Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-08-07

A TRIP TO CHESTER.


On Saturday, the oath. ult., we
boarded the train at Williamsport,
Nd. at a. m and were soon seen
scaling the Blue Ridge, and behcld
Waynesboro, and the beautiful val
ley surrounding it which stretched
its broad expanse as far as our anx-
ious eyes could see. Soon we pas
sed Pen Mar, and crossed the sum-
NIT Of the mountain and were car
ried down the eastern slope, amid
the picturesque scenery, with great
velocity The sun put forth its gold
en- glow, which shone upon the crags
and peaks. causing the whole land
scape TO look like a vision. The
train containing eight coaches, was
crowded with passengers, . MAORI
ty of whom was destined for Ches
tertown, Nd. In the course of three
hours, after passing through some
tunnels that were as dark as mid
night, we reached the city OF Balti-
more. Very soon we were all out
of the train and one OF the seven
bands, the Williamsport, struck up
tune and marched to Dugan's
wharfwhere the commodious steamer
Louisa was in readiness to receive
us. We were commanded to take
the upstairs but many Of our
company took the hurricane deck,
which seated you, perhaps, thirty
| feet above the water "Louisen is
triple deck steam vessel Excluding
| hul) 245 feet in length. The engine
is over Ii horse power with boil
er eighteen by twenty, fifty inch
cylinder in which works q piston
| eleven feet in length and about nine
inches in diameter, "Loulse has
a well furnished parlor including a
large steam piano and organ. The
crowd including seven bands,was es-
mated at $500, but the sailors AMI
captain contended that there were
not quite 5000. AS she only car-
ries 5000 life preservers they were
not allowed by law to carry more
than that number of passengers.
Soon she was blowing the Patapsco
and Chesapeake bays and the Ches-
ter river, throwing the water about
six feet high, which caused small
sloops to stand nearly on end and
rock like q drunken man, while the
passengers seemed to be flying
through the air at a lively rate, but
it really was only at the rate of 10
or l6 miles an hour. Well, in the
course of four hours we landed on
the eastern shore, at the town of
Chester, which, is 60 miles from
Baltimore. Chestertown is one of
the oldest towns in Maryland. 1t is
situated 80 miles from the Chesa-
peake Bay up the Chesterriver. It's
population is 5000. 1t has five
churches 1t has two large hotels,
and many stores, and is also the seat
of Washington College. Among the
places of interest that we noticed on
the way, we can only name a few:
Federal Hill lying opposite Balti-
more, where General Benz. Il. Butler
planted his cannon in 1861, is now q
beautiful lawn. Still further down
the Bay we observed Fort Nc Henry.
1t is now beautifully carpeted with
grass, with its long black ponderous
guns basking peacefully in the sun,
as if to grace the terraced knoll with
mementoes of an age that is passed.
| Fort Carol or the unfinished fort,
seems to be built from the bottom of
| the Bay, with heavy stones. We
do not think that the walls are sufii-
| cient to withstand our present artil-
lery, Washington monument which
rises 500 feet high is also sublime
object, Washington seems looking
out over the broad expanse of the
city and the bay. On returning to the
city at night we were highly pleased
with the beautiful appearance Of the
signal lights along the shore and also
in the city. One of the most attrac-
tive objects that we saw in the city
at night was the N. Y. Tea Cos
building lighted with electric lights,
Of various groups, colors, shades and
| hues, which were calculated to salts
| fly the eye.
Services at Broad Lane Chapel TO-
night, and tomorrow at 10 a. IN. at
Harmony Rev. r. G. Anderson of
Jefferson is expected to be present
and preach. ARCTURUs.
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