The Indianapolis journal., 1902-07-26
INDIANA EDITORS ABROAD
THEY SEE THINGS At PUTIN BAY
AND THE STRAITS CITY.
Most Successful Outing in the History
of the Association-Impre Of
Detroit and Lake Erie.


correspondence OF the lnuldIldpOllS SOei44~'-
SANDUSKY, o., July 25.-The annual
outing Of the Indiana Republican Editorial
Association. which closed this week, was
attended by more than fifty members, who
congregated at the Hotel Victory, Putin
Bay, and remained there three days. They
had a most restful and charming time.
The place is delightfully."- situated, being
just far enough north that the temperature
is all one could ask. It was off this island
that Commodore Perry won his famous
naval victory over the British and lacon-
ically reported 10 the authorities at Wash
ington: I'VE have met the enemy and they
are ours"
The party enjoyed the boating, the bath
ing. bowling, billiards, baseball and balls TO
the utmost. There were no dull times. The
Ohio Associated Dailies met at the same
time. and, headed by the genial w S. Cap
pellar, Of the Mansfield News. they did all
they could to assist their Indiana brethren
in seeing the sights and doing the
place" The Golden Eagle wine cellars. on
Middle Bass island, were visited, and there
the largest wine casks in the world were
seen. Two Of the casks hold as much as
1900 gallons each, and there were a hun
dred or more that held 1900 gallons each.
The supply was not xehausted while the
editors were there
Sunday night the association went to De-
troit the beautiful, for a two days visit
and was charmed with the beauties Of that
| city. The tourists went on the steamer
! Kirby, one Of the swiftest on the lakes, and
! had fine trip, including the pleasure of
! witnessing and being In a storm on the
IaKe, ana, as all felt perfectly safe, Ii was
/ q hn CtN
and the number was few who did that. The
western end of Lake Erie is noted for the
sud0enness and violence of it's storms. The
| shalIoWness OF this lake makes il more dan
| gerous than any of the others.
| Detroit Is magnificent city. The asso-
ciaton saw II by taking fine observation
electric car, which makes two hours tour
OF the city, passing all the most interesting
and beautiful sights of the city. Detroit is
| q city without hills, gradually rising from
the river, and at the northern limit, seven
miles back, is about ITO feet higher than at
| the river. 1t is fifteen miles long The City
Hall and City Hall Park, where is the
! splendid soldiers monument and the red
| granite chair of Cadillac, erected to repre-
| sent the location Of the first town hall and
| court or justice, when Detroit wxs founded
| by Cadillac in the reign of Louis XIV of
| France, presents a beautiful appearance.
! The word Welcome stands out in large
| letters and bold relief on the City Hall
| lighted by electricity at night. Woodward
and Jefferson avenues have great business
! blocks in the center of the city and are
lined with the residences of the rich farther
out. Among the fine residences are those
| Of the late Governor Pingree and Senator
Mcmillan. The Public Library. Art Mu-
| scum, Masonic Temple, costing 1915 600.
many magnificent churches. hospitals,
parks, etc, were noted. Bell Isle Park was
| visited. This is said to be the best located
| park in the world. 1t is on island in the
Detroit river containing over zoo acres, has
| cost nearly 100000. has artificial lakes
| and rivers, animal parks. great flower gar
dens and is, In fact, fairy land.
st. Clair fats, with its charming summer
houses and hotels, was also visited on the
| queen of the lakes, the great steamer Tas-
| moo, with a capacity for 1900 people and
every equipment of the finest. At the
United States. All the buildings are gay
with bunting and flags as If in holiday at
| tire. THE Flats" consists Of about 10. 900
acres of land covered with shallow water,
and all the lots have to be built up artif-
cially. The streets and alleys of the flats
| are waterways, and it has well been called
| the Venice OF America. IT is doubtful IL
this place for healthfulness and enjoyment
| can be surpassed in the world.
On Tuesday the association broke up and
the parties scattered Quite a number. in
| G. " Driscoll, wife and four children. of
| Muncie; John Gregory, wife and daughter
of indianapolis: c. w. Riddick and wife. OF
Winamac, went to Buffalo and Niagara
Falls r. S. Truitt and wife. Noblesville;
J. b Whitehead and wife. Indianapolis; A.
]. Bowser and wife, Charleston: A w
Tracy. Hartford City: E. l. Staley, Upton
Advocate, went to Mackinac island, and
the others scattered to Toledo. Cleveland
and other places and to their Indiana
homes, the best place on earth
The editors are under special obligations
to I. w McCreary, of the Hotel Victory al
Putin Bay; A. A. Schantz. OF the d. & c.
steamship line; to Ashley & Dustin. OF the
steamer Kirby, and to H. J. Rhein, of the
Lake Erie & Western Railway. All con-
tributed TO the comfort and the pleasure OF
the trip, which is said 10 be the best ever
taken by the association. Everything
moved with smoothness and dispatch
w. S. MONTGOMERY.