassed, and
with mechanical equipments of the very |
best, the Lehigh Valley railroad, under |
the present management, will, 1t is be-
lieved, have no difficulty in command |
ing large share of the excursion traf- |
fic to Niagara and intermediate points. |
List OF the Pilgrims.
The following persons enjoyed this |
Club members-Arthur p.
Madden, the Post, Phillipsburg, N. j.: |
j. j. Smith. the Argus; N. w. Thatcher, |
Free Press; w. A. Neumeyer, the Ex
press, Alex. Pach, Sunday Call; II. |
Rush Field, the Express; Y. T.. En-
mems, all of Easton, Pa; p. Il. En-
right, the Times, Bethlehem; Thomas
Ganey, the Star, South Bethlehem; C.
d. Hotchkiss, the Intelligencer, Doyles-
town. George Zimmerman, the Chroni-
Gle, Allentown; William Hartman, the
Item. Allentown w. X. Mohr, the Item,
Allentown: George II. Roth. the Leader.
Allentown; David Miller the Call, Al
lentown: Al. Reinchenbach. the Chron-
icle, Allentown; John Mccarthy, the