Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-07-01
ITS BUSINESS INCREASING.
Heavy Travel on the New Castle Eirotris
Lane During ths Last Two WsskS.

| gers during the last two weeks than at
any time since the opening OF the
road, was tho renly of SuperiDtend-
ent /. w. Miller OF the Wilmington &
Now Castle Electric Railway Co. to a
anery from a representative of The
Gazette on Tuesday afternoon. Mr..
| Miller airn stated that last Sunday was
| the heaviest day aiDce the line was
| ready for business, and remarked with
an air of saiisfaction that tho hopes OF
| the management bad baen much more
than realized and in consequence they
feel highly encouraged
The road was opened for business be-
| tween Third street bridge and the II,
W. & II. railroad station in New Castle
on March 18th. The company then bad
| six fiRst-Glaas passenger cars. and from
the heginniDg has maintained 4 regular
service between the two cities.
The cars were a great accommodation
to people living in both cities and
along the route, while even 10 cold
weather they were ratronized by many
people who took the trip for amusement.
Soon after the opening of the road 1t
was discovered that soine portions OF
the track bed, which was entirely new,
had become Irregular. and force OF
men was at once put to work reballast-
|
cally taultless
The high bridge over the railroad
tracks near tho power house was sub
stantially built and oil sufficient
strength TO bear many times the weight
Of a loaded car. 1t was given several
ssvere tests before Ii was used and was
, found to he fully up to the Rpaciiiea-
, tions and requirement. In fact, the
J ontire line and power plant were con
structed with view TO being able 10
i perform much more than IL now re-
luired of them. The result was graft
! flying. hut can only be appreciated by
. personal inspection. That the object
. is safety and rapid transit one need not
1 hs told after experiencing one OF this
8 delightful trims.
A representative Of The Gazette
8 had the pleasure OF ride over the road
Tuesday and fully realized that the
an joyment cannot be described. but
v must bs experienced to be appreciated.
i. The distance from Fourth and Mar
l ket streets, the Wilmington terminus,
" TO the p, W. q b. station In New
= Castle, the present southern terminus,
1t ia seven mics, and the route lies
through some OF the prettiest country
/. 10 the State. a great deal OF the dis
h tance ID up bill and down dale, the in
: ciines being gradual, while the pretty
Delawar River. with it's SNOWY craft.
70 can be seen nearly all of the time aftel
d leaving Wilmington. In fact n great
3. deal OF the roud lies parallel to and but
II few hundred feet from tho river. Al
a scenic road the New Castle lius j,
y hard to beat The close proximity o.
20 the river on the east side and numerous
II stretches of woodland on the wes
,s mako the ride desightfully cool il
m warm WEATHER. The ride ia con
Il stantly changing picture. which can b.
~ likened only 10 ap artists dream.
u New Castls itself, ono Of the oldes
Ig cities in the country. iH also an attrsc
Id tion such as only limo can produce
lie AZ a historical centre it can be com
.s pared To Philadelphia, the birthplace
70 of our Independence, or YORKTOWN
D. whore CORVALLIS acknowledged tn
s. Cuntnentala to be his conquerors, o
30 10 fact numerous other places of equa
N historical importance.
- New Castle was the first place u
'' catch the oye OF William Penn, and. il
O. fact, people who lived before Penn
at time had looked upon it as most ad
ly yantageous location for city Then
is there ia ths old Episcopal church. III
,y history of which dates back to l6S.
y the old Jail, with its famous whippin
no post and pillory, and numerous quain
a old huildings which take one back
q. tho time OF the Revolution. But one {
10 tue greatest attractions ut New Castl
mr. is the river front, along which there
- always cool breeze blowing in th
az evening. The cars run within about
'Ht square of Delaware street wharf, af
OF joining which there Is a wharf rallied
in aud provided with seats for tho comfo
nj. Of the people. Tho city is very prett
g., at night. Brilliant arc lights hay
w taken the pace of gas illumination an
'ur a transformation has been the result
,at some parts Of tho city. A trip to Ne
So Castle in the afternoon or evening
,ur certainly delightful.
N, Then, too, the railway company, rui
"s ming so close to the wharf. is gre
~. accommodation to Wilmington peop
OF who have already begun TO avail then
selves of tine river steamboats, stoppir
at Now Castle. The Major Reyho
10 runs TO Delaware City. Salem. Penn
is Grove and Philadelphia, tho Thom
ry. Clyde stops ON Wednesdays TO tai
- =. passengers for Woodland Beach, viii
=" the steamer Fayorito makes dLily tri
'nu to ami from Augustine Park. The
of Mt tho Wilmington end Of the line the
ard is an arrangement with the Wilmingt,
g. . Steamboat Co.
no Had the company obtained the rig
10 cross the steam road tracks south
.'S New Castle at grade it would have ca
-, ried out its plan Of converting COTE
ok, Beach into park. Tho beach 10 abo
the two miles south Of Now Castle and
ca. its unImproyed condition forms AN 1
~ traction for bathers.
w But plnce equally as pleasant "
OF found in Rogers Park, which is alo
VI, the road aud about mile and h
Go; north of New Castle and five miles fro
,xe. Fourth and Market streets in this Gil
nc The park, which in one of the INT
-m ~" valuable pieces Of woodland in I
", State, has been cleared up, ba
aud stand, dancing pavilion and other
of fractions aet UP and numerous tah
nee and seats distributed about in convt
am lent places The seats have been
ranged in front of the band stand 90
''s' to accommodate host of people. Go
son music iB there each evening, and th
o of together with the other features eel
his to attract great crowds at night, VIII
the many women aud childrsn, and,
,;aS fact, whole families picnic there in d
~ time, and the children have lots of I
% on the merry go-round and indulgi
in other pastimes.
The park is an admirable place
picniGs aud excursions, and Super
ting teudent Miller Informed the repor
that it could be procured for this D
II pose at any time. The shade Ia nIagn
iaIl cent, and its proximity to the river