Daily Republican., 1884-08-05
LETTER.
"DETAILS OF A TRIP FROM
ErIuINGTON TO MINNIE.
APOLKS.

no and gives ah ,nteioeons
~ ny 'of his Journey from this city to
nnlis Mimi, to attend the
leapE app Encampment Of the Grand
of the Republic l
lsft Wilmington on the morning
ts and took the steamboat for
sdelphia, and after attending tol
little business in that city took the
AZ o'clock in the evening, from
l. and Green streets, TO start on
eastern trip. The first stop was
aa,hlahem, promising town, or
az lhe people call it it looks like
rsj,ess place, as there are iron fur
factories and ral4soao shops III
dance. ,,,.,
II through two tunnels, one OF
h vas balf a mile in length. Wei
hsd Mauch Chunk at $50 in the
;ny and the train stopped for some
dnring which we took in all we
see of il. This town is situated
VALLEY between two high moun.
mn the sides of which we could
nimber of lights. The place
4 ed 10 be full of people, and al
Sber Of trains we're passing over the
:.
/ AZ last we started, ana as onr
numbered on through the Lehigh
lev, the shrieks of the engine
tle seemed to be answered from
k,t every cliff in the gigantic
Sntains 1t was too dark to see
N Of interest, but | have no doubt
kceuery was very fine. We ar
4 in New York State early the next
hing, and saw great deal tol
,se and interest us.
| As we sped along through this State
nas-ei waterfalls and sparkling
Ems. mountains and valleys, and
II beautiful and thriving farms, and
khed Niagara Falls at < 30 O'Clock
same morning. When we left
Lalriphia, we had three Pullman
pers, three first class coaches and
haggage car, with 95 comrades OF
H.. A, L. TO occupy them, but when
brrived at the falls We num oered
5u' 10, having picked up a number
the way. We remained long
b I'll At the falls to take in all the
b., but number Of the comrades
r. badly taken in themselves, for
n a set Of blood suckers and leeches,
J perfectly understood their business,
b, never been my lot to come across
trc, and | sincerity hope it never will
hniu
had heard of these fellows, and
Ilt il pOint to make my bargains
D them, and know exactly low much
Ri to pay, before surrendering my
70 tleir tender mercies, consequent
with two others, one from Penn
Eania, and the other from Virginia,
t @gether, and saw the same sights
SLlG, that quite number paid 81 90
kr, We pitied those who were
|ced but couldn't help laughing at
la, for come OF them had made their
Pg- that they could not be taken in ;
N Lad travelled before, and other simi-
expressions. warn all my friends
Wilmington to be on the lookout for
(se sharks if they should at any time
i, this great and magnificent work OF
ture.
| AT 4,S0 p. IN. we again took the
%in, aud started for Canada, over the
DADA Division of the Michigan Cen
Railroad, but when we had cross
The line into the Dominion, the Rail-
fd Company would not for some rea-
4 take our train, but furnished us
q another equally as good. Some
h't,ty occurred about transferring
4 dagGage, as every fellow had to look
iJr mis- own, and We thought Mt first
II had been carried back on the
in over the line, but finally found it
ne platform in proniscuous pile.
1 ! grabbed my valise, and started on
tE for he train, with several OF
|hnny Bulls Custom House pups
rkhPat me and halloing to leave that
pa'5ae,' but not thinking anything &
Ph' tustom House officials, and
Po~ng that the baggage belonged 10
h l"id no attention, aud continued
Aa'li reached the train, and took
n 'e't, There were four Of us occupy
y I've seas, which faces each other,
r lUS as We were about opening our
iats lie Custom House officer came
Pps ou Il run, and asked Inc if my
49, had been searched. told him
hgnshi - had, rs searched it for
1 an hour myself.
Ne salu no more to me. bat weni
Trough the car, asking where the
IN was who had run with his bag
r. not searched, but of coarse no one
few, All alter he had left and tht
fNn started, some of the comrades re-
Efhed 10 me that | had made a mar
n \" escape from getting into trouble.
we ran along until we were opposite
Y 'alls, when the train stopped for II
[l4deS TO allow us a last look, and i
II th- grandest and most sublim
Ell ever witnessed. The sun wa
lmng brightly, and with the ever as
lilhg mist formed magnificen
,anoo", the handsomest | ever saw il
y ne. Its beauties aud grandeur ar
lHIellibly stamped on my mind tha
enaIl never forget them while memor.
AS II was dark during the create
rt oil our run through Canada, W
~ very little of it, but the conducto
P.u US that the road passed through tn
porest part. We halted about half al
Iur |ona AZ st. Thomas, a city of abou
lvVV ihhacitants, but l almost forgot +
/! mat before we left Niagara Fall
n we're joined by the New Hampshir
brIs bb'rs"t'on, accompanied by a drum
AS we had some little time at 81
|nonas, they got off the train, an,
|sa eauou by the drum corps and Yan
81 'arrylng q United States flag, maj
|rsi |,a through some OF the streets.
a'oer OF comrades joined the proces
ron' ana the spirited music had the ef
=, Vi drawing large crowd of Cana
6n, 6ms, VINO followed them singing an,
kSoutih2. The natives seem ed sorr
|. In ,h the time came for Us to leave, an
Pudly. away cneeie" "
h ar l2,5o o'clock that night we crosse
mi De'rolt !, river into the city of Detroi,
Ehoio was grand sight to see tn
lect.;lr l.e river front lighted up with larg
Loa, Lvv'ric lights. The cars were run on
|toos 1s ana n ferried over, but / got out an
@Wn vn the upper:deok to see the 81 ghti
bta,s" we made fast time through til
hois vi vi Indiana, and passed into Ill
6ills we passed some very high san
solne of which tnuarad :, ~ xyu r