The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-05-07
Washington Revisited.
u,,,r NATIONAL CAPITAL THE MOST
r CITY in THE WORLD

puAuT1FJL CITY IN THE WohLD'
only 26 hours actual travel by ooa'
,nd rail from Belfast TO Washing VIII
n e and this with the Decay e"''e u
-, forruino down the Harlem ana ACROSS
tho Hndson rivers. You leave Deii"''
j., the afternoon on one OF tile nno
,'.ots Of the Ea tern Steamship 20.
"a arrive in Boston early the next
morning. At a. m. you get Oh oo"i0
Tho ..Colonial Express Pullman YES
tihn]ed dav tram, in the South Statloh'
49,, 30 through to Washington without
change of cars, arriving there al ''+4 F.
-, Tbe train is made up OF one oaS
ao.h two or more parlor cars, Puii-
I,ool,ing car, buffet service ana d
dinino ear, Boston and South Noi"aiA
=, a,oh direction. Few stops are maze
tao distance is 467 miles, and the run
IT,, 4,,,,o * ahout 40 miles an hour
TIo New York. New Haven and Hart
eord p.ilroad passes through Attieporo
10 providence and after reaching
Ir;paston r. l., follows the shore IL
g not an attractive country lol 'ne
most part, is sparsely settled between
fha towns rocky and treeless. In one
,,loca thp few trees remaining on MIL
side near the track we're being CUT oil
o,,d oovad into cordwood lengths by a
,sar+olla saw mill. At Westerly the
well known granite quarrles attracted
attention. and at New LONDON anu
bridgeport many yachts were SEEN
some aAoat and others on the shore III
+bair winter coverings. In Connectlcnt
farmers we're ploughing and planning
the grass was green and the trees De-
Ginning to leave. One flock OF sheep
was seen on rocky hillside. The land
scane was everywhere distigured by adj
vrrtising signs, and barns ana othel
hniIdings were made hldeous IN ike
manner For example barn would ne
naintpd black, roof and all, on which
would appear an advertisement III giar-
ing white letters. 1t is surprising that
for few dollars a year owners ailo"
their property to be so defaced. AS the
train npars the Harlem river 1t Is seen
that the track has been lowered ana d
dozen or more bridges are under con
str1ctiou to take the place OF former
grade crossings. The abutments are Oh
concrete and the bridges OF iron OF
steel. Arriving at the Harlem, atter
short delay the whole tram, minus the
engine. is run upon big ferry boat,
which soon starts on its way down the
river passing under three suspension
bridges and atfording good views OF
New York and Brooklyn. The passen
gers leave the cars and walk about the
boat to enjoy the panorama with lts
passing tug boats, steamers ana Sailing
craft. When the Hudson river IS reach
cd fine view is had of the STRIKING
group of skyscrapers in lower Ne"
York while on the left are seen Gov
ernor's island and the statue of Liberty
Arriving at Jersey City the boat I'M
loads the cars aud the train is sooI
speeding through New Jersey. The
fields are wildly green, the trees IN full
leaf and the landscape looks very beau
tiful to one Just from the bare, bleak
hills of New England. The latter part
of the Journey is made i'll the dusk and
dark and before 10 p. m. the train rolls
into the magnificent new union station
IN Washington, which cost million OF
more and Will be when fully completed
the finest railway station in the world.
Like the city, it is building OF mag
niiceut distances After traVerSng
the long platform and passing through
the two immense waiting rooms the
tourist must walk the distance OF two
blocks to get a street car, as the rail-
way companies have not been given
permission to extend their lines to the
station.
Washington was crowded as usual at
this season of the year april 10TH
when Congress is in session and winter
SO1OurnerS at tne lar southern TeSOTIS
are winging their northward flight.
Then in addition to the tourist parties
from the north and west and those ill.,
terested in pending measures before
Congress, the members of the ID. A. Il.
were beginning to assemble for their
annual meeting At one of the leading
hotels the writer could only secure a
room for one night, and weary with
twelve hours railway travel accepted
it to seek other quarters in the morn
ing. On emerging from an inside room
next morning it was found that the sun
was shining brightly, with a cool north
west wind blowing, the temperature
Just right for the northern visitor to
enjoy walking about this indescribably
beautiful city. And it grows more
beautiful year by year. Last spring il
was seen under unfavorable weather
conditions. but it seemed to have add