The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-27
TAMPA TO RICHMOND
The Seaboard' S F irst I through
Train South.
Will Pass Here Wednesday FOR Tampa. Party
Will Take Breakfast Here at the Var
borough on Saturday.

borough on Saturday.
On next Wednesday, May 30th, the first
through train over the Seaboard Air Line
will roll into this city in its way to Tam
red letter day in the history of the South.
At o'clock the brightest auguries
for Richmond's future commercial pros
perity will be celebrated in fitting man
ner.
The first train will bring party OF
distinguished gentlemen to this city, and
they will be royalty entertained during
their stay here. The President OF the
United States is expected to be one of
the guests, and in event that he comes
he will make a short speech at the mag
nifcent banquet to be given at the JEFF
ferson Saturday night. Another distin-
gushed speaker. who has been invited
and is expected to be present, is Senator
Chauncey Depew.
Wednesday morning two trains, COM
posed of FIVE Pullmans each, and one
bearing the private car of President Will
liams, viii leave Richmond for Tampa.
The party will go direct to the southern
terminus of the great system, arriving
st Tampa at 9 o'clock on the morning OF
the 31st instant. There will be about 200
gentlemen in the party. and they will
be given breakfast at the Tampa Bay
Hctel. At l p. ~. they will start on the
return trip, arriving at Jacksonville at
p. NJ. A dinner will be served in Jack
,nville, and at midnight the journey
will be continued. Savannah will be
reached at q. m. on the 1st day of
June. and the party will stop there until
p. M. during which time they will par
take of a breakfast. TO which distin-
euished citizens of Savannah will lie in
vited.
Leaving Savannah at 1 p. M the trains
will reach Columbia at 6 p. m, and
dinner will be served in that city. At
II D. IN. the start will be made from
Columbia. and Raleigh will be reached at
/ o'clock on the morning of Saturday,
June Cd. Breakfast will be served in this
city and at 1890 the trip will be resun-
Cd At o'clock Petersburg will be
reached and there an elegant luncheon
will be served in Library Hall. Peters
lurg will be left at o'clock, and in half
en- hour thereafter the first train will
pull into Richmond.
Following is the complete schedule:
Wednesday. May 80
Leave Richmond 900 a. m.
Thursday. May 81 a
Arrive Tampa 900 a. m.
Sail on Tampa Bay on steamer "Marga-
ret
Lunch will be served on board. IL
Leave Tampa 100 p. m.
Arrive at Jacksonville 500 p. m.S ~
Banquet at Windsor Hotel 900 p. m.
Leave Jacksonville at midnight.
Friday, June l.
Arrive Savannah 100 a. m.
Breakfast Hotel de Soto. 500 a. m.
Trip by steamer on Savannah River.
including inspection of Seaboard Air
Line terminals.
Lunch Hotel de Soto. 1880 p. m.
Leave Savannah 200 p m.
Arrive Columbia 600 p, m.
Drive about the city. including insoec
ton of the new Seaboard Air Line
terminals.
Banquet. Hotel Columbia, 900 y. m.
Leave Columbia at midnight.
Saturday, June .
Arrive Raleigh 100 n. m.
Breakfast, Hotel Marlborough, s: 90 n. m.
Leave Raleigh $50 a. III.
Arrive Petersburg 2:15 p. m.
Lunch, Masonic Hall. $50 p. m.
Leave Petersburg 3:45 p. m.
Arrive Richmond 80 p. m.
THE GOLDEN SPIKE.
A large platform will be erected around
the trestle Immediately east of the Broad
street viaduct, in Richmond and this
will be reached by flight of steps as
scending from the east sidewalk on Broad
street. There, shortly before the arrival
Of the train, Master John Shelton Will
liams, son of the Seaboard's president,
will drive a golden spike. The spike
will be the counterpart of'all other rail
road spikes, and will be the last ono
driven in the completed system between
this city and Tampa. The spike will be
driven with silver mallet, which will
he suitably engraved and presented to
Master Williams.
Shortly after the spike shall have been
driven, says the Richmond Dispatch the
trains from Tampa will make their APP
rearance on the viaduct. The Seaboard
Air Line bands and other musical organ
izations will be at the station, and the
Blues and Howitzers will be massed on
Broad street. The Howitzers will fire
a salute as the train pulls on to the via
duct. Governor Tyler and Mayor Taylor
will be at the station to meet the train,
and they will take carriages and escort
the large party which will arrive on the
train TO the Capitol Square. where ad
dresses will be made by the Governor.
the Mayor and President Williams.
AS soon as the speeches, all of which
are expected to be short, are concluded.
the distinguished visitors will be taken
for q carriage drive over the city Re-
they will be driven to the Jeffer-
son, where, in the evening, will be served
the most elegant banquet ever spread in
this country. The menu card will be a
work of art 1t will be On eight pages Of
covered with Russian leather.
On the back cover will be etched with an
electric needle a suitable scroll, and
each guest will have his name etched
on his particular card. On the fly-leaf
will be etched magnificent allegorical
picture of Victory browning Success. The
punch boxes will be works of art, and
will bear in repousse work a representa-
ton of the famous engine 800 of the EN-
pire State Express. To each of the 100
directors who will be present will be pre-,
sented as a souvenir a beautiful silver