The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-07-12
Boston, July I'd, 1877.


head, Mass.
Boston, July I'd, 1877.
Tuesday was not a very pleasant
.day-nOt one Of the summer days
when one feels much like basking-
but it was such day as is turned out
by the weather clerk for the express
accommodation of street professions
and for the comfort of those partici-
pating in them. The clouds threaten
ed rain nearly all day, but did not give
way, SO that the President and party
were seen to very good advantage as
they passed through the city. The
military part Of the procession was net
as brilliant as has been anticipated,
but some of the troops were in good
trim and marched very we'll The
usual crowd waited along the route for
hours before the time the line passed,
and the city generally wore a decided
| ly holiday aspect. My impressions Of
the parade were not very deep, [ must
confess, and the appearance of Presi-
dent Hayes was rather disappointing to
me. / thought he looked as though
his hair needed brushing and his
Whiskers trimming, but of course
every allowance should be made for
him after being hurried about from
carriage to car and car to carriage in
so rapid manner; and [ have no
doubt that his appearance was very
different at times previous to which
which he had been permitted to enjoy
a little peace Boston, as the Capital
and as the Hub" did her utmost to
show President Hayes that he is APP
preciated in this section, and there can
be no doubt that he was gratified at
the honors that were heaped upon
him. His early departure for Provi-
dence was much regretted by the State
and City officials, who felt that the
time had been much too short to give
due attention to the Chief Magistrates
comfort and pleasure.
Among the pleasantest features of
the Presidents visit was the concert
given by the Apollo Club in his honor,
at which most intelligent and refined
audience was present, and in which
some exquisite music was rendered.
The concert at the Tabernacle, which
was also attended by the President,
was quite successful, and was attended
also by very large audience.
One of the finest picnic grounds near
Boston is Silver Lake Grove, situated
about twenty-five miles from the city,
and many Boston church societies
make excursions there during the
summer. On Thursday last it was the
scene of a sad affair, inasmuch as the
boiler of the little pleasure steamer
used at the Grove blew up, during a
trip, when about thirty passengers
were on board. AS it happened, none
of them were drowned, but about half
of them were wounded, and eight or
nine quite seriously burned. The
curious part of the case is that the
steamers machinery had been
examined short time be-
fore. and the engineer claims to haye
had but eighty pounds of steam and
plenty of water at the time of the ac-
cident. At first it was thought that
some of the wounded would not live,
but as it seems now, they will all
recover.
There appears to be decided mania
for boating III Boston just now.
There must be mania for something, II
suppose, at all events there most {
always is. Three months ago it was
Dedestrianism, now it is boating, and /
[ must confess preference for the
after as a spectator, not as a partici-
pant. There were not only races at {
Silver Lake on Monday, but we have E
lad two exciting races ON Charles