The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-15
Chairman of Cong.
Editorial Correspondence.


The morning Of Tuesday, May 30th,
was most beautiful and pleasant one.
It being Decoration Day, all the flags
i'm the city are at half mast. About noon
swe. got to Cypress Hills Cemetery to wit
mess the services and ceremonies in con-
-nection with the decoration of the graves
of the soldiers who are buried there. There
are several bands, a large number of sol
aiers fully armed and equipped, and thous-
ands of citizens in attendance. On each
grave there is placed small fiag,and then
1.-THE flowers are put on-somc of them in
vwreaths and some blooming in pots-amid
Ithe playing dirgcs by the Bands, the
schanting OF funeral and patriotic pieces
by the singers and speeches by the ora
ttors of the day.
Wednesday we had laid out" to visit
Central Park. We arrived there little
before noon-my wife and land after
spending some time in looking through
the Museum, which is especially rich in
specimens of stuffed and preserved birds.
bugs, butterflies, and very large and
choice selection of shells, besides number
slcss other curiosities and wonders, we be-
gan our ramble through the beautiful
walks and avenues of the Park. Having
read and heard so much and seen so many
views of Central Park during the past ten
years, we were led to expect something
magnificent and beautiful, and after pass
ing nearly half day in going through it
we are not at all disappointed. The taste
and skill of the landscape gardener and
architect, backed up with plenty Of money
in connection with the natural beauty of
the place combine to render the Park a
most pleasant and refreshing place Of re-
sort.
Having for many years had great de-
sire to see Yale College and visit New
Haven, we take passage for that point
Thursday morning going as far as Bridge
port by one of those fiae steamers which
yply up and down Long Island Sound. The
view on the sound is splendid 1t is not SO
rugged and grand as theAlleghany or Cum
berland mountains but the almost num-
bcrless sails in view, the land on both
sides gradually slopng down to the water,
and the many beautiful and elegant resi-
denccs on either side, all help to make
ride on the Boat pleasant and enjoyable
We arrived at Bridgeport about 4 O'Clock,
where we hire carriage for couple OF
hours and drive around and through the
city, starting first for Sea Side Park. We
,pass around "Waldemere" the principal
residence of P. T. Barnum, and met ir-
.repressble Phneas, himself, out taking
his evening ride. Bridgeport is one of the
,pleasantest places we have seen thus far.
1t is a great manufacturing place. 1t is
here that the shops of the Howe, Singer
and Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines
are located.
We arrive at New Haven too late in the
day to see anything, but early Friday
morning are up and around. We 60 up
to the College Buildings and after visiting
them, pass down to the Village Green and
from there visit the Market, Post Office,
Depot, &c. We leave New Haven for
New York, at just 70 o'clock, noon.
Saturday we put in most of our time on
Broadway, taking time to visit the fine
book stores and extensive publishing
houses of Harpers, Scribner, Armstrong
& Co., D. Appleton s. Co., &C., SC.
Sunday morning we get aboard a street
car and start for Plymouth Church, Brook
Ign. Arriving there about II o'clock, we
find the large church crowded to over
flowing. We hear the great Zundel and
Fthe greater Beecher. Beechcr preach
.es splendid sermon, but owing to the
oppressive heat or for some other cause
Zundel, the great organist, does not seem
to appear at his best. His playing, how
.cver,is very fine During the sermon lit
tie excitement is caused in the gallery by
a lady being overcome with the heat and
.fainting.
In the evening, though the rain was
falling in torrents, we SO over to Brook
lyn Tabernacle to hear DR.. Talmage
preach. 1t seems as if everything had
been done to make this place attractive
to the people. In the first place, Mr..
'Talmage is host in himself; then the
church is one of the most beautiful in the
United States. The Organ is probably
the finest outside of Boston. Mr.. Geo. W. |
Morgan who is acknowledged to be one
of the best Organists in the United States,
John Zundel heing the other ore) plays
at this cha7ch., ana as if these were not
enough attractions, the hased cernetist, |
Mr.. Arbnckle, leads the singing, playing
the air of the tune on his cornet. We
feel more at home here than in any
strange church we have been in since |
Aeaving Toledo.
At about half past twelve o'clock,
Monday we leave New York for this city, |
whence we arrive safely between and 5
O'Clock The train en- which we leaye
New York is composed of twelve of the
largest coaches, and they are so crowded
shat some of the passengers are obliged
10 stand up the whole distance. We find
f.hc streets most tastefully and handsome
i7y decorated with the flags of ali nations,
:. he American flag, of course, predominant
eng. We find our boarding place which
is pleasant one, engaged for US by Mr..
w. Stalcy, one of our Tama County
friends who is row living in Philadelphia |
ave have not yet visited the Centennial
grounds though we expect to IN few
s,Iinutes, and in our next letter will try
rand give . description as near as we can.
j. B. H.