The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-08-11
Travelling Correspondence.

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Est faeA Asseld Ct Essesls.,. :
Travelling Correspondence.
LAwREseE, Aug. II, 1855.
Ed. HERALD. OF FREEDoM-DEAR SIR:
Thinking that perhaps your readers at
the East might like to know.something of
the "wandesings" Of those who have ta-
ken the line of march 70 this faroff coun-
| try, am induced to note some of the in-
cidents connected with the journey to
Kansas. of the party which left Boston
on the 9th nlt.
We left Bostonf from the B. and Worces-
ter z. &. stations at half past one P. NJ,
! in a rain storm, which kept with US all
through the State Of Massachusetts,, max
ing it more comfortable travelling than it
would have been had it been dry and dus-
ty.
Our party numbered just twenty per-
sons, being the women and children of
-four faIniiies, going to join eirhusbands
and fathers in the ktiid of promise. We
arrived safely in Albany about ten O'clock
in the evening, and Immediately took the
cars ON the New York Central r. r. for
Buffalo.
Then. Y. c. r. r. is, think, exeeIled
by no road in the country for ease in rid
ing. or good management. All of the
conductors with whom / had dealings
were very gentlemanly, and allowed the
party all the accommodations they could
to make our journey easy. We arrived
i'll Buffalo about ten O'Clock in the morn-
ing, and found that we should be obliged
TO stay there until evening, as the Detroit
boat did not leave till nine p. N.
We crossed the Lake in the Buckeye
State, which is a first class boat. During
| the night a very violent thunder storm
arose, and ii came upon US so so suddenly
THAT it frightened many of the lady pas
fsengers very much, but did no further
damage.
At Detroit, where we arrived. about
four O'clock P. NJ, we had occular demon
stration that the s.Maine law" was not in
force in that city. There We're two or
three FIRE companies from London, C. w,
| there, on visit to their Detroit friends;
and | noticed many who looked as tho
they thought that everybody was drunk
ibut themselves. There were so many of
them glorious" that when tlIey tried to
Igiye three cheers, after they bad gone on
board the Transit, they made a perfect
| faiiure of it.
Aftersa good supper at the Western
Hotel, at moderate charge, We took the
cars for Chicago at nine P. NJ, and started
leaving our conductor behind, which was
not discovered by the other hands on the
train til We Were some ten miles out from
the city, when one of the brakemen took
his place, and We paid our fare as usual.
To parties and individuals coming from
the East, | would recommend the Rail
Road Hotel at Buffalo, and the Wes:ern
Hotel at Detroit, as places where they
can be accommodated as well and as rea-
sonable as at any other places. in these
cities.
travelled all night on tie Michigan
Central railroad, in tie patent, night cars
now IN use on that road, {aad which l
don't think much improvement on the cid
ones.l We arrived in Chicago about
eight in the morning. and left the ears
and the confused jabbering of any guam
I tity of omnibus and hack drivers, calling
out omnibus line TO all the hotels" aud
free carriage to any part of the city, y
with that peculiar "gwang' which needs
I TO be heard to be understood. We
found We must wait more than twelve
hours, until iline o clock P. NJ, -before-t the
cars left for Alton and st. Louis. Tbis
interval We filed up as best suited our
selves, some going to l5ok at the public
buildings, and some remaining at tie de-
pot through the day.
Evening found us seated in the cars,
and preparing for a nights rest, but in
this we were doomed 70 be disappointed,
for thezroad was so rough, and the cars
Jolted so much, thai sleep was out of the
qsestion. The Chicago, Alton and St.
Louis railroad is tie worst road over
which | eyeraaveled, and although some
of the passengers said that the Illinois
Central was worse, | cannot see low It
can be possible, for if much worse
think every train would be thrown from
the track.
Sunrise found US at Bloomington, and
from there to Alton the road was better,
and We got some of the sleep We lost du-
ring the night.
AT Alton, where wearrived aboutn noon,
We took the steamer Reindeer for St.
Louis, and on arriving, we found the
Martha Jewett nearly ready TO start up
the river. We engaged our passage on
boardof Ter, and at six clock Oh Satur-
day evening We were under weigh. We
took a company of United States soldiers
oaat Jefferson barracks, who are bound for
the western frontier, 10 fight the Indians.
They were all, with one exception-the
captain Young, singlefnen, aud all from
Georgia. Some were shareholders, and
post of them pso-slayery men. Every
man except one that / eonyersed with was
sickof bis bargain, and wished they had
not enlisted, but could notweil get away.
though ten OF their men bad deserted
while they were at the barracks
We had one dcash on board while we
were on tie river, from consumption,
a man Of about forty five. He had been
sick for five years. but was wei enough
To be about until the day before he died.
lie Was brought to Riehfeld, wheFe i.
was supposed he had relations, but whea
they arrived there no one knew him, and
he was left among STRANGERS
We arrHed at Kansas City on we'd
nesday, the FIRST inst, just al hight, hay
ing been eight days and four hours
rom Boston. Twenty four hours OF
which tine. we were stepping N Buffalo
and Chicago, so il is not 50 long a journey
as some might think.
Yiic officers Of tie Martha Jewet
especially Capt. BrK4os, hare cur thanks
for attentions sHewa 70 as while en- tiseIr
Boar, our star with lsem being very d