White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1864-07-14
National Union Ticket


FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
ANDREW JOHNSON.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
GERkasrowH, O.. July !. 1864.
Having left home to secure . brief res
pits from editorial drudgery. and not hsv-
ing promised to keep up the regular ron
tine while absent; this spistls may b r.
gsrdsd as . frss- will offering. thrown in
for pastime.
The principal feature that presents itselI
to the travelling public. is high charges
for poor Recommendations. One can
not snuff the odor of the inside Of . din
ing room for less thsn IS cents to 81 so;
and every time . porter looks at your
trunk. or condsscends to smash it. be
reaches forth his paw for quarter. These
portsrs appear to Be an institution em.
ployed shout hotels for the express pur-
pose Of SHINING travellers.
A ride from White Cloud to St. Joe.
On one Of the Railroad Packets, at this
season Of the year. cannot we'll bs other.
wise than pleasant. A cool breeze il
ever stirring On the river: the boats cabins
are roomy and chserfu;: and the tables
are furnished with sumptuous array Of
plstss that is delightful to the sight.
filled With the shadows Of delicscies we'll
calculated to provoke IN sppetite. The
Clerks are obliging. and never neglect to
profit BY any little mutusl arrangement
which enables them to obtain "thsnk' 'ee''
accommodations: but when you prop ose
to msks uss Of your end of the arrange
mont. they regret to inform You that they
are not intrusted with such matters, but
thst application must be made at head.
quarters. Then. the porters are stout,
active fellows. who will tumble about
and smash al the trunks you can produce,
ct Is cents per trunk.
The boat landed Us at St. Joe about
aundevn, where. at the suggestion of .
friend. We changed our usual stopping
place, and went to the famous Pscific
House. II it were not for the porter, We
do not know how this house could get
along. The landlord appeared to be q
genuine know-nothing. and referred us in
everything to the porter. We asked
whether our baggage had arrived3 Re.
fsrred to the porter. We wanted trunk
sent to our room. Speak to the porter
about it. Could we be shown to our
roomi Go tell the porter. Would they
waken us in time for the train, in the
morning! Certainly; make arrangements
with the porter. But, when we proposed
to settle our bill. that oil might be ready
in the morning. strange to say. the porter
was not made party in the transaction
When We came down before dsybreak.
to take the bus. we rec ,guized. 10 tho
darkness. the inevitable porter. tumbling
our trunks end over end. for which we
psid him rs cents per trunk. But q
porter upon whom devolves the RESPONSE
bility of running such hotel .s the Pa
ci6c. certainly deserves some remunera-
tion; and it comes lighter on the propris
tors to make their guests pay it. Think
We shall hereafter stick to our old stop
ping place.
Wednesday. June 18th. We got we'll
started on the Hannibal and St. Joe Road.
To b sure. the man in the ticket office
required shout ten minutes to each Gus.
TONER. when there were only fifteen min
utss in oil to spare; and the bresksmen
kept the ears locked until the whistle
sounded to start. when most of the pas.
sengers vsre crowded upon the platform.
much 10 the risk Of life and limb. 1t was
remarked that accidents on that road
were 80 frequent. that il any train escaped
them. IL was regarded - an exception to
. rule. 1t was therefore thought strange
when noon was approaching. and oil
wss still going well. Bu. it came at last.
About IL o'clock our train came up to .
freight train which had been brought to
stand -still BY one Of the cars taking Gre.
We Of course had to stop; and when the
passengers began to wonder what the
trouble was, the cry Of get Of get Cd !"
was heard. Many lespsd out. without
knowing why: bot upon looking back. .
frsigh. traia was seen coming At foil
spssd. around . curve. and ON . down
grade. The engineer reversed his engine.
and the brakesman put on the solitary
brake which the train afforded; but the
train was 30 near, and the speed so great.
that . collision was unavoidable. A
stream Of persons were still leaping from
our train. while others kept their places.
The crash came. smashing platforms.
breaking down ears. and throwing the
trucks OF the track. The locomotive Of