Identifier: followingtowpath00eric (find matches)
Title: Following the tow-path and through the Adirondacks awheel
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Eric, Allan, b. 1864 Junior partner Willis, Lillian S
Subjects: Eric, Allan, b. 1864 Bicycle touring -- New York (State) New York (State) -- Description and travel
Publisher: Boston : N.E.R.G. Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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the wheels of vehicleswould roll along upon them. At the first sight ofthis wonderful example of nineteenth century pro-gress, as exemplified in New York State, we dis-mounted, unpacked the camera, and took a photo-graph of it. A party of ragged small boys who wereplaying in a disused dwelling flocked over to watchthe operation, and took pains to stand where theythought they would be in the picture, each with hismouth open. We requested them to stand out ofthe way, as we were not photographing zoologicalfreaks while on this tour; but one of them managedto get within the field of the camera. The JuniorPartner, wishing to reward this boy for his calmperseverance, told him that if he would tell her hispostoffice address, she would send him a picture.As he did not seem to know what postoffice ad-dress meant, the Junior Partner asked if he knewwhere his fathers and mothers letters came; but hedid not. He had never heard of Boston, and didnot know that New York had been annexed to Long(18)
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Island; and all within about ten miles of the classichalls of the capitol at Albany. As we entered Schenectady we had to take to thestreets, which were in pretty good condition. Atany rate we managed to worry along by keepingclose to the curbstone a part of the way. At thefoot of the hill we crossed the bridge over the ErieCanal, and, as it happened, a line of boats wascoming along bound east; the tow horses movingslowly along at the end of a long line called thetow-line. We dismounted to watch the boats gounder the bridge; evidently one of the boatmen hadgone ashore to procure supplies, for, as the boatspassed under the bridge he lowered down, by meansof a cord, a large tin pail of milk, and then let him-self drop upon the deck of the moving boat. From the brief glance at Schenectady which weallowed ourselves at this time, we do not feel quali-fied to pass judgment upon the city. Stopping only long enough to get dinner, we re-turned to the canal, and descending, with thewheels, a lon

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