The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-07-11

plAtn Annual CONVENTION OF tne NallOnh
Editorial Association. Taking the cars a
Bloomsbury our party OF four, reached
Northumberland, without incident worthy
OF note. 1t was stormy day, and the rair
the dust. At Northumberland we board
ed the Pennsylvania Railroad, one OF the
most liberal corporations in the State. In
my travels through the states Of New York
New Jersey, Connecticut Rhode Island
and Massachusetts l found nowhere more
comfortable and elegant appointments
or more considerate treatment than at the
hands OF the Pennsylvania. The most
luxurious coaches, the most rapid locomo-
tives, the most polite employees, road beds
free from dust by reason Of stone ballast,
rendered the trip while on the line OF this
company, a most delightful one. We
reached New York In the evening at about
six o'clock, and registered at the Hotel
Glenham. Shortly after being shown TO
our rooms we were waited upon by the bell
boy, who asked II we were entirely salts
fled with our quarters. Not being just
what we wanted we were given more
desirable rooms. This extra attention at a
fashionable metropolitan hotel, being
somewhat unusual, was subject OF COM
ment, and we could not understand 1t un-
til we learned that the proprietor of the
house, Mr.. N B. Barry, formerly was the
Proprietor,of the Herdic House at Williams
port, and his chief clerk, Mr.. John ID.
Ward, was at one time the proprietor Of
the Valley House at Wilkes Barre. Our
names being familiar to the latter secured
| Is many courtesies. The Glenham is To-
Gated on Fifth Avenue, below 22nd street.
| 1t is not a large hotel, but it is homelike,
! and everything about it is comfortable and
| pleasant, and it is free from the hurly-bur-
| ly OF larger houses The table is run on
the European plan, and the cooking is un.
surpassed. We would advise our friends
| to try the Glenham, while in New York.
The forenoon OF the first day in New
York was spent in Central Park. 1t would
be presumptuous to attempt to describe
spot so we'll known. Among the points of
interest here are the lakes, the statues, the
Mall, the Geological garden, Cleopatrs's
needle, the Art Gallery, and the lovely
drives Hundreds of acres of land are in
closed in the park, and it is all kept like
beautiful lawn. We could not help con-
trasting it with Fairmount Park in Phila-
delpha, which latter place we visited on
our return journey. Paramount seems to
be turned to utility rather than beauty, and
its broad acres are devoted to raising hay
rather than to the cultivation Of lawns.
In the afternoon trip was made to
Coney Island, when we met eight other
people from Bloomsbury by chance.
Their names have already appeared in the
COLUMBIAN. Coney Island is the great re-
sort for New Workers. who can spend but
a day or two at the seashore. There are
magnificent hotels, and cheap eating
houses. All kinds Of entertainments
abound, including minstrel shows, merry
go-rounds, toboggan slides, razzle-dazzles
and hundreds OF catch pennies. These are
all in operation seven days in the week,
and Sunday is their especial harvest. The
bathing is good here and thousands of
people in bathing suits lined the shore.
Our second day in New York was spent
in visiting the Stock Exchange, included
trip over the Brooklyn bridge, one of the
most wonderful pieces of mechanical
engineering in the world, and an inspec-
is monument erected TO the memory of
Capt. James Lawrence of "Don't give up
the ship" fame. He was killed June 10,
1913 while commander Of the Chess apeak,
in an action with the British vessel Shan
non, off Boston Harbor. Capt. Lawrence
was cousin of my great-grandmother
We also visited the building of the Mutual
Life Insurance Company, from the roof
of which is obtained magnificent view Of
the city. The building is eleven stories In
height and towers above all its surround
ings. In this building Charles Unangst
Esq has his Office, and we made him a
brief call. He is very pleasantly located,
and commands large law practice.
At $50 on Monday, June 90, we boarded
a steamer of the Norwich line. The
many of them being editors and their
wives on their way to Boston, from almost
every state in the Union. Badges were at
once produced and pinned on the coat,
showing where each one was from. 1t did
not take long to become acquainted, and
the hours until midnight were PASSED in
social enjoyment. New London was
reached at one O'Clock in the morning, but
the passengers were not aroused until 3,
when they took train for Boston, arriv-
ing there at z a. m. The Norwich line of
which l spoke last week, extended the
courtesles of transportation to the dele
gates to the convention. Their boats are
swift and safe and the treatment received
from the hands OF the officers and en-
ployees was courteous and considerate.
These boats leave daily from Watts street
New York, and the fare to Boston is only
$4.00. Excellent meals can be obtained
on the steamer.
BOSTON
About the first thing that strikes
stranger on his arrival at the club" Is the
crooked streets. The city, at least the old
er portion of it, does not seem TO be laid
in accordance with any plan. The streets
run in every direction like net work, and
all the corners are acute or obtuse angles.
1t is said that the streets were laid out on
COW paths, and l believe it, And l also
believe that the cows that made those
paths did not have any particular point in
view when they started out, but simply
wandered aimlessly about without CON-
pass. The dome OF the etate capitol is of
gilt, and is said that it can be seen from
any point on entering the city, as it stands
on hill near the famous Common. Taxi
ing the dome as guide one morning /
started towards it, but the street was so
rocked that when again got glimpse of
the dome was farther from it than when
| started. made several efforts to reach
it, but each time with the same result, the
winding streets carrying me off TO some
more distant point. Finally l took a