Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-02
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the st. Louis and st Paul Packet Co, The
ST. Paul, started for her first regular trip to
ST. Paul on Wednesday afternoon June 81,
| under the most favorable and encouraging
| auspices and with an extensive and notable
| passenger list which is a harbinger for
the future success and popular career of
i tbs handsome new craft. The st. Paul
certainly sat so airlly and lightly on the
water that she seemed imbued with life
and needed only the pilots bidding to dart
away up the stream, proudly stemmiDg the
grand avalanche of water which came
rushing along the submerged levee. The
wharf boat was higher up than ever before
and was crowded with interested spectators
| the friends and families of the officers of
the line who were anxiously awaiting the
moment when the lovely new beauty would
move out into the great Mississippi. At
| last
TIE HOUR ARRIVED,
and in the shouting, waving of hats and
handkerchiefs and footing of steam whis-
ties the st. Paul entered upon its career as
maritime palace and one which is to be
famous and renowned in the annals of the
| river. Superintendent, A. NJ. Hutchinson,
that assumed the captaincy and was ably
directing matters, and the embarkation was
carried on under his especial charge and
supervision. The pilots were Capt. VIM. R
Tibba!s of Dubuque and VIM. Wood of ST.
Louis, and never was steamer more ably
| ohicered or in better hands. The day was
IN every way suspicious; the air was dry,
but pleasant breeze swept the face of the
water making it pleasant and wholesome.
1t became evident as the st. Paul sped
smoothly and swiftly away that she was all
that had been claimed for her and all she
had been built for. She is the lightest
draft and swiftest steam boat now
plying on the Mississippi. Before start
ing hundreds of sight-seers had inspected
the exquisite decks and cabins of the mag
niicent steamer who lay like a rich gem
set in the ring of the waters and her grace
full and symetrical proportions; her grand
eur and luxury of appointments; the COST
ness, ease and comfort of the staten rooms
and the superior finish and upholstering
at every turn make the St. Paul a grand
example of modern boat building as she
is one of the finest and staunchest crafts
atloat. The stained glass doors and win
dows, rich carpets and elaborate chande-
liers and the ornate and tasteful furniture,
rich frescoing and delightful tinting of the
cabins formed tout ensemble which could
not be surpassed in America, Europe or
any other country. The ST. Paul will
complete her trip OH Monday morning
and the event at her other terminus should
be one of great moment and circumstance
The cost of this magnificent river palace
is in the neighborhood of $4,000. Ger
tainly her reception should be in every
wise commensurate with her great beauty
fho Nv of
who has not stinted his means in making
her the lovely river belle she is.
THE FLEET sTEAMERs-ALL SIDE wHEEL-FoR
THE ST. PAUL TRADE
now consists of the new beauty, The St.
Paul; the War Eagle, Centennial; Mime
apolls. From present prospects of sum-
mer travel it will be necessary to make
important additions to this already enor-
nous number. Passengers find the &C
commodations so variously complete that
they will hear of going by no other line.
THE idea" said a patrician belle at the
departure of the st. Paul, ''of people
blessed with common sense and reason in
fiicting upon themselves the dirt and dis
comfort cramped up quarters and pros
trating heat of railroad travel when they
can enjoy this and her hands made
comprehensive circuit over the deck of the
st. Paul and her dainty tip tilted nose
went up at the bare recollection Of the in
fictions and fortunes of the other mode of
travel in summer.
And surely what can be more tedious
than the mOnotonous landscape of
mountain, hill and dale which is whirled
past so rapidly that it seems to blend in
one common chaos. On the other hand
the enjoyment of the travel on the upper
Mississippi begins just as soon as the
hustle and trouble of getting traps aboard
and placed are completed, and there is a
series of delightful vistas and enchanting
prospects spread before the pilgrims from
the moment he leaves St. Lonis until the
steamboat arrives at ST. Paul and he makes
arrangements for his run to Minnetonka
or elsewhere.
THE BEAUTY SITES
along the river are so numerous that it is
impossible to enumerate them in a very
brief space; indeed, volumes have been de-
voted to the lovely regions around Rock
Island, Lacrosse, Dubuque, and the scores
of diversified and handsome cities along
the route of this great inland tidal wave,
the indescribable loneliness of Lake Pepin
and its tabled and legendary shores, and
the wonderful section about Lacrosse and
Winona where the Queens bluff rises to
its terrific and awe-inspiring alti-
tude of 700 feet. Then five
miles above the grand heights of
of Trempeleau island stands like a river
Gibraltar facing the four points of the
compass, and jealousy guarding the fer
tile hills and slopes, upon whose sunny
sides the traveller finds thousand items of
beauty and interest. Nothing can surpass
the rarity of the beauty of the river at this
point, and every move OF the steamer
brings into view new series of lovely
visions, and lifts one unconsciously, as it
were, above the more practical and real
matters of every day life. What grander
pleasure can be conceived than the charm
ing trip on the st. Paul, or any of the
other beautiful steamers of this line,
through the untsld magnifcence of the
Mississippi through this section of the
river of all rivers. FRONT DE BGUF.