The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-26
A VISIT TO OLD SCOTLAND.
Many Places Of Historical Interest
Arc to Be Seen.
SCENES AT YORK AND GLASGOW
The Great Edinburgh Castle and Its
rtihcations-CnrIton Hill ana
Lake LomOnd.

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tour Of Europe during the past summer
| MIR. Howard is quite well known In thi;
| city. and the notes he jotted down in re-
gard to his trip through Scotland VIII Dc
| Of considerable interest He and his WIG
wers in Scotland and England during the
| past month.
They left London via the Great Northern
| railway for York, and MR. Howard says
| OF the "Trip IRON tnat point:
| Tho train was fast one ana carried
a G.nng car. Inc cars RODE well and the
| train was fast; no grade crossings and no
| one allowed on the right OF way; eacA
| station provided with an overhead Or I'M
| derground passageway Tor passengers 10
| get from one side to the other or TO the
| streets. All railroads are double track,
| and roadbeds made very solid; all grades
| removed, and as few curves as possible.
| Each road has substantial fences along
| the entire right of way; their tracks, road
| way and all are excellent. All country
roads PASS overhead. Their entire lines
are provided with block signals, and th1y
| have special advantages for running fast
| They run passenger trains every few min
| utes, and the revenue derived from pas
senger traffic Is much greater than from
freight. Their locomotives are queer Look
| ing, but are built for speed. All inside
connections, no pilot, half a cab, no bell
and small whistle The workmanship on
engines Is excellent. Cars are short and
Uncomfortable, and sometimes you are
locked in a compartment which has no
connection with the balance Of the cars.
They pull from four TO twenty cars Per
train. Some cars are divided into first
class, third class and luggage compart
ments, all in one car. They also have a
queer way of collecting and examining
tickets. Their latest build of passenger
engines and cars resemble ours more in
many ways.
Their freight car equipment looks like
the ordinary coal or dray wagon in our
cities. They are four wheel car, with
capacity of from six TO twelve tons. The
brake on freight cars is on the two wheels
on enc side OF the car and it is worked by
a man standing on a long lever. They
are scarcely needed, except In the yards
when switching. All locomotives are pro-
vided with driving wheel brakes. Freight
trains are short and carry small tonnage
Instead of using box cars. anything that
rain will hurt is covered with large can
vas covers, which seems queer to us.
Their stock cars are short but have
roof to them.
At York we visited the famous cathedral
called Iorkminster. This was commenced
in 627 by Edwin. The first Norman bishop
erected new church. which was added TO
within the next four centuries. In 1861
400 the old Norman church was entirely
replaced by the present one. Total length
ga feet, breadth of nave 104 feet, length
OF transepts S22 feet, heighth central
tower 2l2 feet. The buttresses OF towers
are very massive. The north transept has
the beautiful and noted five sisters" win
dow The great window in the west is
75 feet high by SS feet wide and is next
10 the largest window in England. This
church escaped damage when Fairfax
took the town in 1914. Hawthorne saws
that this minister Is the most wonderful
work that ever came from the hands of
men. The octagonal chapel house has SUI
perb Fourteenth century windows, which
with all their brillancy. are as SOFT as
rose-loaves There are fifteen compart
rcn's in roodscreon, each containing
statue of king of England down to
Henry VIZ
York is said to have been founded sSs
H. e. In 100 A. ID. 1t was a great Ro-
man church. The city walls are two and
three fourths miles around. and were built
ch'ehy in the time of Edward III. We
VISITED the walls, parks churches, etc.
ana felt by Gas that we had seen the CITY
Then continued our journey to the beauti-
iul city of Edinburgh, arriving on de-
iiayed train at 1915 a. IN. Went to Cock
ouin hotel Sunday we attended services
ut Mcuregors Presbyterian church, which
we enjoyed very much, as the services
We're so earnest and practical. After which
on our way home we visited the old church
where the covenant was signed and saw
the monument erected to the coyennnters
tiS,ou0) who lost their lives on account or
their religion. Va
AFTER refreshing lunch we walked I'M
on carton Hill, from where we got a fine
view OF the city and OF Holyroad palace.
Wh'eh Was the home of the Scotch kings.
Oh the NIL is fine monument to Lord
nelson. Fronl here we went TO the great
edinburgh Castle. and 1t was grand IN
see the inmense walls and fortidcations
ms was an impregnable stronghold before
the days OF gunpowder, Queen Mnrv,s
room is the small one in which her so,,
James VI was born The castle has been
captured by Henry II, Edward l. Robert
p pruee, nopgIas and Cromwell's army and
Edinburgh has about $50 600 inbabItonts
we remained until sos a. M. Monday
when we took the train for Abberfovls
Here we got lunch and took a coach ride
across Irossoehs, stopping at Lake Kat |
.Ine, Where we took steamer across the |
lake. Lake katrine is eight miles long
ana three-tourths OF n mile wide. II IA |
rS,,',Na H'sShSN reservoir. The water fo- |
tiasgows 10000 people Is conveved
thirty-four miles. The aqueduct rounirea
the construction OF seventy tunnels. at
cost OF S7,S00,O00. After landing We had
rev minutes stay, then A fifty-minuts
coach ride through this beautiful country
we passed many beds OF peat. and saw the
mousse where Helen McGregor. Rob Rcy's
Wus' was born We arrived at Inyers-
, hsln In time TO catch the steamer ON Lave
Loniond Tor Balloch, the end of the lake
Wnere We took the train for Glasgow.
Lake Lomond is twenty-three miles
,Vns ana I'VE miles wide in some nlares
!. covers 10000 acres. TWENTY. two bean.
u'ui Islands are scattered along ~
route. which add much to the beauty ~
,ns trip. II resembles the Thsusona
Islands district in many places. Arr,yaS
AZ Hiasgow Monday night about o,c,oci
GLASGOW is the London Of SCOTLAND
.ne saying goes. Glasgow is whsra tSa
u Is made, and Edinburgh Is wnore
y Is spent. In 1889 Glasgow had 7sa Soo
people II Is growing rapidly. and y e
sreat manufacturing place. < small "a
!ea colony once occupied this sire
'eo 81 Mungo founded religions h, IN
mere. and this place was nuri,rsd r su
nousana years. AT the tima a, a. ~.