The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-08-25
ASTORIA'S GREAT
CELEBRATION
The First Locomotive to Steam
Through the Heart Of
the City.
THE ENTHUSIASM RUNS HIGH
First Historian to hide over the Bridge Vas
]. e. IfHllingef aud Ne Rode
90 the Old Original
ka0iae.
THE ENTHUSIASM RUNS HIGH

Yesterday marked an epoch In Asto-
rlas history which WAS celebrated in
formally by the leading citizens and
railroad officials Whistles were blown.
bells rIng, bombs nrcd. when Engine
No 90 passred up the newly laid track
in front ~ the white Collar Line dock.
This is the engine nrst purchased Tor
the old scashorc road. and was brought
out from rituburg by Engineer Wat
son. who IN now In charge 81 her Fire
man Il. l. Eberman stood on the foot
board and Conductor j ~ Carver and
Brakeman Tom drider were In charge
OF the train
Sunday under the auspices Of the As.
torIa Football club. nt II o'clock in the
morning. and excursion train was run
from below Kinney's cannery 20 Sea
side. Some ave or six hundred people
were aboard. and large crowd gath
cred TO see the train on Patriotism
ran high. The engine shrieked. and
the trainioad u humanity which cross.
cd Young's bay presaged the onward
march Of progress az the mouth Of the
river
AZ the beaches. in honor OF the day,
Notwithstanding the cloudy weather In
the city. the sun shone and everything
was bright and CHEEKY. Gearhart and
Seaside We're nnri with visitors, and
everything took on a gala aspecat
Yesterday afternoon the greatest
event in Astotlas history created the
enthusiasm which Il deserved. Every
body felt happy IN the realization that
the long .drcamed-of railroad had come
10 pass, As the iron horse stood pant
Ing In iron, Of the dock. surrounded BY,
crowds of enthusiastic people. It was
easy TO see that there were no dis
grun,led spirits spontaneously they
had assembled Ia witness the
event which many had predicted
would never take place While stand
Ing there a photograph was taken OF
the scene. Al the request Of the artist
a number grouped themselves upon and
about the locomotive Upon the pilot
and the running boards OF the engine
were Captain Thompson, OF the Chelms-
ford. Captain Lewis, OF the Fulwook, !
the two ships which brought the steel
rails from England. Captains Tatton |
and Matthews, the pilots who safely |
steered them into the harbor, Captain |
Banks. OF the Antiope. Captain Nichols, |
OF the Sutherlandshire, Captain J. A. |
Brown. the stevedore and his right
bower, Capt. VIM. Johnson. Mayor Tay- |
lor President A. r. Hammond, Chief |
Engineer r. II, curtis, Conductor Car
Yer. Engineer Watson, Track Foreman |
Densmore. Superintendent c. f. Les
ter Collector c, II. Page, Contractor
Corey, Auditor F. u, Keutner, G. Win
gate. l., H. Seeley. w. NJ. Kelly, II. l..
Stuart, James Finlayson, ]. NJ. Turney,
f. I, Barnes Frank Patton. T. Trul-
lInger. and many others
After the photographs We're taken
a long loud blast OF the whistle OF the
locomotive broke the stiffness of the
scene, the crowd dispersed. and the
engine commenced switching up and
track layers yesterday under Foreman
Densmore. who was formerly road mas
ter on the Seattle, Lake Shore and
Eastern Railroad made the remarkable
record OF laying three-quarters of a
nile OF track. with inadequate facilities.
On trestle work all the way When
hey quit work at night, the rails had
reached the west end Of the o, r, and
Y. property. At $3.50 today the first
'egular train will leave the city, ar
living at Seaside at $50. From that ,
line on, transfer OF passengers from I
he river boats for Clatsop beach points !
viii take place here in the city. Little
wonder that people went wild. and g.,
,ould find no adequate means OF ex- =
PRESSING their feelings over the event. 3
For twenty-five years Astoria has q
worked hard to secure railroad, and !
yesterday her people had the pleasure +
4 seeing the first locomotive in the .
ity limits. g
At Rainier the immense force of c
under Contractors Honeyman, {
)eHart & Co. are as busy as bees n
up the grade on the line be- q
ween Burnside Point and Goble. Corey =
3rothers have almost completed their :.
ontract between Tongue Point and .
burnside. the line between Warrenton o
nd Flavel and New Astoria is finished, 7
he Flavel dock is completed. the War n
enton depot is done, and work has h
on the Scow Bay depot. !,
teadlly the engineers and their assist Il
nts in every department are pushing
onward the work, Before Astorians
ealize it. through trains will arrive in
he city from Portland. Their city will
ave become linked to the others cities e
the country, lines of commerce will T
ave become established. foundations c
ill have been laid for a great seaport Q
nd manufacturing center, and the life
ing dream of her citizens will have