Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-05-26
wr,rs HorEL, eAndusky, Z
Mas oath
Second Day--Erearsioa on he Lske--. Iaoidtnfs
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Second Day--Erearsioa on ne Lske--. .Tacidtnf.
Of he Day-aad "odds and ends"
Dram Emrnr:-Hsving given you a rather
hurried and fired account Of tiiu movements Of
The Excursion" ur TO the rush of getting rooms
at Vests Hotel, last evening, cnd our position
In the counting room Of tho Dry Goods estab.
lishment Of the Messrs, westj and having in
directly promised to let you know something Of
the excursion planned for the morrow, IL is
proper that we essay a running account Of what
transpired to day
II would, however, he proper before pro,
ceeding with the last named, 10 extricate tho
anxious crowd from the dilemma in which we
left them last night, which we will do by say =
ing that, in due time, the Messrs. West provided
the entire party, consisting Of more than two
bundled persons, with rooms, and every other
accommodation necessary.
The "excdrsionists" Of the "olth aud 2jth,
are SAID to be as clever, lively aud unexception,
able people as ever passed over the s. d. h y.
Road, or steamed their way out the Bay among
the beautiful Isles Of Lake Erie. Evidence In
confirmation Of this may be had of Conductor
Massey, Superintendent Hudson, aud Capt Ed
wsrds, Of the Bay City, and Capt. Orr, Of the
Island Queen. Corroboratfve evidence. (were Il
necessary to the establishment Of the claim we
modestly set up) would be offered cherrfully by
the citizens Of Sandusky, who have, through
Mayor Miller, extended TO ms the freedom of
their beautiful CITY. and wator priyiIeses of The
Bay and Lakel
This morning little after 0 o'clock, the Nj
ami aud Mad River Valley excurtionists pro
ceeded TO the dock of the Bay CITY and Island
Queen steamers; and at half past o'clock pre
cisely, enlivened by the music of the German.
town Band, and Saudusky Yagers, the boats
having received their complement Of fair ladies
aud genial gentlemen, started for the "Isles Of
and "crowning glory" Of tho expedition.
We cannot, in the limits which we have made
for this letter, detail the incidents Of the trip,
or speak in fitting terms of the many objects Of
note which we remarked--lhe most noted was
the scene of Perry's victory. and gibralisr
Rock. the "look outn of Perry and ,hs no,rt
from whence he proceeded 10 ATTACK the Driisb
fleet, his ships being At the tune moored in Pat.
inSBay. Immediately bpbind and Nh, of vi.u
of the enemy, better mint eopld nat bavs
been chosen for The purpose. and the gallant
Perry, equal TO the imminent emeryenov wps
happily. aware Of IL. Rat. W, med dSsll NO
longer upon story with which evsry good
school boy js familiar Yoo may. bowcy.r
,udy. of oar emotia,s ubiie pass;ny ovor ,bo
place ballowpd bv so glori,,,s a d,nons,r.,;,r
for "Ggd and onr native la,,d 4" W.. .eLnovp,
edge The kindness of Nh. Hudson and oIbe,
gentlemen Of ssndusky. 10 pointing out to us
tie "siehts," nd for calling our attention To
the various fishing appliances In the vicnitv
of the numerous isles; and as many friends in
Our Valley also desire TO make the same No.
kuowledgment. we hereby tender IL in this
public manner.
At a quarter to IL, NJ, we moored A at the
dock in Put>in Bay. Thisis charming plae.;
and most entertaining and attractive siybt met
our paze on landing In the pleasant grove in
The neishborhood was course of tables spread
with the luxuries Of this and other climes--a
board Of good things whose continuous length
was about 400 feeil On inquiry we learned
that this bounty was furnished The .xcurtionis,s
by the superintendept of the &. ID. A. O. Ropd.
and that Il was nrincipallv arranged bv the fair
hands Of Mrs. Hudson. and other eUimsble In
dies Of The civ, who started 10 he island mi.
morning ON this GRAND of goodness and mercy
at O'Clock. AMI Without desire to bs ful.
some. we will observe that VIC commend the
sandusky ladies to the Ye.,a-God bless them.
Tin, ,bis recommendation win meet the be.,,y