Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-02-10
PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
On the Way-fiitOn-ROu scenery-Lincoin
statue-FaIrmounta aud Centennial Grounds.

PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
On the way-Tiiton-Route, scenery-Lincoiu
statue-Fairm cunt aud Centennial Grounds.
To the Editor.
Before leaving Lancaster, many
friends requested me to write to
them. AS friend Try and myself
have the Centennial buildings and
interests to attend to, ind it diff
cult TO write Individually to nv
friends. and 50 if you please, they
may all hear from me through the
HERALD. We met the BAllmoro
Superin tenient, H. A Durand, at
Chicago. Ii assigned US tho draw
ing room Of one Of Pullm ms Palace
cars, and accompanied us to Balti-
more, via b & 0. r r. | think at
Defiance, Ohio, va took aboard the
notorious Theodore Titon, who was
On q occurring tour He crossed the
Ohio river at Bellair, and was billed
to l9cturo at Wheeling, West Virgin
ia, four mil9s above. Theodore ia
about the height of our Lancaster
banker, but not Us good looking !;
light hair, reaching to his shoulders,
light blue or grey eyes, DARK coat
and vest, drab pants, ans big feet
-salow or light, took so,d
square look, and the scenes Of that
long Brooklyn trial rushed with
electric speed through my mind. He
has sincs lo;tared in Baltimore,
while wa thoro, and in this place,
since | cams thore subject, "lhe
Problem of Life"
The B. & O. II. r. passes through
portion Of Indiana which recently
was a wilderness, and it is now Just
being settled. It. is fat az a pancake
and may become a COOL farming
country if they can drain it suffi
GENTLY. Ohio, western portion, not
as level although not rough East
ern part moro hilIy, especially as we
near the Ohio river. and from the
river through Virginia nearly to
Harpers Ferry, if there is a rougher
country on earth | do not know that
| wish to see it. We had a view of
Harpers Ferry, noted on account of
the John Brown raid. The view is
romantic and beautiful; | wish had
time to describe IT, but will pass on
to Point of Rocks, and to Washing-
to, where for the first time saw tho
Nations capitol, with it's hugo tow
ering dome. Passing on We stopped
at the Relay House, MIA Ailes from
Baltimore. All those last named
places were points of interest at the
time Of the Rebellion. From Relay
we passed on to Baltimore, whore |
found large, clearly, orderly and
beautiful city, containing many
points Of interest, which if you wish
| may hereafter mention But ill
now hasten on to Philadelphia, as it
was my object to tell my friends
something Of this beautiful city, in
connection with its magnificent at
| fractions and especially the Fair,
| mount park, which contains the
beautiful and enormous Centennial
buildings, upon which the eyes OF
| the world are now conferred. Fair
mount park comprises nearly three
! thousand acres, on both sides OF the
SchuylKill river and Wissahickon
creek. 1t is divided by nature into
several sections, each presenting
peculiar attractions and each Within
easy reach OF the city by numerous
lines OF street cars. Paramount park
takes its name from the east part oil
the public grounds where the water
works and the Oldest Of the presen,
reservoirs is situated Cars on Pine
Arch, CallohiIl, aud Vine streets, anC
Fairmount Avenue. carry passeng GER
for single fare seven cents to one o
several entrances 10 this part OF tht
park. Paramount waterworks anC
surrounding landscape have beer
famous for their beauty for several
generations aud objects of attraction
to visitors from all parts of the coun
try. 1t is as if, say four acres o
ground, lying beside the SchuylkiI
had been raired up some sixty feet
the entire top forming basin int
which the wa'cr is forced by power
full machinery, from the Schuylkill
From this basin a splendid view 0
the Schuylkill and the park ground
may be obtained Ga the river aboVr
tue dam are the steam boat landing
from which one may 80 TO the ~
illogical garden opposite, or to dis
tant parts OF the park by water d
the plateau near the boat houses is
monumental bronze of Abraham
, Lincoln, with the Emancipation
proclamation in one hand, and pei
in the other. | stood and gaze,
. long upon those we'll marked feature
which had so often seen in life an,
, health, and as | thought of his ser
, vices, and his tragic death, tear