St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-11-27
The Trip of a Pair of Docs.
Telling of the two Interesting Cities of
GLASGOW and Edinburgh.

Editor CALIFORNIAN:
We arrived in Glasgow Sunday, Oct
20, at IL a. M, about three hours late
owing to the great storm which was
sweeping the Irish Channel. The TRIP
was very rough and due tribute was
paid old Neptune by many on board
including myself The regular boat had
been taken off and this small boat sub
stituted. The rooms were very small
and uncomfortable and all in all it was
a most disagreeable $50 miles trip
Glasgow, while a modern town in
appearance, is as oda as authentic history
in Scotland. This whole county was the
scene of the strenuous life for many
centuries and having not attended too
zealously to the study of history back in
'83 at the Academy, know but little of
it. When reading of the occurrences in
the early history | recall that Miss
Cummings and Prof Putney used to
speak of them, but cannot put them
together now and have not the time to
devote to relearning the history. Any
how they so back to about $50 A. D.,
and believe it. The commercial life
really began about 100, when the
tobacco business appears to have been
first in Importance Then the coal and
iron riches of the nearby country attract
ed attention, and the steamboat business
was developed naturally. There are
now 10000 men employed in these great
ship yards. The Luisitania, for instance,
had 5000 men working upon her at one
time. In the upbuilding of the great
business the Clyde river has had millions
OF money spent upon it in the century
past until from stream the width of
Passumpsic river and not much deeper it
is now deep water way, up which the
largest vessels may go, under their own
steam. 1t is still very narrow.
The water supply of these cities always
interests me and found that the water
for Glasgow is brought "a miles from
Loeb Katrine, the entire work to cost
20 millions of dollars, and can supply
61,000,000 gallons daily. With the
other means of assuaging thirst should
say Glasgow was well supplied. At
present there are in operation two
sewage publication plants on the river
and in time the appearance of the river
itself will be changed.
The cathedral was one of a few such
edifces which escaped the zeal of the
people, at the Reformation, the only
destruction being that of images of
saints contained within. 1t is magnif-
icent building, about 800 feet by "a
feet The cathedral ground is connected
with the cemetery, called the Metropolis,
by bridge. This was opened in 1888.
The principal thing to attract attention
S monument to John Knox, who am
told was the first man to explain infant
lamnation and other beautiful things.
Near the Cathedral stands the ROYAL
,nfirmary. Here we had the pleasure of
1 personal meeting and a cup of tea with
Sir William McEwen, the lion of Scotch
surgery. He is great big #. 4 in.
nan, brusque of manner and big of heart,
self-made man and at times proud of
lis job. We found him very pleasant
nan to meet and saw him perform sever
u operations. He is usually glad to see
visltors, but once in awhile, am told,
when he receives their cards, tells them
where to go and that ends it. We have
,nly pleasant remembrances of Sir
William McEwen. The Iron steeple is
I'll that is left of the Iron church. which
vas fired by the Hell Fire Club" in
1893. This club, you need not infer,
vas Presbyterian.
Glasgow Green is large 1876 acre
'ark, and beautiful spot. In it's center
$ the Nelson Column, tall obelisk.
rected to the memory of the great
avail hero. The municipal buildings are
il placed in George Square and cost
bout $2,500o00. Here also are many
tatues among them being those of
colt, Burns, Gladstone, Livingstone
nd others. The University of Glasgow
uildings are near West End Park, and
ne view from here is one of the finest in
Getty. There are many fine streets in
ilasgow, among them being Buchanan
treet. In 100 years Glasgow grew
ON city of $4,000 to one of 100000,
nd is now the second city in the Empire.
lasgow is essentially business center,
'hile Edinburgh is city of residences.
he same alcoholic habit appears in :
lasgow as in the cities of Ireland, /
'hich we visited, and on a Saturday
lght am told the town is alive with :.
runken men. learn this not from So Il
alled temperance fanatics, but from f
o.ber, reliable men, who live here and A
no characterize the drunkenness of :,
lasgow as "a disgrace to civilization" =
we lett Glasgow at 4 p M, and at a
90 P. M, were in Edinburgh having s
one the AZ miles in IS minutes with r
NO stops. Edinburgh is easily the !,
ost interesting and beautiful city / ever +"
NV. 1t is especially so because it is not p
large but that one can grasp it, so to p
'eak We stopped here at the North 9,
rltlsh K. k. hotel, which was built in +
9o2. 1t is modern in every way. 1t is $,
tuated on the east side of Princess G
rect, directly east of the famous n,
irdens There is probably no other o.
~ OF its size which has so many inter- G