Show NEW GLANDJ49ERS J One Hundred and Fifty California Pioneers in the i City FETED ALONG THE LIE The Heaviest Train that Ever Crossed the Continent Survivors of the Famous Donner Party that Ate Their Dead One of the most Interesting party of travelers that ever visited the west are noW this city I is a no less distinguished body than the society of California Pioneers of New England which Includes 230 49 era who crossed the plains during the mad craze that followed the discovery of gOldin California The members of the society not striking It rich returned to New England to reenter re-enter the trades and professions they had vacated va-cated and began the battle of life over again and without a dollar of California gold To commemorate their privations and hardships together with the romances of their adventures they organized two years ago the society of California Pioneers of New England with headquarters at Boston where they hold monthly meetings Captain VilnmH Thomas is president and exCongressman B F Whltte more is the associations secretary To revisit the mining camps they had de sorted the party chartered a special train made up of seven Pullman sleepers two dining cars one baggage car and a combination smoker with bath rooms and shaving saloon This Is the heaviest train that ever crossed the continent nent and the party experienced many delays hi climbing the mountains They were received all along the line with a perfect ovation the governors of California ana New Mexico greet geet ing them with unusual civilities At San Bernardino a sad accident occurred which cast a gloom over the spirits of the party General Chapln the hero of the Black Hawk war had just concluded a response to a speech of welcome a 1 the opera house when he fell dead Ho was there to meet his grandson whom he had ne < er seen He died with a blessing to California Cali-fornia and her people on his lips At San Hosea an affecting scene occurred when Mrs Lewis and Mrs > Murphy survivors of the Donner lake party were introduced tote to-te old 49ers The Donner party were caught In a terrific snow storm in the Sierra Nevada mountains when the little band of eighty people suffer the most terrible privations ever recorded rivalling the apalling horrors of the Greely Arctic exposition Driven by the pangs of hunger to desperation they ate their own shoes and saddles and were finally driven to consume the flesh of their own dead Out of eightyone forty died of starvation The life of the New Englanders is Hon B F Whittemore who represented a Massachusetts district in Congress for two terms His first mission In this city was to find the young lady who last fall found a valuable gold ring rng which he had lost two years ago while bathing at Garfield beach Tho little girl was an expert ex-pert swimmer and seeing something shiny on tho bottom dived down and secured the ring which was recognized by Its elaborate Masonic Inscriptions as belonging to Mr Whittemore having been presented to him by one of the grand Masons of this city After a long hunt he discovered the little lady living in the country near by and he brought her to this city to ether et-her photographed which of course means something nice for Miss Thomas in the near future The party live In 9 Pullmans and will leave at 9 oclock this morning for Manltau springs and the Garden of tha Gods They are duo at DenvtSr Tuesday and on Saturday a week will be in Boston The party includes forty eight 13crs and their wives and children making 150 in all The following members of the California pioneers of New England arc 49crs NAMES OP THE TORTYNINERS Allen Mr D C Leomlnstcr Mass Allen Mr Daniel l New Bedford Mass i Bailey Mr Alfred Cam rdgeport Mass Bal Hon Nicholas Block Islarid R Baruor Mr Wm Cyrus Providence R I liinford Mr Earl S Pawtucket R IBo I-Bo ntol Mr D S Lynn Mass Browne Mr Wm I Boston Mass Carpenter Mr K 0 New York N Y Chapin General Samuel A Norton Mass Clark Mr Daniel A Pawtucket R I Colcoril Mr E W Lawrence Mass Day MrPreston Warren R L Dlcl son Mr W S Sales Mass Dole Mr Charles A E Sommerville Mass Flfleld Mr Charles H Salem Mass Foster Mr S W Boston Mass Gardner Mr E B Fall River Mass Gleason Mr L W Everett Mass E Graves Mr Isaiah Lynn Mass Hal Capt David H Boston Mass Hall Mr b A Revere Mass Hanson Mr Frederic C Charlestown Mass Harrington Mr R Salem Mass Patch Rev L BJ Whitman Mass Houghton Mr M Concord Mass McAvoy Mr James D Readville Mass McLauthlln Mr R H East Boston Mass Mitchell Mr S Campello Mass Mower Mr F B Lynn Mass Newhall Mr S P Lynn Mass Owen Dr V L Springfield Mass Pease Hon Frederick East Boston Mass Pierce Mr W H Lynn Mass Richardson Mr A H Hyde Park Mass Russell Mr John Boston Mass Seaver Mr Edward Roxbury Mass Shapleigh Mr Harry Salem Mass Sherman Mr L W Boston Mass Shoemaker Mr N Philadelphia Pa Slmonds Mr O Belmont Mass Stumcke Mr Charles T Boston Mass prague Mr Benjamin Lynn Mass Thomas Captain William H Boston Mass Thompson Mr J North Woburn Mass Vaughan Mr S E Maiden Mass Wadsworth Captain E D Milton Mass Watson Mr J H Brooklyn N Y Whitcomb Mr John E Waltham Mass Whittemore Hon B F Boston Mass Willis Captain Francis Block Island R I Wilson Mr Benjamin Rumford R I |