The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-03
HoMEwARD BOUND.

Vary Writes OF a Lightning Trip to
Portinnd-Tbe Editors' Royal Time
A Rough Voyage to Boston-yLong-
Kfeilow's Home and Harvard College.
staff Correspondence.
Boston. Sept. Tho editorial party
left Mt. Washington at o. m, We'd
nesday morning, homeward bound fol
Boston. A dense log overhung the
mountains and IL was impossible to
see more than so yards distant. The
engines Hercules and Atlns slowly de-
scended and the passengers held oil
their seats and their breath as we reach
ed jacobs Ladder. This railway Ia Q
most marvellous constructions; 1t cosl
e1l5, 600 and was the inception Of ont
Sylvester Marsh. The fog lifts as we
near the base, the sun is brilliant IL
many peaks the valleys brilliant witt
Autumn verdure, deep chasms AND
marvellous precipices arc crossed and
Mt. Pleasant, Fabyan and White Noun
tain House stations are reached. Here
we took dinner and fed mentally OF
overtowering perks, rushing streams
with waterfalls where beauteous
spreckled trout abound, some caught
by the party. and mild-eyed gazellei
special car at a mile minute took vi
TO Portland. 80 miles distant.
Here we caught the Portland" |
magnificent steamer. for Boston
Though IL was rougher thRn the pas
sage over, the voyage was without par
iticular incident and wac thorough.
enjoyed by oil except those who up
iheayed Neptune and their dollar sup
per. Old Orchard Beach. Cape Por
lpoise. Boone Island and the Isle o.
Shoals off New Hampshire, were tn,
principal points passed. Daylight
finds US once more in Boston, TIN
New York of Mass, the Stub of thu
continent, which is as far ahead o
SLOW Philadelphia as Philadelphia is o.
Wilmington. 1t is magnificent city
Igridironed with electric and othel
Railways, which make to IL miles al
hour without unnecessary noise.
The streets diyeres in every. direc
ton, and are Chinese puzzle. NJ
one seems able to direct you intelli
gently, and ns for policemen. of which
the city can only boast 500 with pop
ulation OF half a million, they are {
rare avis and u curiosity when met
one meets about two day. They say
they are over worked and entirely in
for the orderliness of the city. Til,
streets are swHrminR with humanity
from sunrise to midnight. One car
spend week here with pleasure and
profit, mot to the puree) there is sc
much to see and enjoy. Bunker Hill
monument winded the party as they
lasceDded the 29s stems to the summit
One feels amply repsid, however, TO
a magnificent view is obtained of the
city, bay ana harbor. The navy yard
with its browning cannon, tho Passai,
Monitor on the dry dock with 10 can
non ball dents In Its turret and liv,
imam of. wur In the harbor, with tn,
naval museum afforded interest Il
all. Harvard College grounds ant
buildings, 20 in all, Memorial Hall
one where 200 students dine, eacl
class graduating, presenting an elabo
rate stained-glass window, with IL
many oil paintings OF prominent pro
fessors and graduates and busts o
marble also, are grand to behold.
Here is found probably the fines
collection In the world OF mineralog,
and every other ology one can thlnl
of. 1t must have cost millions. Tn,
grounds are extensive. covering acrel
and acres. No wonder Boston Il
proud Of Harvard In Cambridge. W.
cross the Charles river in reaching
here. Next Longfellow's and Lowelll
home is visited. The homes of thesl
Industrious poets are large and commo
dious frame buildings, with extensiv,
grounds OF shrubbery and flowers, AM
face the sea. ..-
Every one apparently reverent
them. Longfellow's library is suppos
ed to be as lie left It, books, manu-
script, easy chairs and all. A fin
painting of him rests on an easel, th
work of his con. The old Elm Fanue
Hall, the State House and their man!
valuable treasures were seen and eli
Ijoyed.
After breakfastlng at the American
we leave by the Quaker City EXPIRES.
for Hartford. Conn, and Poughkeepsle
and from thence home. We have hat
"a royal time. Au-re-voir.
CHAS. II. VARY.