The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-02
ABOVE THE CLOUDS.
Vary writes OF tho Editors' Trip to MT
The Trip by Steamer From Boston to

Vary Writes OF tho Editors' Trip to Mt
Washington. Through Ton States
The Trip by Steamer From Boston to
Portland.
STAT Correspondence.
Mt. Washington, N. H., August 30th.
Tho Peninsula editors and party ar
rived here this evening, 7 p. M, after
a magnificent days ride from Portland,
Me, and are catching White Mountain
chills at the Summit House, probably
the highest hotel in the world, both In
price and latitude. We're the writer a
Cicero or even a Henry Clay, he might
find adjectives sufficient to describe
the scenery or express his feelings,
but, alack! he Is not. Words fall one
when 1t comes to this.
The trip of three miles up Mt. Wash
inRton, occupying one hour and over,
from the base Is a succession OF sur
prises; at times the car stands almost
on its beam end or perpendicular.
The scenery along the route beggars
description. 1t is worth ten years OF
your lite to SOC 1t. Over deep chasms
and mountain to:rents, thlckly wood
ed, with towering peaks on all sidos,
snowflake clouds at their submits. and
surrounding us In every direction We
are slowly but surely ascending 1000
feet above the sea level
An electric search light of 10000
candle power cannot penetrate the
density OF the clouds which like sea
pillows on every hand envelop Us, and
are fearfully wonderful In their mag
nificence ana grandeur. An acre square
is probably a 'constitutionalh limit, to
go beyond would mean eternal good
bye In a preclpice and among the
sea-foam clouds, like young lady
who persisted here by wandering of
some years ago. We stopped at North
Conway. N. H., en- route fair sized,
mountainous town.
1t was the annual day OF the coach
ing parade. Eighteen valuable prizes
were offered for the best equipages.
Many parties from neighborlng States
inns and resorts competed, with their
bands, tally-ho's. six horse teams, tan
dems and prettiest girls all daintily,
and conspiouously dressod
not only themselves but the vehicles.
wheels and horses or donkeys as we'll
Many thousands witnessed the gor-
geous spectacle and were onraptured
with the guy scene.
II was more like scene from fairy
iuhu IMAM uill bhtitS oASO VI a IA uhAh VI
the Arabian Nights.
AN OCEAN VOYAGE.
The party enjoyed and m1ny to the
very depths Of thalr late dinner. the
ocenn voyage ON Monday night from
Boston to Portland Many were
delthly sick. though tn, s.n was com
paruti Sely calm. The Irene is fine
steamer and maue good time.
At = q. m. three BELLS and one sue
ceeding each other turned your cor
respondent out on deck TO know the
cause OF slower steam. Mars and the
moon were dividing honors In eiful-
gency; the former was very brilliant.
EevGn like half moon rising.
Strange to relate fog obscured
nearly everything within twenty min
|utes, and with the din OF tho steamers
whistle tho automatic whistling buoys.
heard two miles, kept CONCERT and was
truly novel. The action of the wind
and waves caused tho buoys to wills
tle.
We arrived in Portland. Me-, at early
This is thriving city OF
good appearance. through which our
party rushed for the White Mountain
train. 1t has one OF the finest harb ors
lin the world. More anon. We have
gone through ten States.
CHAs, II. VARY.