The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-08
waEELINa BIZ GAS LIGHT.

A Register Reporter ssd frieno' '
Tn. r..mp-Thsir observations On
MARKET Street.-The Capitol ~
r.ou Lignt-MiIls on the sontn
s,ds-rhe New washington Hail.
coed Morning.
Believing Wheeling to be Guy Oh
the first class, from manufacturing
stand point, and contending that ere
long she will be great metropolis. justly
entitled to all her claims, and being &C.
tusted by q desire TO view her oy gas
light. q reporter of this paper, Id cola-
nsny with several friends, PROCEEDED 70
the
SUSPENSION BRIDGE,
where they stood for short time and
viewed the river front Of business houses
that so thickly bestud the east bank OF
the historic La Belle Riviere. Whiie
standing here our thoughts were turned
to the fact that many years ago-before
our dsy-s beautiful maiden, driven 10
desperation by the willy god OF love,
leaped to the Kissing, roaring, turbulent
waters beneath, to forget forever the
man. of her choice. A few moments mere
satisfied the company, who walked 70
Market street and looked up and down
at the seemingly intermediate roWso
GAS LAMPS
with which the street Is 30 thickly lined,
and were forced to exclaim-while look
ing at them until they seemed TO cone
To a point. "Great are the attractions OF
Market street, the Broadway OF Wheel
inc. the business street of the Capital OF
the State"
Toward the east occasional rows OF
lights approach nearer and nearer until
they seem to JOIN together in one com
mou point, which appear rival for
the polar star. Again we turn our foot.
stems towards the South Side, where we
proceed to view that which Is to be seen
by the argus eyed reporter and his
friends. All this can be done in great
deal less time than it takes to write II,
so follow us on our SOUTHWARK
tramp, and read Of what we saw
from the market house to the indepen-
dent republic of Ritchletown. We traV-
elled along streets lighted as by the noon
day sun, by the many gss.jets IN the bus
mess houses with which the streets are
lined. and which are reflected through
the large windows OF the elegant stores.
In quick succession we passed stores OF
all kinds, peanut stands, music stores,
drv good stores, furniture establishments
and what, perhaps, were more suggestive,
saloons. Safely we ran the gauntlet OF
the latter attractions with great difficulty,
until we had come in sight OF the rolling
mills ard furnaces that belched forth
their fiery flames, seeming to kiss the
very skies in their robe de n9ir. Alter
behuldlng this beautiful sight, we wan
derpd to the FL hit ward. where we found
ourselves winding around in far different
streets from those which we had but
shortly left, not only in the point OF
lights, but in the matter of walks. Here
the lamp-posts more nearly approached
angels visits-few and far between.
This portion of the city is inhabited al
most exclusively by the laborlng classes,
who hold to the truth Of the old maxim,
Early to bed and early TO RISE" and
who carry it out to T, 80 that long be-
fore the sight.seekers had reached that
part OF the city, it was wrapped in utter
darkness, save here and there, q lonely
street lamp struggling with the stars in
their attempt to light us on our path
way. No sound of revelry greeted our
ears, while peace and order ruled su.
prcme. Along the banks of that turbid
stream,
THE RIVER
our party wandered. There too, all was
silence save now and then the splash Of
some belste1 oarsman, borne to our ears
by the gentle midnight breeze. Soon we
had passed the hldeous outlets of in
Vulnerable sewers not having run against
single blue coated guardian
OF the pease in our meanderings,
until we arrived at the b. y
U. depot. There we stopped for
rest, after which we wended
our weary footsteps to the Capital,
grand in its solemnlly and beautiful in
the silvery light of fair Luna, which had
Just begun TO rise. Passing around this
building, and encounterlng no one save
solitary Waterman, cur isolation would
have been complete, but for the lights
and neighboring footsteps of belated
persons seeking their homes
Fo low us little further, fair reader,
in our tramp up town to the incompleled
NEW WASHINGTON HALL,
which, under the pale light of the rising
moon, seemed almost double its true pro-
portions, and as il stood there at the dark
and silent hour of two o'clock in morn
ing, it seemed to look down in
wonder upon those who have passed.
When finished it will do credit
to the Capital city of West Virginia, or,
as we are known abroad, the Nail City.
As our party were about ready to dis
perse to their homes, after long and
tlresome, but enjoyable tramp Of about
six hours, we halted in front of the REG.
IsrER office from which place we had
started for the Suspension bridge. Here
we wished each other long and pros.
porous life ere we babe each other good
morning. We had wandered enough
for one night; at least our reporter
thought SO, and soon we were glad to
seek our humble couches, probably TO
dream of the nights tramp, and what We
saw that is not mentioned in these COL
umns.
The Scharf- II orris Race.
AS the day draws near for the sculling
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