Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-10-16

New York, New Haven and Hartford
for an hours ride into Providence, the
capital city of Rhode Island, through
a rather level farming country, dotted
with sections of timber land. We pas
sed through Attelboro, the great centre
of jewelry manufacture, and Pawtucket
bustling manufacturing city. We ar
rived in Providence just before supper.
stopping at the Narragansett Hotel,
where the national s. of V. head
quarters were established. and the
next two days were spent in attending
the sessions of that body at the Tro-
cadero. Tuesday noon the members OF
the encampment enjoyed steamer
ride down Narragansett Bay to Rocky
Point, famous resort, where we were
served Rhode Island Clam Bake, a
novelty for the most of us. Returning
to Providence in the evening we at
tended the public memorial service to
the memory of the late President Nc
Kinley, where stirring addresses were
made by many prominent men, per-
haps the most eloquent and touching
by Gen. Asa NJ Jones, Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, who was a boy
schoolmate and friend and COM
panion of President Mckinley up to
the time of his death. Sessions of the
encampment occupied our time during
the next day, except glimpses between
times of the statute of Roger Williams,
the Revolutionary patriot and founder
of Providence, and the famous Brown
University, one of the oldest in the
country.
The trip from Providence to New
York was aboard the immense pas
senger steamer "Rhode Island" where
we secured passage for the trip, lS6
miles, for the small sum of fifty cents,
owing to rate war between steam
ship lines. 1t was delightful journey
for the writer, inasmuch as it was our
first ride on the Atlantic ocean. We
passed down Narragansett Bay and
opposite the fashionable and noted
summer resort, Newport, where dozens
OF millionaires spend the summer in
gorgeous cottages and ply about on
the ocean in private yachts. 1t is one OF
the most beautiful spots of the kind in
the world. Once on the ocean proper,
the rocking Of the vessel was very
noticeable, and many of the passengers
began to prepare for sea-sickness.
Just as the morning sun was rising
from the east and spreading its rays OF
splendor in every direction we caught
our first glimpse of the metropolis OF
America. 1t was scene that we will
never forget. Steaming up the harbor,
as the fog arose before us we could see
looming up in magnificent majesty
and in rapid succession the product OF
the inventive genius, characteristic zeal
and unlimited enterprise of the decend.
ants of those whose homes and battle
fields and graves which made this
great advancement and progress pos
sible we had left but a few days before.
We glided safely through Hell Gate
and past Wards Island; under
the new suspension bridge between
New York and Brooklyn, now in
course of erection; past the Navy Yard
with its ponderous men of war; past
Governors Island, where the army
post is located; under the famous
Brooklyn Bridge; past the great Statue
of Liberty; and slowly wound our way
amidst the hundreds of tugs, yachts
and great ocean steamships until we
were safely landed at our dock.
The first place to visit after leaving
our hotel was the magnificent tomb OF
Gen. U. s. Grant. 1t is situated on a
beautiful spot overlooking the Hudson,
and is very handsome mausoleum Ct
pure white marble, erected by low
ing people in memory of one of its
greatest Generals and patriotic heroes.
1t is surrounded by park, sloping to
the river. Near the mausoleum is a
gravestone which bears the inscription
Erected to the memory of an amiable
child, st. Claire Pollock, died in 1897,
aged 5 yrs" 1t Is said that no record
of this child has ever been found, but
the grave is preserved as originally
constructed. Still closer is a tree, be-
side which is tablet stating that il
was planted in 1897 by Lii Hung Chang,
the Chinese diplomat.
One of the most prominent institu.
tions of New York is the Columbia
College. 1t was established in the
province of New York in 1854 as Kings
College under royal charter of George
III, and perpetuated as Columbia Col,
lege by the state of New York.
Thursday afternoon was given up by
the aptira oifu a q o Aau ~ ra.,~aot onl