The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-16
EXCURSIONS NOW
THICK AND FAST

The Chesapeake and Ohio outings-two
trains-carrled down nearly five hundred
people to the seashore Sunday. Notices
were distributed on the trains that. owing
to the strike OF marine engineers. pas
sengers for Norfolk, via Old Point, would
have to go by way of Newport News in
stead The late outing train was slightly
delayed in leaving Newport News on the
tho return. and was further delayed en-
route by the breakdown of an engine at
Grove Station, and it was after midnight
when the party reached the city. The
day was a pleasant one, however. ana
many had an opportunity OF seeing the
battleships Indiana and Texas In the har-
Dor. and also the torpedo boats ana tram
ing ship anchored off Newport News. I
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Will
on Thursday, the 18th. handle one OF the
largest excursion parties of the season.
1t is that of the Presbyterian Union,
which last year took down 2,2s9 persons,
besides children too small to REQUIRE TICK,
cts. This years number promises to excel
this record. The party will be carried IN
four trains OF ten coaches each, the first
leaving at 7I5 A.. NJ. and the others at
ten-mnute intervals. The excursion IS
always popular among Presbyterians, and
never fails to carry less than thlrty-nVe
coaches.
Here is a schedule of the excursions to
Buckroe Beach booked by the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway up to date. chlery py
churches and Sunday-schools:
To-day, June th-Seventh-Street Chris
tian Church, twenty coaches.
June 17th-Broad-Street NJ. ~. Suhuay-
school; large party
June 1sth-Presbyterian Union, already
mentioned. 60.
day-school
June oOth--American Locomotive Works.
Richmond branch, $500 people.
June 21st-Sunday outings
lime odd ulton-Street Baptist Church.
June 23d-Clay-Street Methodist Sunday
school.
June Extraordinary M. 2. Sunday
school.
June 26th-RandolpH-Street baPl'sl
Church.
school.
June 2sth--sunday outings.
June 29th--ASbury and Barton Heights
June soth-Union Station Methodist
Church.
July lst-Grove- Avenue Baptist Church.
July 4tll-Chesapeake and Ohio lnde-
pendence Day excursions.
seaboard Air Line Railway announces Of
fcially the following changes and APP
pointments effective June 18th: Mr.. T.
| Fl. Smith is appointed travelling freight
! agent of the Seaboard, with Headquarters
at Atlanta. succeeding Mr.. w. Fl. L..
Nelms, resigned to accept service else-
where.
The Norfolk and Western Trilby excur-
sion carried down a large crowd Sunday
and returned on time without mishap.
| The party spent the day at the surround
| ing resorts.
The Pullman Palace Car Company is
now building for the Chesapeake and Ohio
| Railway eight new vestibuled coaches.
designed to seat about eighty passengers
each, and which will be put In service
on the route from this city to Old Point
and used for the Sunday outings, These
cars will be received and put In service
some time In July.
| The Southern West Point excursion
Sunday WAS we'll pa1oniged. a large
crowd going down to Beach Park and
spending the day there. These trips are
unusually popular.
The Old oDminion Steamship Company
will put on Sunday boats between Nor
folk and New York to handle the large
and growing travel and accommodate the
public. Tho heavy travel began more
than n manth earlier this year,