The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-13
The Excursion Starts Out Under the
Most Favorable Auspices.
WILL REMAIN IN NASHVILLE A WEEK
They Travel In n Spccinl Train over
tho Senbourd AR Line -Every
Provision Made for Their Comfort
ana COMMUNICATING or
tho ScnbOard Air Iine,

usual characteristic enterprise and ener-
Sy, succeeded in inducing the Fourth
virginia regiment and a large portion
or the Third Virginia regiment to visit
The Nashville Centennial Exposition.
They left last night 800 stron. under
command Of Colonel Harry Hodges ut
1o:io, in a special train consisting of
eight coaches, two sleeperS and one bag
gage car over the Seaboard Air Line.
They will reach Atlanta tomorrow at /
y. M, and after spending four hours in
Atlanta will leave for Nashville, reach
ing there at O'Clock Monday morning.
The party will be in charge Of Mr.. James
w. Brown, Jr., Of this city, who is pas
senger agent in Norfolk. The train is
special one, and will run through solid
from Portsmouth to the Exposition
grounds, at Nashville, Tenn They Will
be met by overlror O'Ferlall and his
staff, and Will participate in the ccre-
monies Oh Virginia day at the grounds
on next Thursday.
returning the special train will leave
Nashvlile at y o'clock Saturday night,
the 18th arriving at Chattanooga at G
O'Clock Sunday morning, where the
train VIII be stopped for nine hours, al
lowing the military to visit Lookout
Mountain, National Park, Chicka1nauga
Park, and other points OF interest
around Chattanooga. The special train
Will leave there at 3 D. M, running.
neslw Mountain Chcl1amauga and
Cartersville, reaching Atlanta at p. m,
leaving Atlanta at 1880. reaching Ports
mouth at p. III. Monday, the 2lst The
only stops will be ut Suffolk and Frank
I'm TO leave off the military companies
from those points.
Captain l.. W. Rem will be in charge
or the train. with Captain Beckham at
the throttle. Engine 55S carried the
troops out, and she is q beauty. -Four
engines OF her class will carry the train
through, and the Scaboard Air Line
means TO demonstrate by this trip and
make up of train that they have euuip-
mcnt and rolling stock equal to any in
the South. The troops from Richmond,
forty-llVe In number, arrived on q; SDc-
clal trip made by the steamer Virginia.
| Mr.. Anderson was hard at work last
| night just before 10 o'clock when The
VTSinian representative called to learn
the particulars OF this trip, and was fin
ishing up his mail preparatory to re-
celVing the troops and seeing them off
| IN good shape. While one Of the young
est general passenger agents in the
United States, Mr.. Anderson stands at
the head Of the list. During the Allan
Ia exposition his management OF the
Seaboald Air Line passenger depart
ment called forth the most commitment
tary concentrations from his colleagues
us no passenger was hurt among the
thousands carried by the Seaboard Air
Line and not a single piece of baggage
LOST lie is determined to make a
greater reputation for his line in hand
ling passengers to the Nashville IGxposi-
ton as the Seaboard Air Line is looking
Tor through business to the South and
West, and he understands and appre-
ciates that the line which gives good
time, good service, and cares for its
passengers without Inconvenience and
with every courtesy and protection will
secure tremendous future business
"A step In this direction was the es
tablishment Of q through sleeping-c car
lne from Portsmouth to Nashville
Tenn, on May 1st. thus allowing passen-
| gers privileges OF through accommoda-
| llons from Portsmouth and intermediate
points to Nashville without change.
| The travelling public by their liberal
patronage OF this service shows their ap
! probation Of the Scaboard Air Line
| progressive policy.
! One OF the most important move
ments made by the passenger department
OF this progressive line was in divertine
| the transpo! tatton OF United States sail
| ors ana enlisted men, travelling between
the East and West, from the Panama
route TO the overland route, reducing the
| time from tWenty-eight days to less than
tive days and transporting these men
| direct from within the Norfolk navy
yard walls to the Mare Island navy
yard
Vice President st. John has no ADLER
| lieutenant in carrying out his policy
| than MIR. Anderson. He has push, ener-
gy and originality, .:and that mental
quickness and alertness that enables
MIN to grasp the needs Of the patrons OF
| ms line III a manner that gives them the
| greatest satisfaction, and, best of all.
realizes good financial results for his
! company.