The Ottawa free trader., 1882-11-25

few hours before. The tram that fol
3 lowed the one was on went down, ant
seventy or more human beings met thei
doom by fire and water. But, during thi
rever,e our train has reached Erie, wher'
q stop Of few minutes IS made, and ther
we are off again, through the northern
portion of the keystone state,"- the gar
den spot of Pennsylvania. The country
here: is rolling, occasionally hilly, dotted
with fine farm houses, and possessing tht
characteristic most pleasing to "the t'llers
of the SOIL"
Dunkirk, shouts the fellow that does the
heavy work on the train; that fiend who
invariably yells out the names OF the sta
tlons as though he had hot potato in one
side OF his mouth and plug of tobacco in
the other. You can never understand
what station brakeman shouts the name
Of unless you know before or learn from
some one else. But We discovered some
how that this was Dunkirk, and too,
that we had just entered the western con-
fines Of
THE EMPIRE STATE.
This region is the fruit growers paradise,
and furnishes more apples, pears, and
SNAIL fruits than any Other portion OF Nec
York 1t is d lovely country as seen from
the car window, more rolling and hilly
than otherwise with beautiful valleys and
wooded hlllsides, now gorgeous in their
autumn grandeur, while away to the north
stretches the lake in an ocean like vast
ness, until its blue waters, and the yauiied
dome would seem to meet IN one grand EN-.
brace. Onward glides our train, and now
we go bounding over long trestles, iron
bridges, and by autumn tinted groves,
rounding the foot OF Lake Erie in north.
westerly direction, and finally reach Buf.
falo, where we change cars from the Lake
Shore to the New York Central railway,
and then on cast via the great four track
thoroughfare of the kiugly Vanderbi't,
making our first principle stop at
ROCHESTER,
the custodian OF Geneva Falls, and one of
the finest cities of the Empire State. 1t Is
called the Flour City," from The fact that
IN years gone by It's principal business was
milling, but 1t no longer claims that dis.
tinction, as there are cities In the west aud
northwest that grind more OF the "stalf of
life" IN day than Rochester now turns
out in week. 1t bat other enterprises
and manufactures more lucrative, and tor
which Rochester Is Justly noted. MaHy Of
the od mills have bceO irco, ,r.ctCi aud
turned into msnrfactnr'n~ establishments
Of various kinds. A run OF eight .ipul
miles through as lovely region OF coun.
try rs the sun shines upon, brings US TO
SYRACUSE,
"the city of salt" and rs some oI IthoGox
believers imagine, to be the resting place
Of Lofts wife, who, US the inspired book
tells Us, was turned into pillar oI salt"
Anyhow, 1t is the birth place of the Card Il
Giant, but otherwise there IL nothing note
worthy in Syracuse. No tomo marks ihe
memory of Dionyslus,is ,isnd the oides. III
habltant disclaims all knowledge OF Da
mon and Pythias.
81 wandered up anu down 10 view tue
city," and found it very pleasant place to
live. And as walked looked upon thc
lofty flag statfs tor the standard, winch
Damon swore, by oil the gods, he saw
waving DER the populace, but nothing
could see of it. There is some pretense
to architecture here, but not enough to
hurt the natives. The town was originally
laid out on both sides of the New York
Central railroad track, but some years ago
the company built depot in remote parI
of the town, and ever since the city ba,
been growing together. 1T mas MOI
taverns than any city of ITS size In the
world, but its denlzeus may be pardoued
for their support of gin mills when the
condition Of the water Is considered. Syra.
Nunc IiOuuCtS ulpiC sHlt tuhii any pthtI
city on the American continent, aud per
haps possesses the most extensive salt
springs on earth. The evsporallng va,s
and boiling houses, as seeen from the car
windows as the train approaches the city
from the west, are something entirely
unique. For miles on each side ol Tue
railroad may be seen the low rooted covers
OF the va.s, and in places. like great fields
of half melted snow, the tables of unc ured
salt, while away to the north sparkle The
silverlike waters of Onondaga Lake,
hemmed In by wooded banks, now goree.
Gus in their autumn colors. Slowly our
tram pulls out from the long, narrow de
pot, and as it reaches Geneva street, one Of
the principal thoroughfares, horrible
sight met our gaze. A carriage containing
gentleman and three ladies attempted to
cross the track ahead of the train, which
went laundering along at terrific speed
The engine struck the carriage, killing the
three ladies and one horse instantly, and
injurlng the man so seriously that he eied
IN few hours. The carriage was com.