Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-09-28
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| Buffalo and some OF It's attractions
are presented In letter below, writ
ten by lady to friend In this
county, who kindly permits us to
publish it. Every one who reads 1t
will be pleased and entertained with
the interesting description 1t gives OF
a "trip" to TIE great Exposition.
| had delightful trip from start
to finish. The first day we did not
undertake more than a tally-ho
drive through the city. Buffalo is
by far the most attractive. city l
have seen. 1t is far ahead of Wash
ington in beauty, and certainly In
cleanliness. The houses are mostly
OF wood, but they stand In their own
grounds, which are kept In the most
beautiful order. Such velvety lawns
and such fine old elms one does not
see every day. The coach took us
for about ten miles through beauti
fully shaded streets, down by the
lake side and through the park, then
out Delaware avenue, past the Mil
burn house, where our poor Presi-
dent died.
This long drive sent us home pref
ty tired, but we were up early the
next morning and on our way to the
Exposition grounds. We did" the
State and Government buildings fret,
then went through the Manufacture
ers' building, where it seemed to me
every known and unknown art was
being practised. Some OF the booths
were most artistically arranged, and
we stopped at a number Of them to
sample the various brands OF coffee,
doughnuts, cereals and such like,
which were being boiled, fried or
steamed, as the case might be.
Later In the afternoon, we took q
ride in "jinriksha" drawn by a real
Jay. That was truly a novel ex-
perience, and l enjoyed it immensely,
though did feel sorry for the poor
fellow who had to pull US. He didn't
seem to mind it bit however, but
took us at a rafting pace down the
esplanade, through the court OF
fountains-how | wish you could see
thatl-and back through the midway.
confess, the first sight of the lat
ter place made my head swim. Being
Labor Day, the streets were packed
with every nationality, there seemed
to be ten thousand bands all playing
at once; fakirs shouted their wares
and the accumulation of noises was
beyond anything l ever heard. We
went to the American Inn for dinner,
and we got out again just In time
to see the grand illumination. That
is the most magnificent thing OF the
kind | have ever seen. Every build
ing is studded with thousands of lit
tie electric lights, aud 1t is simply
glorious to see the first faint glow in
the tiny bulbs when the current is
turned on, grow brighter and bright
er until it suddenly bursts upon you
with dazzling effect. l could hardly
contain myself when first saw it.,
and Miss G.. was as enthusiastic as l
was. In the Liberal Arts building, in
the midst of Tiffany's gorgeous dis
play OF silverware and jewels, Is the
Tiffany fountain, the illumination Of
which excites the wonder and ad =
miration Of all who see it.
The next day, we let the EXPOSE
ton take care of itself, and We took
a trolley ride of twenty miles to Mia
CARA. We chose the famous gorge
route" to the falls-down the Ameri
can side, past the whirlpool rapids
to Lewiston. We had dinner at a
queer little country hotel, and then
took another trolley across the big
bridge and over into Canada, where
we were duly inspected by the GUS
tom officer-which was quite excit-
ing. The ride is something | shall
always remember. / held my breath
at times and wondered how such a
road could ever be built on those
treacherous rocks, but oh, 1T was
beautiful On the American side we
seemed to be almost on a level with
that swirling mass of water, while on
the Canadian side we must have
been at least q hundred feet above
it in places-and l don't know which
was the most beautiful. l did not
really see the falls until about four
o'clock when we got opposite them
on the Canada side. When did
actually see them, fairly danced W
and down. No photograph can give
you more than the faintest idea oil
their gran deur, and | am sure nc
words of mine can describe them.
We we're fortunate ia having a
clear day, and the rainbow effect
was beautiful. Miss g. had finally tc
drag me away, because she wanted
me to see Goat Island, the Three
Sisters, and all the places Of interest
but you may be sure | ran back tc
get another peep at the Bridal Veil
and the Horseshoe" whenever
could.
l enjoyed the day thoroughly IL
spite OF the fact that every bone IL