The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-07
is an iron plate, containing the follow
ing verse of the poem:
Rest on, embalmed and sainted dead,
Dear as the blood ye gave;
No impious footsteps here shall tread,
Tho harhoua of ypur ycava

peace and first in the hearts OF his COun-
trymen." Washington's home belongs
to the Mt Vernon Society and is being
carefully preserved and cared for. Here
one is shown the room Washington
died in, the room Lafayette, on his visit
TO this country, slept in, and many ar
ticles that were USED by and belonged to
Washington. He also had special
music room containing an old-style
piano, harp etc, but all of rich mater
ials and fine workmanship. Washing.
tons tomb is down the hill near the
river. 1t is constructed of red brick
with an arch door, closed by iron rods
only. The marble coffin of Warrington
and Martha Washington are exposed to
the rain and snow if on such days the
wind is from certain directions. Most
visitors expect that the coffin would be
more protected, but then it seems the
soci ETY. in charge think differently. A
large number of persons who visit Wash
ington also take the electric car to Mt
Vernon, to which the number of visit
ors is increasing yearly.
Our Washington
No name-not one,
The world can claim
OF equal fame
In party of ladies and gentlemen on
the boat, while talking of their visit to
Mt. Vernon one of the ladies remarked
that it was too bad that there were no
direct living descendants Of Washing
ton. One of the gentlemen remarked,
in somewhat emphatic manner, Its
good they had no children" Why"
said he, among the latest news from
Europe is startling exposure of a count
who has stained his illustrious family's
name. The name of Washington is not
in danger of being stained by dishonor
able acts of descendants. but will live
on in all its glory, to the pride and we'll
fare Of the nation, builded better than
its founder ever dreamt Of,
The Potomac river is much larger
than the writer had imagined. Three
masted ships lying at anchor at Wash.
ington and laden with cordwood and
other merchandise, navigate the stream
in large numbers. The passenger steam
ers plying between Washington and
Norfolk are of good size. The James.
town" on which the writer took passage,
is, the captain said the first fire proof
river passenger boat in the United States,
being wholly constructed of iron and
steel The banks of the Potomac are
similar to those of Lake Michigan, at
places with 20 to 40 ft. bluffs and at
places the shores are low. About TWEEN.
ty miles from its entrance into Chesa.
peak Bay, we passed through a large
fleet of hundreds of schooners, dredging
for oysters, some of which were heavily
laden with same, high above the decks.
II is safe to predict that the sail will in a
few decades disappear from the waters,
that the improvement in steam, electri-
city and gasoline power will take its
place. In time sail boats, large and
small, will only be seen in museums in
the shape of models of a by.gone sea.
faring age. This is not agreeable to
by those who find thrill
Of pleasure on seeing a grand, full-rig-
ged ship sailing majestically, grandly
Der the billowy sea, but we are living
in record breaking age, for which sails
are to slow. The shores of the Poto-
mac at this late fall season of the year,
are beautiful to behold. The foliage of
the trees being in the height of their
greatest splendor. All along the shore
passengers would now and then exclaim,
What a beautiful sight the shores pre-
'ent' How pleasing the varied foliage
If the trees and shrubbery, the various
5ints of yellow, maroon and red. The
lark green of the evergreen conifers
serving by contrast to heighten the beau.
y of the brilliant scene. On this beau.
jiful, mild autumn day, with a certain
stiffness pervading the air. one would
.hink this 70 be the most beautiful and
most pleasant season of the year
Sitting among party of ladies and
gentlemen on deck, while conversation
an toward the beauty OF the foliage, the
writer remarked that one might ina.
zine that the night frost on passing along
he shores, kissed the foliage and-it
)lushed. A young lady who was leis.
rely eating grapes from paper bag,
handed large luscious bunch of grapes
o the writer | received the same with
hanks on my part, and il ] were not
uch IN old bachelor, also would have
)lushed, but a poem which had recited
n my school days came to mind, viz:
Tis not the value of the gift
a friendly hand may tender,
'Tis not the thing intrinsic worth
The simplest flower etc, etc, etc
Now the steamer was passing Point
Lookout, at the mouth of the Potomac,
where it empties into the Chesapeake
Bay. The river at its mouth is about
mile wide, as it also is at many other
places. Upon passing into the Chesa.
)eake Bay, large ocean ships and steam
,rs came to view. bound mostly for or from
Baltimore or to the ocean The mouth of
he Potomac is about half way between