The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-05-08
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$ and other fruit trees everywhere fl
e the gardens and Yards of these sunni
!, homes. The whole island is not ele
: waited to exceed two and half fee
y above the waters of the bay and gull
l and many business houses stand in tn
l water Of the bay. The docks run GU
= several hundred feet TO deep water, an,
' here may be seen all kinds Of steam an,
sail vessels, from every portion of tn
3 globe. Great cotton presses. run bv i'm
! mensc steam engines, squeeze four hun
, dred pound bales Of cotton, in the twink
} ling Of a lambs tail, to the thinness of
slapjack, when three or four cOlore6
brothers-and they are colored-nal
the aforesaid bales and they are flirtet
into the hole of a vessel quicker thar
you could say "Jack Robinson" anG
that is all the labor that can be seen n
that sunny isle. Everybody seems tc
be taking it mighty easy. and very cool
The city is 900 miles nearer Kansas
than is New York, and now that she
has regular line Of steamships run
ming to Liverpool, and the best harbor
in the south, we can see no good reason
why Galveston should not soon come
i'll for portion Of the trade of our
great and industrious northwest. The
president of the line of steamers told IS
that-they would guaranty to deliver
European and India goods lower at
Galveston than the same goods could
be bought at any other port on the
continent.
But we must say something Of the
handsome manner in which our party
were treated by the hospitable people
this ambitious city. Early Saturday
morning carriages awaited us, when
we were driven to the cotton presses.
AT 10 o'clock, the ocean steamship
Josephine, of the Morgan line, plying
between New Orleans and Galveston,
having been chartered by the board of
trade, swung from her mooring with
our whole party aboard. A couple of
hours found us out upon the swell Of
the blue, salt water, with Galveston
the only point in sight, looking Ike
dark line upon the horizon. We have
not space in which to attempt de-
scription of the feelings and sensations
as expressed and made evident by the
different members Of our party. Many
of the elite of the city accompanied our
party, who particularly enjoyed any
evidence of a paling about the gills of
the green'uns. Steaming back to the
docks, taking i'm our course some fine
specimens of foreign merchantmen,
whose dark hulls doomed up like mon
sters of the mighty deep, we found
the masts and rigging of the vessels
belonging to the Liverpool line all dec
Grated with the flags and colors of all
nations, in honor of our party. AS
the majestic steamer swept down the
bay, many enconiums were expressed
upon the splendid appearance of the
city. AS the Josephine swung in, by
a happy chance, the first ship VIC came
along side was the "Rcunion," just |
loaded for Liverpool. AS the letters
on her side were read, each felt the
force of the coincidence and its appli-
cability to the purpose of the eXcur-
sion. The band struck up an apprO-
pirate strain and reunion" was echoed
from one end of the boat to the other
On GlscmDarklng. the excursionists
entered the carriages in waiting and
were driven at once TO the Liverpool
and Texas steamer. San Jacinto. living
at Kuhn's wharf. where an elegant
collation. had been provided Oh I'M
payne was served out in the cabin and
under the awning on deck, aud the
greatest good humor prevailed.
Several speeches were made and sem
timents offered. We had the honor of
proposing toast to Galveston, the
future great commercial queen of the
gulf, to which Judge Lowe, NJ. c., from
was called upon 20 respond.
His remarks were exceedingly pertin-
ent and happy, and elected many
demonstrations Of approval. He ex-
pressed himself delighted with what he
had seen Of Texas. and particularly of
Galveston, and the hospital reception
hat had been accorded the delegation.
lie promised his vote and influence, I
md that of his associate members of
from Kansas, in securing an
from the government in
avor of harbor Improvement. Calves
on was near thousand miles closer to
Kansas than any other port, and il |
would be the fault of their own mer- ,
,hants if Galveston did not reap a
arge share of the trade of that section
If country. We will not attempt de- q
cription Of the good things said and
moved on this new steamer. The
aptain gave us large picture Of her, {
which we shall set in frame and hang :
Up in the EAGLE Office in memory of :
he big time" down on the gulf
After dinner our whole party had ,
rive upon the beach-another new =
Experience TO many. The wind was +,
citing III strong, and the rolling, and
lshing. and moaning of the dark +,
'aicrs as they broke in crested beauty \
pom the smooth sands of the beach at F.. !;
ur feet. cnkindIcd i'm the bosom Of each
II undetinable feeling of deep rever- ~
nee and awe for something. they could :
ardly comprehend what. For ourself. g.
5 the sun in halo Of crimson glory :
'as gently sinking in the bosom of the
eep ocean 10 rest. flooding with :,
range and weird light the sails and :,
ggiug of a vessel that was bearing ,,
way for the distant BRACES. followed &
V the tireless-winged gulls. we stood
it'll our eyes upturncd and mouth :,
pen watching intently nigger who 6,
God knee deep in the breaking surf. r
nliing ont red fish and crabs for his :,