Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-23
A TEDIOUS TRIP.
U. of Maine Boys Leave for
Christmas Holidays.
Over 100 of Them Take the Round
about Way Home.
Have a Long, Hungry Trip, but All Safely
Reach Destinations.

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University of Maine closed, Thursday,
Dec 10 for the Christmas recess of two
weeks. Owing to the numerous wash
outs along the line of the Maine Cen
trail, students going west were obliged
to take the o'clock train from Ball
gor, Friday morning. for Bar Harbor
and thence by the steamer Pemaquid
| to Rockland, where connections were
again made with the Maine Central to
Brunswick. Some delay was occasion
ed at the start by the employees of the
| road in handling the immense crowds
| that thronged both the West and EX
change Street stations. The train left
| the West station about half an hour
late and although reinforced with three
extra cars. nearly every seat was taken
and it's arrival at Exchange Street sta
ton was the cue for a grand rush for
i the cars as seats We're at n premium.
many of the passengers being obliged
to remain standing throughout the
whole journey from Bangor to Bar
Harbor Ferry.
| At the Ferry another cavalcade of
humanity poured from the train over
the slip, the breaking of which three
years ago wrought such direful results.
and onto the steamer Pemaquid until
its capacity was taxed to the utmost.
| A few remembered the sad accident of
three summers ago and waited until
the ma jority of people had boarded the
steamer but most of the passengers un-
mindful of the incident crowded the
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a seat on the boat. Leaving the wharf.
a slight northeast wind made it un-
comfortable for those of the passen-
| gers who sought the deck but there was
hardly an alternative, for the saloons
! We're crowded until there was not room
for another person. The captain of tine
Pemaquid said that there We're $40 peo-
pie on board and over 10 tons of ex-
press. He further said that Thursday.
over $500 mail bags containing the
mail matter which had accumulated
during the interval that the roads
We're tied up and which weighed over
20 tons. We're carried to Bangor to be
sorted. AS there were over 100 stu
dents from the L. of NJ on board they
proceeded at once 10 make merry. and
the college yells. songs and instru-
mental pieces served to pleasantly
break the monotony of the trip.
The severe tax. however. came at MID
day as each and every person on board
appreciated at about the same time the
cravings of the inner man and sought "A
means of appeasng their hunger. Inroad5
We're made upon the stewards S cupboard
and as he was unprepared to feed such
a multitude satisfied all that the board
would supply and then ordered the
CROWDS that ada We're ere, "ai{rhs Ts with Sreedy
there was gore in his eye. but the man
with the corner on sandwiches, which he
had successfully smuggled from the re-
cesseS Of the dining room. rose TO Won
derful prominence among his fellow pas
senge-s and the bids went high on the
remaining sandwiches One of the pron'i-
nent members of the Governors Council
was observed munching with evident rel
ish a ham bone that a wel-bred canine
would have scoffed at However upon
arriving at Rockland, ~ 30 O'Clock. the
grocery stores Were source of an in
exhaustibe supply of crackers and
| cheese.
At the Lime City another delay was
occasioned. so that it was after so when
the train finally left the station for
Brunswick. 1T was rumOred about the
| train that there was Il Jam at Bath and
the ferryboat was unable to run. and
then it certainly seemed that the fate of
| all was sealed. but arriving at Bath, to
the relief Of everyone !, this rumor wa, was
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| the kennebec was safely effected. II
| was after o'clock when the train pulled
into the Brunswick station. Many Of the
up-river passengers rem aimed over nigh.
in Brunswick. while others waited for the
Pullman. As there were about 70 people
desirous of reaching Lewiston, and rs
the electrics were not running. a special
train was made up vnicn left Brunswick
| about Il O'Clock.
President A. W. Harris of the Cniver-
sitv of Maine. accompanied by Mrs. Har-
rs and son. Abram, left Bangor. Friday
morning via Bar Harbor and Rockland,
for Port Deposit Maryland. where he will
assume his duties as president of the ia
| cob Tome Institute. Owing to the belat-
ed trains MIR Harris and family remained
in Rockland. Friday night, restiming their
Journey. Saturday morning.
AS to the man who will succeed Dr.
Harris nothing is known to date. There
| are about o5 candidates for the position
and from this number there can doubtless
be selected a man who can efficiently fill
this responsible position.
The trustees have expressed their policy
to make no hasty decisions in the matter.
For the present Dr. Fernald is acting
president and, as is well known, can ably
discharge the duties of the office until
the new president is selected.
| prof. William Mcdonald. formerly pro-
fessor of history and political science at
Rowdon. now professor of history al
| Brown University, whom it was an
| noiInced. Friday. was candidate for the
| presidency of the L. of NJ, denies that he
is a candidate for that position.