The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03
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Christian EndeavOrers 10 On
SO Many Picnics
That One of the Big Excursions
Breaks Up.
THE GRAND JUNKET
By the ReIigiOnists Gets All
Tangled Up
In Colorado Mountain Passes
and Some EXcursiOnists
Won't Get to Frisco For a
All
Won't Get to Frisco For a
Week, If At All.

Salida, Colo, July 3.-The California
bound Chicago Christian Endeavorers
have gone to pieces. Part of the second
section under the Rev. c. S. Bullock
reached here at u o'clock today, having
been Joined at Denver by Canada
coach, a New Hampshire coach, and
two coaches from Decatur, Ill.
The trip through the famous Royal
Gorge was made this morning. AT TINS
point the party separated, part going
over the narrow gauge line over Mar
shall Pass and the Black Canon, the
. others remaining on the main line for
Grand Junction, where the entire train
will wait until tonight.
The first section of Chicagoans under
r. w. Ransom have tarried al Colorado
Springs and will not reach Salt Lake
City until Sunday. The second section,
opposed to Sunday travel, have thus en-
deaVOred to carry out original plans.
Almost every one in both sections had
trouble at Denver and Colorado
Springs.
Some were lost in the crush at the
Denver station, some went around the
Loop and lost their pocket books and
others went up Pixies Peak and failed
to get down in time, owing to break
down.
An occasional Endeavorer lost his re-
ngion, but found it at Vesper service
All the miX-up resulted in the train be-
ing delayed at Denver until midnight,
and when it reached Colorado Springs
at 4 o'clock this morning, il found the
Pixies Peak contingent shivering in the
station. having been compelled to sit up
all night.
Before leading Salida, Mr. Bullock
carried his folding baby organ to the
station platform and conducted gospel
services in the shadow of the Rockies.
Colorado Springs July 3.-A coach
load of people who were being taken
through the Garden of the Gods today
were upset at the balanced rock and
Fred W. Evanston of Boston was SER
iOusly injured.
crowding the coach. There were six
teen passengers. Evanston was taken
to a Manitou hotel where physician
attended to his injuries. His face was
badly cut and his hips were severely
bruised and wrenched.
Evanston is a member of the Massa-
chuSettS EndeaVOrerS and was COM
PEELED to remain behind his companions
who left at noon for San Francisco. Six
ladies on the coach were somewhat
bruised, but resumed their journey.
Denver Colo, July 3.-A special to
the Republican from Florence, Colo,
says:
During the past "a hours 35 excursion
trains have passed this point over the
Denver and Rio Grande. A majority of
the trains made the Royal Gorge in
daylight. This has been the greatest
day in passenger business In the his
tory of the Rio Grande through the
Arkansas valley. The company is run
ming two and three sections of its regu-
lar passenger trains.
Denver, Colo. July 3.-Railroad Off
cials estimate that 5000 tourists passed
through Denver to the west today and
that the number who have passed
through since Wednesday is about 20,-
600.
San Francisco, July 3.-The first de-
tachment of the Christian EndeavOr
hosts reached this city last night.
About 500 members of the society came
in three sections of the regular eastern
train. The first of the special trains
will arrive on Tuesday morning.