Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-08
CAT The WHITE. !"
Noted Men ant Women Summsring
at the White Sulphur Springs.
The Lawns and Cottages-Southern Chiy.
aly-Sine Host, Mr.. Phebus-Ihe
Sulphur Water-SceEes
and Incidents.
Social Correspondenee.


mountains, famous even before ciyiliza-
ton westward to''k its way, has always
maintained 8 foremost rank among
American watering places; even when
y homely tavern- wanting in those con-
veniences the 18th century traveller
looks upon as necessities-men OF note
gathered here. Patrick Henry, Cal
houn, Henry Clay, TO say nothing OF
Washington and his immediate success
sors, all visited the White Sulphur. Im-
pruyement kept race with the march
OF time, till the hotel was destroyed To
make way for the present handsome
edifice, solid and spacious, with din
ing room second To none IN the world.
An idea of the vast size of this house
NAV be derived from the fact Of its be-
nga quarter Of mile around three
of It's cascades. There are 1000 acres
altogether belonging To the White Sui
phur Sprir rs Company, 90 OF which
are laid cut ia lawn anu landscape gar
dening.
The Lawns
Immediately surrounding the hotel are
eLciIcltd by cottages containing each
four OF five rooms, n veranda, ami each
room is supplied with the open fire.
place, where, IN the cool, rainy days
We have just had, wood fires burn mer-
rily away. In tact, some of the more
dellcate ladies have u log fire shoulder
ipg always Oh their hearth. THESE cot
tag,s nun bur about Lalf dozen in
row, and are called Florida Row,
Baltimore Row." etc. \ row o!
former cottages Il occupied Sys.oreS,
news depoI post office, dry goods aud
jewellers stone. Below TINS IS the so.
''whence the hea ing waters tlrw,"
protected by handsome rotunda with
sea pymplS and m,Tmaids, sporting
above the sulphur, Us depths.
Pretty Rustic Bridges
sran raviues, and Towards Creek-a
silyeTy stream meanders over its peb-
bly, bottom, at the foot Of Hates
MOuntaIn-sO named after the wife of
q pioneer who was obliged to conceal
herself from the Indians. 1t still re-
tains It's primeval forest, as il did hum
bred Years ago. RumOr saysit still con-
taIus Tears and deers.
Eariy Is this season is we are not
without some little excitement. Oae
day last week il was rumored two
members OF the Southern chIvalry had
selected this spot in which TO satisfy
their wounded sslf-eStesm. the edge
of the romance was rather taken OFT
when il Was discovered IL was politics
and not "UarTen honor" not even
woman in tie case 10 add ZeSt To the
affair, if not to the cOmbatanIs. For
some hours excitement ran high, bets
were made even. The challenged party
was here at thus house with valiSe
full OF pistols, his second and physician.
At length it was aScertained that they
had lett tor "IreSh fields and pas ureS
new" When the facts were sifled
down il came out that Mr.. Beirne, of
the State, asd Mr.. Fam, OF the Wing
two opposing pap,rS III Richmond,
Va, one 3 Malone Organ-had come TO
logger heads AMI determined TO light
itUut on this line" or rather outside
the line, for We are just six miles this
side of "Oie NIrg,uny." Constables
made il too disagreeable for them, how
ever, to arrangs their late unpleasant
ness anyw here. Much 10 their DIS
gust they found they were no longer in
the "land OF the free"
mr.. Phoebus,
mine host Of the White Sulpur, has no
idea OF any infringement of rules here,
any mere than at Old Point Comfort,
at his famous Hygeia Hotel, where old
Fort Monroe mounts guard over that
fa> orIte resort; where military tread
an, the jangle OF swords resouni
thr, ugh the corridors, keeping time TO
tut music that floats out from the band
o,,I the still waters Of Chesapeake
BY.
VI e are not so very many here as
vet; not 70 crowded that walking on
the piayz,s, vast as they are, is SIMPLY
tafRnIlng
room only Is to he obtained, as they
say IL he case IN the height of the sea
SOU in the pirlor. But 1.-The few and
the far brtweenn "reap if they do sow
all the advantages of an early season,
which - always the best for invalids.
Never were walters more attentive or
cuisine more appetizing, with Its deli
cate viands and good things from the
seabOaId both III and oat OF season, pro-
vided 10y Mr.. PhOebus.
AS to the potent effect OF
The snlphur water,
there cannot be doubt Of its efficacy.
The climate has always SD much to dc
with rheumatism it required just such
temperature To- enable sulphur, both
internally and externally applied, TO
complete its healing work. The North
err Iphur springs are subject TO such
variations of colo and damp weather
~ To seriously interfere with the TAX
ing of sulphur as it should be. But
here We do not ALLOW the thermometer
TO play such pranks, in summer es-
pecially. NOrIherners are beginning
To fiud this out, for among those who
have engage rooms here are General
u. =. Grant, New York City; w. a.
Roebliug, Engineer Brooklyn Bridge;
Hon. ". NJ. EvarIs, New York City;
F. Gowan, president Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad; Hon. A. G.. Curtin,
Pennsylvania; General Toombs, Geor-
gis; General Sherman, United States
Army; General Rover and family,
Washington; General Johnston, Wash
iDgtop; w. w. Coreoran, Washington.
Among those already here are \ lmirsl
Murray, United States Navy; w. II.
dayton, q prominent lawyer of Phila-
ielphis, and family; General Gibson,
. the newly appointed Senator from New
Orleans, La, aud family; Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Z. Gibbs, Of Charleston, s. c.,
and Miss Jones and two servants are
domiclled In one of the cottages in
Florida row till September; Mr.. Chas.
Leland, OF New York City; Mrs. Saw
age, of Pbiladelphis, aud three SOFAS,
and Mrs. u. L. Howell; Rev. j. ".
SIsDger, Of Cincinnati, o.; MIR. Roper
and family, of Burlington, Ia; K. Z.
D.ringer, of BaltimcrA, Nd; DIR. Nc
LsOd sHd family, of Louisville, KY,
-snd many others.
An immense trout hooked by very
small boy 81 South Fork, n. C., jerked
him into the water. He held on 10
the role and yelled, and his mother
pulled boy and fish both out.
The seventeen. months old child, OF
William Oppenheimer, of Lancaster,
Pa, fell from third story window into
the basket ola woman who was passing
in the street, and was not hurt much.
Along Island farmer who has rails III
great numbers of eels calls them to
feed BY use of bell. He gives the N
obonped food nrincipally horseshoe