The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-21
around the Lakes.

DETROIT Mich, Aug. 1G.-Just one week
ago tonight We boarded the steamer st Al
bans a, the foo, Of North La Sale street,
Chicago, and hal. an hour afterwards were
moving down ihr river toward the lake. 1t
was beautiful evening and, as the wind had
died away, the lake was As smooth as mir
ror, and many ships lay with their sails hang
ing loosely from ther yarGS awaiting friend
ly breeze. The passengers were all on deck,
Tor It was anticipated we would get fine view
OF The lighted city By night But every one
was disappointed, as great cloud Of smoke
hld settled down cLycloplng The city so thor
oughy tia, not single light was to be seem
with the exception Of the lighthouse beacoa
and the pinnacle lights of the many vessels
lying in every direction about us
About an hour after leaving the city our at
tenton was attracted by great bank Of clouds
away oil to the northwest, Ii, up by occasional
flashes Of lghtun~ md from which now and
then would be he, the low, rumbling thun.
der. The lighlni grew more wind, and the
thunder heavier il about L o'clock, when
the storm came down on Us with vengeance
Great guns how t did blow, whistling aud
howling through The rigging !, blew out
one Of the bmnlga lights, and then the steam
or aboat every ha.t minute would whistle to
sigma other vessels 10 keep out Of the way,
The storm lasted about an hour, the rain com
ing down in torrents which, though the wind
blew a regular gale, kept the lake compare
lively calm ana The boat from pitching or
rocking much
The next morning about O'Clock the steam
er tied up at Milwaukee, where it remained
until noon, giving the passengers ample time,
Of which We took advantage to take stroll
about that beautiful city aud view its broad,
fine streets and many handsome business
blocks, the finest Of which is the Chamber of
Commerce building, now being erected by
Mitchell, the great Milwaukee banker.
About noon the steamer having finished
loading and having run up into the city and
taken on board dozen more passengers, took
her course for Glen Haven, Mich, the next
stopping place. About half an hour after
leaving Milwaukee dinner was served. and
about 40 passengers sat down 10 partakc of the
same. AZ yet none Of the passengers Ia been
seasic@ but now the breeze began to ircshen
up, and by K O'Clock we were running against
a strong head wind and the boat was iaboring
against a chopped sea, 50 a preacher inform.
ID US who baJ come on board at Milwaukee
and who had been thrice across the Atlantic
80 he said. He was "A great taller, this preach
er-lo the lad.g, especially; never talking
much on religion though. But we must re
turn 10 the chopped sea" That's what stirred
Us up. There weren't more than half dozen
on board who would have cared very much il
the vessel had sunk. II was very sad to look
upon--we never stl such sickness before. Oh
but it did look hard TO see fellow leaning
against the cabin, looking wistfully toward In,
land for few moments, and then, with sor
Of hopskip-and Jump movement, make io
The side Of the boat as though he had grown
cooperate and intended to swim ashore, bit in
stead stopping al the rail, where, like tru
phianihropisi, he would "cast his bread upol
the water,'-that is, if he eat any for dinner
1t looked very lonesome at the supper tabl
that evening, rs there were not more than 1 O
3 Of fse passengers able to come TO supper
Even some Of the crew got soaslck, for It wa
quite rough.
The next morning was very beautiful; III
wind had lulled, The sky was almost free fror
clouds, and all on board seemed jubllant