Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-02
COMMUNICATIONS.
A Trip on the Steamer RosedaIe. the Editor of the JOURNAL AND CorRrER.

Trip On the Steamer RosedaIe. To the Editor of the JOURNAL COURIER: Being in the city of Bridgeport last week and receiving an invitation from the captain of the steamer Rosedale, which plies between that city and New York, to take a sail to the metropolis, I accepted, and on Thursday last, with a clear sky overhead and refreshing breeze blowing from the west, we boarded the beautiful steamer as she lay at her wharf near the depot, bent on enjoying ourselves. Precisely at o'clock the ding-dong of the steamers bell told the passengers that soon we were to leave, and as we gazed at the happy faces around us we felt that ''it was good to be there" Fifteen minutes later and the order was given to cast off lines, and then the gong in the engine-room echoed welcome sound, which meant to go ahead, and 8 minute more and we were under way Cautiously did we proceed down the harbor through the winding channel out into the Sound, but when once past Bridgeport light the signal to put on steam was given from the pilot-house, and away we went skimming over the beautiful blue waters of Long Island Sound, leaving behind us a trail of seething, bubbling foam. Now the clear air was de- hghtful and az we went along one could but be happy. We had read of the speed of the Rosedale, but now we realized that 1t was no humbug, for 8 swifter sailer it would be hard
 
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