Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-06-20
Excursion Corrospondenoo.

,..... . CHICAGO June 10, 1859.
EDITOR EMPIRE When wrote you las
evening we had only seen the tail Of this
Elephant city Of the North West, Sine,
then, l have had an opportunity Of taking a
view Ofa larger portion Of his body, through
the politeness Of his keepers Ashs is so
very large and we have seen 50 much il puz,
ales us to know where to begin or what to
describe.
Last night all was hustle and excitement T.
and there has been no cessation Of the ex-
citementi il still increases. Speeches were
made by Senator Douglas, President Eegles
ton Of the Gin. City Council, Mayor HAines,
ofUhicago, Judge Carter of Cincinnati, and
Gen. Coombs, Of Ky, the youngest old man
Of the party. These speeches, | learn, were
delivered at the fremont" but did not
hear them. This morning opens clear, with
cool north western wind from Lake Mich
igan, too cool for comfort without an over
coat or good fire. The citizens show u.s.
(some twelve hundred people from the great
Miami Valley, every attention, and have
granted us the freedom of the city. This
consists Of free 0mnibuses, Audubon Club
Rooms, Fine Art Exposition, M'Vickers
Theatre, U. S. War Steamer Michigan, and
vessels in the harbor, Young Mems Associa-
tion Library and Reading Rooms, City Rail
Ways, and twenty two Rail Roads leading to
every point Of the compass, some of which
are about FIVE hundred miles long. To visit
ell these institutions and 10 ride on all these
Rail Roads is too gigantic an undertaking
for US, although we are mighty fast people.
We have therefore contended ourselves with
taking birds eye view ofthe City, and with
two steam boat excursions on the Lake, the
first on the Traveller" at 10 A. NJ, and the
second on board Of the "Planet," at 4 P. NJ.
These excursions gave us most charming
view of the City, and in the morning afford
ed us an opportunity of seeing race be-
tween some twelve sail boats for prizes from
tho Regatta Club. After delightful ex-
cursion of thirty miles in front of the City
we returned to dinner. The sail boats made
better time we were told than was ever made
before at Chicago In the afternoon we took
a view Of the u S. War steamer, Michigan.
The officers showed us every attention, and
all admitted that they were tho cleOnest
house,keepers that we had seen. We next
got on board of the steamer Planet We
found il crowded with Ladies and gentle
men and the Chicago Light Guard with an
excellent band of Music The Music, and
refreshments, consisting of every luxury,
such as Strawberries rasberries, ioe cream,
pound cake, and all the solids, together with
abundance Of Catawba to wash them down,
were all furnished gratis by the citizens Of
Chicago. The dancers soon took possession
of the Main Cabin, and kept in motion un-
til we returned. The balance ofthe numer-
Gus company amused themselves by takinga
view Of the Lake, telling anecdotes and look.
ing at the beautiful ladies whose complex
ions were heightened by the pure Lake
breeze, and the exercises Of the dance. AZ
ter proceeding up the Lake about forty miles
our boat wheeled about for a return to the
city. The breeze increased and number
of the company became sea sick, among 9th.
ers prominent gentleman of Dayton Res
olutiOns were passed thanking the citizens
Of Chicago for providing boats and refrssh-
ments, and all went on las merry as q mar.
riage belr' until our return to port. 1t was
then near ii o'clock and we retired to our
Hotels to sleep, well satisfied with our Lake
excursion, and the hospitalities of the Oiti,
zens Of the Garden City.