. Three rivers, the James, the Potomac, the Hudson: a retrospect of peace and war . nd. Secretary Upshur, Messrs. Gilmer, Ben-tom, Phelps, Hannlgan-Jognigan, Virgil Maxey,Commodore Kennon, Colonel Gardiner, and manyothers had left the cabin, and just as Mr. Wallercame to the name of Washington off went the gun. There, said the master of ceremonies, * that is 154 THREE RIVERS in honor of the name, and now for three cheers. Just as they were about to give them, a boatswainrushed into the cabin, begrimed with powder, andsaid that the big gun had exploded and killed manyof those on deck. On this a
. Three rivers, the James, the Potomac, the Hudson: a retrospect of peace and war . nd. Secretary Upshur, Messrs. Gilmer, Ben-tom, Phelps, Hannlgan-Jognigan, Virgil Maxey,Commodore Kennon, Colonel Gardiner, and manyothers had left the cabin, and just as Mr. Wallercame to the name of Washington off went the gun. There, said the master of ceremonies, * that is 154 THREE RIVERS in honor of the name, and now for three cheers. Just as they were about to give them, a boatswainrushed into the cabin, begrimed with powder, andsaid that the big gun had exploded and killed manyof those on deck. On this announcement the shrieks and agoniz-ing cries of the women were heart-rending, all call-ing for their husbands, fathers, brothers, and soon, rushing wildly into their arms and faintingwith excess of feeling. When the natural ex-citement and confusion to some extent had been al-layed, the full extent of the disaster, now a matterof history, was discovered, and the hour of joysand hopes closed in a day of national gloom andmourning. THE HUDSON RIVER (THE OLD AND THE NEW WEST POINT). ^UKHft on til? i^uhsan,WtBt Pntnt de/i. P. F. Adieu acrniers beaiix-jours. Ce deuil dc la nature con-rienta ma douieur et plait a »us ic^ards. CHAPTER XIV Washington Irving has supplied us with somany facts of Interest bearing upon the discoveryof the Hudson that any attempted description ofthis beautiful river, the Rhine of America, wouldbe at my hands a work of mere than this, even as I write, the State of NewYork, the City of New York, and the Governmentof Canada have united In two great pageants;one to mark the landing of Henry Hudson onManhattan Island, the other to celebrate the open-ing of Lake Champlain by the Father of NewFrance. This very day, July 7, 1909, someone face-tiously writes: There is joyful high jinks hereto-day over the President and the high muck-a-mucks in his train. Plattsburg is delirious withbunting and not with beer, and I smile on therustics from my sup
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