The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-10-25
Buffalo.
Correspondence of the Herald
BUFFALO, Oct. Il, 1913.
Roadside "Reminiscences o.
Buffalo.

Correspondence of the Herald.l
BUFFALO, Oct. Fl. 1913
Roadside Reminiscences-NO. o.
Emigration TO the West--The Lake Steambodts-
Improvements Of BpBaio-MdrshaiB Bertrand, &c.
DEAR SIR -
After delightful interval of about thirty-six
hours fiae weather, we have again another severe
wind and rain storm. The snow which fell last
Tuesday and Wednesday TO the.dep,h OF five inches,
disappeared in few hours and the gale abatng al
lowed the Indiana and Constitution, 1.-TWO oil the
finest boats on these akes) to leave the port, with
| FIVE other large steamboats,, all literally covered
with passengers going to Michigan and Wisconsin.
Those two boats had at least 1000 souls on board ;
and in ALL over 1000 persons left Buffalo Tor the tar
west on Thursday. Besides these, there was an I'M
mepse numper of horses, cattle, wagons OF all kinds
poughs, and farming implements OF every descrlp-
ton Yesterday (Frday) that superb boat the I'LL
nois, commanded by one OF the best sailors IN the
world although terrible rough old sea dog, (Capt
Blake) LETT for Chicago with about 6oQ souls on
board Two other very fine boats, the Bufialo,
Capt. Allen, and the De Witt Clinton, Capt Squi~fs,
took least 800 1000 people 10 various paris
of Wisconsin and Michigan the Fulton and Con
stellation also left for the west, loaded down with
passengers In addition to this we met large ship
going out OF the harbor for Chicago a. we came I'D,
and this had 320 passengers, with 30 horses and an
enormous freight of farming Implements, household
furniture, &c belonging TO emigrants, most OF
whom were from the Eastern States. The large
propeller, Porter which was injured In the late gale,
has been repaired. and is now full OF emlgrants,
ready to start tor Wisconsin. In short, the throng
OF people met with here and on the lakes go
| ing to Wisconsin and Michigan is absolutely
Incredible. | have expended two months in
the northwestern country, and | have met at
Cleveland, Detroit, Mackinaw, Sault ;. Marie,
Green Bay, La Polnte, Racine, Grand River, MIL
wauke and Chicago, with at least Is 600 emigrants,
a sft N WISCONSIN,.
proportion OF these were young, hearty, cookbook
| ing and respectable women majority were farm
ers and declare soemnly that did not see an
! idle, poor, or dlsslpated looking person amongst
| them. They all looked hardy, strong, and enter
prisng most of them were under thirty five years
| of age, and all seemed to be looking anxousy tor
a settlement In the Far West, as the children OF
Israel looked toward the promised land. From cal
culatons made for me by Captain Walker, OF the
Great Western, and his obliglng factotum, Mr.
Pearce, Mr.. Dibbe of Detroit, the Mayor OF Chlca
CO. and other kind friends at Milwaukee, II is GER
tain that from 600 10000 emgrants, at the least,
have gone to Wisconsin this year many estimate
the number much higher, but this statement Is as
nearly correct as II Is possible to get 1t. In the
every day for Chicago, from Buffalo, and even now
they run every other day, and are always loaded
down they have carried 30 600 passengers this sea-
son. aud the propellers and sailing vessels have car
ried as many more When went up in August on
the Great Western, (Which at present is decidedly
the finest and most comfortable boat on the Upper
Lakes, and resembling those excellent boats the
Troy, Empire, and KGickerbecker, IN the perfec
ton of its arraDgements) we had at least 100 souls
on board, beside quantity OF freight equal to 5OO
or 400 tons; ] never saw anything equal to IT IN my
life; the crowds hear OF that crossed to see the But;
| falo Hunt could not begin with our melee. And
| 'the cry Is still they come" or rather they go;
every boarding house in the place is now ull OF EN-
igrants; most OF The hotels are full; am staying Tor
day or two at very hne house, the western
Hotel, kept by Mr.. Smith, which is nearly as
large and equal to Towards exec ent hotel In style
and comforts it dimes and lodges 300 persons. and
full OF the first class company all the time, going
and coming Gen. Reed, the newly elected mem
Der TO Congress from Erie, &c. Pennsylvania, IS
here In high spirits Most OF the hotels are crowd
ed and this will be the case, am told, until the
close OF navigation. So much tor emigration 10
Wisconsin DR.. Houghton, The eminent and learned
State Geologist of Michigan, assured me that at
least II 600 persons had emgraed to that State this
season, many from the Eastern States, and settled
down in fine land in various parts OF the Western
counties.
Buffalo has been wonderfully improved within
the last two years; has quite recovered from the
terrible shocks 1t received in 1887 8 and y; and is
now dol lg large, healthy, and legitimate busl-
ness. All the lower part of Main street, Cone OF
the finest streets in the Union, and only exceled IN
beauty by Broadway. tor IN situation, width, &C IL
is Tar superior to Chestnut stree has been hlled up,
and down both sides they have erected and are
erecting very substantial and handsome blocks OF
four story stores and all will be occupied by sound
and enterprlsing men as soon as ilnlsheu. Inc
canal mas Deen cleaned ucepeHtu, anu
extended through several important sections OF the
city, the sidewalks repaired, the splendid sea wall
strengthened and heightened, new pier Is being
constructed and If the corporation or citizens VIII
set to work and widen the creek, Buffalo will be
fairly entitled to the proud title OF the Queen OF the
West. In point of locality, marine and CONNER
cial advantages, she is far superior to Cinclnna OF
any other city west of New York, save st. Louis
The sidewalks around The wharves and docks
though, must say, want repairing most wofuly
The hull for the iron cutter building for the Uni
ted States Typographical corps here, isneary com
pleted; was in the yard yesterday, and saw tina
there was only the centre rev oil iron plates 10 pu
on the sides. She is a most beautiful model. Tive
new steamboats,, each long or longer than the
United States line of battle ship Pennsy lvana, will
be put these lakes next spring; one go ieet the
other 24O feet long; to be called the Nile and Wis.
consin. There now AZ large and splendid
boats running On these lakes, and eight large steam
prOpelers. m
| Witnessed most pleasing scene yesterday The
venerable Marshal Bertrand left here at 2 p. M q,
in the care for the East. told you in my last that
he came in to Buffalo on Wednesday night In a
storm, or the Robert Fulton. 1t was indeed storm
probably as terrific as that which shook st Helena
at the time the soul Of Napoleon left this earth the
good and great old soldier went to the Falls on
Thursday where he remained but two or three hours
and returned TO this city Yesterday morning ne
was invited by the officers OF the garrison to review
that portion of the I'd regiment U. . l., stationed
here. He reviewed them, and the military spirit o
the hero OF Austerltz, tredland, Lutzen, and Lelp
sic, seemed to mantle anew IN the old mans cheeks
the troops were in high state OF discipline, and tn
M arshal appropriately complimented them bu
when the band passed before him playing the Mar
settles hymn, the tears stood in the veterans eyes
and coursed each other down his war-worn cheeks
He turned his head and left the ground unable tc
control his feelings. On his way to the depot. he
was escorted nominally by the fine German Volun
teer Company of this place ; but great number OF
carriages accompanied the Marshas; and at the
Depot, there must have been over 1900 persons as
sembed, of whom majority consisted OF the most
beautiful women of the place, all crowdng around the
cars anxious get sight OF the veteran that stood
by Napoleon in his dying hour. The old Marshal
was much affected and when the cars started, the
waving of handke rchefs vivas and huzzas, were le-
gion and many there were did cry God bless
hint" 1t wasi sober earnestness an lmposlng-an
affecting scene and rushing through the country IN