Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-07-20
THE RUTLAND HEhALD
SATURDAY. JULY 10. 1871.
rne Editorial Excursion.

The trip from ot Aipa |
was an extremely pleasant one. Inv
,oent's halt was made at highea'e
savings. lust long enough to get taste
80 tho waters of the springs that have
.o.n az long celebrated for their curative
nroperties, also to catch glimpse az the
E.anlIin House now kept by our old
f,;ond. L. q. Scott, Eco, of New York
stop of about twenty minutes was
NADIA at St. Johns, enabling the Vernon
Tors 70 greet with good cheer the GENIAL
and popular United States Consul at 'ha'
Mace. Hon. William Harmon of Shelourn'
who greeted his old friends cordially anu
was presented to many others OF the pAi'S
from other States. The traveller oe'ore
reaching the Victoria Bridge, "heh OF
rroacbine Montreal, notices Lachlhe On
tho north bank Of the st. Lawrence, ana
fnrtber east the city of Montreal with
40 f,toons mountain. On reaching the
v;otoria Bridge. ov the river, the train
nasses eastward until it reaches the grace
90 the Grand Trunk Railway, when 1t
rrocoeds toward the bridge. Ten minutes
ara occupied in crossing it, and the offices
and shops of the Grand Trunk are
nassed, then curving TO the right the
weuapd Canal ia crossed, and thence to
the depot, having made a circuit OF three
miles since leaving the bridge, here the
baggage was examined by the custom
hopse officer. and the party proceeded TO
+ho;r hotels. To return to the Victoria
Bridge. which is one of the principal oo'
;octs of interest to visitors at Montreal
II spans the st. Lawrence and ls useu
orly bv the Grand Trunk Railway, Civ
inc 70 Montreal an unbroken railroad
communication of 100 miles In one
road from Portland to Duluth. Inc
bridge. which is built of iron on the
tabular principle, is 9,194 feet in length
nearly two miles, and cost $6,OOO,O0O.
There are two long abutments and "a
piers of solid stone masonry. Inc water
in passing under the bridge, we were IN
formed, runs at the rate of from seven 10
ten miles an hour. and it is calculated
that each pier will stand pressure OF
seventy thousand tons of ice, which at
the opening of the river in the spring
ooes sweeping down the current with
great force. The blocks OF stone in the
piers are bound together with cement ana
iron ,ivets. and the face towards the tcur'
rent il beveled off to sharp pointed
edge. 40 "a to present as little resistance
"a possible The bridge rises from the
sbores 70 the center at the rate of one
fost in every one hundred and twelve o.
nearly forty.eight feet to the mile. INT
object of this is to give sufficient hight II
the center 40 that steamers and vessels car
pass under the bridge without difficulty
The distance from the water to the bridge
in summer, is sixty feet.
Our time has been so fully occupied
that we can, at the present writing, do nj
more than sketch an outline OF the bal
ance of the excursion, leaving to som'
futnre issue a more elaborate description
Of its details.
At $50 on Wednesday, the party tool
the city horse cars for the railway station
where they embarked on special tral'
for Lachine, and were transferred in tn
midst Of a rain storm, to the STEAMBOAT
and proceeding on an exciting Voyag
down the rapids, passing under the VIC
toris bridge. Landing at the wharf, the
visited the city market. At 2 o'clock q!
assembled at Champ de Mars to witnef
the calling out of the fire brigade
platform had been erected. The signs
box had been placed on tree, the wire
Of which were connected with those
the center circuit The visitors havin
taken places, the Mayor of Montrea
Judge Coursol, addressed them, introdu
ing Mr.. Henry Lyman, who spoke OF tt
fire department and water works.
The Mayor then escorted Miss Lli
clork of Rutland, to the signal DO
when having received the necessary !
strnc,ions from the chief of the fire q
'partment she gave the required sign
and in s5 seconds the first company a
nesred. and in an incredibly short spa
If time the whole department aPpear'
from the extreme limits of the city. a
ter playing for a few seconds the sign
sounded and the men reeled up the no
and went around in review amid the
thusiastic applause of the visitors
The party then proceeded to the Ma
ora residence where collation. W
served. After which speeches were ma
bv Mr.. Stockwen of the Boston JouT7l
Consul. General Dart, Mr.. Brymer OF
Montreal Herald, and others, and POI
by Mr.. Boylston of Amherst, Mass
The evening the association gave rec'
ton in the parlors OF the st. Lawrer
Hall, Consul. General Dart presidir
when addresses were made by seve
Canadian and American gentlemen. a
81 witty poem read by Mr.. Marden of
Lowell Courier.
On Thursday morning the Excursi'
ists nroceeded by the Grand Trunk a
Missiwapi Railroad to Newport, Vermo
where, after dinner gotten up in the b
STYLE of the Memphramegog House,
party made an excursion through
Lake. In the evening there was dap
of fireworks, under the direction OF
Beales, of Boston, the st. Johnsbury Ba
disceursing excellent music, dancing.
During the evening a general meeti
was held, at which Mr.. Ross, of the B
ton Advertiser, read a poem, and reso
tions were adopted, when the Ass'
alton separated to leave for their hor
ON the morning train, accepting the h
FATALITIES of the village of st. Johnsb'
on their way. Some of the party will
to the White Mountains, but the major
will return TO their homes. All are plea
with the excursion of the New Engla
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