Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-11-08

with Havre de Grace at the
west end and Perryville at the east. |
Around the bluff on the east side is
nestled Port Deposit, that fought the
new bridge, fearing that 1t would OBJ
struct the navigation of the river.
Like mill race runs the Tide Water |
canal on the west side Of the river. |
The sight of that canal brings back
memories of the late civil war, when
some canal boats, loaded with Whining
Ton soldisrs, were going up the river toI
guard Como wingo bridge. An unfortu.
nate soldier dropped overheard, and
would have drowned had not tho writer
of this article jumped over after him
and catching him BY the hab as he Was
going down for the last time and pulled
him ashore. Little did he think then
that he would afterwards pass over in
railroad train ninety Ave feet above
tide water level. But we are wander
ing. WE'LL such rapid prbgrees in sol
onoe and engineering is enough TO make
ANY body wander.
Away down there below us on that
island must be grand excursion
grounds. From the train above II
looks like sylvan grove. No doubt tt
will become popular as an excursion
resort Up the river on either side
rise rugged bluffs while placid and
clear runs the water beneath. The old
|BusquehnunA is in n good humor now,
but she gets terribly enraged at times.
The deep shades of the autumn foliage,
thinned with ags and strewing the
grounds, lends tinge Of SAD ness 70 the
scene. But these rock.ribbed hills are
grand in their departing glory and
will eoon be as beautiful Ia their win
ter robes of SHOWN heece aud 10y mail
As they were In their spring suits of
green and their gay dresses OF autumn,
they are beautiful all the time and
fill the mind with thoughts that point
from nature up to natures God. But
we esuuot tsrry here.
Over the bridge, and into Harford
County, Maryland, we plunge and
round lag q curve 10 deep cut we come
out very near to Havre de Grace, the
name Of the next station. This station
| 10 honored with q hrst-class station
house. At Osborne We noticed q race
course, and passing on down grade ovei
Swan Greek we reach the level ol
Aberdeen, and are closer to the w
& B. he Q than ct any other point or
the rosd. Large freight houses and
beautiful station are erected here
IOhurchville, Abir gdon, Preston, Clay
ton, Jsppa and Bradshaw are all eta
tions OF more or less note, at soma Of
\ which handsome stations are erected
Nexs comes the crossing Of tho Bis
iGunpowder, which here is really .
very small gunpOwder, 80 small that i
lis creased by q high EN- Dankment, and
q simple culvert at the main channel
| Morrison, Convention, Matthews, Ross
tyille and Rosedale look larger on papel
than they appear as towns.
i But they are only in their infancy
yet, and form the nucleus Of very pros
Iperous business places in the near fu
j ture. At Herring Run there are evi
Idenoes that we are nearing large city
4 The land is better cultivated, cabbage
Iturnip and celery beds are seen upol
ieyery hand. From here we ascend 81
easy grade running parallel with m,
but o short distance from the p, w. 1
B. road. Gradually up we g. until W
resch Bay View, ard here magnif
cent sight bursts upon the view. Bal
timore lies stretched out before u
with its monumental towers an
steeples piercing the ether blue. Blu
soribe Baltimore. What it is 1t owe
much OF it's prosperity to the Baltimor
, and Ohio Railroad Company. The p,
/. w. q. o. road at Ba! View Is crosse
overhead by the new road, ana trou
I thence there 10 no stop until Canto
station is reached, whore passenger
who have business with the easter
r part OF Inc oity stop eff. Here comt
8 the tedious place on the rev road. th
= process OF crossiDg the Patapsco o
r great floats taken across by a eteai
barge, The process is slow, but Il
o passage is interesting, as down the ba
is seen Fort Carroll standing like lor
+ sentinel surrounded by water. Dow
b there on the point is Fort Mchenr.
that In 1914 repulsed the British al
: Isaved Baltimore from pillaRe and torol
4 What Rreau piers the B. & o. Oompan
Q have running out into the Pa'apsc
q Crossing the point and meanderii
, sround to reach Camden ststton,
+ would appear tbSt the b & o. OompAr
{ O wMsd the greater part Of this section
D Baltimore.
Il The time occupied In goirg fro
r Canton TO Camden station is 80 mi
o utes, but this inconvenience aud d
ell tention will soon be obvisted Such q
n enterprising company Will have
D straight line through, either above I
t below Baltimore aud that before Ion
n But here cur trip ends and we ha'
o time to pay hurried visit to Drn
q Hill PARK. 1t is not 30 large as Fai
j. mount. probably nos more than on
II fourth ss large, but we are prepared
q pronounce it grander place, tboua
o there is not flower TO be seen In
It IL Is beautiful In its simplicity, graz
l. Ia lts general contour and magniticeI
II In it's natural attractions. Here q
- lhills and wales, rnvtues, plateau
q natural forest trees, drives AID walk
q lbut not a flower. They would bres
the charm and mar tho beauty Of Il
II place.
,e IL In natural beauty but our own Bra
"a dy wine Park, when sho sAnaa care al
10 etteu tion has beon bestowed upon
e But we have not time to describe th
"a grand place nor the muaenn OF tostil
d skeleton birds, xnimsis, mineral
q wood, coins aud hrticles innumerAol
70 and the descending rain makes US hurl
10 our footsteps to the street cats, La u
" evening We called upon Fletcher
4 Marine, Pratt and Gay streets. Nd
n Marine is the publisher of the life
II Rev. j ohm Hersey, q minister know
Is slby nearly all the old Methodists
MI Della ware, Maryland and Virginia.
vi He publishes also d monthly period
70 cal called ''rhs Pioneer in which
a 10 giving fall and complete history
70 Methodism on the Peninsula, whit
40 m uat interest all Methodists. At Z
We left Camden Station, AN In the dar
In Iness Of the night ct II O'Clock Nv
" minRton" crested our ears, and so
,e We were at home listening st {
Dr. whistling winds and the rain pattern
Ia upon the roos
: "Thus am doubly armed-my dea