Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-30
Returns from Its Visit With
ST. John, N. B., Brethren.
Every Member Tired but Happy After
a Most Delightful Trip.
Members o! La Tour Canton Did Their Best 10
Entertain Visitors.

Scod time can be or is put into such a
space Of time as was done on this oc-
| casion. 1t was continuous perform
ance of entertainment and the Yankees
| nave come home with stronger feel
ing of admiration and good feeling for
their friends across the border.
The Journals special dispatch from
81. John. as published. Friday morning
gave the story of the arrival and re-
ception. with the public meeting at odd
Fellows hall III the evening. when the
visitors were welcomed to the city in
eloquent speeches. Tn long ride and the
busy hustling that had been done all
day made most of the party candidates
for bed after the reception. though
some of them did take the opportunity
to look over the city by gas light.
After a good nights rest the party
was up bright and early with a per
feet day to devote to sightseeing and
probably no place of its size has more
to interest and delight the visitor. His
toric points await you On all sides
and the time we had to devote to that
part of the program was only too short.
The first thing that most of the
crowd thought Of was the famous
scene At the reversible falls of which
they had a short glance as they pass
ed into the city over the bridge. This
famous spot is visited by hundreds
daily. The river-the St. Johns very
narrow here, and all the water rush
ing down from about 40 miles up river
is forced through this narrow gorge
which at one point is not over 500 feet
wide. At low tide the falls are about
Is to II feet high and the force of the
current is tremendous Two Indians
fooliShly tried to shoot the rapids last
year and one did succeed in going
through. but the other was drowned
When the tide flows the Use of the wa
ter from the sea is SO great and pow
erful that it overccmes the river tide
and rushes up through the gorge with
sufficient force to make another fall.
hence the name reversible fall, said
t. be the only one in the world. Yes
sells may go in or out at about half
tide. as the rise is over 50 feet, but
a other times naViCa ton is impossible
The bridges. one the railroad and the
other for general travel. are marvelS.
The railroad bridge is a cantilever and
the other Il suspension. with d span If
about bfD 1cHt.
The new park. with its nearly 400
atreS and miles upon miles Of carriage
drives and walks. was visited by teams
while others took long rides through
the residential and business sections
and out into the suburbs, where the
reads are splendid and the scenery
grand. Some were also fortunate
enough to have steamer rides about the
tarhor, river and bay and everyone
had to visit the wharvcs to see the ire
mendous rise and fall Of tide which
at the city is 20 to 80 feet and down
in the bay of Fundy is 80 to 20 feet.
This great rise and fall. never ceasing.
il; 4 great thing in 4 sanitary point
and the city is wonderfully favored in
drainage.
Very fine. never being above so in the
summer and seldom below 90 or 20.
Some of the chevaliers and their la
dies visited the famous Martello tower
and not few looked over the huge
ocean steamers. the massive docks and
great grain elevators. IS well as the
customs house, post office, and severa.
of the noted churches.
Chevalier Baldwin of Canton Angus
ia. but formerly Of St John. was
busy man through these days, being
continually on the jump to fnd some
new entertaining feature in his Old
home That he succeeded is shown by
the grand good time that all had.
Members of La Tour Canton Of st.
John. were constantly with the party
and did everything in their power to
make the stay of their visitors pleas
ant. In addition to the public reccp-
ton at odd Fellows hall. Thursday
evening. Pioneer Lodge held a regular
meeting. Friday evening, which was
attended by many of the Augustans.
Saturday was another busy day and
| the party was constantly on the jump.
| hurrying here and there at top speed
| in order to have even a hasty glance
at the scores of places of interest. The
weather had been perfect throughout
| the first two days and though the day
dawned with overcast sky. the clouds
] were soon burned away and the
| weather was simply glorious.
In the afternoon. which was devoted
largely to looking up and saying good
by to the scores of new acquaintance,
nv the Augustans. it was learned
that Canton La Tour proposed
TO have the farewell parade a
good one. and, while small in num-
bars perhaps compared with some
others. the two Cantons and large
and very fine band made an appear
ance that brought round after round
of applause from the great crowd:
which thronged the sidewalks of every
street through which the line of march
led.
AT the station before farewelis Were
said the Americans struck up COG
Save the King" which brought a
mighty round of cheers from the
crowd. and at other stations along the
way when Augusta would form a CIR
Gle on the platform and start tha'
niece the reception was warm. In re-
turp the New Brunswickers would sing
orr "Star Spangled Banner and or
several occasions Nearer, My God, tC
Thee" was given.
The run home was uneventful, tht
marty having its special car attached
n tho train and thus being by them
selves. at liberty to enjoy themselves
as they chose. though most OF tnen
were tired enough to secure "ha
.ioa,, tl,av could