Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-07-19

Auout l COCK me fieitoe otse1
barked At the Jacques Cartier Wharf and
broke up into grOuPs visiting the churches
aud other places Of interest - inclination
prompted. We noticed tina, lace stores
were objects Of great attraction 10 the
lady members Of the party, and the men
generally complained Of the exceeding
difficulty in passing one Of these stores
The oft repeated wsring that yigilani Gus
toms officers we're stationed all along the
line, made no diffeTence.-the dear thing
could pot be satisfied until they we're IN
possession Of some Of the delicate goods.
At two o'clock p. m, the party met At
the Champ de Mars. to witness an insPee-
ton Of the Fi.e Brigade. The Ere alarm
box from No. Station vas attached 10 a
tree on the south side Of the Champ de
Mars. where also a eommOdiOus platform
had been erected. A large number Of the
excursionisis were assembled on aud in
the vicinity Of the platform, aud about
fifteen minutes later His Worship the
Mayor, accompanied by Councillor Be-
tournay and a number Of the members Of
the City Council arrived. His Worship
then conducted Miss Clarke, of Rutland,
VT, daughter Henry Clark, to the alarm
box, from which she sounded the alarm.
In one minute the reels from No. 2 Sta
ton arrived at the hydrant at the corner
of St. Constant aud Craig streets, follow
ed ten seconds later by the reels from
No. g, and then ten seconds later by the
reels from No. | Station. These were
followed by the reels from No. > and 9th
er stations in quick time. 1t was said
that one company that reported 10 less
than three minutes from the time the
alarm was sounded, had come the distance
of more than one mile. No engines are
used, the head of water used by the city
being so great that it can be thrown over
the highest buildings from the
hydrauts. After the streams had played
for few minutes, they reeled up and the
whole of the Brigade passed in review
order on the Champ de Mas, making an
imposing appearance with their polished
brass caps, aud looked as they are, a SER
vicable, tidy lot of fellows.
/ The party then visited Victoria Square,
where was witnessed the power of the
city's immense water supply. A fountain,
that had a nozzle of FIVE inches in diane.
ter threw up a stream nearly 100 feet
with a strong wind blowing at the time.
The water supply of Montreal is the pride
of the city, and well it may be, for no
other city on this continent can boast Of
a better.
At three o'clock the street cars were
again brought into requisitiOn and the
whole party proceeded to the beautiful
grounds of Mayor COursol, at the West
end of St. Autoine Street. The Mayor
with hospitality for which the excur-
sionists are under very great obligations
to him had refreshments amply supplied,
and couple of hours were most pleasant
ly spent in the interchange of kind court
estes between the visitors and their Mon
treal friends. The toasts of the Queen,
the President of the United States. the
New England Press, were given by His
Worship the Mayor, and drew from the
Hon. Mr. Dart, StOekwell of the Boston
Journal, Hon. Nelson 4. Dingley, Of
Maine. aud other American gentlemen,
speeches, all expressing the very grea
gratifcatisn the trip afforded them. anc
the good likely to result from more in
innate acquaintance Of the two people
Mr.. BoylstOn, cf New HsmP shire. rea,
the following verses, prepared fer the &C
easiOn
EATD OF TIE FxCsr MES.
We s1ue, We eome. We men q the press,
n From the Green HILLS and the White;
And where in the hays proad Neptune plays
The land Of the morning Light.
l FroG far New Engisnd's hills We cone,
: The pride Of all the free;
Twas there sweet Freedom had her birth
onr eagles proud eyre.
c o. dear New England, smile Of Heaven,
Where'eE DER earth We roam,