Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-06-28
ON THE RUxH.
Bright Letter From Prof. Wood. Detailing the
Incidents or His Journey Eastward.

quite favorable, ana my journey home
was very pleasant one. l will refer
to only few of the scenes that inter
ested and instructed me during the pas.
few days. After arriving at Chicago j
visited again the public library, place
where delight to linger. The multi
tudes that daily gather there indicate
something of the wholesome influence
that such an institution affords.
spent the night at the Palmer House,
where over 1000 guests were already
registered. This mammoth hotel gives
one an excellent opportunity for study
ing the 'ways of the world" an invalu-
able advantage of travel. On Wednes-
day / first called upon a class-mate,
and then visited Lincoln Park, de-
lightful resort by the lake shore. II
contains 295 acres and seven miles OF
drives. then went to the water-works,
a grand display of quiet power. There
are two immense double and two single
engines. The water is supplied by a
large tunnel, reaching two miles into the
lake to the "crib.n The water supply
and works have been said to be the
best, in some respects, in the world.
From the top of the tower CESS steps,
and It's feet high) | enjoyed a most re-
freshing breeze and delightful view of
the city.
The next point of interest was the
cable street cars. 1t was singular sem
sation, while riding on horse car, to
see the horses quickly removed and
the car proceed with no apparent
means of locomotion. / was eager to
see the motive power of this new inven-
ton. 1t is found on State Street
near 21st street, where are located
four engines aggregating 1000 horse
power. The cable is attached to the
large wheels and thence conveyed on
pulleys under the streets for twenty
miles. The cost was 100000 per
mile. The capacity of the cable is so
tons, though only about 5 tons tension
is now required. The rate of travel is
from seven to eight miles per hour.
In the afternoon / visited, somewhat
hastily, the Railroad Exposition. As
many of your readers have probably
visited the exhibition, will not venture
detailed description. 1t may be well,
however, to mention the electric rail-
way. on which l rode around the gal
lery. Having seen during the day the
wonderful network of telegraph and
telephone wires, the cable cars, and
electric railway, the conviction was
strengthened that distance is being
rapidly annihilated, and the project of
propelling the machinery OF our coun-
try by the falls of Niagara and the action
OF the ocean waves is not as utopian
as one might suppose.
Among the minor sights that attract
ed my attention was the sign: Cook &
Chick, Blacksmiths," thought it ap-
propriate that those words should be
associated together,
After nights ride 1 reached Cleve-
land at z a. M, Thursday Prominent
| among the sights there, is the electric
standard from which large part of the
city is lighted by electricity. 1t is an
iron pole or tube 260 feet high, standing
in the center of hepublic square on Supe-
rior street. 1 visited also the market, the
noted viaduct a vast structure over 5000
feet long across the valley of the Cuya-
hoga river, Euclid avenue, and Lake
View cemetery. Euclid Avenue is said
by many to be the finest residence street
in the world. / would not venture that
assertion (not having seen all the
streets), but it is certainly magnif-
cent avenue. :.
At the cemetery | saw the coffin and
vault in which the remains of our la
mented President Garfield repose. The
coffin is bronze and is placed in an open
vault in full view of visitors. A guard
of twelve soldiers, one of whom. fully
armed, constantly patrols before the
vault, has been on duty ever since the
body was deposited there. At another
place L also saw the catafalque on
which the remains were brought from
Washington. On account of difficulty
in making train connections for some
points, | did not carry out all my plans,
and so reached home Thursday even
ing, which was somewhat sooner than
| anticipated.
The rate of the trains notlceably in
creased as | came east. The slowest of
all was between Lancaster and Madison.
then little faster to Milwaukee, and
still more rapidly to Chicago. The
train on the L. S. and NJ. s. r. r. from
Chicago to Cleveland seemed like fast
train, but it lacked considerable of being
as rapid as that on the n. Y, P, & O.
K. r. from the latter place to Meadvillo.
The enjoyment of my trip eliminated
in the greetings of the home circle.
Apropos, / found on my journey and
purchased a fac-simile of the autograph
copy of Payne's celebrated poem and
song Home, Sweet Home.
Yours Truly, Z. NJ. w.