National Republican., 1881-08-03
AN HISTORICAL SPOT.
ERIE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS.
A Lovely City OF the Lakes-Thc Feed House
Millionaires-Plcnty Of Flshing-Rellcs
OF the Naval Struggle Of 1sis-
Wheat Centre.
Special correspondcnco Of rnr Rrrrp1rcAN.

Special Correspondence OF THE REPUBLICAN,.
ERIE, PA, Aug 1.-THE REPUBLICAN
having kindly invited correspondence from the
denizeus of Washington absent from the Capital
spending their vacation elsewhere, ! thought II
might be matter Of interest TO the inhabitants Of
the Federal City these sweltering, blistering dog
days to know where to go TO get n breath OF fresh
air. Having tried It myself, | know that the
LOVELY CITY or THE LAKES,
Eric, Pa, Is an excellent place for comfort Here
am soiourning at the Reed House, which Is to
Eric what the Continental Hotel is TO Philadel-
phia; Wilard's, the Arlington, the Riggs, arc to
Washington. Here the best Of board including
rooms, can be had from S. to sli per week. The
house contains $40 rooms, which are furnished
after the modern style. Then, too Erie is
HISTORIC GROUND.
Here II was that Perry built and ntedout the feet
that was commanded by him, which left this beau
uful harbor in the summer Of 1914 and on the 10th
oil september of that year met the British squadron,
under Commodore Barclay, and, after a hard con-
test, compelled It's surrender. The British eeta and
prisoners were brought to this place, and in the
harbornow lay the remains OF some of the British
vessels Of war, which sunk from being so badly
Disabled in that engagement Here, too, was buried
the remains of
MAD ANTHONY WAYNE
Erie has population Of about thirty thousand
entcrprising people. Men Of great wealth reside
here. II was the home of the late General Charles
NJ. Reed, who owned feet of merchant marine
on the lakes. lie died few years since leaving
an estate valued nt sl0,0OOGO0. Here, too resides
Hon. William J.. Scott, another millionaire, the
fast friend Of Tildcn, whom he thinks even day.
was elected President, but counted out. Thirty
years ago IL. Scott
WAS PAGE IN CONGRESS
General Reed. who represented the Erie district
In Congress, took liking to the young page and
brought him home TO Eric, where he laid the
foundation TO amass fortune Of several millions
| Your correspondent and young Scott In 1916 were
| both engaged in weighing coal for General Reed
at Erie, and shipping the railroad iron from here
to Detroit for the Michigan Central Railroad there
being constructed Erics famous summer resort
" The Head" is the property Of Mr. Scott, who has
expended several hundred thousand dollars "a
beautily It.
| THE FISHING HERE
is splendid Take boat any day and you can &c
out on the lake and in few hours catch from one
| hu 'red to two hundred pounds of bass, picSerel
white fish, and occasionally alake sturgeon, weigh
| ing three hundred pounds. AS manufacturingc city
Erie is foremost in making car wheels, engines
boilers, &C., which are sent TO all parts Of tn,
world. When the great Northern Pacific Road Il
| completed Eric will receive
MILLIONS OF BUSHELS
ofwheat into her great elevators which Is raised II
Dakota and great valley of the Red River Oft
North, thence to be shipped from Erie to the sea
board. If Buffalo don't look out Erie, in the grail
trade, will leave her in the distance. noticed
within day or two several IIerdic coaches on tn,
streets, getting ready TO form into line and opei
business here. Ifany Of your readers don't believ
that this is the place to spend the hot weathe
come to Erie and try It on.
| TAKE A RAMBLE
by rail from Washington via Baltimore and Poto
mac Railroad, and a dozen routes, costing for th
round trip about $40, through n most beautiri
country. am writing this letter in the office o
the old Eric Gazette, in which the great editor
Horace Greeley worked at the art preservative IL
his early days. WASHINGToNIAN.