Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-28

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goth Of August, is attracting a great
deal Of attention as the day Of departure
approaches. and the number who will go
from this city will be very large. The
Committee of Knights in charge OF the
affair have contracted for four Wagner
palace vestibule sleeping cars, SO far
and will procure others should the de-
mand for berths make additional cars
necessary. for the accommodation OF the
Knights. their ladies', and friends out
side of the Order.
This is a good place to again remind
readers Of the Register that the eXcur-
sion is by no means restricted to mem
bers OF the Commandery. Members OF
the Masonic fraternity at large and
their families. as well as those outside
the Order, will be welcome.
The Knights and their friends will
leave the city August 2Oth, at 9 p. m, by
sneciaI train. and the Committee viii
have full control of the train from the
time il leaves until it arrives back AZ
Wheeling again. During the stay az
Boston. where even cots will be at a
premium. and hotel rooms crowded ike
sardine boxes, the Wheeling excursion
lists will have their car berths at their
disposal. and will escape all the incon-
venience falling to the lot OF ordl-
nary excursionists More than
wear ago the Committee of Wheeling
Commandery endeavored to secure hotel
quarters. but'could not procure single
room at any Boston hotel as all had
been engaged. The special train Will
leave Wheeling from the Union depot,
via the Wheeling and Lake Erie, cross
ing the Union bridge, and will leave the
river at Short Creek, through the cul-
tivated farms and picturesque valleys
of Eastern Ohio and the great forests
of those old sycamores to be found IN
nearly every part of the State. soon the
train will reach theibanks of the Tusca-
rarWas river and in due time Will reach
Beautiful Zoar" founded in 1917, just
two years after Masonry was introduced
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at Canton, via the Valley road where
the great Dueber watch works is locat-
ed. At Akron the train will be trans
Gerred to the Nicklc Plate, and with tho
waters OF Lake Erie In plain view will
pass through the beautiful towns OF
Painsvile and Ashtubula, with their
mOnstrous iron docks. Soon afterwards
the train will enter the State of Pennsyl-
vania, and d little later will pass Erie.
The next morning will find the travellers
within the borders of New York. and
breakfast will be taken at Niagara
Falls. The train will remain at the
Falls until after dinner, giving ample
time to visit all the notable points Leav-
ing the Falls, the train will cross the
suspension bridge into Canada, and for
the next two hours the train will run
through the beautiful country towards
Toronto which will be reached at p. m
On arriving there all will be at liber-
ty to stroll about the city, see the
sights, and to take supper, and at s
o'clock in the evening will again en-
bark to awake early next morning
at Kingston, town which is
at the head Of the St Law
renee river, to Montreal, and on
which breakfast will be served soon al
ter boarding her As we steam out
from the docks at Kingston we see near
by the largest fort to be found i'm the,
Dominion, and as we go onward toward
the mouth Of this mighty river, we pass
thousands of beautiful islands which
are enchanting in the extreme, whose
equal is not found anywhere in the
world, whose boundaries extend down
ward fifty miles TO the notable city of
Brockyille. After passing Brockville,
we soon go by Chimney Island. and can
now perceive the current OF the river is
gaining strength and as It's swiftness
increases it sends through us a thrill Of
excitement and eXhileration As We
look upon the speeding waters. through
which our staunch vessel is hurrying.
onward, onward. faster and faster TO
the GallOp Rapids, which is the pre-
lude to the Long Sault, nine miles in
extent, and through which the rushing
waters carry the steamer at the rate OF
twenty miles an hour without the as
sistance of her machinery, (as the steam
is shut off at this particular part of the
trip and she is thus allowed to float
with the stream. After the Gallon pas
sage the steamer glides upon the bosom
of quite an expansion of the river. and
after sailing onward for forty miles
We pass COtean Ldnding. where we 20
under the great st. Lawrence bridge
one mile and half long, one of the
great engineering feats of the age. after
which our vessel proceeds 10 do the
gallop act again, In descending the
Cotean, Cedar and Cascade rapids But
the greatest and profundest interest is
experienced by the traveller. when an
preaching Lachine Rapids. considered
TO be the most formidable of them all
and the most difficult for NAVIGATION
but which is safely passed. The surgina,
pillows are as nothing to that stauncb
vessel while il is under the guidance
OF the steady eye and sure pilotage Of
the man at'the helm, but our readert
can assure that whilst there is no dan
ger in this passage through the rapids.
OF Lachine. yet is causes such excite
ment and Overpowering impressiveness
upon all who pass over IL. that CONVEX
sation at that moment seems imDossi-
bic, and everyone appears lost i'm ST.
lence and w0nderment. We now come
in view Of the Victoria Bridge which
crosses the st. Lawrence river and
which IS two miles in length. whose
height from the river is such as to al
low monstrous ships TO pass beneath
It. After passing under this mag
nificent feat Of engineering. we are
brought in view OF the splendid city Of
Montreal, whose towers of the Notre
Dame Church are prominently brought
TO view. This noticeable city was
founded in the year 1642. has now
three hundred streets. and 100000 in