The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-16
CITY NEWS.
The Excursion of Centenary Sabbath
FOuntafns-(arand illumination.

ing yerV interesting deScflDtlOu OF the Gave
by candle light upon tbe occasion of the re-
cent visit Of Centenary and other Sabbath.
schools. -.
Tho grand illumination of the uCave of
Fountains y which took nlaee on last Wed.
neslav was Witnessed Inv at least f;va
hundred nersons from III narts of tbe
United States. and some from Iondon
ENGLAND Rv invitation Of tbe nronr;etor
Mr.. Pirkv. i6e Trinity SundavIscbool of
Raltimore the Andrew Chanel Sunday
school. of Harrisonburo and the Centenayv
Methodist S,hhatb-ccbooI Of R;cbn,oni
wara nrasent Tha R;ch,nond ,,art,, stant
cd from Stannton at abnnt a;cloc,, @ '' and
wara nndar tba charoa of Mr. 4sa Sn,da.
of Richmond - 80" '0"' 0''
The v;ew from the entronca n, ,h;e covo
;e ona Of iba nost' baoni;Gnl II tba SoiIa,,
.Refara lgon st,atcl,es a,rav tha hroo1 . ~
tom Lands of the Shanandooh .nd t a. ,",,r
feet nlows the beonf(( nj Straom &c ct S1uth 1U
River bastenino on to ;o;n tha loroar ,as r;no,.
at port RenubIic, To vonr r;obt lac oe tbe
Rlna R;dgo and n yorr laft yo,, go az
MoSoonnf3o, ,aar;nc eIaet hav ~ ha, ooo .i. ine
and in Tho dstonce snn.rentlu ,,nit;npp p1ah, ;t,,,
the RIne R;doe tbus form;ne cor5or W., ~
monnta;ns aro,,nd ae fart;Ie and ,;ntu y,
rescue A valley as anv farmer or land.
scane na;nter copld desire J1no, a,,tor;rn
the Gave Won find the dascant uar,, stoar1
and arc reminded of tho Jesno,,o,;s p; I,,,a,,.,;
as Won trv to ncer into tba darLnosS Ss'l H. ~
meath von. Rnt coon a Scena IF roro
maon;Gcenca hnrsts nno,, wnn, ono IA .nS
Won are startled Of the lifa-l;ke annooronna NC
of the ststues which ara m scattare5 & Pphronnb III
ont III The large anartmant % %afosa no,, rlio Va,,
feel as If Won an We're anter;nn | tho eochontod ~
naIaca nf Some Gnoma K;n, nh rIorn .dhvI ai1 h"J
been turned to stona ond1 ,,,oro ,,onoI-,
awaiting ihe touch If the ma,;c;,n 70 stort
into lie again. Rnt fhe feelnos Of owe
and snbIimity soon gives Mace fo an all
powerful curiosity which nromnts vnu va 70 70
inspect more closelv tbe nernliariIv oftbe
formations. and soon the cave resoundaJ ie
from end to end with eyclamat;ons
of wonder and delight az The LARGE
marty scattered into tbe uo,;o,,s 'no no,raI rase
,nenis. Thousands af candles % l;obtaI ob,aR',. nv
the wnndrons nannel,ed walls uh;ah ''G r up
neculiar feantrra of !" th;s' ' Gave Cove 'o, ond
brnnpht ont in hold ra,;af fbe v, nnr,oro,'. ~nu
monuments that stand lilo sant;naSs =,
stony silence puardino some hidden treas.
ure. Ttwonld he ;mnoss;hle to [ dssnr;ha ts :,
so short a compass, the many wondrous
beauties OF this Gave; suffice it to say,
tnat IL Wen deserves a visit from all lovers
est 70 the visitor from his having first be-
n nelu 5he e. peau,liai formations OF the WORLD
iamed Weyer,s Cave, which is so near it.
before leaving the Gave, the schools
Were all assembled IN the spacious hall,
known as washington Hall" where they
joined IN some beautiful choral singing,
winch had quite q novel effect In those
suoterraneous regions.
Alter lew short speeches of welcome
ana congratulatlon, &c., the whole party re-
turned to the Fountain Gave Inn, where
they dld ample justice to the fine dinner
which the proprietor had waiting for them;
and from the way in which spring chick
ems disappeared, one would have thought
they had full grown wings as large as an
eagles.
IL was a delightful occasion, and all
We're pleased with the manner in which
everything had been conducted. In the
evening the baltlmoreans and and Harri-
sonDnrgers returned to Harrlsonburg, and
the hicnmona party ana Staunton parties
returned to Staunton.
TIE STORM YEsTERnAy-ONr NAN
KILLED nv LIGHTNING Ann Two
OTHERs SHOcKED- Yesterday ofternonn
during the prevalence of the severe rain
storm which was accomnanied hv vivid
flashes Of LIGHTNING followed bv many na,ls
of thunder. Peter Dickinson. q colored man
aped f;ftv years. was sfrnck Nv l;chtn;na
and e il supposed instantly killed
while standing under a. shed near .
traa in Ford5s woodward oornar oe
Relv;dare and Main streets o' The
deceased had been at work in The ward
saving wood. and when the storm
came nm. soupht shelter nnder the she'd nc
above Nothinp was known Of his having
heen struck until after the storm was
over. when Mr.. Ford went out in the
ward and found him living dead near a nile
OF wood under the shed. Physlclans were
at once summoned, put lie mad taken Its
flight. Not a mark or Drnlse OF any
character was iound upon MS BODY.
lis remains were removed TO ms resi-
uenGe on oeherspn,p ,petween ~ Df0aa ana mar
snail streets. Near tne spot where Dickin-
son was kiiieo, u cow met the same late
year ago.
Inc same Doit OF hghtnlng, 1t Is supposed,
struck fnlilip Parr, an employee IN the
rolling mil furnace at the iredegar works:
lie was severely stunned and bruised
though not dangerously hurt.
Mf. J0nn Dncpneru, Wnlle under Sneltef