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Hesperothen; Notes from the West, Vol. 1 (of 2) / A Record of a Ramble in the United States and Canada in the Spring and Summer of 1881

Chapter 12: FOOTNOTES
By Sir William Howard Russell
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The author records a brisk travelogue of a guided tour through the United States and Canada, beginning with the Atlantic voyage and arrival in New York and proceeding by special trains and palace cars to major cities and natural sights. He sketches urban impressions, railway operations, public buildings and social scenes, recounts visits to political and historical sites, and notes changes since the Civil War. Observations mix practical details about transport and hospitality with reflections on manners, scenery, and encounters, while episodic chapters describe stops at principal towns, Canadian cities, and notable rapids and galleries.

END OF VOL. I.

LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED, STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.

FOOTNOTES

[1] The party consisted of the Duke of Sutherland, the Marquis of Stafford, M.P., Mr. Knowles, M.P., Directors L. & N. W. R., Mr. Bickersteth, Deputy Chairman L. & N. W. R., Mr. O. L. Stephen, Mr. G. Crosfield, Directors L. & N. W. R., Mr. H. Crosfield, Auditor L. & N. W. R., Mr. Neale, Superintendent L. & N. W. R., and Mr. Wright, the Duke's Private Secretary. Major-General Sir Henry and Lady Green, who were about to visit Canada, joined the party on the invitation of the Duke of Sutherland in London, and I embarked on board the "Gallia" at Queenstown, having left London the previous week to see some members of my family in the County Cork.

[2] 'My Diary North and South,' vol. i. p. 17. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1863.

[3] At starting, the party formed a common purse, which was placed in the hands of Mr. Neale, and a most excellent Chancellor of the Exchequer he proved from our departure to cross the Atlantic till he left us to return to England.

[4] "The Present State of His Majesties Isles and Territories in America, &c. London: Printed by H. Clark, for Dorman Newman, at the King's Arms, in the Poultry, 1687."

[5] It is under the impression of the sad event which has caused the world to take such a profound interest in the President's life that I transcribe the record of the moment.

[6] General Burnside, I regret to see, died since our return to England.

[7] "Where they got drunk."

[8] "This great river, the St. Lawrence, has received different names in different parts of its course. Between Lakes Superior and Huron it is called the St. Mary, between Lakes Huron and Erie the St. Clair and Detroit, between Lake Erie and Ontario the Niagara, between Lake Ontario and the sea the St. Lawrence."—Keith Johnston, Lovell's Gazetteer, Bevan's 'Modern Geography Manual,' Murray, &c.