The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-15
THE CONDUCTORS TRIP
TREIR EXCURSION FROM SPRING FIELD TO MOUNT WASHINGTON,

A Large Party and a Magnificent View
 From the Summit One of the Best Days
 of the Season.
 Among the Clouds" of September 13 has the following interesting account of very pleasant excursion of the h. dependent Order of Railway Conduc- tors:
 The excursion of the Independent Or der of Railway Conductors. which left Springfield, Mass, at 12:37 Saturday af- ternoon on the New York express for Fabyan's, had over one hundred in the party, and they had a splendid trip, reaching Fabyan's at 7:3O p. m. They came under the management of Mr A. G. Bennett, veteran conductor on the Athol branch of the Boston and Albany railroad, who has been the conductor of the morning train on that road since the day of opening. The party were met at Sugar Hill station by MT George r. Miller, the White Mountain agent of the Boston and Maine rail- road, who accompanied them to the F'abyan house, where they are to re- main until this morning.
 At S:45 yesterday morning they left Fabyan's for the summit of Mount Washington, MT. Miller accompanying the party and giving them much inter esting information on the way up. Su- per1ntendent Horne of the Mount Washington railway came to the sum init with them and showed them much attention and made the trip exceeding ly pleasant. It took three trains on the Mount Washington railway to take the party up the mountain.
 At the summit they had a magnifi- cent view, it being one of the very best days of the season. In fact, there have not been more than two days all summer equally as good for distant views. There was a faint glimmer of the ocean on the eastern horizon. which two hours before their arrival was in plain view. To the south, west and north there was the grandest view of the season. Killington Peak near Rut- land, ninety miles distant; Cancels Hump close to Burlington; Mount Mansfield, the highest of the Green Mountains; Jay Peak, on the northern borders of Vermont, stood forth in all their grandeur. Way beyond Camel's Hump in the Adlrondacks, 135 miles distant, there was faint outline of Whiteface. In the southern part of New Hampshire, 104 miles distant, Monadnock was rather indistinctly seen. Every mountain summit within this radius was never seen to better advantage. In short, with the bright sunlight, mild temperature, which had risen from 30 degrees at midnight to 46 when the party arrived and the clear atmosphere, it was an ideal day on Mount Washington. The visiting party were made familiar with the many points of interest, both near and distant, by the editor of Among the Clouds" who will soon close his twen- ty-frst summer on Mount Washing ton.
 Leaving the summit, after having had a most delightful time, they went back to the Fabyan house for dinner. At 2 o'clock they took a special train through the Crawford Notch and re- turned in time to take another for the lOiilC lOubCi ilCIG they Ildu d E SllllipSG of the wonders of that famous place and of our Grand Old Man of the Mountains. On coming back to Fa- byan's for the night they were indeed well satisfied with their day of sight seeing in the White Mountains, an oc- casion long to be remembered.
 This morning they leave the Fabyan house by the New York express, and will reach Springfield at 3;30, having had splendid time from beginning to end.
 Among the party as guests were Hon. James M. Seymour, mayor of Newark. N. J., and his wife, who were delighted with their trip and everything they saw.
 Those from Connecticut were as fol- lows:
 New Haven-F. A. Hermance and wife, F. W. Wadham and daughter, F. B. Bradley, F. H. Cooms and Mrs. Jer- ny Wall
 Bridgeport-T. Dasley and wife and Miss Edna Josselyn.
 Ansonia--L. r. Auschutz
 Hartford-C. F. Davis and wife
 New London-Oliver H. c. Ingalls,
 South Coventry-Van R. Bennett of the Boston and Albany railroad.