Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-09

sseted up.'n the strcst, and the few
hoa-.s were one or t~o-story unable
down fyams shsntie>~ The only sub
s,snti1i structures in the entire dis-
lance Of three miles were the post Of
Zee anil The interior department build
sIs,s. which werr then. n they are to-
dlsy. specimens of architecture which
wosld do credit % any capital city Of
aay country on the face Of the earth
The OH solsiisr~ II the fyhtiag sixth
corps NJ the Army OF the Potomac who
marched up that street on the night
II The nth of July. l~;s could not now
recognize "a. thoroughfare. To-day
tbs cable ears 20 rushing along clsne-
insr their bells. aud the street il lined
with magnificent blocks ~ brick and
stone business houses The psvenlents
are oceupissi by throngs Of men and
women passing Ia and fro. on business
and pleasure bent.
Let u take cable car and ride out
a. The boundary. IL takes but few
soinn'e&. anil al the end Of the cable
linc ~ ind ourselves still apparently
ia he midst ~ great city In 1874
toe boundary was so Gar away from
tls- city prspser that IL was regarded ~
a. imaginary line away out Ina tho
caaatry Ia tho~e day., on either
sisc of seventh street were corn-fieIds,
orchards and pieces OF heaviiy-tim-
bcred country
Leaving the cable car NJ TIE bound
srv Nc eau eater palatial coach
propelled nv .n overhead trolley wire
carrying that marvellous aud almost
miraculous fluid. electricity. Enter
ing this ear We 20 over hills aud far
away cut upon The heights north OF
.he city. - a place which indicates the
marvellous progress ~ The national
capital ncre than anything else. Two
miles from tile boundary. upon the
highest piece ~ ground in The Dis
triet ~ Columbia. ~ ind broad
str~e = and svsinaes with asphalt paw
inx and gran.,iithie sidewalks which
are not Surr,s-.t,i ~ any IL the high
WAYS In the ritv proper one hundred
teams of ho-seS and Ave hundred men
49, hfi~s marking oil rev streets and
avenues in c,ufarInifv with. and a. ex-
tension. -. fhsl etrests ard avenues 81
he cis, a. it vr.s originally planned
by the celebrated French engineer.
r. ron tid nof lInsNv fhe spot, or II you
vere not rernlasicd II the fact. 10
would hf impr.sihie - realize that
uQ.fn this beautiful pisec was fought
sne - tae decisive b4itles ~ the hate
civil VIZ Yet this locality wa known
during the var ~ sns Rebellion a. Fort
Stsrens. one - he ontpo~f< 81 the de-
fen~~~ - the national capital The
earl works - the fort extended for
nearly a utiic cilss AMI west upon the
bro~ ~ fhis btlk and The siege and
fsit pm. vers al IN position 70 rspel
a. Assault FROM the north. although
tia, garrison 81 the fort wns very
sfaau
AZ that flne tran, and Lee we're
e-supiinc - fsrt Ri,h-uond Tho bat
fiss of th- NBacrue.e. Spo.tssivania
Court Hous~. oisi Tavern. bethesda
fAursh. Cold EIarbot aud other hi-for-
A. 81 rns-~sners< hsfl beer foaght .nd
tsrsnt w2s F-sPartuE. ~ movement
.assh sr he Weldon rsilroasi a. in
vr@s Petersburg ~ this time cen
Lee prssar,sl one Of mis- eeiebvas.d
Fac. in.t-es~.sts which had th~rsst-
for ai~-ar- been s,cre~fal In driv-
tnr -. Ar-s4v 30 ~, pu-onnse back ~
tie sefrnses - Washington. ti~n.
fuhsl a EA~l-f with corps - confesi-
srare sSliicr- pad swung ar,und ~ the
rssr - he Army - ne Potomac and
49, threatening the national capital
Zen. Grant - not withdraw The Army
81 80 Pesnrias - the ssfenss- ~
" aen'uStn. but directed Gen. Wright
- proceel - NE defense ~ The ma
theses capitsa With the Old 6shting
Sisth e,rr~ alud thas afsier wa< ifarae-
disteif eoevi'a vita ereslifsbie haste.
Eeai af.t 3taerett,n
- The ssh tay - 1aig. LEA. tsen
fe~ Nsslaes. sith Ga infsrh1r- fo~-s.
essfira eitFi Ten f,arle q, Noslnca-
e. 40. All aeisgea the progress -
- cerfrsfrrsse irs~i~r toward ~sris-
fnGt1a ifat Wallace ssx aftmsteiy
bruehssi ashir scd hsrlY came an sith
tAe s~-vsed in'srtth.n - ssptursng AMI
sespoiiiuk he CITY On sie eveasna
Of she flth q faig tss c.snf-i~rsse
sFrsy nGas-T ses. Easiv aftearesl Be-
before Fsrs >,frea- sesi esa,fs8 tners
- fts oigiAt all - tae essav1lsseeas
sol.i,srs ~ th~ he~pstsis - washla1-
t,n sn4 an - iit~ rississ g. fbs a..
parsaaents she vessrp ahie - ssar srsis
~erp usuesrre,s ffsss ere .ervte- ass3 seas
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