The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-05
GU TI INC.
A Great Outponring of *. s. M. En-
ployees with Their Famt-
lies, Sunday.
Splendid Speeches and a Good
Time Generally.

The Third Annual Outing of the
liz. g M. Employees, ct this place,
Sunday, September I'd, 1900, was
an occasion long to be remembered
by all participants and by all of
our citizens.
About 10 a. m. the special train
of seven coaches arrived from Gau-
ley Bridge, bringing some six hun
bred of the employees of the road,
with their wives and children,
and about 1910 a. m. the
train from Corning, Ohio, arrived,
bringing fully as many more.
The happy crowdrepaired at once
to the beautiful grove that had
been especially prepared for their
reception, and soon had all the
available seats occupied.
Capt. Jas. a. Bererage who was
Chairman for the day as we'll ae
Master of Ceremonies, called the
assemblage together at IL a. M,
and introduced Hon. Chas. E.
Hogg, who in very happy, pleas
ant and eloquent manner delivered
the address of "Welcome." His
address was we'll received by the
largo audience, and he was greeted
with frequent applause. No man
could have delivered a happier or
moro pleasing welcoming address
to the "strangers within our city"
than did Mr.. Hogg.
At the conclusion of his address,
there was music by the Athens,
Ohio, Band, and it charmed the
audience. This band is said to be
the best band in the State of Ohio.
The Chairman then introduced
Elk Governor MaoCorkle, of Char
lesion, who spoke in response to
Mr.. Hogg's Address of Welcome,
in behalf of the Railroad Employ
ees. The Governor made a most
pleasing and entertaining speech,
in which he lauded and praised the
railroad mon for their strict alton
ton to duty and their chivalry to
women travelling on their trains,
and recited very pathetic scene
at railroad wreck in Indiana of
which he was an eyewitness, in
which brakeman was pinned I'M
der burning cars, and when the
rescuing party had almost out away
the debris, imprisoning him, and
the fires were Eoorching his eyes
and burning his body, the brake
man exclaimed, Comrades, pass
me by and save the women and
Children" and "thus the poor
brakeman gave up his life that the
women and children might be
saved" said the Governor. Then
he paid a high tribute to railroad
men for their valor and ohivalry
During the reciting of this pathetic
incident by the Governor, there
was hardly dry eye in that vast
assembly, of stalwart men and no.
BILE women.
The Governor was congratulated
on all sides for his speech, and for
an hour or more he was the Zion"
of the great crowd.
After music by our own State
Band, from Charleston. and which
is almost the equal of the Athens
band in proficiency, the Chairman
announced that a recess would be
taken until 2 p. IN. The crowd
then began to select grassy and
shady spots on which to spread
their cloths, and prepare for din
nor. and for this purpose there was
an abundance of baskets filled with
good things to eat, and no one
need have gone hungry unless he
so desired, for the visitors were
persistent in going around through
the crowd and inviting strangers
to dine with them.
AFTERNOON.
At 1:3O p. m. the Railroad Mems
Orders formed in line in front OF
the Phoenix Hotel, and with the
Athens Band at their head, and
the Charleston Band in the rear,
marched to the grove, followed by
hundreds of people.
Arriving there again Chairman
J Beverage called them to order and
introduced Hon. James B. Menag.
er, who spoke at some length or
RAILROAD men and their Future
His address was admirably deliver