Middletown transcript., 1891-08-13
IIsd home !s!s annnah iaunt.

led home Esss ANNUALLY jaunt,
which this year ws 70 wilkins Glen and
Niagara Fans. ffs party numbering
about IS, consisted of the editors of the
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Penin-
sula, most every one being accompanied by
lady. For this reason almost every town
in the State was represented by one or
more persons.
The party left Philadelphia ON Satur-
taay dag morning, Aug 1st at $50 on the
Niagara express via the Northern Central
railroad. Broad street Station was made
the general rendezvous, and on that morn
ing it fairly sparkled with familiar Della
ware faces. The party had special car at
tached to the express and the slide over the
main four tracked line of the Pennsylvania
railroad to Harrisburg was delightful, the
train speeding along without dust or cind-
ers, and the scene from the car windows
forming sort of phantosmagoria, highly
pleasing to the Delaware passengers aboard
who are used to seeing different scenery.
The ride clear up to Watkins Glen was
very interesting and enjoyable, the Glen
being reached about 7.30 o'clock in the
evening. The Glen Mountain House is
situated 800 feet above the railroad and
directly over the frowning chasm of the
great and wonderful glen or gorge. This
was Saturday night. The glen is about
three miles long, from 100 to 200 feet deep,
and from ten to 100 feet wide, and Sunday
was spent by most of the party in explor-
ing its wonderful beauties. Early on Mon
day morning the party left for Niagara,
slightly diverging from their itinerary by
going to Canandaigua, N. Y, by Lake
Seueca instead of by rail all the way. This
lake is beautiful body of water 40 miles
long and few miles wide, and the ride over
it was very beautiful one indeed. At
Canandaigua the party took the New
York Central road and passing through
Rochester reached Niagara Falls at 5o'cloek
Monday evening.
There were comparatively few in the
party who had ever seen the great Ameri-
can wonder, and the falls were of course q
revelation to them. The falls, as is we'll
known, are the only outlet or exhaust valve
of the chain of great lakes, and it is conse-
quently over the falls that all the surplus
of these inland seas rushes. The Ameri
can falls are about 1000 feet across while
the great or Canadian falls are hardly less
than 1900 feet wide. Over these there is
an average depth of water of five feet con-
stantly pouring over and falling $50 feet on
the rocks below. At one point, the Horse
Shoe, the depth of the water on the crest is
said to be twenty feet. But the falls and
environments can not be adequately des-
cribed in the narrow limits of this article.
Suffice it is to say that the entire party was
surprised beyond measure at the immensity
of the falls. The headquarters of the As
sociation was at the International Hotel,
the largest and best in the place, and the
members were taken excellent care of and
extended the compliment Of a special even
ing concert and hop in honor of the party.
Coming home many of the party took the
main line of the New York Central via
Albany and New York City. The ride
along the Hudson river for 200 miles on
this magnificent four tracked road was
quite scene revelation to those who took
it. By the end of the week all had re-
turned from the most successful trip under
taken by the Peninsula Press Association.