The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-07-22


of the cNcurSionists finding quarters in the
Westminster. Wyoming and Lackawana
Hotels. After refreshing ourselves with 4
wash. tSome with wash DOWN and par
taking of good dinner we rested until
fOur o'clock. when the entire party was
driven through the city in carriages. pass
ing over the principal streets. and viewing
the fine buildings for which Scranton Is
noted. II is a city of one hundred thouS-
and population. is the chief city of the an
thracite coal region and ranks as the
fourth city in the state in population aud
business. The Court House AT Scranton i
one of the finest in the the state and its
fine churches and public buildings are in
dicar1ons Of the enterprise and public
spirit of its neoplo. The streets are All
paved and the pleasant reception and de-
lightful drive gave the eNcurSoniStS u
good impression of the city and its sur
TnundingS. In the evening we were ten
dcrcd a complimentary concert hy the
Scranton Board OF Trade n the Academy
of Music. and il is needless To say that the
music was superb. The Scranton Choral
Union consisting of $50 voices made the
Academy rcSound with a program of the
choicest selections that it has ever been
our lot to listen to. The enchores. kept
mp until the applaudcd singers rcappcared.
made the program a long one. hut all felt
sorry when the finale was reached
The next morning NJ $40 We started
for HoneSdalc. the county seat of Wayne
county. thirtv-two miles distant over the
celebrated Gravity Railroad. The fol-
! lowing description Of thc road we take
from circular handed each of the cNcur-
>ionists on the train on our way over.
Inrunning from Carbondalc 10 Homes
dale on the Gravity there are twelve
planes. eight mp hin and four down hill:
| the mp hill ones following each other and
are numbered. commencing AT Carbonate
from one 10 eight number six being the
shortest. or I.252 feet long. number one the
longest. being l.479 feet The four down
planes aSc numbered 10. II and Il. the
shortest being 1.3,2 and the longest l.4G3
! feet, the stccpcSt being No. :. where the
| ascent is one foot i'm 95-IO0 feet. After
descending Plane No. l. Waymart is
reached. ana from there to HoncSdala-
distance ten miles. called Ten Mile Level
| the ears run 10y their own gravity. the
grade being 49, feet per mile. Ia return
ing 10 Carhoudale there are eight planes.
all up hill. numbered II 10 %. the shortest
| being G29 feet CNo. IA and the longest
2.G3O feet No. 1ol. The grade Of No. T. i
one feet in = Gf-IOO feet. and the other eX-
trcme iS No. l.. where il is one foot iu II
- 100 feet. There are levels between all
the planes on the light track: the one from
the summit to Carbondalc is Six Mile Lev
81. the grade being over 100 feet to the
| mile. No. 10 i the longest being oyer
half mil" in length.
We reached HoncsdaIc at lO:45 after an
celebrating ride over the Moo>ie noun
tainS. The scenery is grand. like our own
AllcghcnicS. and while our fellow quill
drivers whose homes are in the valleys We're
more susceptible to the magnificencc of
the mountain scenery a cliff and craig were
passed and grew enthusiastic over their
| beauties il made Us think Of home and feel
| that we were again breathing an atmoS-
| phorc a. fresh and pure as on our native
| hills in dear old Cambria.
At Honc>dale the Delaware * Hudson
| Canal takes its start. II iS one hundred
and rhirty-five miles TO New Nork city
and - warer furnishes the cheapest mode
Of transportation. the amount of anthra-
| cite coal sent ont from Honcsdale is unc-
| qualled in the world.
The town has q population of 700 and
is pleasantly situated on level plateau
nesting I'm among the hills. Along the
canal the immense traiic in coal. with the
machinery necessary for brcakin" and
handling the black diamonds gives il a
! busy city appearance: in the other por-
tiun~ of the town il has an air Of quiet
comfort. AT peace with all the world and
its handsome homes. fine churches. neat
streets stately trees. good looking women
and contcntcd looking mon. leads one To
the impression that when man marricS
| aud settles down in Honesdale lac i an
chorcd for life and his last resting place
Glen Dybcrry.
At Scranton our better half was taken
| ilI on Wednesday morning ard an hour
| before starting for Honcsdale. We had al
most come 70 the conclusion TO give up the
| trip and drop ont. However a prcScrip-
| tion from a Scranton physician gave her
| relief and we started on the journey ON
| the road she was again extremely i'll and
| at HoncSdalc. temporary hospital was
| provided i'm the parlor of the hotel,
| where herself and a couple of other ladies
! OF the party who had also succumbcd 10
! the cXhauSting strains of unaccuStomed
| steady travelling and were for the time
laid mp. Thanks 10 the ministcring care
| of Mrs. II. G. Ham. and Mrs. Edward y.
! Pcnnimau. the formcf. the wife of the cdi-
tor Of the Hcruid. and the latter. the wife
Of the editor of the Citizen, both Of Homes
dale, every comfort that could be was Civ
cn before suggested and all the sick when
the time for leave takiug came. were
turned ont convaleseent.
About noon the party was invited to tho
| Central theatre where a rcpaSt that none
! however hungry. could do Justice TO, was
| spread before them. 1t consisted OF every
! substantial and every delicacy of the sea
| son. served apparently without effort
spontaneously. like charity from a gener-
rous giyer-and when every want had been
supplied, there seemed to be more left than
would have served the multitude.
Judge Ham. of the Herald. delivered al
address of welcome just before the dinner
modestIy giving the points of interest il
i'm the town. which was slistened TO with in
terst It was in HonCSdale that the frs
locomotive in America. .thc Stourbridg,
| Lion, learned to travel. Honesdale has the
largest pile of anthracite coal on the fac,
of the globe. David WilmOt and Chic
| Justice Woodward were born there. Pres
idcnt Harrison courted his wife there
These and a number IF incidents and acci
dents were the interesting points in his ad
dress. which was listened to with intereS
and greeted with applause. But we mus
bring this letter to a close. We though
| We could have described the trip in TIVE
| letters. but here we are still i'm HoneSdale
| We cannot bid it farewell without thank
ing Mrs. Ham and Mrs. Penniman. Nhil
| others may remember HOncSdale as tht
head of the Delaware & Hudson canal, o
! the place where the first locomotive il
America started on its trial trip. or wher
President Harrison courted his wife
it will always be remembered by us as tn
home of Mrs. Ham and Mrs. Penniman
No member of the Red Cross could hav
been more prompt in answering the call o
suffering: no Sister Of Charity kinder il