The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-07-28
ON BOARD THE HARLEM.
A PULLMAN SLEEPER ON TIE PICTUR-
EsQUR ERIE RAILWAY, SOUTHERN
NEW YORK.

A PULLMAN SLEEPER ON TIE PIOTUR-
EsQUR ERIR RAILWAY, sOUraERN n
NEW YORK.
July 9, 1892.
Editor Herald Through the kind
ness of Mr.. Thos. p. Barry G. z. 8 T.
agent Of the Iowa Central, the party
for Saratoga were given a special car
from Oskaloosa. at Marshalltown
the accommodating P. 8 L. agent, W.
o. McNaughton, of the Diagonal or o.,
st. p. & K. o. Ry., had our sleeping
car on the side track ready for the
party, consisting Of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
w. Johnson, Miss Margaret Doolittle,
Professor of Rhetoric and Latin, Iowa
Agricultural College, Mrs F. A. Lam
bert and little daughter, Vita, Of What
Cheer, Miss Nellie j. Gum. teacher in
Cedar Falls, Mr.. E. II. White, Prin-
cipal East Des Moines High School,,
Miss Eva Bonsall, Of What Cheer,
Misses Alsina M. Andrews, Nellie
Thomas, Floy L. Orickett, Viola Hin
kle, Mrs. l.. Hinkle. Miss Flora II.
Wilson, student l. A. G. Ames, Misses
Clara r. Green, Lou j. Hawkins, Mrs.
E. Heron, Miss Blanche Simmons, Of
Lacey, teacher at State Center. Ia,
Mr.. PIummer Edwards, Principal of
the Leighton schools, Mr.. G. <. Mere
dith, Principal Of the New Sharon
schools, Rev. Silas F. Strout, pastor
Friends church, MarshalltoWn and
Supt. and Mrs. o. G. Scott and son
Harold. at Chicago the party was
increased by the addition Of DR.. A. IL.
Andrews, of Springvllle, Miss Jennie
w. Sheean, Ct AnsmOsa, Misses Lulu
and Amy Hutchins, professors In Penn
College, who came down from their
home in Mineral Point, Wis, Mrs.
Mary A. Tanner, DO. Supt. of schools
at Eldors, Hardin county, Miss Maude
Thompson, teacher In New Providence,
Miss Mabel Earhart, Ackley, Miss
Cornelia Klass, primary teacher, Mel
rose.
The MarshalltoWn and Cedar Falls
people occupied the accompanying
sleeper-the Niagara. Many kept
awake to see the Mississippi at Du
buque, which was reported to be ION a
high. AS the train was late and did
not reach that point till after daylight
they watched the night through" and
had no occasion for alarm for the water
had gone down much from the high
mark of three days before. A short
stay was made in Chicago. The crops
were we'll advanced in Indiana. Wheat
and oats are being cut. At Hunting
ton, Ind, stop TO: lunch gave a few
minutes conversation with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. W. RAIDER and the little ones
who met us at the station.
The next morning found US soon
after daylight, near Meadville, Pa,
and Lakewood and Jamestown on Lake
Cha1tauquA were pissed soon after,
when our cars, attached to a Buffalo
train, sped northward toward that
beautiful city on the east shore of Lake
Erie. A delay of an hour here, caused
by two derailed freight cars of the train
ahead Of US, was annoying in the ex-
treme and made it 4 o'clock P. N. before
We reached Niagara Falls. Wheth-
or by mistake or on purpose the
cars were run to Suspension Bridge
and over the Niagara river to the
Canada side and back again to the side
track and under the great railroad
sheds at Niagara, where they were per-
mitted to remain till Saturday morn
ing at o'clock, when we were again
on our way down through Buffalo to.
ward the main line of the Erie Ry., at
HormellsVille. The NiagaraF alls were
thus seen before supper, after supper
and by moonlight, and again at sun
rise.-for many we're up before day, and
some of the early risers finding the pOr-
ter had the doors locked, crept out
through the windows so anxious were
they to see the falls at sunrise. Many
pronounced the visit to Niagara alone
worth the cost of the entire trip.
Saturday was beautiful day for our
ride from Niagara Falls via Buffalo,
H0rmellsville and Binghamton to Al
bany, that is from the northwest corner
down to the southern boundary and up
eastward again to the east central
boundary. During the forenoon the
famous Portage Bridge" remarkable
for its height, and the beautiful Port
age Falls were passed. At Waverly,
n. Y, the railroad track runs across
the state line so that our cars stood in
Pennsylvania and the stores across the
street were in New York state. Dur
ing the day were observed repeated il
lustrations Of the equality and inde-
pendence of woman as she helped in
the harvest field or hoed corn by the
side of the men in the little fields-for
here ten acres are regarded large patch
Of corn.
The jolly party aboard the Harlem"
did more than eat. sleep and see sights.
A good program was prepared and on
invitation Supts. Rogers, Of MARSHALL
town, and Laylander, of Cedar Falls,
brought their parties in to participate
and rjOy it with US.