The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-09-27
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
ttlIOrlcy's'' z.ettcrs from New York
NEW YORK, Sept 22nd, 1879.

are urlNen through the lOWeT, Ut olu phII VI
the city, you are reminded by the narrow,
dingy streets of-Isayit reverent-
ly-Boston. The Hub of the Universe, how
ever, makes vastly better use of its mean,
centrac ted streets than Montreal ever dream
ed of, and there is an indie Unable something
in the very atmosphere prcclaiming that
American haste and hurry, Yankee energy
and drive, and the feverish expectation of dis
covering short cut to opulence early next .
week which consumes every true American |
bosom, all arc safely quarantincd so0th ofthe
St. Lawrence. Yes, Montreal is
sLcw TOWN.
1t has but one poor weakly little horse. car
line-and claims 10000 population One
railroad does about all its business. 1t is Just
finding out what parks are good for, and has
lately laid out serpentine carriage way to
the summit of Mont Royal, having till now
left most of its magnificent park sites to the
crows meanwhile contenting itself with
Victoria square, a mOurnful, little, weather
beaten, seven-by-nine grass plat, traversed by
humpy gravel walks and tipped off at one end
with a very dingy little bronze statue of the
sweet NJ other Queen, percheh on vel y mar
row, very dingy and very cheap-looking gran.
ite pedestal. The guide books admonish you
to visit the Victoria statue, and of course
you do, mindful an route that you como from
plain democratic land not given to much
statue, and that glimpse of royalty itself
done up in bronze, in the metropolis of Her
Majesty's Western Dominions, must be an
impressive and memorable sight to American
eyes. And you are impressed with the pro-
dlgious capacity Of Canada for being parsi-
monious. Why, hundreds upon hundreds of
our towns have done better in soldiers monu.
ments than the chief city of Canada has Tor its
| Sovereign.
Montreal is an
ISLAND CITY.
built upon an island over 80 miles long and 10
miles wide, in the River st. Lawrence. The
city has noble water front and fine system
of docks. The warehouses, markets and stores
along he water front are mostly fine build
ings, built of dark grey stone, which lights up
handsomely in the sunlight, making the view
of the city from the south bank of the river n
striking and beautiful picture. For two or
three miles the wharves and buildings line
the broad eddying river, and back of them
the ground rises steadily, street after street,
till almost the whole city comes into VI w,
while directly behind, rise the green and
wooded slopes of Mont Royal, making a
splendid background seen fur or seen near.
Montreal is credited with deriving its name
from this mountain, the name Mont Royal
being easily corrupted into Montreal. From
5 the summit of the mountain opens out one o
t the finest views ever saw. At our very feet
lay the city nesting directly under the shad
ow Ofthe mountain, and reaching thence, witt
its numerous converts, aad cathedrals, dowI
to the waters edge. OF to the right the
white waves of the Lachno Rapids CLEANED
in the morning sunlight; in front, the grea
spans Of the famous Victoria Bridge; beyond
, the country spread out like map for mile
| and miles, till the weary stretch of sight rest
ed against the dim blue outlines Of the Greer
Mountains, and through this glorious picture
like band of molten silver, wound the state
= ly course of the broad st. Lawrence, till, II
the far, far northeast it met tho horizon
outmost rim, and the sky came down to kis
c its glistening waves.
This inspiring picture is one OF the tw
things in Montreal that are we'll worth see
ing. The other is the great
e NoTRE DAME CATHEDRAL,
n the largest church editice in the Wester
is World. Architecturally the Notre Dame
d grand and impressive. Standing beneath tn
70 organ loft you look upwards over a hundre
feet to the blue vanitcd roof, studded an
spangled with golden stars, and following III
Il immense sweep of vision along between tn
TX double tiers OF massive galleries, supported b
j. great masonry columns, the vista clOsl
- h.,
ks mossy designs of wood and marble cover tn
-, entire width of the church and extend upwarC
with spire and turret anu canopy, to the yer
IL roof.
le Vast as this great piece of art is, ever
part is carved and moulded with eXquis
taste, while through all its breadth of desp
ct runs the most perfect harmony Of part al
tn completeness of detail. Up more than ha
n It's extreme height, is great marble, repr
senting Our Savior browning the Virgin Mar
1t rests upon a heavy and richly carved pr
=" lection and is canOpied by another, who
nj triple spires, also carved and richly Orn
lc, mented, reach to the extreme peak of ii
he roof. Below, and to the right, is anoth
h. large marble of the High Priest at the Alta
nv to the left another showing the Ark of Il
30
% ther below is another large marble OF the Or
VI citixion, with the women weeping at the 70
Ie, of the Cross, fanked by Abraham offeril
on Isaac ON the one side and our Saviour blessii
the Sacrament upon the ether. All the
marble figures are heroic size, and each gro,
er is supported upon, and canOpied by, massi
in mOuldings and pinnacles and relieved by
oC cesses OF elegant carving aud color On ell
=, er side OF the chancel, high above the prizes
" heads, are three nitches in which are set sta
tle ues of the Apostles, the faces of St. John a
to St. Luke being strikIngly beautiful.
Re- Notre Dame Cathedral will hold 10 900 pc
ers pie, Of whom $4,000 can be comfortably seat,
lg 1t has a choir Of 500 voices composed exc
siyely Of boys and men, led by an organ Il
requires six men to blow. 1t has eleven be
'Iu requiring twenty men to ring the
nj The large bell weighing over twelve tons
ON swung only by the united strength Of tive
ass men, and then peals out its clear notes so Il
yer they are beard at distance Of thirty mil
The delicate little clapper of this bell wep
$50 pounds and the inside of the bell is SO lal
SEQ that our party of four, standing upril
his around the clapper, occupied less than 0
cry third the space
tourists visiting Montreal would do
tho when laying out their time to allow plenty
-, this Cathedral. We ibid it" in true AmeTi,
style, allowing ourselves barely time 10 &c
VI general idea OF its magnihcenee and scare
ou- any for the enjoyment of detail. Half d
md would be too short for a thoroughly satisf
the tory visit to the interior aud towers, AMI
md were whirled away in less than an hour
,,.J Two things more l set down to the cred
Montreal. The first is the Windsor HO
NJ which is one Of the finest houses in Amer
lgs, and Of which doubt II our EasternStates
,eo- produce an equal The other, and by far
in more remarkable and praiseworthy object
RESPECTFUL HACKMAN.
He dawned upon US immediately on our
rs rival, and served us faithfully and we'll till
shook the dust OF the Dominion of our Oxf
ties. Matthew was an Irishman, with an h
nat est but not over handsome face, who kept
the word like gentleman, opened his treasure
sly, knowledge like a Sophomore, apologized