Page:Brock centenary 2nd ed. 1913.djvu/42

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CEI I liRATING THE DAY

��it had been decided t" travel by the Grand Trunk Railway train leaving Toronto at nine o'clock a.m. (a few only going by Bteamer from Yonge Street wharf). The unsettled, rainy weather <»f tin- two ]>iv\ idiiv dayt had <-;iusim1 some misgiving ns to the nnmber of people who might venture on an open aii- demonstration on a cold October day, ami the grey looming ski-s ; it dawn on Saturday, the L2th, held n<> hidden hope <»f a silver lining. The enthusiasm awakened by tin- name "f Brock, how- ever, was resistless, and betimes tin- seats in the waiting train were crowded. The (Jnion Station witnessed a lively scene the soldiers in bright colours, the ladies and gentlemen in gay humour, ami tin- stirring music «»f the J »: i l^i » i ] »« ss, combining to enliven and mark the unusnal character of the don.

At Bamilton s nnmber <»f friends joined the party, and others wh<> could m.t <io so came to the railway station to express their good wishes. St. Catharines also gave Its contingent Niagara Palls was safely reached at L1.46 o'clock.

Shortly afterwards Major Gordon J. Smith, Brantford, Superintendent of the Six Nation Indians, and a fine delegation arrived, and luncheon was served at several «>f the hotels.

The journey was resumed by electric cars, the large company arriving at Qneenston Heights In the course of an hour.

During the forenoon the sky had cleared, and now the sun shorn- out brightly for ■ space <»n ■

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