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The visit to the Exhibition finished the programme of the 
Excursion, and about half of the members returned to Scotland by 
the trains from Euston Square on the same evening. The railway 
tickets being available, however, to return by any train from 
Euston to Edinburgh until August the 21st, the rest of the members 
remained till Monday to visit Hatfield Park and Woods, 
SEVENTH DAY. 
Monday, 14th August. 
HATFIELD. 
By the kind permission of the Marquis of Salisbury, the members 
of the Society had an opportunity to-day of inspecting the woodlands 
of Hatfield, the ancestral home of the Cecils. Though the Excursion 
had already been protracted far beyond its length in former years, 
about fifty Scottish members of the party remained in London over 
Sunday in order to join in this particular trip, the mention of which 
had been received by all with much satisfaction, The good fortune 
of the past week in the matter of lovely weather did not desert the 
party, who were again favoured with a charming day. Leaving the 
Victoria Station by the Underground Railway at half-past 8 o’clock, 
the company had a narrow escape from a railway accident, just 
outside King’s Cross Underground Station—the only mishap 
which had been threatened on all their journeyings by road and 
rail. In going up the steep incline to King’s Cross, the engine 
appeared to be unable to pull the dead weight of the train, and 
came to a standstill. A minute or two afterwards, another train 
came dashing along the tunnel behind it. Loud shouts were 
raised by some railway officials. Red lanterns were waved in the 
darkness, which fortunately were observed by the driver of the 
second train, who pulled up, but only about a dozen yards 
behind the last carriage. In the circumstances, all were very 
glad to get out of the tunnel into the open air again. From 
King’s Cross Station, Hatfield was reached in about half-an- 
hour’s run, 
