Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26
To New York.

June II, 1905. Left Lancaster at 2
p. m. Arrived in Chicago about 10 p
m.
June II. Left Chicago about 10 a.
m. via B. & o. The first station was
South Chicago. The next station was
Garrett, Ind, where we stopped at 2:3O
p. m. The crops are fine in Indiana.
In that state I noticed more timber
than had expected to see. At 4:36
p. m. we reached Fostoria in the north
central part of Ohio Not much corn in
Ohio. What corn there is, is not as
hourishing as in Indiana and Wiscon-
sin. Northern Indiana is a plain but
it begins getting more rough in CEN
trail Ohio. 1t is now night and we
have just passed thru GAINESVILLE, O.
Today breakfasted in Illinois, lunched
in Indiana and dined in Ohio.
June 13. Early this morning we
crossed the mountains in Virginia and
West Virginia. The train had to 60
up a very steep grade there, but it
went steadily along. I looked out Of
the window as mountains would ap-
pear and disappear, as we would 60
thru tunnels and on high narrow
roads, always going upward. I do not
know how long this continued as ]
soon fell asleep. The next thing ]
knew, the porter was telling me that
we were not far from Cumberland
Penn, where we we're to stop for break
fast. By the time we arrived there
we were all ready for breakfast. After
this meal in Dixie" we were all ready
to proceed with our journey. The
train then crossed the Potomac into
Virginia. 1t followed the river in thai
state as far as Harper's Ferry where it
crossed over in Maryland again.
We then followed the Potomac as far
as Washington which city we reached
at 1870 p. m. AS the train waited
| had luncheon in the capital city
The capitol is not far from the station
so could have seen it very we'll had
it not been for tho trees that conceal
ed all but the dome. l saw the Wash
ington monument at a distance. The
next city of Importance was Balti-
more, Ind, which we saw only afar
off, as the train goes under ground
near and thru the city. After that we
crossed the Susquehanna where it
flows into Chesapeake Bay. Then we
saw the city of Wilmington, Del, and
Delaware Bay in the distance. The
next station was Philadelphia, very
pretty city, though not so Quaker-like
as in the days of William Penn. got
glimpse of the cupola of the old
State House. Then we crossed the
Delaware River near Trenton, N. j.,
which we saw some miles away. 1t re-
minded me of what it says i. our
history about Washington crossing
this river full of floating ice on the
Christmas night of 1776.
Some time after this we reached
Jersey City on Staten Island, where
the train stopped. We were then shown
to ferry boat on which we crossed
the harbor to Manhattan Island
The sun was quite low. 1t was a grand
panorama that presented itself in that
ride across New York Harbor with the
glow OF the setting sun on the water
On all sides it was city as far as the
eye could reach; ahead of US, the sky
scrapers of the metropolis of the Re
public. Farther to the east could be
seen the great Brooklyn bridge, anG
there too loomed up the high build
ing of the borough of Brooklyn. Tt
the south the great Statue of Liberty
with her face to the east and will
torch appraised seemed to welcome al
who came to these shores. This statue
was presented to the United States BY
the school children Of France. Some
idea of it's size may be given by stat
ing that forty persons can stand il
the head; the forefinger is eight fee
long, and four feet in circumference
at the second joint All around u
were all kinds of boats from ocear
liners down to small tug-boats. W.
soon reached South Ferry where wa.
met by Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew p. And
ersen. 1 gave Mrs. Andersen a box o.
Lancaster flowers sent by her sister
Miss nellie Dickinson. of Lancaster
| She was very much pleased with the
| flowers, and said, "TheSe flowers grew