Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-05-28
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TRIP From WASHINGTON TO LEEsBURe.-
The Leesburg Wasbingtonian says:-We ha
the pleasure of visit, few days ago, from th
editor OF the Washington Sunday Morning Ga
zette. He thus sketches the impression mad
by bis visit to Loudoun -
''Thinking little recreation as necessary. tt
the brain as is food to the body, and having ii
mind the old adage:
''AlI work and no play
Makes Jack dull boy"
We stole from the cares of business few
hours for trip to that ever delightful portion
of Virginia, Fairfax and Lcudoun counties.
From Alexandria we took the cars on ths
Alexandria, Loudoun, and Hampshire road fol
Leesburg. We were pointed out the various
places OF interest along the route by the atter-
tive and gentemany conductor, MIR. Williams
The country is looking exceedingly fine and
gives promise Of luxuriant corps. There are 9
large number OF gentlemen, doing business iu
Washington, who live along the line of this
road during the summer. The places on the
route are Carin's Spring, the beautiful village
of Falls Church. Vienna, Thornton, Herndon,
Guilford, and Farmwell. All traces of wal
and wars devastations have been obliterated,
and the country shows the marks OF thrift and
labor. A large number of Northern people
have settled along this road, in fact in some
places they predominant.
New houses arc in conrse of erection, ard
improvements of every kind are going on.
The railroad is in excellent condition, the
cars most comfortable and convenient, the
employees OF the road attentive to their duties
and obhging to the travelling public which
reflects great credit upon the president of the
road, Hon. Lewis Mckenzie. The town of
1Ieesburg. our objective point, is 3S miles
from Washlogl on, about an hour and half
ride from Alexandria and is a most beautiful
spot, shady, COOL cosy and comfortable, just
such place as one could enjoy the luxury of
summer idleness with as much pleasure as ever
Italian did his dolce far Diente beneath the soft
skies aDd perfume laden air of bis native
cline. IIeesburg, we find, is quite summer
resort, the saiubrty of its climate; its pleas
ant location, and the agreeable society OF the
Dlace are among its attractions. Governor
Swapn, Of Maryland has magnificent Italian
villa one and halt miles northwest from L:es.
burg. Bal'siBluf, memorable as the scene OF
one of our repuIses early in the war, at when
The lamepted Col. Baker was killed, lies
about the same distance in north easterly
direction from the town. Many places OF IN
terest were pointed out and their history, re-
lated by Mr.. Orr, exMayor OF Leesburg, whose
courtesies and attentions to US were OF tnc
kiudliest nature. Not the least interesting
uurt of our trip was to find that rara avis, a
inan who can kecpa hotel" which we DID 10
the person Of mine host OF the R@amcr
House. Mr.. Jas. Reamer, who with rare tact
r,r, hat hOnSr
was our house, and our pleasure was ms law,
as the good things amply provided tesuhel TO- 10.
For o summer residence we have met Jew
,,Iaces superior to beautiful Leesburg, and TOR
a pleasure trip of few days commend us 10
that place
A MAN CARRIED IN THE AIR. IL From
the Deer Lodge city New Northwest. l--Dur'
ing the past three weeks there has been sue
ce.sion of violent tornadoes in the valley
nnpleasant as unprecedented. They last from
one to three hours, and are succecdeo pv q
perfect calm. The width of the storm track Is
not over a mile, its greatest violence pe;us
confned to belt of 200 or 400 yards cfosslls
the valley dsgonally short distance oeIow
town. and occasionally the SIDE currents elviIs
US lively shaking up in the village DOWN. .h,
standing the protection guaranteed US oy Tue
Organic Act and tho Immigrant Association
The first two wasted their fury on fences, trees
and moderate sized powders, tossing them
about like jack straws, and just by way o
variety wrenchcd couple Of logs out OF th'
Decker building 10 the lower end oftoWn. Bu
IN Saturday last the third-and we most dc
voutly ioin our prayer with MIR. Elllot tna1
n,ov be the last--of these cyclones played
n;ece OF diabolism not on the bills and '"
hsTsve unprecedeDted in the explorations
the Rocky Mountains. H.,
MIR. A. Elliot recently purchased the Hal
t,rm on Cottonwood creek. halt mile iron
town II has on it double log house, on
sto,v having a roof area Of l7x4O teet- va i
tbern is a dirt roof MIR. Elliot was engaged II
.a.roo{ipg it with boards and had 1t ABOUT 'GIi III;
nleted on Saturday when the storm Desau. m
SON. lad OF a dozen years, was On oui tanIc .o
and he on the cCmb. AS the "nsti".'o M "a n,
Tu;ot IH cIasned the comb projection OF the ooaro
INV. Ur,vent being blown to the ground 9u;
~ = p. instant the entire roof, raiters ana al
nos lifted from the building, and rising WI! "!
VS. vhir]Vipd, sailed away, attaining an a''
tnde of about forty feet, the greatest ana H an'
;ng $50 feet from the house, where MT. E'h
was dumped by the concuss'on the 1ooi pe
to-ned somersault over him, and was scat.e
od in o thousand fragments up the valle
Strange as it may appear, MT. h'''o' 10 WI
slightly bruised. ,,o board roof yIi
;,o nnt from upder him, leaving nun sal't
t"s t!;so0nsolate on the dirt root While MS iatn 4
uoS obandopipg bin at the rate OF si1ty MI
va "a bour When it is considered that the e ~ tI
aont.;ned an ! 200 feet of lumber, was psl!eu !.
] SoaUv loo raiters, and that the Whole aIalt ~,
carried lS9 feet inact, some ioea u Tbs j
o tanee is given Us by Mr.. CIagett VINO msasu' rhs
;aIov "a ;n'ms 10 s5iately after the occurrence Inc
cane Of MIR. Elliot was miracle. --.
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