The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-09-06
"A Few Words. by Your -sssavo,'' about
the Big Mammoth Cave, &C.
How the Press Gang and Accompanying Friends.
Feminine and Masculine. W Went. Saw and 6of
Away from the Biggest Hole, so far as
known. on the American Continent.

How the Press Gang and accompanying Friends,
Feminine and MsscuIIne. Went, Saw snd Got
Away from the Biggest Hole, so far as
known, on the American Continent.
Ohio and West Virginia Press Association. long
and pleasantly to bc remembered By the ladies
excursion of q goodiy number of the members
of said Association and their wives, daughters,
sweethearts and friends, among the latter OF
whom were not a few OF the masculine persua-
sion. to the wurld-rcnowned Mammoth Cave in
Kentucky. The excursion I'm its inception as
we'll as in all its ENJOYABLE details was the mas
terw0rk Of Messrs W. L. Foulk, Sons 4 Co. of
Pittsburgh. the efficient and reliable advertising
agents in said city of the Association in queS-
tiOn, and so long as the mind reverts with plea
sure. it must while life lasts, to the agreeable
incidents and experiences of that memorable
trip so long will the names oS Col. w. l.. Foukz
and his worthy coadjutors be beld i'm gratefN
remembrance by all who had the pleasure OF
participating IN the excursion which he and
they so pleasantly conceived and so admirably
conducted. This by way Of parenthesis, and now
let us refer as briefly as possible to some OF the
sights seen, courtesies received and pleasures
e7ioyed during the eight days so deIightfuIly
spent In visiting one OF the greatest wonders of
Leaving Ebensburg on Monday evening. Aug.
II. Barker, we succeeded at CressOn IN SCOOP
ing in" another of our townsmen, A. V. Barker,
ESQ whom we captured and cook with US uOlells
UDlels 1--WE believe thst is the Latin for I'D, with
out affording him an opportunity to say nay or
burgh-us four ard no more from Cambria g
northern shore-we spent the balance of the
gentleman and ourseIr, the other two taking n
more Central position-at the famous Seventh
Avenue Hotel, so admirably conducted by Col.
Cnger and so popular among a ~ who appreciate
luxurious accom- m rotations and the most gen o.
tlemHnly treatment at the lowest possible prices
Tuesday:morninE we repaired to the Union
Depot, where VIC soon became part aud parcel
of a happy thronR numbering nearly II not quite
two hundred. and ere long we were comf0rJa-
bly, seated in one of the seven elegant cars pro-
vided for the occasion, In. which we had scarce
iy more than eDsc0uced ourself when the train
moved out of the depot and proceeded on its
journey over the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St.
Louis Railway. otherwise known as the PAN
Handle Route" which inside of our own great
and unequalied thoroughfare, the Pa. r. r., has
DO superior In equipment, management, speed
and comfort ON the American continent. Stop
ping by the way at Steubenvile, Newark and u
Few other points along The road 10 gather them
in"-tbat Is, more of the editors and their lade es
the excursonists reached Columbus, u, be-
tween and O'Clock. p. m, where u sumptuous
dinner greeted the visions and I'm a very brief
time satisfied the infernal-no, internal-crav-
ings or as hungry set OF mOrtais, we venture to
say, as has struck the capital OF the Buckeye
State for many day. After an hour spent in
dispOsinp OF the rich viauds and taking stroll
I'm and about the commodous depot, the cry OF
"all aboard - hastily summoned the party back
to their comfortable seaTs I'm the cars, and the
train once more took up its line of march for
the city of PorkOpOlis, Nothing worthy OF spe-
ciaI mention occurred during the next four
hours, the seldom changing Kaleidoscope here
as elsew here along the route bringing to view
an almost unbroken chain of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
groaning so to speak, beneath and above the
weight OF rfpeuing ears At O'Clock or there
aoouts the Joy IadSned train came 10 halt
out of pure delight no doubt, the ladies, anf
the gentlemen too, OF course, were 'bUssed afl
the way to the Grand Hotel, one of the urgekt
and best furnished hotels to be found anywhefe
this side of sundown. Here there was some d.
lay in the assignment of rooms and some cot-
plaint about the method of serving at table, the
reduction IN price being made an excuse fok
and allowing us the privilege OF either taking
what was offered, or, for all we knew 10 the con.
trary, running the risk of getting nothing more
congenial TO our tastes. sun as The rooms were
neat, clean and well furnished. and the victuals
mot TO be sneezed al" the innovation was gen.
orally accepted without much grumbling.
After supper nearly the entire party accept
GbdnX ed an Honse on M ADAMS This siobf
ful resort was reached from the hotel by street
cars and an inclined plane, and when reached
q most interesting view of the city by gasiIght
the pleasing panorama spread out before
US. The Cincinnati Orchestra discoursed sweet
music, and all who felt inclined slipped their
beer or other beverages tOur crowd took lem
onade in their NJ and pad for II like Otherfolks.
after which the party were "inciined'' once
more to the foot of the hill, n stationary engine
at the top doing al. the work, and thence betook
themselves once more to the hotel.
Wednesday morning the excursOnists TO q
man (and woman), each of whom had tiny
scrap of blue ribbon pinned to the lapel of his
coat, or, in the case OF the ladies', to the place
fully avaied themselves of the opportunity af-
forGe1, through invitation extended by John
Simpkinson, ESQ, PRESIDENT or the Cincinnati
ZooiOEical Association, to visit the zoo zoo and
hold friendly intercourse with a gOodly thTOug
of Darwin's pr"genftors and hundreds of other
deniZens OF the forest. sea and air, Here TOO
we were met and welcomed TO the freedom OF
the city in neat speech by Hon. John Moore,
Mayor OF Cincinnati, who took occasion to pay
a we'll deserved compliment 20 the; President
aud Managers of the Geological Garden, re fer
ring among other things with either pride or
sorrow we don't know which, to the fact that
there is only one John Simpkinson, forgetting,
or a. least ignoring for the time being, the no
less apparent fact that there is one Moore, and
he the Mayor, of whom Cincinnati has every
reason TO be proud. The address OF welcome
was replied TO on behalf of the Press Assocla-
ton by Mr.. Chill W. Hazard, OF Monongaheia
Guy, whose remarks were as fuil OF warmth ana
wit as II they had emsnated from a less Chilly
source. After the speech making, which IL Is
proper to say was preceded by a very enjoyable
sight seeing tour through the Garden, u sub
stantial repast was provided for the party by
MIR. Simpkinson, who then ploted us TO one of
the outer gates and bade US a kindly farewell.
The excursiOnists thereupon returned by diff
fereut line of street cars to the hotel, fully i'm
pressed with the conviction that Cincinnati has
a Geological Garden which will now compare
favOrabiy and is destined ere long TO surpass
auy similar institution in the United States.
Wednesday afternoon al $50 by the clock the
eXcursionists left Cincinnati en- route for Louis
vile by special train op the c. s. L. Short Line.
any unusual sensations. or seeing any nOtewOr-
fhy sI1Sfs about $50 the same dny Here the
'bussing business wis repeated, and in due time
the Gait House opened us massive doors TO give
a cordial welcome. Here too we we're speed
iIy brought in contact with true Southern hos
pitality, and here also we personally had the
pleasure OF meeting and eventually visiting the
worthy family Of our warm personal friend and
patron, Mr.. Peter McTamany, former citizen
OF Altoona, who was born and reared in Wash
years past has made his home in Louisville.
where, 5 here on the Pa X. r., he is employed
as q locomotive engineer. But we digress- At
the Cult House we found a magnificent supper
awaiting us, to which we were welcomed by the
Louisville Press Club ano many other celebrt-
ties, among whom may be named Hon. Henry
Watterson. the comparatively youthful though
world-renOwned editor of the Courier J0tirIidl
and worthy successor of the gifted and lament
ed Geo. ID. Prentice; Hon. John Watts hearny,
the brilliant. generous and wealthy son OF zen.
Philip X earny. a brave aud reputable officer OF
the regular army, who lost his life At the battie
of Bull Run, and whose son, the aforesaid John
Waits kearny, we hope to see elected 10 Con-
gress, for which honor he is an asptrant: DR..
F.. f. D. Stamford, President Mr.. Row land, Su-
periutendent, and C. p AtmOre, Esq, Generai
Ticket and Passenger Agent of the Louisville
and Great Southern Railroad, aud many other
warm hearted gentlemen OF that city whom We
shall ever hold in grateful remembrance On
part of those who extended TO US such unmis-
taxable evidences OF good Will, speeches replete
with the most kindly and PATRIOTIC sentiments
were made by Messrs- WattersOn, Howlctt, the
worthy President OF the Louisville Press CluO,
Kearny and Others, aud were replied To at some
length in the most eloquent and oehtung terms
by Mr. Hensel the talcuted and amiaole Junior
editor of the Lancaster InteutgenceT. aud more
briefly by several other memo0rs OF the AsSO-
ciation Messrs. Christman aud Hazard, Presi-
dent and Secretary OF said Association. mean
time performing the duties pertaining 10 thelr
respective positions with the utmost grace ana
dignity. Thus pleasantly passed this most De-
Erh Pol ban ttof No failing