Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05
EDITORIAL EXCURSION
To the Mammoth Cave and
Nashville.
Hospitality of the Cincinnatians
and LOuisV iIleans.
A JOLLY GOOD TIME.

A JOLLY GOOD TIME.
By ou- Special Representative.
Leaving the G. w. and KY. depot, al
Wheeling, on the morning of the 2Ott
ult., we intersected the regular eXcur
sion train at Steubenville-tOOk dinner
at Columbus, and $50 P. NJ. found u:
in Cincinnati. Omnibuses were iu
readiness to transport our party, now
numbering about 200, to the "Grand
Hotel" 1t is astonishing to see how
readily the managers of such magni-
f1cant house as this can feed and store
away 200 or 800 hungry creatures. AT.
ter exhibiting our able-bodied appe-
tites, time was called, and through the
courtesy of MIR. Kerper, of Route 16,
and Mr.. Starr, proprietor of the High
land House, we were invited to spend
the evening at that pleasant resort on
the brow of Mt. Adams. This is a
beautifully located place Of resort over
looking the entire city. Music the
finest, lemonade the coolest, ladies the
handsomest, the great city by gas light,
and the may dance, were the princi-
pal attractions of the evening. Gnciu-
natl claims DO 900 Inhabitants. Elev-
en- o'clock found Us ut our hotel.
Next morning "Wednesday we were
requested to "fall in," receive our
passes, "blue up and red down." for
the Geological Garden. This Garden,
opened in 1875, second to none In
America, is beautifully located on high
ground, some two miles from the heart
of the city, and contains 66s acres. We
were shown around among this Won
derful selection of beasts, birds, and
reptiles, till 10 O'Clock A. NJ, at which
time we found ourselves comfortably
seated in, and about the great dining
hall and lunch room connected with
the Garden. All parties seated, SUBJ
stantisl lunch, with Lenpo,lGde-( Gin
cinnati lemonade b ts reputation) was
served to the entire satisfaction of the
company. Mr.. Chill w. Hazard, oil
Monongalels City-(who by the way is
no speaker, he says he isn't)-made a
few remarks explanatory of how this
great Garden received its first empetus.
We quote from memory: "a great
many years ago, (Chill won't lie), per-
haps about 18l2-everything South
happened about that year-a menage-
rie visited the spot just where the Car
den now stands, and some how or 9th
er, a lion escaped from his cage. 1t
roamed the fields and forests at will,
and was so 'gratified and satisfied
with the country, and its treatment,
that it sat dow1 and wrote to all its old
friends and acquantances in Africa,
(ChilI went lie), and they, receiving
such glowing reports from their absent
comrade, at once organized, and have
been swimming the ocean and other
wise picking up loose conveyances for
this point, till their number to-day has
actually reached 1000 animals, eXclu-
Sive of these 200 editors" Right here
Mr.. Hazard introduced the manager OF
the Garden, and next, the Mayor OF
the city, who in turn made neat little
speeches of eicome. They both said
they were glad to see US, &c. We i'm
'agine, the way we drew on their hos.
pitality, they were gladder to bid US
good-by.
At2P. M. we took the train for Lou
isville, KY, and were soon sailing
across the Ohio, on the great iron Rail-
and Covington. Covington presents
a very favorable appearance in the line
Of fine business houses, wide and clean
ly streets. After cleverly losing sight
OF this place and its immediate sur
rounding country, we were run through
the poorest and most desolate portion
of heritage that we ever beheld. Near
ing Louisville, however, marked
Improvement set In. Fine dwellings,
large barns, rich fields covered with
grass, grain and stock, took the place
of cabins, log aud rail stables, poor
crops, poor stock, half starved every
thing in that poverty-stricken country
only few miles back. By the Short
Line from Cincinnati to Louisville it
is 100 miles.-arrived at Louisville at
6P. NJ. 1t claims a population Of about
10000. Organizations for our recep
ton at this point appeared perfect, and
in few moments, the businesS-like
proprietor and gentlemanly clerks of
the Galt House, had US all comfortably
quartered, and in due time had US
march to the capacious dining hall ,and
there, with many brilliant members of
the Louisville Press Club and their
friends, we were seated, and served to
the most delicious feast of goodies"
that this or any other country could
produce. After all had apparently ex-
hausted themselves trying to get away
with the bountiful supply of good
things. Hon. Henry Watterson, editor
of the Louisville Courier Journal arose,
and in his impressive way delivered
the address of welcome. w. W.Hent.
sell, of Pennsylvania, responded
Brief speeches were made by Hewlett,
Barber, StandIford, Kearney and 9th
ers. The Press Club of the city did
more than credit to itself in so hand
somely receiving and entertaining us.
Mr.. Hentsell is brilliant speaker. He
and his co orators of the evening, left
not vestige of the once great STUN
bling block-Mason and Dixon's Line.
Hands were shaken ever the bloody
chasm, and so far as that line is con>
the country is now forever at
rest They said so.
Supper over, Snider piped, and the
lance began. The light fantastic toe
we haven't that kind of a toe)-was
ripped till the hours grew late, and
the lands of dreams welcomed US. Wei
said good night.
Lett Louisville Thursday. at 10 A. M.
1ver the Louisville & Great Southern |
for Cave City, So miles dis
ant. An indescribable variety of
is passed over in that ride.
Arrived at Cave City at 8 P. NJ. Itia
lot much city, and we cared but lit
lie just then, whether.it was city or
lot. 1t was Mammoth Cave we were
lunting, and it was nine miles away.
Divers old-fashioned omnibuses and
'oad wagons were in readiness to drag
Is over "that rough and rugged road"
round trip 81 80. Lsdies were given
he reserved seats, and the rest of Us
Door emsciated creatures were dumped
into those old go carts, ut
he risk of our lives. An attempt at a
display of dignity in one of those con-
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