The sun., 1900-08-31
MANY INVITED GUESTS
GREATLY ENJOY RIDE
ON NEW TROLLEY ROAD
New Castle and Delaware City
Electric Railway Formally
Opened Yesterday.
LOUD IN THEIR PRAISES
The Ride on the Road is Most De-
lightfuI One and the Scenery
Very Picturesque. A
Good Run Was Made
Without an
Accident.

and Delaware City Electric Railway
Company's new line took place yestel-
day afternoon when several officials Of
the road accompanied by about forty
invited guests rode from this city to
Delaware City over the company's new
line.
The party filled two cars which lplt
Eighth and Market streets ut 1.3O o'clock
and arrived 1T Delaware City shortly
before O'Clock. The trip was Il big
success in every way and every one was
much delighted with the ride and loud
in their praises Of the road.
The officials pointed ont to their in
vitcd guests the places of interest along
the route and explained the way the
road is operated. The smoothness of
the ride was noticeable feature and
the trip both ways was made without
the slightest accident whatever.
The ride without doubt is the most
delightful and most picturesque of any
trolley line in this vicinity. From New
Castle all the way to Delaware City the
road runs within a few hundred yards
of the beautiful Delaware River, a fea-
ture which should make the line espec-
ally attractive during the summer
months. All of the cars both to and
from Delaware City pass the new re-
sort, Riverside Park. which is a short
distance below New Castle on the Della
ware.
When the road is entirely completed
the cars will run in Second street at
Delaware City and all the way down
Clinton street to the steamboat wharf.
Yesterday the laying of the tracks on
Clinton street had not heen completed
and the stop was made at Second and
Clinton streets.
| From There the party marched in a
body to the brick hotel where an cnhnr-
ate lunch was served. Arter lunch the
guests cnioved n stroll around the town
While iii Delaware City the Groves
line steamer General cadwalndv paSeed
through the canal and there was much
interest Displayed in seeing the locks
in aneraton.
Returning the cars left Delaware Citv
shortly before o'clock and arrived ut
/ Fourth and Market streets about six
O'Clock. making the run in little over
one hour. It is not known exactly
when the cars will he put on schedule
time hut it will probably be the first of
next week. The distance from Whining
ton to Delaware CITY is said to he 1e
miles and the run will he made when the
road is in full operation in about one
hour. The fare will he 20 cents each
way.
The officials of the New Castle and
Delaware City Electric Railway are as
follows: Harry Richardson Of Dover.
president; G. +. King of Philadelphia,
treasurer; r. w. King. superintendent
i Peter T.. Cooper, .Jr. and Peter i. Ford
of Wilmington and f. w. Treat and
John w. Noglcr of Philadelphia, Iii
rectors.
The officials who took the trip wera
G. r. King, Peter T.. Cooper..Ir. and
II. w. King.
The invited guests present wcrn ~
follows Chief Justice Charles r. Lore.
ex-senator Anthony Higgins. Sh riff
John Il. TAYLOR, DR. Joseph I'll. Chand-
Ter of Centerville. Walter II. Haves.
John s. Rossell. ]. c. Lugar general
manager of the Wilmington CITY Pa''-
way Company. James G. McComb, Will
liam II. Finn. DIR. l.. Heisler Ball,
Isaac \. G.nbb. George Il. Mon"v.
Harry ]. Stoeckle. James Mcgarv. \
A. Capelle. William r. Rrinklev. J mos
II. Clark. James +. Winchester, John
!. Schuhardt. Henry Il. Dure. Richard
W. Crooks. j. Wilkin Cooch, William
i. Smalley. Andrew G. Gray. w. s OF
Townsend II. T.. Evans. 4. r. Co ner.
John Lambson. Victor r. Wool,v, ]. A
McCnullev. Charles r. Evans. 7. BE-
aud Hcisler John II. Rodney. A. y
Coorer Calvin i. Swain. Alfred y
Morrison. f. +. Eckles Jerome Rnll
William r. Hill. Scot Vernon, Arthur
navios. Hermnn Grier. William Hayes
and A. J. Kooch.
Navor ". G.. Rovd of New Castle
Charles Hoffman. William White. An,
drew NJ. GALLAGHER. William Mor"iso'
and Henry NJ. White Joined the party NJ
New Castle.