The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-08
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portions Of the city, we were impressed
by the apparent prosperity, comfort
and intelligence of the countless thou
sands.
While there is much apparent degra-
dation among the lower classes of GlaS-
gov, it is of an innocent or thoughtlesS
kind, due rather to lack of self-denial
and to the absence of a desire for bet
ter things, than TO inherent wicked
ness. Except that women are struck
by the clenched fists of men during
drunken brawls, / have seen no evil
dences of ruffianism of a dangerous
or vindictive character; and l go with
out the slightest fear of molestation
into every quarter of the city. Com
pared with American cities of the same
size, Glasgow seems free from sharp
ers, thugs and assassins.
Glasgow is modern city, built main
ly of stone, the buildings generally not
reaching more than four stories up
wards. 1t has a population including
it's immediate suburbs, of 100000 peo-
pie: and is therefore the second city in
size in Great Britain and one of the
great cities of the world. Few cities
have grown in extent and Importance
so rapidly; and this prosperity is
largely due to the excellent waterway,
the Clyde river, leading to the very
centre of the city, and deep enough for
pania and the Lucania, which, by the
way, were built here, in the worlds
largest ship-building establishments
Coal and iron are abundant nearby,
and supply the basis of the vast manu-
featuring enterprises. The railway SER
vice of Glasgow is a marvel / stood
in the central station for three-quarters
of an hour a few evenings since. Long
passenger trains Ono freight trains
come to these StationS) arrived or de-
parted every few seconds: at one time
three trains moved out almost abreast
on parallel tracks. This goes on day
and night. st. Enock station is perhaps
the finest example of railway architec-
ture in the kingdom and its hotel is
one of the finest in Europe, while fine
restaurants abound within a few steps
of any of the stations. Queen Street
station is another. The finest public
place in the city is Georges square,
which has a fine monument to Scott
1t is a fluted column 80 feet high; an
other rich work of art is the statue or
James Watt, the great inventor, an
other of the great soldier, Sir John
Moore. Near Scott stands Burns,
very pleasing statue raised by popu-
lar shilling subscription. On the west
stand Sir Robert Peel, the statesman,
and David Livingston, the traveller.
While l stood looking at these flne
monuments to the fame of these worthy
men, whose names are familiar wher-
ever the English language is spoken,
I was reminded of a statement in one
of the American school Biographies:
In proportion to her population,
Scotland has produced more dis
tinguished men than any other
country ancient or modern. These
statues, like all other things in Glas-
gov, are black with smoke. The en-
tire eastern side of the square is occu-
pied by the new municipal buildings,
which form a square 230x245 feet. They
are built of stone, in beautiful and sub
Stantial style, but blackened on the
outside, of course. The principal tower
is 237 feet high. Within, the building is
a palace, one of the most picturesque
and lovely in the whole world. For an
hour we were shown by a polite official
through the marble staircases, onyx
halls, and ornamented floors. The style
is the Venetian renaissance, and the
effect of the polished ard glittering
stone arches, columns. staircases,
balustrades, and panels, in many tintS,
is strangely beautiful. This building
cost two and a half millions of dollars.
1 greatly enjoyed visit to the Uni
versity of Glasgow. The buildings, I
was informed. are the finest university
buildings in Europe. They occupy a
commanding situation on Gilmore hill.
One of the halls cost $500. 900; another,
$500, 600. The north range of buildings
contains the library. Here / was es-
pecially interested in looking at the
volumes which constituted the library
of Sir William Hamilton, the DhiIoso-
pher; and the volumes on British birds.
with hand-painted plates of every
species. In the Hunterian museum.
connected with the university are works
of art by the old masters, besides the
usual display of tigers, leopards. deer.
crocodiles, monkeys, fishes, birds, boa
constructors, corals, minerals, curios,
coins, etc.
The Glasgow cathedral, begun in the
twelfth century, is a solemn, solid,
time-defying structure, rich, beautiful
and artistic within, having 147 pillars.
and $50 beautifully stained windows.
1 was much interested in a famous
fossil grove in Whiteinch park. Here
are the remains of an ancient grove.
with step-like formations around, all
turned into stone.
But enough of the city. 1 have
scarcely as yet begun to describe this
Veritable hive of industry, filled mostly
with the working people and the
shrewd employers and business men. of
this country. have enjoyed my three
weeks here. Milford Williams. presi-
dent of the Latter day Saints Scottish
mission. genial and energetic man
from Montpelier. Malcolm McKinnon of
Randolph and Hyrum B. Calder of Mill
Creek have been my companions, and a
jolly lot they are. They have made
things so pleasant for me that I dislike
TO leave them even for the beautiful
city of Edinburgh 7 TT PATTI