The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-01


a go.as-you-please program. We
visited the Masonic temple, Senator
Emery's Museum and other places
of interest. Rockwell. the Florist
presented our party with boquets.
In fact boquets were showered'up-
on us. At one o'clock the Olean,
Rock City and Bradford Electric
Railway Company placed lot Of
cars at our disposal and invited ev-
Try body to take a ride over their
new road to Rock City, N. Y. The
road had just been completed and
this was The first trip. Four large
cars were filled and the road being
a heavy grade, the trip up the noun
tain was slow and tedious one re-
quiring almost two hours to travel
l3 miles. Rock City is appropriately
named. Here the visitors were CIV
EN- view of the wondrous rock
formations which stand as monu-
ments to pre-h historic upheaval of
the earth or sinking of the valley
which winds it's sinuous course
along" beneath the cliffs of that
wild and beautifulspot. The scenery
was greatly enjoyed by all whoview-
ed it, and the opening Of the noun
tain electric road was side feature
that lent additional interest to the
outing. 1t is not altogether the
safest plan to take the first ride on a
new road as we learned from eX-
perience. On our way up hand
car got away from some men and
coming down the mountain ap-
preached our car. The motorman
seeing the hand car, reversed the
car we were riding on, This was
done so quickly and the car began
to run down hill. Fearing that
something was wrong with the troll
ley, a number Jumped off. The car
was stopped without mishap. The
sensation of the day, however, oc-
Cured on the return trip. The
mountain is very steep and the road
very crooked. Our car being the
last one was only half-flled For
tunately for us that it was not load
ed any heavier. At the top of a long
and heavy grade the trolley jumped
the track and this would not work
the Westinghouse air brakes any
more. The speed became faster aud
faster and for more than 3 miles
down that mountain our car ran be-
yond control at the rate of 60 miles
an hour. No one jumped from the
Car, all preferring to take chances of
saving life on the runaway car. A
few hundred yards down the hill an
other car was standing. Our motor
man signaled for them to get out
of the way, but it was some time
before those ahead understood the
real situation, but understanding it
they soon made themselves scarce.
BY this time the hand brakes were
pulled on hard and for the first time
in miles ride the car was under
control. The occupants OF the car
were pretty well shaken up and ev-
cry one was ready to acknowledge
that they were pretty badly
scared. Here more boquets were
showcred upon US by Florist Sage.
We were all in a good humor to VOW
never to use a mountain trolley road
again for the first time.
The Banquet.
After pertaking of supper, we en-
ioyed bicycle ride about the city.
At 8 o'clock we went to the banquet
given by the Board of Trade. BY
ten o'clock $50 people were seated
at the tables. Jamison Orchestra
was seated on the stage
and furnished music. The repast
consisted of a host of excellent dish
es. A rose adorned every plate. At
eleven the speech making began and
was presided over by Senator Emery.
1t lasted until half-past one. This
was not very desirable part of the
program as we had to be ready next
morning to take special train for
Niagara Falls at 1880.
Trip TO Niagara Falls.
Arising early next morning-only
short while after retiring-we
boarded a special train in charge of
B. r. and P. r. r. which ran to Buff