The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-07-09
FROM WEST TO EAST.
a LETTER FROM \ TOURIST
on THE WING
WHAT HE SAW AND HOW HE
FARED.
Special corrsspon euce of tn, Bulletin


this letter may prove stale, fatand unpro-
atsble; still-such rs ills, give unto you.
The swelterins heat Of the last days of
June illuminated on Sunday, June 70, IN
a tremendous rain, which cooled the porch-
Cd earth. the psvements and house tops .
and purified the atmosphere generally
WE LETT ST LOUIS
Tue next evening, Monday, june 80, not |
expecting 70 see the Mound City again |
until the heated term s. over. At pm
merry party Of Us were seated in one
OF the fire palace cars ot the old and roll
able
ISpIASAPoLIs AND sr LOUIS RAILROAD,
And wervsoon gliding over the green and
B verdsnt fields OF Illinois. The evening
breeze was cool and delicious as il swept
through The car, and each and all felt it.
invigorating influence. Aftcr refreshing
nights rest We were up in season for
/ breakfast a. Union, after which We were
once more on our way with Lightning
speed.
The road from Iniisnnpo,i. 80 Cre.tliuo
Is stone ballssted and in such An excellent
condition that there was not particle Of
dust which iss great boon 10 tray lers and
which is no. often granted them. We
reached Crestllne in time for .umptuous
dinner, with plenty Of time u discuss it
and to which We done ample justice. At
this place We took on one of tho Hpo.,
PALACE cans
! We ever saw. The car belongs 10 the
/ President and Directors Of the G {. ANA &.
I r. X. and is marvel OF skill. The into
rior is flashed with highly polished curlea
maple and rosewood, and the Hpor covered
with u fine brussels, carpet, ARD ,he rest o.,
the furniture was in keeping with the sur.
roundings. The car was occupied with
sundry railroad oil ,ials including JV
Gould and
GEN. GEO. %. M'CLELLAN
1t is a singular coincidence tla. a'mo..
! the last person we saw in 81, Louis. stand
ing on the porch Of the Planters house wa.
I JEFF DAVIS,
I And now We woro brought f,na 10 face
|. with his old opponent, Mcclellan. Jad
looks much older than We expected, his
face is thin, his body is Min ana hi. pms
4 are shsky, while on the contrary MoClel-
Ian has So much body to carry that his
legs are bowed, Notwithstanding they are
4 Of usual size. From
CREsrLJSE 70 CLEVELAND
The road was dls,y, yet dust IL no uamo
to express il, 1t Gi,od our cyes nose. cars
and mouth tie remembrance &c II is tor
rible to think %. IVES, of Crest.inc, ow-
ing to cop,ous showers, the country looks
fresh aud green, while eastward from this
poin! an extensive drought prevailed for
weeks, the cvlntry is parchcd the grass in
the scar abdSeliow loaf ana all nature IS
sstsring Tor rain. We reached
.CLEvELAND
At pm. only IL hours out from 81
Louis. Here we changed our comfortable
quarters from the pa, cs car IN which We
LEI. home, for another equally az lu1uri.
Gus ia the Wagnev drawing room cat
. which runs tnrolg0 from Cleveland &c
. Albany, making only one change Of car
4 from ST. Louis, and very desirable rout,
4 particularly for families and the it'll
ons, Ga nearing Cleveland o,
" ol'selorios were greeted with &
overpoWering odor Of coal o.
"A fulIy equal 10 tue Gpproacu
n to Allegheny and Puaburg. Tho
n sands aud thousands Of oil barrels fun AT
n empty, trying and feGatog work, line {!
81 track for some.linle distance ss Won emit
b the city. Our ride over the
Il LAKE SHORE EAILE0Au
III the cool of the evening was q p,elsa
one barring the due, which was positive
/ uuendurable. While wL.rling along
the rate Of thirty miles an hour We Gang
glimpse Of large sign board on wA.
was painted
STATE LINE or OHIO.
And which informed us that we had
tered the confines Of Pennsylvania, n
tie strip Of which is %edged in at t
point between the states o. Ohio and y,
York. We took supper al Erie, whe
we found that slrawberric- wcre on
more in vogue, and which Were rer,ir
larry refreshing after our long and dus
ride. Gan ABOARD SING the conduct
followed by two quick, short whistles
our iron bsrse,and again We wore bow
ing along over road as smooth art c
make. 1T. a little before 10 p. N. I,
houses began 70 appear more nnmero,
soon street lamps glimmered out in Il
darkness, the streets grew more compa
the houves eloser together, then tho raft
Of . carriage over the stony streets, +,
nsin slgyd up snd.soon stopped in +.
magnificent
usIos DEPOT IN .BUFTALO.
After some little delay and an additi
Of . number Of cars to our already lengt
train We were once more en- route J.