Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-04

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II ~ Delightfully."- situated at the
extremity Of gulf about thirty
miles III length, and varying from
five 10 fifteen In BREATH, encom-
/ passed with the mountains. which
are In many parts richly wooded.
Seen rom the harbor, the appear
ance OF the town, extending two
miles along the coast, and rising
from the SEA in the form of AN am
phithcatre, il very striking. The
houses in the Frank aud Armeni-
an quarters are well built Of stone
and the streets, although narrow
are superior to those OF Constan-
tinople Seven cities, Ii il said
disputed the right OF having civ.
en- birth To Homer, but Smyrna
s...s...- t thai honor. and tradition
asserts that he composed his I'M
mortal poems In Il grnttO on the
banks of the River Meles, which
runs at little distance to the
south of the city. There are sew
erai very good hotels In Smyrna,
aud also in the pleasant villages
OF Bournabat and Boudja, ii which
there are now branch lines CT rail-
way. The latter il charming res
idence in Summer, and Ii ouly
five and a half miles by the Smyr-
ma and Adm Railway, which mas
a short branch OF one and il half
miles to the village from Paradise
Station. smyrna emf IS the dis
tinction Of being the only place In
Turkey, with the exception Of
Stamboul, containing the termini
OF two railways, one to Cassaba
and the other to Aidin. Near the
station of Magnesie, OIL the form
er line, two and a halfnour's Jour-
ney, there iSa remarkable statue
OF Niobe, supposed to be the work
of Proteus, son nf Tantalus, and of
which Pausanius and Strabo speak
The ruins of Ephesus, too, are
now particularly we'll worth i Wis
r., In consequence Of the excava-
tioms carried on by DIR. Wood up
on the site of the great Temple or
Diana. The distance by the Snyr-
ma aud Adm Railway to Ayasou-
louk is furty-eight miles, time,
two hours and fifty miles; horses
can there be hired for Ephe-
sus, on aud the return
journey 10 Smyrna made the same
day. Special trains may be had
on moderate terms at short no.
tice, and parties Of twelve or more
can obtain return tickets at the
rate Of o single fare by giving one
| days notice TO the station master
at Smyrna. The society at Snyr-
ma is very agreeable, and tho prin-
cipal nationaities have each their
own club, at which ball Is FREE
quently given; in fact, Smyrna
has the reputation of being the
most hospitable city on the Lee
want. There Is an excellent thea
tire and also several cafes, at which
entertainmentsare occasionally pro-
duced, and where, during the heat
of the day, the refreshing sea-
breeze may be enjoyed with cup
Of fragrant mocha and a cool mar
/ CHILE. A fearful accident occurred
some time ago during the perfor-
mances at one Ofthese cafes known
as the Kivoto. Attracle eel by hand
bills posted all over the. toAvn. up
ward Of $50 spectators flocked to
the exhibition, but about 10 r. nj.
an 0minous cracking was heard,
and the Mortified audience felt the
flooring give way beneath them.
A single piercing shrek was heard
to issue from the cafe, followed by
a loud crash, and all was silent.
| The entire edifice, which was built
over the sea and supported on
piles, had disappeared under the
water, a few shattered bea lis alone
remaining to indicate the spot
where the Kivoto stood. Upward
of 100 persons persisted, among
them being all the actors and ac-
| tresses, with the exception Of the
clown. II was a strange coinci-
| dence, that, at the very moments OF
the catastrophe, one of the per-
formers was representing Death,
and caused much laughter by rum
ming after an actor on the stage.
The two other cafes similarly con-
structed--the Pausilippe and Aph-
rOsse-have since been closed by
the authorities. The climate OF
Smyrna is considered to be very
healthy. Even in the month Of
August / did not find the heat ex-
cessiye, as during the summer
breeze called the .sInbat'' blows
from the sea and keeps the town
cool and pleasant. When, however,
the wind comes from the north,
which it occasionally does, across
! the hot plains of Anatolio, the air
is OF pressive; but in the month Of
May and June the climate Is very
agreeable. Belgrarid.