Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-02
A Great Geographical Discovery.
Philadelphia Inquirer.

A writer for the New York World was
sent to Washington to make the trip To
New York in the sameGa with Mr.. Blaine.
lie was TO report everything that Mr..
Blaine said and did. He was to discover the
state Of Blnine's health and mind. He
didn't make ont very well 50 FAR rs Mr.
Blaine was concerned, but he made q most
important geographical discovery which
will lead To virtual wiping ont of the
maps Of Maryland, Delaware and Penn
sylvana, and To an entirely new revision.
Mr. Blaine boarded the cars at Washing
ton with Mrs. Blaine, an entirely proper
thing 20 do. lie was Immediately inn
mersed in the comic papers OF the day,
arousing himself occasionally to explain Il
cartoon or to read u joke for the benefit of
his wife. His health was inferentially
pretty good, else lie conld not have stood
the average comic weekly Joke rs far as
the Baltimore tunnels. But after the
tunnels had been passed in safety he sue
cuned either to the drearincss OF the puns
or to the lack OF them, leaned back in his
chair and tiigged mt his beard for fully
half an hour That the words of the
correspondent in describing this scene may
not be lost we quote:
lie never raised his eyes from the gray has
sock mt his feet until iho tain drew into VIII
mington. a rnlnbow In the distant sky uwak-
encd him irum his indy He drew Mrs.
Blalnes attention to II anl both admired liz
distinct colors until the sun broke through Tho
clouds and the bright span sank from sight.
Tho big car works stretching for half mile
along tno tracks, the placid river beyond, with
Its fleet OF craft riding the waters, aroused Mir.
Blaine Interest," Ito watched tho schoonefs
under full sail tncklng tuward "a lighthouse In
the distance, its white sides giistsnng in the
afternoon sun, and pointed out the beauties oil
| the picture TO his wife. tie was sitting hoii
| upright and was fast recovering his buoyancy
OF spirits under the inspiration OF the scene. \
| towering hill soon shut out the view, aud Mr.
Blaine settled back again in his chair To link
| u the constant pulling at Ills beard 10 any
| indication, he was thinking hnrd.
Just what Mr.. Blaine was thinking OF
the correspondent does not tell us which
shows that he was not up to his business
Under the circumstances there was bn
| one thing under the sun he could b,
| thinking about. He was wondering how
on earth he had managed to ride all thu
way from Baltimore TO Wilmington il
half an hour. II was wonderful time
Every record had been broken. But
| His meditltivo spell, however, WIS broken
few moments later when y turn in the roat
| uncovered new marine picture. street ,hini
| away for miles nhond We're the waters If III,
| bay Of lnvre de Grace. Again he enjoyed 1 \
| ercsing his undtnmed powers of imagery anC
| description.
No wonder. Here was the Susquchanni
| river moved away up this side of vii
mington. What had become of the Della
ware meanwhile Is not stated, but if tn
fact Of its disappearance has not sc
reached Washington, t, section Of the gov
eminent survey should he detailed to Tool
the matter up. In The times when Blaiu
was in Congress Havre dc Grace used to b.
on the Susquehanna, far up the Chest,
peake bay. The soldiers who marched Ii
Baltimore will still recolect IL. Bat i
seems that the town, river, bay and al
have been suddenly transported AN,
dropped down in the channel Of the Della
ware and that the Delaware in turn, la
either been absorbed or else has strayc,
away and lost itself.
About this time Mr.. Blaine was growing
hungry and welcomed the call of til
porter to the dining car. But the grca
geographical transformation was to
alarming to be left in snch i'm unsatisfac
tory manner. lie waited until
Iiavro de Grace was left far behind. and Il,
train running along at Il smart rnnnou-b.,
clip the towering ehimucys vi Philadeiphi
soon appeared rs black specks on tho hori2Di
Then he went to dinner and the core
spondent left Him in peace to compose hi
account Of the geographical discovery tia
IS sure to create sensation as soon us th
facts become widely known.