Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-07-19


wheeled hosc.wagons, with five men to each,
one being the driver BY invitation Of Mayor
Coursol daughter Of Mr. Clark Of the
Rutland Herald struck the Geographic ALARM
and in forty seconds one Of the hose was at
tached to hydraut, aud in less than two
minutes all the hose wagons were Oh the
ground for work The secret Of this CELEBRITY
is the smallncss Of the number Of wagons and
men employed, which makes the use Of horses
feasible and the secret Of their efficiency
is found in the magnificent watcr-works of the
city Water is taken from above the rapids
at Lachue into the city, and then by im-
meuse pumps forced up to large reservoir
on the side of Mont Real The " head is
so great as to force column of water in the
city through q hydraut to the height Of two
hundred feet
For the purpose Of showing the effective
ness Of this arrangement the water-supply
for the city was for short time cut of, and
the entire power Of the reservoir applied to d
large hydrant apparently eight or ten inches
in diameter. hcrcsult was mighty column
Of water thrown to great height uo'ailh
standing strong wind which was blowing aI
the moment WoIl lot a Montpelier rcadc
Just imagine two foot pipe pouring waite
from Berlin Pond into a reservoir ON Brad
shaw's hill, aud this water forcing itsal
through an eight inch pipe in the State uou.'
yard. Such O column would reach above al
the ucighboring buildings the State House iu
Guided we think and such @, th.. IS ID,
Water Department of Montreal Fire en-
giues are useless
At half past three O'Clock the party wa
conveyed By street cars aud carriages TO th
dwelling Of Mayor Cour.ol Thi. was opeue.
through all the apartments, and it was great,
admired by all who visited it. After respects
had been duly paid Within the house, the par.
ty gathered in am adjacent grove whore O. re
past was served, with champagne abundau
for those who Ionged for It for the stom
ach's sake and other fluid, better fitted fol
those who were whole in body and spirit an.
needed no stimulant beyond the royal hospi
tality Of the city, whose guests they were.
The rcpast was followed by a grcetn.
from the Mayor and response by Mr. Stock
well Of the Boston J0ivRQi sentiment. in
honor OF the Queen Of EagIaud the Pre.jlcu
Of the United States, the public press, etc.
brief speeches by Henry Lyman, Of Montreal
Hon. VIM. A. Dart e. s. Consul General
Mr. Bremner for the Montreal press; Hon
Messr, Dingley and Butler Of Maine and
poem by Mr.. Boylston Of the Amler0 Cath
aet
These, iuteIsper,oi with music from tb
band, filled the time antiI the supper hour
after which theparty gathered in ST. Lawrence
Hall attended by gentlemen Of the press an,
the bar, public men and merchants Of Mon
treal Hon Mr. Dart was called to th,
chair and made brief speech introducing
in turn Joseph Doutre, an eminent lawyer Of
the city; Hon. John Young, one of the lead
| ing men in Canada eminent for his services
in public works by which the intercst
Of both countries are served; Gen. j. c. Da.
Wis, Of the Z. S army Lieut. Governor
Brown, Of Massachusetts, and Mr.. Walton. Of
Vermont all Of whom spoke briefly, aud the
speech-making was diversified by a mirth.pro-
yoking poem descriptive Of the excursion, by
Mr.. Marden Of the Lowell Courier.
A dance was intended by the young mem
bers of the party but this was considerably
omitted, out Of respect for the proprietor Of
the house, who was on that day sorely
afflicted by the sudden death of his wife
at his private residence. A resolution APP
propriate to that sad event was presented by
Mr.. Clark, of Rutland seconded by the
Chairman, who as a guest in the house for
some months, was personally acquainted with
the deceased The resolution was unanimous.
ly adopted, and at the suggestion Of Mr. Wal.
ton Of VT, it was ordered that copy be deliv-
cred to the family Of the deceased. This closed
the public services at Montreal and the wea.
ry excursiouists retired early for an carly
awakening, once more to visit the churches Of
the city aud prepare for the long ride to
Newport
uOMEwARp HOUND.
Leaving st. Lawrence Hail at $ A. NJ,
Thursday, after half hours delay at the
depot, We were off on the train for Uncle
Sans Dominions Passing out Of the city
we ran the gauntlet of strong odor that
has its home on the flats just above Montreal.
Colerdgc must have smeled its ike am
Rheim,' when he wrote,
The river Rhine, 1t is we'll known,
Doth wash your city Of Cologne;
But tell me, tell me, nymph divine.
What now shall wash therlyer Rhine"
or words to that effect The discovery OF
subterranean Northwest Passage between
Highgate Springs and Montreal Flats, is
sure thing for the coming explorer Enter
ing Victoria Bridge, it was evident that most
Of the party had seen all they wished of that
structure on Tuesday, aud to avoid the trying
flashes of light through the yentilating win
dows, closed eyes were the order 1t needed
no great stretch Of the Imagination, to think
that Charon had indeed forsaken his ferry
boat and having discarded the red tape OF
enshrouding aud burial was here husting his
passengers through by rail. Six minutes
bring US again to sunlight, and for miles we
zee the same country that we found between
81. Johns and Montreal Parallelogram.
shaped farms running far back from the roads
anil ridged in manner queer to Yankee eyes
N glTe drninaga No the clnv snil