Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-06-29

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Our friend Webster (not Daniel
bantered US for hundred, and at it We
went, while our M. C. 1--WE don't NEAR
member CT Congress) amused himself
tossing forty pound balls. A company
come n from town headed by regular
spuf, who was going to show us how
he'd clear the alley at single toss
He rollei about half dozen times and
failed Top peg" He said his "mus-
cles We out of training" Before we
were dsne with our game we concluded
that wihter would be better time to
play thah summer.
.G Out iEfthe park. How delightfully."-
cool and pleasant. The park contains
from twenty to thirty acres, all en-
closed With wire fence. About thirty
deer areAuietly browsing, seeming to
take but little notice of our near ap-
proach. They are as tame as sheep, al
lowing PERSONS to fondle and pet them.
sold BLY, with his great anthers
came up to see if we had agood bite for
him to eat. Some of those deer were
brought from Look Out Mountain.
TheyselI them at one hundred dollars
pair. In one corner of the park is the
bird house, 1t contains several differ
ent species of birds, but the most no
ticeable are a couple of very large and
fierce American Eagles. The park is
kept by an old soldier who was once
Deer keeper to the King of Prussia.
d Now::across the lawn to the lakes. A
deep rayine had been changed into a
lovely grotto containing four remarka-
BILE springs, two of which possess rare
medicinal qualities.
Three embankments have been built
across the ravine thus making three
lakes with an area of from two to four
acres EACH One of these has been
stocked with pike, another with
Salmon, another with different kinds
of fish. From the center of the upper
lake rises ledge of rocks upon top of
which a twenty-four FOUNDER, called
the Swamp Angel, placed there
no doubt to protect their shipping,
and to defend their coast. In the
center Of this lake is a beautiful foun-
tain constantly playing. At the upper
end of the lake is the boat house, a very
tasty little structure, underneath which
are several boats. The grotto and
springs are reached by two or three
flights of stone steps. Here in the
"valley" is the green house and con-
filled with rare plants and
beautiful flowers. These are all care
fully attended to by disabled soldiers.
They. take the greatest pridein tending
them and are pleased to have visitors
call and see them. They sell great
many of their flowers. 5qo =
We are almost round" Upon the
hill at the he head of the steps is the
Summit House" where the s'vets''
to listen to the band playing.
The library is a large brick building,
the lower story being used for Head
quarters. The reading room situated
on the second floor is one hundred by
thirty feet, contains two libraries, one
Of over sixteen hundred volumes,
donated by Mrs. Putnam of Boston,
the other about fifteen hundred vol
1mes donated by various persons;
his is called the Thomas library. The
walls are adorned with nearly two
hundred fine pictures, several of which
we're painted by an inmate of the |
'Home.'' All the leading magazines
md Reviews, including pictorials, are
IN the tables, and in the stands are
lied near two hundred newspapers
bout fifty daily-the balance weekly, |
representing all parties and denomina-
ions. The room is generally full from
till night. A'a3 .''
On our way to the Hospital we pass
he chapel, the finest building among
he fifty that adorn the grounds. 1t is
,uilt of stone, in the Gothic style. The
Rev. w. Earnshaw is the Chaplain. He
vas formerly Superintendent of Ma
,ional Cemeteries. O1
The Hospital, a very handsome
of brick three stories high, is
5wo hundred and ninety-three feet
ong. The center of the building is
'orty-one by one hundred and thirty
one, with wings for sick rooms or
wards. The basement contains kitchen,
bakery ,smokingroom, baths, mortuary
&c. There is a dining room on each |
floor, connected with the kitchen by
1umb waiter. The building is heated by |
steam. 1t cost s1S5, 600, and will ac-
three hundred persons.
There are two hundred and forty in 1t |
now. We found several soldiers of
1872 and of tne Mexican war. Oneold
sergeant was wounded at the battle of
Lane. Although the war is
over they are soldiers yet smoking
their pipes and making themselves
The National Soldiers Home was
established by act of Congress, March
21st 1866. ALtAe5si- ~,
1t is supported by an appropriation
ofstoppages and fines adjudged against
officers and soldiers, all forfeitures Of
money on account of desertion or
bounty jumping. The bad soldiers and
bounty jun pers during the war, are
made to keep the good ones that were
At the close of the war the
fund amounted to nearly $4,000, 900
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