The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-11
FROM WHEELING TO IRELAND.
Correspondence crMs HateliIgmer:
JERSEY CRY, April Z. 1870.

Thetrayele from " llGcl ling 10 EilrQpC,
muStol ecea itys pass through one OENtlle
great Eastern Cities. To reach any az
those pl1ccs there arc only. Two routes 10
select rom; the Pennsylvania Central and
the Baltimore and Ohio railroads. The
merits of each road are about equal. Pre-.
viOus TO the war, the great bulk Of travel
was over the Baltimore and Ohio; but
when It's bridges were burned, and the
road closed by the rebellion, the Pennsyl.
vania Central had monopoly OF the trade
The Baltimore and Ohio, however, Is flst
gaining its former share Of the traffic, No
railroad in the country Is better managed,
none has q more eOmpletcrOad and none
has better rolling stock.
Leaving the valley oftlo Ohio and pro.
ceeding in southeasterly direction, the
road passes through a country which seems
to have been but recently reclaimed from
It's native wfldnesS The farms seem TO be
but lately diveSted Of their ancient growth
Of timber. Quite q number Of thriving
Villages arc seen with their saw and
grist mills, their stores, warehouses
and granaries, and tho stately dwelling
Of tho resident citizen Of credit and re.
nOwn, who reigIls in his little world,
monarch Of all he surveys. But by
all odds the most numerous part OF the
population along the line Of this road are
the everlasting sons Of St Patrick. Such
mean md miserable novels; such bleak
and dreary homeStcads, with so little indi.
cations Of industrysand comfort, arc sell
dom met with In these United States. As
the road approaches the summit Of the
AlleghenieS, tho footprints Of labor be-
come few and far between. The cold cli-
mate prevents the growth Of corn or any
Of the cereals. Why should men select
these barren wills uS a home, when there
urc such fertile valleys inviting the labor
and skill Of the agriCulturist, and promts.
ing u bountifIl reward, These wild
mountain scenes arc highly praised; the
romantic scenery, the high hills, deep val
legs gushing streams, and mountain
gorges are very nice things totalk about;
so, also, arC the Alps, the Crags and peaks
OF Switzerland and Mont Blanc; but very
hard places 10 make homo In.
They valley Of the Potomac presents a
different appearance. The road passes
through rich and beautiful country East
Of Cumberland. There we find large and
well cultivated farms, comfortable and
substantial homestelds, Erge and fruitful
orchards, well titled fields, good roads,
well stored barns, neat fences, and all
other indications Of industry and skill.
a citizen Of Wheeling Is impressed ut
first sight with the clcanly appearance Of
the city Of Baltimore. No matter how
much We apply tho broom and the scrub
bling brush In Wheeling, the never ccas-
ing showers Of black snow mock all our
efforts Mt cleanliness Our bituminOns
cOal Is hard upon our efforts to appear
beautiful. But in the East tho anthracite
coal Is consumed and does not rain down
It's blackness on our heads and dwellings.
Baltimore Is q great commercial city. It's
business seems increasing. It's people are
polite and hOspitablc, and the stranger
who has been sOjaurning some time there
leaves 1t with reluctance. We leave Bal
timOrc for New York by the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railway. The
rOad passes up the northwestern shore Of
Chesapeake Bay, crossing two Of the
branches Of the Chesapeake by trestle
work, ono being milo and Is halE In
length. Proceeding nOrthward tho road
touches the western part Of Philadelphia,
and terminates ut Jersey City on the
right bank Of the Hudson, opposite New
York.
Tho stranger who visits New York for
tho first time, or one who has not been
there for twenty years, Is ast0niShed ut the
greatness of this vast metropolis, If the
trade, commerce and finance Of the west
crn world. It's wharves are crowded with
commerce, vessels Of all nations loaded
with the products Of tho whole world arc
mOOrCd in its larbours lis streets for
for miles in length arc filled with ware
houses, ind these warehouses arc filled
with merchandise. Many places Of ut
tractiOn arc to he found in and around the
city'Of New York. l will merely glance
ut one, tho Central Park Perhaps there
il no public park in the world equal to II.
4 full description of It would in itself fill
large volume so IL Is needless for mo to
attempt 1t here. Tho whole range of ex-
tcllsivc grounds haye been laid out with
the utmost skill Of landscape gardening
here Is the beautiful lake, the wild rock,
the rustic bridges, the terrNces, viaducts,
streams, avenues, roads and drives that
please the fancy and elevate the mind.
There is also in connection with the park
u Geological museum Of living and dead
animals, natives Of every portion Of the
globe. It seems 10 me il botanical de.
partment were added to its many attrac-
lions It would be an improvement,
I embark for Queenstown today.