La Junta tribune., 1917-08-02
TALE OF THE nssssRr1
(coatiausd from First Pass

light Am00g1t Q mA1e OF tr1cko,
switches and signal towers that b
most bswildering. euddsaly n
plunges into the blackness Of . tun-
nsi which leads bsneath the main
business section Of st. Louis. EmsrS.
ing from the tunnel the yoad leads
out across the Eads bridge which
h famed - q marvel Of engineer
ing. FAR below zee the ferry boat,
and river steamers plying busily az
and down the Mississippi. And now
We are off the bridge and flying past
the green fields Of Illinois and the
journey has begun.
leave the train at Alton, ILL.,,
twenty-seven or thirty miles north
Of st. Louis, for want to take the
boat there. might insert word
or two about Alton. II Is a town OF
about $4,000 people and Is built on
the Mississippi bluffs. Its hills are
with the possible exception OF
Manitou. Colo. The main street runs
up one OF the valleys-so does the
main line OF the Chicago and Alton
railroad. Therefore the two get to-
gether and the railroad lies upon or
runs over the bosom OF the street. II
was here that Eliza p. Lovejoy, the
noted abolitionist. was mobbed and
murdered for printing anti-slavery
literature. A big monument has been
erected to his memory. The chief IN
dustries OF the town are the West
ern Cartridge Works and the Illinois
Glass Company-both OF which are
among the largest in the world
along these lines. Along the Missis-
sippi there are few permanent docks.
Where the height OF the river varies
as much as thirty feet some years,
you can see that II would be quite
difficult to place such thing where
II would be OF service all the year
round. Instead Of such docks. they
have wharf boats. which can be
pulled in toward or pushed out from
the shore. accordingly as the river
rises or falls, and which are really
just floating docks.
The boat on which ! am to go Il
the steamer Dubuque. of the Streck-
fus line, and where she has docked
! 20 aboard and right up to the sec
ond deck where the purser's office
is located. Having been relieved OF
81. and having been assigned 10
stateroom No. twenty-seven. pro-
ceed TO look around over the boat
On the lower deck are the boilers,
engines. dynamos. pumps. coal
bunkers. etc, as well as piles and
piles OF freight. This Is q freight as
! well as a passenger steamer. In the
center OF the second deck is Ions
hall about fifteen feet wide and
reaching the whole length OF the
boat. On each side OF this hall are
thirty-three staterooms. Each state
room has door opening into this
hall and another opening toward the
room Is one lower and one upper
berth. each wide enough for but one
person. As I stand with arms akin
DO. between the bed and the wall
my elbows touch both. so you can
Judge as TO the size OF the rooms
On the upper deck there are . few
larger and better staterooms. each
containing four berths. There II NJ.
30 . wide promenade on this deck
The pilot house IL built up above
these staterooms. The boat 10 thres
hours late At Alton. That means II Il
now l1:30 O'Clock. 70 shall retire
woke bright and early. only q
find the sky overcast. and . good
promise Of rain. when I ha- sooed
for . nice day 10 that I could take
some pictures. A. 8 = m. We stoT
at HAMBURG. H.. 10 take on soms
passenger and put off some freight
and half ~ hour later q similar
stunt il performed At Rip Rap. III
Both are about the size Of Newdaie
and neither has . railroad. Break
fast call comes at o'clock and ! an
given . seat between two girls ant
opposite two others. Although none
Of them are particularly beautiful
charming nor attractive. yet man
age 10 struggle through the mea
very well. The meal II very nice ant
the girls seem to be 70. too. Break
fast over wander about the dect
awhile. think wicked thinss bout thu
|, yesther. watch the elements pou,
down moiseurs and play the plano
About 10 O'Clock We pass throusl
. drawbridss asd are q Louisiana
No. NJ boat oe0pU only 4 fev mia