Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-10-14
A Newsy Letter.
From cur Special Correspondent.
RlGds House., Washington, d. G.
Monday, October 2, 1893.


bEAh INV - Ao'hhl We iIhblAbh
the Nations Capital on our journey
TO the "0ld Dominion" and to
'the old Carolina state" The
weather IS perfectly charming here
and warm to our liking. We antici-
pate a delightful stay, but what we
may see and hear will form the sub
ject matter Of the letter which will
follow this one. We shall write moth
ing of Washington to-day.
Our ride from Blackfoot to Council
Bluffs was pleasant but uneyentful.
The Pullman palace car, our little
world for two nights and day, was
peopled with agreeable travelling com
panions, and between social converse,
sleeping, answering the first call in
the dining car" and looking out upon
the sage brush wilds Of Wyoming
and the broad fields of corn in Ne
braska the time flew 5y on fairy
wings and we we're scarcely conscious
Of our rapid increase Of distance he
tween us and our home.
At Council Bluffs we were detained
several hours on account of collision
OF freight trains out few miles on
the road over which we were to travel.
Two men Of the crews were killed
outright and seven badly injured.
The dead were brought to the Bluffs
and placed on the depot platform
where we saw their mntilaied forms
stiff in death as we promenaded up
aud down, impatiently killing time
and waiting for our train TO 60. Not
withstanding we knew death had been
on the track before us for his victims
had been shown us, we were anxious
to 90 where be had been, but with
faith enough ia our security 10 believe
that We would not find him nor would
he find us at the place whore we had
been. Another night shut in from
! the outside world, aud when morning
came we were in the great city Of
Chicago.
The FIRST thought that came TO us
, as we saw the moving, busting,
i crowding crowds moving this way and
that way, was that everybody had
come TO town-that il must be market
day, but an old countrywoman limo
Gently accounted for the vast throDgs
by telling us the Worlds Fair was
still open and that she guessed people
were crowding 10 the City TO see that
for which guess we wer. profoundly
thankful, Of course, and afterward:
felt al case.
Well, the Fair. Il was too big K
!, be seen in our limited time Of tire,
days and i: is too big TO write abou
) on a journey. To use a laconism, W,
came, we saw and we didn't see Ii
Q our first school book there is sug
gcstive little lesson which begins
. How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour
= Aud gather honey All the day,
{ From every opening flower"
We remembered that and made tn,
best use Of every day Of our time.
detailed description Of what we saw
would ill your columns over and owe
again, and as you have published 81
much from the White City we vii
not have you reproduce much Of wha
in substance you may have publishe,
: from other pens The Idaho exhibi
is not the best on the grounds, but i
< is such as every Idahoan will b
q proud Of. We left the building witt
y better opinion Of our state, and W
+ wear our badges on oar Eastern jour
nry with great deal OF state pride
If Somewhere, we have read in the pa
Is pers that Chicago is called "Th
!. Windy City" 1t came by its nam
honestly and deservedly, Saturda.
II night the wind was at its hest, fres
IN from the great lakes and as raw an,
10 cutting Us If il came from the glacio
fields Of the PARKWAY North We wer
q Glad our time to leave came simultar
Il eously with the coming of the frs
q winters storm. We shall remembe
Chicago for what il is in good weathe