The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-24
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A LAKE TRIP.
A Tour Of Lakes dishIE an, Huron and Fri,
Notes by The Way.
Written for ne EH,elii0AoT.
Northward and northwestward, NOR
and more each succeeding summer, doe
pleasure travel make its way. Petoske
and Mackinac, Duluth and ,Minnetonka
the 1900" and Marquette, are each yea
growing into more familiar names. Tn
hracing air Of Minnesota, the lazy, rest
fHl ride on the palatiAi lake steamers, tn
splendid calling, shooting and fishing O
the inland lake region in Northern Mich
gan, are all tempting to the handwriting
citizen who must have his little o1tinl
every summer.
With slender wallets and limited time
we chose the lake trip from among score
OF other seductive ones, and not reason
have we for regretting our choice. Leav
ing home on = Wednesday morning ant
reaching Cleveland in the afternoon vi
found several hours to spare before thu
steamer would start for Detroit az 20:3t
O'clock, according to their time table or
the 81 O'Clock system, 20:30 being thu
same as half.psst eight in the evening
The few hours we utilized by taking !
drive 70 Lake View Cemetery, going ou
by Euclid avenue, past the handsome res
licences and spacious lawns that have
given the street worldwide fame, through
Wade Park. Ga entering the cemetery
ONES notice is attracted by the large
bronze statue OF Henry Chisholm, tue
great iron worker OF Cleveland, and foun
der oil the large concern bearing his name
The base OF the statue represents very
faithfully the different processes OF max
ing steel. All OF the large number OIL
workmen contributed days wages to the
erection OF this statue TO their EN-.
pioyer and friend. The Mecca Of
all tourists in Cleveland is the Schoield
family vault, containing the remains Of
Garfield. A low wire fence preserves q
few feet Of green grass to the vault, aud
through the open bars OF the door can be
plainly seen the casket, covered with hoT-
ers. A detachment OF ten soldiers, lately
detailed from regiment serving ia Texas,
occupies neat little cottage, built for the
purpose, ipst across the driveway. The
guard is kept night aud day, each sentry
being on duty three hours, pacing beat
Of dozen Yards up and down before the
vault. The sentinel has an occasional
opportunity OF relieving the tedium by
guying the visitors. As we drove sway
three verdant looking visitors, tourists
clad in mustard colored busters buttored
below the knees, came up and stared with
open mouths into the vault. As they
n,avo I,, MIN, ox,O I.auY l1k "a e,aaY arl
asked the guard il smoking was allowed /;
mo-" he said, ut isn't, but I'll let you
smoke" aud With broad grin and u wink
to himself kept on pacing. A hundred
yards or move up the road is the catafal-
que, under a glass house, all the wood
work Of which Ii covered with tho names
OF fools from every part OF the country.
On the highest knoll OF the cemetery is the
site selected for the monument, which will
command tine view Of the city and Lake
Erie.
Returning, we drove down Prospect
Avenue, pass the handsome home OF
Mrs, Garfield, and drew up at the
Wes:deII House. A;lsr a good sup
per-, at the old and popular hotel
we went on board the Northwest,
one OF tho large iron steamers Of tie De-
troit and Cleveland Steam Navigation
Company, which conducts three lines Of
boats, the Lake Erie division running be-
tween Cleveland and Detroit, the Lake
dnron division, between Detroit aud
MaeGinac, and the Lake Michigan divi-
sion, between Mackiuac ard Chicago.
All these steamers are noted for speed,
SAFETY and comfort, Tie cabins are hand
somely finished in mahogany and wal
nut and iurnisheG with rico taste. Tue
company has wisely adopted plan Of
charging low rate Of fare, with flty-cent9
extra for each meal and a dollar for q
berth. We had beautiful moonlight
night for cur ride 10 Detroit, but
the lake was rough alter week 5 storms
and many OF tie passengers were sea sick.
One Of our party succumbed and
rendered tribute to Neptune. We were
repaid for waking as early US o'clock by
erioying beautiful sunrise on the lake,
soon we had entered the Detroit river,
which is twenty.seven miles long and one
half 10 three miles wide, with current
OF three miles an hour. On the left lies
Fort Wayne, gaIrisoped and mounted by
heavy ordnance. On the right are the
pretty Canadian towns OF Sandwich,
WalEerville and Windsor. We land a
the dock OF the Michigan Central depot
beautiful brick building in the West
minister Abbey style, and are soon com
toltabIy quaItered in the Russell House
which Justly bears the reputation OF being
one OF The best hotels in the country; it is
certainly the best protected tlon IRE.
Detroit iron the French word for 4
itrait) is without doubt the handsomesI
sity in the Union. In location and gen
eraI appearance it reminds one strongly o
the beautiful city OF Montreal. Although
so important in manufacture and com
merce, Detroit is essentially residence
town, to which many wealthy men have
retired. Their handsome homes and vel
vety lawns line for miles the numeroni
1venues, notably Woodward and Jefferson
The city is admirably lighted by leo towers
aearly go feet high, each one surmCuut
ID BY Elk large electric lights; the edec
ts similar to the brightest moonlight. De
,roit seems to be favorable place fo
photographers. Along the business par
If Woodward avenue are numerous gal
leries, and as q consequence Of the rivalrl
are seen seductive statements sucl
ls: @The lightning's flash is no
quicker than our instantaneous process !;
:As soon as you think, as quick as yol
wink; that's the way We Iako them.
Down the river three miles, on the Cansd
side, are two little pleasure resorts, name
aud modestly patterned after Brighton
aud Manhattan Beach. Liula pleasure
steamers run down from the city ever
half hour ard IN pleasant weather ar
crowded. on pleasure bent, We wen
Town TO a matinee performance Of rPiH7
lore" which was certainly realistic an,
ENJOYABLE. An old three-masted schoone
mad bC en- nicely painted and rechriR.tre,
Pinaiore," and on her deck was presen
ted the popular opera by first class ron
PAW. The audience filed grand STAN
buiIt on the waters edge, aud were i
good hearing and seeing distance from tn
vessel, which was anchored in twent
feet Of water, forty or fifty feet frou
shore. Little ButteIcup rowed out in he
little boat and climbed up the rope ladder
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