Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-09-11
A TRIP TO THE FAIR.
WHAT WAS SEEN AND DONE BY
SOME FREELAND PEOPLE.

Seen Between This Place and Chicago
Niagara Falls viewcd-A Glimpse of
Canada and the Great City of the West.
Leaving Freeland at SAT p. m. on the
1st inst, party of three went to Halle
ton, where we took train at 1870 for
Mauch Chunk. At 11.30 p. m. we left
the latter town and after making our
selves as comfortable as is possible in a
Lehigh Valley coach We enjoyed neat
little nap to Wilkes-Barre. Here we
| got out to investigate and found the din
ing room open. A couple Of sandwiches
and a few glasses of milk braced us up
for the night, and after arranging sleep
ing berths out of two seats each, we set
tied down to enjoy good nights sleep.
At 4,20 a. IN. we arrived at Sayre, and
during our delay there made tour of
the train, We found the people laid
out in every conceivable style-every-
body enjoying sleep according to their
own way of what they thought to be
best
Through New York state the scenery
was very fine, especially around Lake
Cayuga, which was skirted along for a
number of miles. At Batavia we parted
company with the majority of the peo-
pie on our train. They went on to Buff
falo and we took the Niagara branch,
arriving there at 1915 a. m, few min
utes behind time. Dinner was ordered
at the Frontier House and while waiting
we viewed the rapids and other parts of
Niagara Falls city.
A hearty meal came next. Then we
) crossed suspension bridge, took the
electric car to the Falls on the Canadian
: side, and there saw enough to satisfy us
n for our entire trip. 1t is simply impos
sible to describe the beauty and gran
f deur of the river as it drops so graceful
n ly and maiestically over a preCipice 33G
feet high.
We went to the very brink of the
Falls, far beyond the danger line, but
were well repaid for whatever risk we
took. 1t is sight not easily forgotten
either to view it from above or below.
Those who wish to gaze at it from the bot
tom can procure rubber suits, take the ele-
: vator and Chamber over the slippery rocks
until one is almost directly under the
falling water.
Along the river is Niagara Park, a
large area of ground that is fixed up
very prettily, and which shows that our
Canadian brethren are more alive to the
opportunities they possess to attract visi-
tors than the Americans. On the New
York side very little interest appears to
be taken in this great natural wonder
+ and Yankee ingenuity is being spent in
q devising plans whereby this great force
f can be utilized for practical purposes, in
f stead of spending money to add to its
beauty.
AS our train on the Grand Trunk
, Railway was scheduled to leave at 2 %
p. m. we had to make haste to retrace
-, our sips to the station. By missing the
next electric car down we found oui
time limited to ten minutes when we
: reached the bridge, and a hot race was
: then in order to catch the train. Those
who saw us come across suspension
bridge must have thought we committed
some great depreciation in Canada, but
we had no time to explain that necessity
compelled us to run, and on we went as
if the honor of Pennsylvania depended
upon our getting there.
Breathless, covered with dust, but with
one minute to spare, we arrived at the
station, picked out the softest seats in
f the cars and were ready to start. The
, Grand Trunk Railway officials, however,
} were not quite so particular about the
time of leaving, and after shifting and
!, twisting us about from one track to an
other for half an hour they crossed the
river and on the Canadian side gave us
another intermission Of forty minutes.
This, OF course, was very pleasant to the
three young men who broke all former
running records in catching train that
started one hour and ten minutes behind
, time.
When they had finally concluded tc
: 60 the train was divided into three sec
tions of fourteen coaches each and at q
snail-like pace the trip through Canada
was begun. For miserable and monot
onous riding, insolent trainmen and the
worst railroad accommodations / have
ever been unfortunate enough to endure
the Grand Trunk leads them all. Nc
rsgard is paid to the time given on theii
time tables, and an easy-going go-as-you
please rate of speed is maintained.
Ontario, the part of Canada through
which we rode, is poorly cultivated and
far better looking farms and land can be
seen in Butler valley. 1t is not level,
principally little ranges of hills, and be-
yond the short view we had of Lake
Ontario the route was very disappoint-