The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-02-10
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DEAR 4 Ell MANI my last fEiSIo 1 prom
ised YOU account Of an excursion IRON " which
bad just returned. ! forthwith proceed with
my Tr"posed task, but your readers must not
expect as racv n letter from n . as they are
casionallv favored with from tic pen OF the
inimifabie MacShare."
But to proceed. ] had previously determined
:hat the NNIYth anniversary Of ny advent into
ibis terrestrial state should rot 90 bv without
pleasure trip. With that object in view | got
aboard the Mail west on the night Of the Oh
nit, and, after tedious ride, found myself for
the frst time in the city of
PITTSBURGH,
where Put up for the night at the St. James
On the follow ing day I took stroll through
the city, Cf which. as your readers are supposed
10 be familiar Herewith, / will not enter into
an extended notice. Suffice il to saw. that my
idea OF Pittsburgh fell far short OF the reality
But, my T? ssicn for travel not being a vet
satiated. / secured berth on a westward bound
train, and was soon beyond the limits of rny
native ate, and fast fastening across the
Plains Of Ohio. My observing faculties were
rendered somewhat faulty by the approach of
night; nevertheless, ! continued to peer through
The window OF our travelling coach unar the
extensive landscape, interspsrs here AMI
there with small oak coveroG hills, and the fe
mainder dotted with farm houses, all wearing
the sembiance Of thrift and prosperity. Sud
denly was aroused from my rcvcris tv the
announcement, "Alliauce! twenty minutes for
supper - ] accordingly aiightad and havirr
partaken of hasty repast at the "Southbeck
House returned to my place and was soon
leaving Alliance in the rear Rv the wav.
must not forget 70 notice this city, although
my chances of ohscrv ton were necessarily
limited. Alliance is situated at the intersec
ton Of the Ptisbnrgh, Fl. Wuvne and Chica-
60 and the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Rail
ways, and has a population of about eight
thousand-has several churches and insti'u
shops. and various other maUuftcforieS.
After our departure from Alliance | had TO
chance to make observations, owing to the
darkness OF the night, 50 / coatented mvseif as
best | could till $40 o. m when We arrived at
CIEvELAND,
where owing TO tho iateness Of the hour. !
had to defer observations until the morrow
when | rambled le>urev along the principal
streets and took note of many of the public
buildings, etc Cleveland Is a Gouri-hing Citv
situated on the shore OF Lake Lrie, at the
junction OF the Atlantic and Western CIeve-
land and Pittsburgh Cleveland, Columbus,
ard Cincinnati, and Indianapois ard Lake
Shore and II Mchigan Southern Railway. and
contains, according to the last census, n popu~
lation of % 600 inhabitants. Unlike Pitts
burch, Cleveland Is remarkably clean city.
The streets are broad and are generally lined
on both sides with shade trees. The sidewalks
are paved with large GnE stones, closely fitted
together. and several Of the principal streets
have the Nicholson pavement, street ilways,
and other modern Improvements. There are
several parks in different parts of the city, be-
sides the public square II tho center of which
stands Psrry's monument sUrmouuted by a life
size statue of tiat DISTINGUISHED officer, hose
naval victory on Lake Erie earned for MIN a
reputation second to none for d9ring and bril-
liant achievement. CleVe.Ind j. to some ex-
tent a manufacturing place. and contains roll
ing mills, woolcn Gii!s. pipe factories, cag
shops, etc, but ilg TTi0cl0al staple export Is
the merchandise Of Grv goods, groceries. ETC.
The Cleveldnder- p-ile themselves ezpcci ,liv
on the beaUJv of their city, their public build
iugs and private residences. or the former |
mention As worthy of note the Union Depot,
which Is said to be the largest and best struc~
ture Of it= Kind IN tie country; tie Marine
HOSPITAL the Court House = O Building, the
Weddo3l and Eennari Houses, and a host of
Others too UumsroUs to datail. The beauty OF
its private residences is wonderful. Euclid
venue, which i nOrCl as the Te7i1ence of the
arstocracy of Cleveland, has to be seen before
you can form any idea OF its muguifcCnee.
have been told Parisiaus admit that it cannot
le surpasse Ell in beauty by their own beautiful
city On the west Of the Cuyahoga river is
OaiO city. In this place. on an emncnce, is
the reservoir, into which is forced by an engine,
located several hundred wards nearer the lake.
tie water necessary TO supply the city. Thnt
YOUR readers may be able TO form an idea Of
it is a mound in the share of ----- of
pyramid. It's dimensions / take to be about
45O by 500 feet, about 80 feet in hight, and the
inclination is angle of 45 degrees. The
basin IN the interior is fed by pipe some thir-
tv inches in diameter. The water used is
taken from the edge of the lake and is some
what imrrcgnatcd with waste oil from the
docks 10 remedy this obnoxious feature a
tunl.e is being driven a distance of two miles
out into the lake, by means OF which II is de-
signed to furnish pure water.
From the reservoir We went to see the ship
ping in the haIbor, or, more properly, i'll the
river. Quite number Of sailing boats, steam
boats, and one steamship, lie at anchor here,
awaiting the opening of navigation. In sight
Of the shipping is the storm signal, by which
notice is given of the approach of storms with
iniallible accuracy so that if any craft should
venture out despite this warning, and disaster
befllI it, the owners alone would be the losers
Having now given you as good an idea of
the various interesting objects as my power of
description will permit, | will make n few oh
seryatIous concerning the inhabitants. The
people of Cleveland from what | can Judge
are as industrious, sober, honest and peaceable
n community as there IS to be found anywhere
Everybody appears to be minding his own bust
ness, without bOthering himself about that of
his neighbor, which is more than can be said
of some communities l wOt of.
From Cleveland | turned my face home
ward and on my return tIlp the hrst place l
V istCd was
NEWBURG,
a town of some four five thousand inhabit
ants, distant from the city about six miles
Ia this place there several rolling mills
and steel rail mill Il was here the Grand
Duke Alexis stopped on his tour to witness
the process of making steel rails. Newburg
has also several churches, an insane asylum,
and various other Institutions From this place
we faok the llautic and Ohio Rail Road 10
youngstown,
or, more properly. to Warren, the road from
Warren to Youngstown being Only a branch of
the above named thoroughtare. There are
a great many rolling mills ami coal aud ore
mines along the line of this route-this part of
Ohio being considerably hiiIy. The coal found
in this region does not contain any sulphur, and
consequently is used il furnaces without being
coked. youngstown has great many manu-
factories, the most interesting OF which is a
nail factory, where nails of all sizes, from a
brad to a railroad spike, are made. The pro