The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-24
HOMIE SCOTLAND.
Ex.CounciIman CoodfeIlow on his Trav
eIs-GlaSgoW and Vicinity,

M t"' GLASGOW, July, 1881.
Correspondence Of the Intelligenccr
My last batch OF notes left. me ut anchor
in tho Clyde off Greenock, awaiting the
tide to take us to Glasgow. In common
with my fellow passengers, We were aston.
ished ut the evidences Of public and private
enterprise on every hand Stone piers ex.
tending for miles, massive and elegant resi-
dences, public md private institutions Of
charity, art, commerce and manufactures,
the near by hill richly cultivated and
dotted with numerous fine residences, the
distant mountains forming a fine back.
ground for the busy and beautiful fore.
ground. Ancient castles and iortresses,
arenas Of many bloody conflict, and
knightly tourney, famous in song and story,
all mingled with evidences Of modern pro-
gruss on gigantic scale. Ship yRnls lined
either bank Tor many miles, tho continual
ringing strokes Of innumeHble riveters,
working on vessels ranging from despatch
boats OF 200 tons TO the leviathans OF COM
mercG Of 900 to 5000 tons burthcn.
Tho river itself was alive with craft,
from the steam pleasure yacht TO the long,
narrow passenger boats, making their
twenty to twenty-five miles per hour. We
have TO make many halts In the narrow
river to avoid collisions with the numer.
Olls craft, giving ia abundant opportunity
to mark the workmcn here laying keels,
there giving the finishing touches 10 YES.
sells Of all Dimensions, and all built nearly
broadside to the river, three to seven In
each yard. As'the rapidly moving passen.
ger bouts, going to or from Glasgow, pass
us, we are hailed with hearty cheers, which
are as heartily responded to,nnd invariably
we recognize the words, GOD save and
bless President Garfield" .fl
At Dundas Castle we note the BELL mon.
ilment, raisGd in honor Of Bell who nut the
first steamboat on the Clyde, which has
been by continual dredging changed, with.
In tile memory Of living men, from shall
low, sluggish stream, with many islands,
tOrtls and shadows, into river which
ut the first bridge which crosses Il IL 400
feet wide and ~ feet deep ut high tide.
Our vessel being made fast to the pier
our baggage inspected Ia mere fOrmalityl
and the broad arrow chalked thereon, /
step once more on terra trina In company
with u fellow citizen from Missouri, Scotch.
1nan by birth and an absentee Of forty years.
II WIS my fitSt visit to Scotland. but IN The
forty years Of my friends absence s,icL
changes and progress had been made thntit
was late In tile evening ere he became In
any sense guide for me. We secured
lodgings md sooh we were mounted upon
Il tram car, anu were conveyed through
streets admirably paved, lined with fire
stores ind warehouses, through tcrraCes
past crCscnnts, places, esplanadCs, churches
gardens and parks AT the end Of Tie SoIile
three miles, We hAd q fine view Of a Vtan6
stretch Of country. In every tlitNtIon We
saw colleries, blast furnaces, Iron works
huge manufacturing and chemical works
A short walk brought tis to another unhlic
conveyance, from the top Of whltH va
had views OF an immense number Of Gle.
giant buildings, public and private PARKS.
g,rIlens, churches, etc
Arriving at the business centre we visited
the ESChNnge and pass the banks, halls,
hotels and club. houses which are the pride
~ Glasgow, and emerge upon the celebrated
Georges Green, q fire breathing place,
from the centre Of which arises The tine
marble column, on which reslR tha colossal
figure Of Sir Walter Scott. On The green
are very fine btun1c equestrian statues III
the Qtcen and Prince Albert. There are
fine bronze statutes Of Burns, Campbell. SIR
John Moore lof Corruna faUe) Lord Uiytie
Livingston, James Watt, Sit Robert Peel
and others We pass on towards 81. Marys
Cathedral, n most exquisite specimen, ni
ecclesiastical architecture, but are loo late
to obtain admission 10 explore ia interior, |
80 we 20 up TO the Metropolis stand. |
ing At the base Of the great national NOM.
nlent to the honor Of John Knox, 29O feet
above the level OF the Clyde, We have
fine view OF the city and surrounding
country.
Immediately below us Is 81. Matys Ca.
iliedtal, with lie surrounding biityinV.
ground, paved "A Il were with the fat toinb.
stones, marking the resting places Of long
departed dignitaries Of Church and State
iatihg NJ far back "a the eleventh. century
Here, in the Metropolis, are many flnc
ombs and monuments isomC Of seotland's