The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-09-06
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waAreached, and then came the tug Of war
TherP were still eight or ten miles between us
and the objective point, and this distance had
to b4travel..d over the toughest kind of road,
and " most or the party in the rOtfghest kind
of v4licles.- SIM there was lots OF fun and a
goodkeal OF bump on the way. aud we are pre-
tive5 came in for the lions share of oJth-espe-
cialik the lyin', which was dOpe for the most
parqby ueiRheor James, OF the Herald, assisted
by "A gentleman whom we dubSed ''Zlney," !"
principally perhaps, and only perhaps, because
hg was from Zanesviiie- Our drivers name, IL
iSproper to remark, was Turner mo relation to
Bessie. and the way he answered all questions
hpe end hHIr IN lr-s tran m N9ur md Rair
; Vas = caution to the natives. sun we dldnt
lasts we shall ever hold in happy memory the
! name of -- Turner. the man who disc 'unt-
ed the cnampagne so literally supplied on the
cars by furnishing with an abundance OF real
pain during the six eight hours spent in his
l company while going TO aud returning from the
~ time moves, and even Turner's wsgoJ
moves ~+~l-It- and at long and at last we reaSh
the Mecca OF our hopes and ambitions. only to
md that while there were plenty OF holes TO
| poke our heads in, including of course the big
hole in the ground the chances TO secure soft
snap in the downy couch line were exceedingly y
hearts, or even our shirts. or that sccount, we
availed ourselves of the first opportunity to re-
plenish the inner man, and after that We were
ready TO join others among the eNcursionists
who had still nerve enough left to go over " hat
il called the ',Short Route a distance nf seven
miles In the bowels of the earth This feat was
accomplished including many haltS, In about
four hours, the party and its guides, nearly ali
OF whom were furnished With miners lamps in
skeleton frames, each OF the party having pre-
viousiy provided himself or herself With cane,
going in at and coming out about u O'Clock.
p. m. What we saw on this route. os well as on
the Long ROute''-nine miles IN aud nine mites
out-which we went over next day, and which,
by the way, was something less than the one
huDdredth anniversary OF our birth, we Will
leave our readers To conjecture for the present,
though IL nothing more important lnterveneS
we viii in all probability revert to the subject
next week. Suffice IT for the time being then
to say that during the fourteen hours, all told,
which we spent in exploring this great wonder,
sights and Will experiences W hfch
will never be eradicafed from our memory.
J Having, however, explored it's utmost limits so
| far as now known. aud beheld all the wonders
Il has I'm store for sight -seers, we rest content
to remain where are and allow the cave TO
do the same thing for all time TO come. True,
we saw more thBn enough TO repay US for the
pended, but nevertheless we are free to say that
phsr the one ,reseni9i in the fuIi 0Ies,n 81 the
glorious sunlight when we emerged from the
cave, after having trudged for ten long hours
chambers. Yet. for all that, we came fOrtE
/ from the bowels OF the earth more than ever
convinced. ~ such thing were possible, that
Where we went and what We saw after leav-
Ing the cave must be told In very short meter,
Hs want of time and space both demand, in 81
lent though eloquent words, that we should
pull down our vest. Before doing so. how
ever, wish To say that the honor of Ebens-
burg was fully maintained at the Cave hotel as
elsewhere, inasm uch AS her representatives sue
ceeded In getting away on Thursday night W ith
four out OF the eleven cots left after the ladies
FOR had been provided.
| Inadequate accOmmO OdatiOns without waiting
for supper. we FASTENED back TO Cave city as
speedily as Turner's tireless team could tote US,
where we secured a meagre supper aud soon
after retired to rest n one OF the sleeping cars,
I the train having been lett at Gave city awaiting
| the pleasure OF the eXcursiOnists, To whom thf
further;courtesy OF free ride to Nashville aVd
RScepted by about oue-rOurth OF the party.A nd
arteS~e good nights rest on the cars We we're
safely fauded I'm the canitRl OF Tennessee about
o'clock Saturday morning. Here our party
was intercepted on its way to the hotel by Col.
Burch. of the Nashville DTtly American, true
son OF the soil, with warm heart In Dig BODY.
Under his guidance we soon reached the Max
TO be found anywhere. Here took break
fast and dinner, In the meantime enjoying a
most pleasant experience In company with The
gentleman above named and others OF the same
generous Tx. First a meeting OF our branch uf
the excursiOnists was organized In one OF the
parioTs Of the hotel, and u series OF resolutions
expressive of the thanks Of ali concerned for
the kind treatment received from railroads and
people were unanimously adopted, ana then
handed over TO Col. BuTch Tor publication.
Then followed a visit still under the same kind
~ direction, TO the large ana neautiiOi otate
House. OF which Tennessee has Just cause to be
proud, where we were presented TO Governor
Porter, noble and handsome man OF fine ply
siQue, and to other State officials, after which
we were conducted through the building and
even 10 the tOpof the tUwer'sceinE u outl am le
many interesting mineral and other specimens
OF the States production, besides line picture
gallery embracing the portraits OF former Gov
ernOrs and other eminent mon OF Tennessee, as
well as much else of a very interesting chnrHc-
ter. among v hich may be mentioned an ESSp-
tian mummy some thirteen hundred years old
From the State capitol we were Conducted 10
the residence of Mrs. james X. Polk. to whom
aud to whose adopted daughter, standing by
her side, we were presented each In turn aud
made most heartily welcomed. Mrs, PUlk, once
an inmate aud the glory of the White House, Is
2 well preserved aDd most esttmabie lady aged
eb Dut 40 years, TO which we trust many more
wIll yet be added. Leaving the presence OF his
venerable relict, we paid visit TO the modest
tomb OF the ex.President himself, which Occu-
pies a prominent position 10 the extensive
grounds fronting the fine residence nov Occu-
| pied by his amiuOie widow. This done, We re-
! turned more TO the hotel, aDd later IN the
day enjoyed a ride, at the expense OF one oI
/ erected during the war on the southern out
/ skirts OF the city. We also took hasty glance
| az the prIncely mansion ana beautiful grounds
! OF Mrs Ches,tham, AckliB, the richest vo-
( man In the South. and came TO the conclusion
4 IT'S pa miest days WAS a second Eden upon earth.
| Leaving Nashville nt $40 p m.i we reached
Louisville, wrapped IN tue arLns o. N MoEphens, ,,
| morning, but were rot disturbed until broad
SL osS IishtL, ~ ,hs cali House w bither we had
DevI ,v PvSC bs,i ntt djverved from the original
| route laid down in the programme. These lat
! ter or at least goodly portion OF theIn' were
| entertained on Saturday evening AT the pala-
/ tiaI residence OF Hon. j. Watts hearney, " here
a reception befitting a royal page cant was u ven
| them by that Doble-hearted gentleman and his
| no less estimable lady. Sunday forenoon We
/ that is the writer of this-attended Mass at the
/ Cathedral, which was celebrated by the vener-
/ sermon on charity from one OF the Fathers
i and were ediiied. not 20 say inspired Win oe-
III.
/ IL has ever been our pleasure To hear Sunday
| afternoon was pleasantly spent IN "a visit 10
! Phoenix Hill Park and iu strolling abOut the
| CITY viewing scenes strange TO US Snd not eN-
! ceiied in grandeur and mag nincence by any
! CITY we have ever visited. broadway, the
priD,.ipal thorOughfare ~ Louisville Is ~ tSCG
/ wide, with 30-Toot pavement on each SIDE,
and Is skirted for the mUst part 10y priv ate res
J ItrDces hich exceed IN eNten: and elegance
! our widest anticipations Of It's wealth and arch
! i.ectural beauty. -,
/ From Lovisvfi we mace our way 20 Indian
apolis the same night, with several otners OF
! the cxcursionists, over the JeHcrsouNi
Madison and Indianapolis Railroad, stopping al
/ Columbus. IDd., long enough 20 take lunc6'
| and reaching the capital OF Indiana about nld
nigbt. Here We put up at the Grand huiel'
/ and next day spent several hours IN looking
| about the city, visiting AIN ong other pOints OF
/ interest the most imposing ana COSTLY ~ CouIt
/ House in the United states. ouit AT an e1pen-
dfture os s1eO0.OO0- Il is indeed gram tcin
I of Justice, but truth cOmpeiiS US 10 amrh thht
/ n il also a temple dedicated TO some unkn9~E
.sgaud''-at least il has a gaudiness ABOUT ~ not
! To he found in such reckless proiuslon we
I dare say, anywhere else in the CIVILIZED Noriu.
! we also sought an interview win governor
I Williams universally known AS "Bne jeans,
/ hut in this attemp we were disappointed OW .
/ inur 10 his absence from the city. We succeed-
/ ed hoNFeN or, in finding the gentleman ne got
| away with" Hon. Benz H Harrison, ana by
/ him were very cordially received
/ Nv the aid of an accommodation train on the
! ~ ITapdla road We reached Cambridge Glty