New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-07-07
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scenery On the Western Lakes.
Correspondence Of The T6b9a@.
STEAMER GaE.T WGsTERS,
LAGE ERIE June q. 1913
Messrs Edttors: Once rnore, upon the "lld,
free waters and in q fo7ting palace that inaJ
vic in all respects with any steamers anywhere.
/ have had an opportunity OF visiting al the
crack steamers that sail from this port, and nav
ing also yoyaged in most Of the prime craft from
Lake Chsmpiain TO the lo7ger Mississippi, must
IN all cantor admit that these LGkes will com
pafe with any OF Their contemporaries +" the coun-
try through.'' The Great Western, Illinois, In.
diana, Museum and PuffaIo, il would be " hard
20 5c4t" Indeed | know Of bu; one luxury thu;
could be added TO them, and that Is one when
could easily be secured, to wit comfortable
bzttiag.roon. Water, warm and cold, is chcao
on steamers, and good, quiet BATH after leaving
the dust and b1stle Of The city would prove :,
great comfort, and one which could not fan "
tell in favor Of those boats which might be able
TO furnish it. cannot bat notice, IN al the
crack L1kers, the taste and skill exhibited IN
their painting. Many o. the panels Of the state
room doors arc perfect gems IN their way STAINED
giass too, IN all It's beautiful varieties IS as 7lt
here as upon the Sound or the Hudson. 10
their praise be it spoken the propf;eors tolerate
but little gliding ain informed that from three
upon the painting only OF one Of then boats.
But how shall | describe the scene preparatory
20 leaving port Water and Tlont-strects, White
nal! and the Battery afford nothing richer. Hlv-
sng been set down, by the carriage from the
Western, as near as possible TO the boat which
was lust within sight OF her Dipes-l took to the
paUe, and literally worked my passage on board,
when, after seeing my baggage safely deposited,
7 took station forward on the upper deck to
hear the music and watch the fun. Music We
had in fact, and pretty fair music too, from
brass band y which picks up a considerable
of e LIVING by playing an hour or two for each
OF the steamers ust before they leave port. lhe
wharf was covered with all manner OF things
which man can use or abuse Tor his comfort or
convenience, which can relieve his necessities or
contribute TO his pleasures. Hogsheads pipes.
barrels casks and kegs boxes, bales bundles
and parcels Of all sorts and sizes; all manner OF
vehicles and farming utensils all sorts of tools,
all kinds of machinery and all descriptions OF
furniture from the unpalnied dca-tabe and the
unvarnished bedstead of humble poverty, up TO
the gorgeous bedeckmcn;s and convcnlenccs
Of the most fas,Idlous boudolrs, ana the most
magnificent parlors BIRDS and beasts; fish. flesh
and fowl; ammunition, guns and drums; heros
plants and flowers; snort IL almost seems as Il
a new ark was 10 be reightcd, not only with every
animate thing after its KIND, but also with ever
inanimatc thing which the ingenuity OF man
has invented either to assist and proloDg OF tor
ment and shorten life.
On and in, around and beyond THIS hcterogcn
eous mass--this distributing Office of all things,
was the ever busy, busting ttTong OF humanity.
Rich aud rare too, were OF the specimens
which il presented. IIoosers, and Suckers Pukes
and Wolverines, Com-crackers and Buckeyes,
Yankees and New Workers, al! had their repre-
sentatiycs here other characters there werc too,
indigenous to this place, and all others where men
most do congrcgate. Among these last was u
short, Fat man with rubIcund body and rosy
face, who was pcrched upon empty barrel
that stood on the top OF an empty box; one OF
those individuals whose element seems 10 be q
crowd, a fuss; who live, no one knows how
where, who compress whole DAYS Of life and en-.
,oynent into the short hour that precedes the de.
parture OF steamboat railroad tram, while
they sleep or vcgetate during the remainder OF
their time. a busy, NOISY, busting throng IS
their intoxicating delight, their stimulating mar
cotic, and when this is dispersed Their life and
vocation are gone together. Who that has once
seen that beamng face can ever forget 1t he
has withala shrcwd, observant eye and sees every
thing that is gong Oh, and, apparently, knows
every body about HIM. H is almost constantly,
though leisurely mastcatng fruits and nuts 10
which he helps himself i'll quiet way OF MS own,
from the back end Of the long market basket
which The pcddhng boys use here, while they are
selling pint 10 some customer IN front. tie IS
also on good terms, evidently, with the news
boys for he always has newspaper III his left
hand, albeit he is never seen to be reading 1t.
But the hour is approaching for the boat to
"put off," most of the miSceiiaaieS that out now
Numbered the wharf having been transferred TO
the spacious hold, decks and cabins OF the steam
er. 2tid.ship on the lower deck is presented u
scene Of the most supcrlativcly contounded con-
fusion that the genius OF destruction could wish
10 look upon for il is there that baggage, over
coats and umbrellas are piled from floor 10 roof,
and each passenger is looking for has own. here
IS a equity gentleman, whose poor feet stand
about as good chance for comfort as . kitten IN
panthers nest, searching, with the helpof the halt
distracted porter, for he'' Russia lcatherand brass
riye,ed trunks; - there is u tall, rcSoue-looklng
widow. without any escort, looking for the small
black trunk" belonging 10 her daughters on this
end of the pile comes up u broad-shouldcred,
heavy-fs,ed Buckeye who turns the whole over
at once to see if his big chest Is safe" no
sooner is he satisfied than tall Corncracker aP.
proaches the other end turns the pile bodily al
back again 10 see if his elligator-corere trunk
is (" thar" then comes long sallow-lookins
Hooser who upsets the pile stenward TO be sure
that his large hair trunk is secure; next
huge brawny Sucker rolls the mass forward again
to get sight of his buffalo. covered box; standing