The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-28

Quaint and Curious.
BY AMBROSE 3. orTEy.
On Sunday morning we were up b.
time. and after getting our breakfas
and putting on our best fixtures W,
hunted up Methodist Church. w
asked no less than three OF the mel
where we boarded where such a piac
of worship was. They all told US tina
they did not know. We told then
that we would be ashamed to tel
them such q thing IL they ever cam,
to the little town where we lived IL
Delaware.
However. we struck out on a ven
ture. and after walking a good plec
we saw something with q Steeple oil
it and went to 1t and found the plac
we were looking for, Methods
church with steepie. and o bell. too
at that. We were in time for Sunda.
school and took 1t In, after which W.
heard good sermon on the text
WOE to the women that sew pillow
to all armholes." The minister preach
ed good sermon. lie commenced Il
preach at 10.45 and ended at 1890.
We then got our dinner and took I
ride on the elevated railroad, on which
you can ride about fifteen miles fol
AZ COh hloc VII HlOfluk
and On the steamboat for l5 cents. The
Big Four Railroad runs into Chicago
one from st. Louis, one from Cinnat
I'll, one from Cleveland and Chicago,
and this is why 1t Is so named. We
wended our way to Chicago to have
look at the city. and in going
up State street, the principal street OF
the whole city, we saw II street band
of little Italians. not more than
years old, the oldest nj them; the way
they could sing and play was wonder
ful. and they were experts 10 begging
money.
Wc took street car for Lincoln
Park, and in going out we passed
through tunnel on Clark street. The
first thing that we saw was the monu.
ment OF one OF tho best men that ever
lived OF ever will live, Abraham Lin
coin. It was made present to the
city by Mr.. Ell Rates. largo arm
chair is back OF him. We saw some oil
the most beautiful designs there that
we ever saw In park before for flow
er beds. There are close on to six hun
dIed acres In IL. In one of the basins
thel o is a fort erected out OF honey.
stone, an electric fountain in
the centre Of 1t.
The above stone is found In large
quantity In Middletown Township,
Delaware County, Pa. It's roughness
is supposed to have been caused by
heat. The Lake In the middle OF the
park was quite large, and in 1t are
several islands; OH It were good
number in boats. rowing and sailing.
Ducks. geese und swans were floating
In the water. This 10 grand beyond
least one hundred acres of ground.
We next saw General Grant on q horse,
which ia a wonderful piece of sculp
ture work by l.. Il. Rebisso. 1t was
presented by the Grand Army to the
city.
They built structure open on all
sides. IL is about fifty feet long
twenty feet high anu twenty feet wide
About one year ago a heavy thunder
storm came up, and ten men tool
shelter Under 1t, and the place wal
struck by lightning and four OF then
were killed. The crivewnys arc lovely
and hundreds of all kinds of convey
,anees could he seen going over them
! The next monument wns presentcC
to Lincoln Park by Martin Ryersun
1t represented band of Indians hold
ing war-dance over female captive
on one side: tho next they are build
Ing their hnts; the next, Indians IL
canoes with a dead deer lying with
an Indian child; the next, they are
holding council of war; while on the
tip top OF all is the chief, squaw, pa
poose, bow and arrow and his dog
This is worth going to sec. On the
lawn everywhere you can see iron
pipes about eight feet high with a re-
f,,aN IA
the water over the grass for several
feet around II, the water being carried
to 1t In Il hose.
You Gun SEQ hundreds of these on
the lawns IN the city. In the centre of
the park you will lind n large basin
with tho image of three boys, each
holding large fish from the mouth
OF tine fish. Tho water wac running
and inside OF the group was Il good
bunch of imitation cat-tails grow
Ing and also three large bronze swans
with wnter running out OF their
mouth. This is supposed to be in the
centre Of the Park.
IL you ever go 10 Chicago it would
pay you to go 10 this pnrk, for | 40
honestly think you can see one of tho
finest wild benst displays that you
will lind anywhere In any public park
We then took the street cars Tor Chi
cage, and In going In we went through
n tunnel over u mile long. 1t runs
under Chicago river, We wero told
When We arrived IN the city we took
In the noted Libby Prison, which we
will give full account of in u future
letter.
the next morning we entered the
fair grounds and took the cars for an
other ride around 1t. The cars are
made by Jackson Il Sharp Co OF vii.
mington. Tho railway Is the Intra.
mural. Wo entered the Enitlirapolocy
Building after leaving the cars. In IL
you can see everything pertaining Ia
an Indian, such ms clothes, buildings,
weapons and gods. We gaw the Ian Z.
est Indian axe that Ia known to be III
existence. II WIS .ifteen ana u hall
inches long six inches wide mud three