1890s Hamilton

  1887 Jubilee Demonstration in Hamilton   “Right loyally did the citizens of Hamilton and the surrounding country celebrate the Queen Victoria Jubilee” “1837-1887 : Hamilton’s Celebration of Her Majesty’s Jubilee” Weekly Times June 23 1887. When it came to marking important events or observing significant anniversaries, community leaders in late nineteenth century Hamilton strived diligently to ensure that everything went well. To mark the 50 th  anniversary of Queen Victoria’s ascension to the throne, a major parade was planned The day’s weather conditions would adversely affect the monster procession.; From the Weekly Times : “Despite lowering clouds, pouring rain and muddy streets, thousands of people thronged the thoroughfares from early morning until late at night, and though driven many a time to seek shelter under a friendly verandah or awning, in a doorway or beneath a tree, they were not discouraged in their intention of properly honouring the occasion.”  T...

  “Thought Well of Hamilton : The Very Favourable Report of an American Visitor.” Hamilton Spectator. June 01 1895   “W. H. Farmer writes from Hamilton to the Rockton Illinois Herald, under the date of May 15, as follows: “Thinking that some of my friends and the readers of your paper might be interested in a few lines I will jot down, giving you a bird’s eye view of the city of Hamilton as I found it some eight weeks ago. “When I arrived here I found good sleighing and Hamilton bay completely frozen over. Hamilton is the second city in the province of Ontario, and occupies an alluvial plain lying between the bay and the escarpment, locally known as ‘the mountain,’ being the height over which the Niagara plunges. “To get a view of the city, you take the incline railway up the mountain. After reaching the top, you can get a splendid view of the city, the bay and Lake Ontario. From the mountain, you look down on the beautiful city with 40 miles of sewer, 99 miles of water main a...