The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-07-20
A TRIP EAST.
BosToN. july 18th. 1871,

over the Michigan S6UIrdl TallfOdQ from CHI
cago at the rate of forty miles an hour, which
may be considered fast when taken in com
\ parison to some other loads we have travelled
over in the western country. The same
car brought us into Detroit at about half.
past seven the next morning, and after
short time for refreshments, started out
again with about the same speed for Port
Huron arriving little before ten in the FORE
Moons We have travelled a long distance in
our day over the railroads in various portions
of the United States, and must say that the
officers and employees of the Michigan Gen.
trail r. r. are the most obliging in every par
ticular of any we have ever had any dealings
with. and if any of our friends in Kenosha
County contemplate a journey east this sum-
mer we would advise them by all means to
take the Central from Chicago.
At Port Huron we cross the ST. Clair, and
the Grand Trunk railroad has train on the
opposite side in readiness to take all who wish
to go by way of Toronto, Montreal, etc., to
any point in the east. For many little favors
in the way of Pullman car accommodations,
&C., we are indebted to Mr.. j. Fl. Whitman,
lofsNo. so. Clark street, Chicago, the gentle
manly General Western Agent of this excel
lent railway. Parties purchasing tickets at
his office have the choice of two routes to
Boston-either via the Vermont Central from
Montreal, or to Portland, thence by cars or
steamboat We took the latter route and ar
rived here at six O'Clock last evening.
Montreal is city considerably larger than
Kenosha, though doubt the possibility oil
her citizens being any better feeling, or more
generous hearted. In the way of curiosities
for the sight-seer it has it's Victoria Bridge,
Cathedral, and number of public and pri
yate edifces 6 old as the hills' but still IN
good state of preservation. We were allowed
six hours in the city before time for the train
to Portland; time enough to purchase num-
Der of little things-bought, not because we
needed them but because they were SO much
cheaper than theyEere in the States. Upon
leaving the city we were carried across that
wonder of bridges, the Victoria, spanning the
st. Lawrence river, and which seemed of in
terminable length The villages and towns
on the line OF the railroad east of Montreal
are old fashioned, and lacked the appearance
Of business and excitement so prevalent IN
our western towns in fact, having the same
appearance they had some fifteen years ago.
Our route lay through northern New Hamp
shire within sight of the White Mountains
thence diagonally across the State Of Maine
to Portland.
Like Kenosha, Portland has beel purified
by fire, but unlike the former place it has ris-
en- stronger and grander from its ashes, and
stands to-day one of the most beautiful cities
I ever visited. In the bay, like a relic of
war times, stand the forts Preble, Georges
and Scanned, though not presenting that APP
pearance of hustle and excitement so observ-
able tn the early days of the rebellion when
your Local Editor formed one of the garrison
of the first named fort. In the days when
the Great Eastern was expected to make her
first appearance in American waters. Port
land went to heavy expense in building q
dock worthy to receive such distinguished
visitor dredged out the surplus mud in the
river; fixed up the dilapidated buildings in
the vicinity, and when all was in readiness
the Great Eastern-didn't come. She went tc
New York, and the loyal citizens of Portland
J have never forgiven her. .n s.s- as.ee
4 Speaking Of Fort Preble, let me tell q little
incident that is related with much gusto BY
: some Of the Portlanders who took quite ar
} interest in the garrison Of that fort in 1875
!, It was the practice of the fort at one time tt
, salute the incoming English steamers will
one of the sixty-four Founders on the cas-
| side of the fort-waiting until the steamer
was just abreast of the gun, then firing-tht
salute being acknowledged in like manner By
the steamer. During season of general re
pairs in the fort, the sutler had taken up hi
Il quarters temporarily on the lower floor 0
one of the barracks, where he displayed hi
large stock of plug tobacco, pies, cakes
cheese, etc., in a manner to tempt the cupid
ity of hungry men more honest than soldier
were supposed to be. One of the companie
| had their quarters in the room overhead, ant
it was not long before some of the men hi
upon an expedient by which they could re
} lieve Mr.. Thorp of good share Of his goods
r at night they took up one Of the boards of TIN
uOOE, duu WILL VIC uCAp VI PO1Co duu uUOh
soon transferred everything within reach tc
f their own quarters. In the morning they
were puzzled what to DO with the plumber
knowing that the .sutler would enter com
plant at headquarters and strict search
! be made. Finally they gathered up every
thing and just before daylight stuffed then
into the large guns around the fort--filling VI
! 1.-THE salute gun (Which already had charge
Iof POWDER among the rest. About O'Clock
in the afternoon the English steamer made
her appearance at the mouth'ofthe bay, and