The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20
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visited. .:' ~:
The party, consisting Of about 16O
editors, wives and aweethearts, left st.
Paul Saturday evening, May 23rd, on:a
special train composed of four Pullman
sleepers and combination car. The
first evening out was spent in removing
old and making new acquaintances until
the ladies retired, then there was re-
union festival held in the combination
car which lasted until the songs we're all
sung and the stories all told. The boys
then retired to wake up in the morning
with very dry throats, the result of too
much singing.
The run to Chicago was made over the
Great Western road, which is the favor
ite road among the newspaper people
and the public, generally, arriving there
about eleven O'Clock Sunday morning.
After good beakfast at the Grand
Central station the journey was resumed
over the Baltimore and Ohio road.
A club car was attached to the train
here andproved very convenient access
sorry at intervals, when the train was
several hours late and meals consequent
ly delayed. The B. & o. is, in many re-
spects, tho most interesting road in the
United States. It was the first railroad
built in America, dating it's existence
from the laying of tho track in 1928. It
had the first steam locomotives aud
the first telegraph. It figured proml-
nently in the Civil war vhec it's entire
line. from Cumberland to Washington,
was in a practical state of siege for near
ly four years. T.
The run Sunday afternoon and even
ing was through northern Indiana and
into Ohio, where many of the party
Witnessed for the first time natural gas
and oil wells which were very interest,"
ing sights. ~
About eight o'clock the following
morning the train reached Pittsburg.
1t was foggy morning and the fog,
together with the smokearising from the
great iron foundries, coke ovens, ETC.,
gave the blazing panorama of industry a
wierd appearance never to be forgotten.
The run from Pittsburg through the
beautiful valleys of the MononRahela
and Youghiogheny was most interestin &
one. Added to the beautiful smouptain
scenery are miles of coke, ovens, with
here and there great steel or iron plant t.
All through the Allegheny mountains
tho scenery is magnificent beyond de-
scription. As you fly alorg the sides OF
the mountains comfortable homes and
prosperous villages and cities are to be
seen in the valleys below. At Sand
Patch, Pa, the road attains it's highest
altitude, the elevation at this point be-
ing 1884 feet.
The schedule called for breakfast at
Cumberland, Nd, at eight O'Clock Mon
day morning, but on account of change
OF route made necessary by storms in
the mountains tho train was four hours
late, arriving there in time for dinner
instead OF breakfast. Cumberland, q
city of about 10000 inhabitants, is a
manufacturing and coal mining town,
and is of considerable historic interest
Here Is the site of Fort Cumberland,
where General Braddock and George
Washington made their headquarters
during tho French and Indian war.
Leaving Cumberland the train passed
into West Virginia, following the route
of the Chesapeake & Ohio canal and the
Potomac river. This territory was &C.
cupied continuously by both armies
during the Civil war and nearly every
station passed was the scene of some
noteworthy incident during war times
Arriving at Harper's Ferry in the after.
noon the party was given a few minutes
to view the spot where the Civil wal
had it's birth. A monument to John
Brown now stands where his fort stood
and the story of the invasion of Harper'e
Ferry Is told by the Government tablets
alongside of the monument. It is cor.
rectly described as the "most pictur.
esque, beautiful and historical spot in
America" Leaving the town the train
crosses steel bridge over the Potomac
river and passes along the base of
Maryland Heights, re.entering the State
of Maryland. @~>'. x =. : 49,.
The run from Harperis Ferry to Wash.
ington was through stretch OF country
historically. and picturesquely interest
ing. T. Il. ~: !: Z. :. :. i. IS &, {.
r Arriving at Washington about si1
O'Clock Monday evening the party wa
soon comfortably quartered at the Riggs
House, one Of the principal hotels Of the
city. After supper visit was made K
the new Congressional Library which
is said to be the most beautiful building
Iof the kind in the world. AZ seen b,
electric light The interior Of this build
ling is simply dazzling IL its beauty ane
grandeur. The writer will not attempt
9 description Of il. It must IS seem &