Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-09-03


Iicts bathing in the
delightful waters.
The following letter has been han.
ded us for republication.
WARN SPRINGS, Aug. Is, 1872.
Thinking that something from this
section, where hot and boiling water
just comes up out Of the ground,
would be interesting to your many
readers, have concluded to trouble
you with few lines. | arrived here
on the 9th-the evening of that ter
rible calamity at Wolf Creek, of
which suppose you have heard. On
board of the stage was Gen. BraXton
Bragg and lady, DIR. Beach and lady
and son and two daughters and three
or four grand children and servant,
Mr.. REVERE and lady and daughter
and servant and two or three gentle
men. Fortunately for me the stage
was so crowded | concluded to take
the trip on horse back. The stage
started of briskly and when about 4
hundred and fifty yards from the rail-
road depot and just opposite the turh-
table upon which there was an engine
going to be turned around, the lead
horse, which is Il dangerous one to
run on stage line to carry ladies
and children-shied out a little, and
the road being SO very narrow, Caus-
ed the wheels of the stage to run out
on the fence and catching a rail be.
tween the spOkes threw the whole
body of the stage with baggage and
passengers entirely off of the wheels
or running gears of the stage, up side
down. In the fall Mrs. Beach was
killed The most uncalled for and
heart rending affair that ever wit
messed. Just imagine you see the
start from the depot. all well and
bright and happy, in few short mo-
ments the husband is upon his knees
counting the last feeble strokes of the
pulse of devoted wife. crying, ''Oh,
my God Ny God ~ and the walls Of
three children and three grand chill
dren, which could have been heard
quite a half mile. Oh !! it was hOrri-
ble-more than sufficient to draw
tears from a heart of steel. All of
the cause OF this horrible affair and
great bereavement to the family was,
no doubt, having a dangerous horse
in the lead of the stage and the fence
being too near to the road.
Ats o'clock ?. NJ, | started for
the Warm Springs on horseback and
arrived there at ii O'Clock 7. NJ, by
moonlight though through some OF
the many hollows and mountain gOr-
ges it was so dark / could scarcely
see my way-with now and then the
whistle of screech owls and the who,
who you! from the old big swamp
owl. The Warm Springs is the pref
test place naturally L ever saw.
North or South-situated in the beau
tiful valley of the French Broad river
and entirely surrounded by the still
more beautiful and grandest scenery
that mountains can afford, with now
and then a creek or ripping branch
with beautiful falls and cascades. -
The springs consists of a spring or
two and two nice baths fifteen by
twenty feet of hot water, three or four
feet deep, flowing out of mother
earth. These springs with all of
their advantages when the Railroad
is completed-which will be done in
the next two years. with our polite
accommodating and popular friend
Capt. Charlie Sewers and Lady at
the helm, with his efficient aids and
fine fare ought to bring from twelve
to fifteen hundred visitors each sea-
son, and three to five hundred inval-
ids every winter. l understand the
Company intend to make valuable
improvements in the next twelve
months in addition to what they al
ready have, which are good brick
buildings that must have cost already
sixty or seventy thousand dollars. -
There is a nice crowd of a hundred
to hundred and twenty five visitors
here now from Savannal, Augusta,
New Orleans. Memphis, Nashville.
Knoxville, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Virginia, New York and
Pennsylvania. The Bathing at sun
up and at ten or eleven o'clock at
night is delightful and sure cure for
Rheumatism. Dyspepsia and all skin
diseases, aud ere long it will surpass
all other resorts for the invalid and
the pleasure seeker. More anon
Your friend.
Dec.