Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-09-01
Visitors Take Capital City by
Storm.
A FINE GAME OF BASE BALL,
IwitGhelI's Tigers Defeated by Mar
tins CentraIs.
EVERYBODY PLEASED WITH THE TRIP.

The excursion to Santa Fe yesterday
was blooming success, and with the
excursionists from this city, Joined b.
those from Las Vegas, it is safe to say
that nearly 1900 visitors spent the
Sabbath in the territorial capital
Although the train did not pull away
from the depot until nearly o'clock
a. m, as early at $3.50 people began to
flock to the depot, and by $50, the
time first advertised for il to have
started, every seat in the six passen.
ger coaches was taken and standing
room was at premium
There were half hundred and more
passengers on the platform, who had
not ventured on to the train, and see.
ing these eager excursionists and de.
string that no one should be disap.
pointed, Agent Meyers called into re.
QUESTION two baggage coaches and
they were likewise soon filled with
passengers.
So when the excursion train pulled
cut for Santa Fe, under the manage
ment of Conductor Scudder, there
were at least sos guests destined for
the territorial capital.
The trip from the metropolis through
the rich Rio Grande valley was made
without any hitch and before reach
ing Lamy Junction only one stop was
made-that at Cerrillos, to allow tho
big iron horse to take a drink" of wa
ter.
When the Albuquerque train came
tc stop at Lamy the smoke from the
engine pulling the Las Vegas excur-
sionists was seen just over a nearby
hilltop along the crooked branch line,
and their yelling, reverberating
through the stunted pines, reached the
ears of the Albuquerque excursionists,
telling the latter in mute woIls to
"come on, We are just ahead of you"
Reaching the capital city depot a
rush was made for the conveyances in
waiting and the few lucky ones were
soon on the plaza, but several hun
dred had to content themselves with a
promenade from the depot up town
through dusty streets and crooked by
ways.
1t was then a little after IL o'clock,
and those so fortunate and considerate
as to carry lunch baskets settled down
to a picnic in the beautiful plaza park,
while others, more than majority of
the eXcursionists, scrambled for some
thing to eat at the several hotels and
restaurants. The long waits and poor
service clearly demonstrated that the
culinary caterers of the Capital city
did not bargain for such large crowd,
hence they had hard time to feed the
excursionists, and some, really went
away hungry. \,
The Elks on the two excursion trains
fered better than the others, for the
local herds kept "open house" and pi-
loted the visiting antlers up stairs to
several well appointed rooms, where
sandwiches of ali kinds were washed
down with lemonades, soda pops, and
well, several brands of the foaming
beverage. This was a great treat, for
Santa Fe is a place where the Sunday
law is observed, and, of course, the
Elks are a class of good natured peo-
ple who once in awhile, and especially
when away from home, like little
st1mulant here and there.
The dinner hour having passed
squads of excursionists We're seen Wen
ding their way in various directions
throughout the ancient capital, and
the interesting places were not over
locked. Some visited the huge stone
cathedral, and others took in the San
Miguel Catholic church, said according
10 tradition. TO have been constructed
early in the fifteenth century, and
there gazed upon two famous paintings
of the annunciations of the Blessed
Virgin by Giovanni Cimabue in Flor
ence Italy. in 1887. They also saw at
.tbis old church the bell of st. Joseph
moulded in Spain in 1856 long before
the old world knew there was such
country as America. Members of the
81 Michaers college faculty oficiatet
as guides for visitors and explained
;he historical points, and yesterday
ttere was no exception to the rule
THE Citizen representative and party
who visited the old church are undel
ohligations TO Brother Botulph, princi
nal of St. Michaers college, for courte
sizes extended.
Others visited the penitentiary ant
saw the convicts at worship and coulC
NOT help but notice that this penal II