68 I TOURING QUEBEC AND THE MARITIMES

the top, with head bowed in sorrow for the fallen heroes, and the names Sebastopol, Alma, Inkerman and Redan are carved on the front. _

In 1912 many of those killed 0n the Titanic, were brought to Halifax for burial. Little did this city dream that a few years later she would experience a far worse tragedy at her very gates. The dead she received in 1912 were but a handful as compared with those of her own citizens, who were to perish in the awful catastrophe of 1917. On December 6th of that year, two vessels laden with T.N.T. collided in the beautiful harbour, and sent more than 2,000 souls into eternity. About nine o’clock in the morning, when business people were on their way to their shops and offices, the concussion shook the city and wiped out a whole section.

The terrified inhabitants learning that another ex- plosion would likely follow closely upon the first, fled wounded to the outskirts of the city. Not having their wounds dressed, many of them became infected and died as a result. Others were scarred for the rest of their lives. Today one may see men and women walking along the streets of Halifax, bearing the marks of that terrible morning.

From churches and cemetery we turned to Dalhousie University, which had its origin in the customs duties collected by troops from Halifax during the few months they held Castine, Maine. Dalhousie has splendid build- ings and a very fine campus. It is considered one of the leading educational institutions in North America. Hon. R. B. Bennett, who was educated here, gave a splendid residence to Dalhousie.

We motored to the Northwest Arm, one of nature’s most charming spots. This lovely sheet of water is shel-

tered on both sides by sloping hills of spruce and pine, ~