Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-10
THE SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, AUGUST TO- 1884,
FITZHUGH LEE.


The party returned to the Mansion
House, the principal hotel of Carlisle,
where they rested for the night. Although
1t was raining, quite a number of citizens
called to shake hands with the new in
vaders, among them Judge II. G. Her.
man. This gentleman gave an interest
ing account of the occupation of the
town by the Confederates in 1868. After
Gen. EwelFs departure, Carlisle was oc-
militia. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, who was
on his way to Gettysburg, bombarded the
town. The militia thought the entire
Confederate army was upon them, and the
Confederate cavalry commander was
under the impression that he had struck
the advance of Meade's army,
and marched away during the night,
doubtless much to the qualification of the
citizens, who spent the night in their eel
lars. The militia doubtless were also well
pleased with the departure of the Confed-
crates.
PEN-MAR.
The excursionists left Carlisle for
Pen-Mar at daylight the next morn
ing, taking their Pennsylvania edi-
tOrial friends with them. Pen-Mar
is Immediately on the old Mason and
Dixon line, and the name is an abbrevia-
tiOn Of Pennsylvania and Maryland. 1t
is a fayorite summer resort, and
also the station where passengers
alight to ascend to the top of the
mountain, an easy, degraded road lead
ing to High Rock. After breakfast ten
dered by the Western Maryland Railroad
Company, carriages were brought into
requisitiOn and the party were driven to
High Rock, which is 1000 feet above the
level Of the sea. The view from this point
is grand. AS far as the eye can see, q
beautiful panorama of farms, villages,
towns and cities stretches forth, and
the blue outlines of the distant mountains
form the horizon.
Returning the party dined at the Blue
Ridge Mountain House. This is an
immense summer caravansary, built
last year, and fitted up with all the re-
quirements of modern hotel life. From
its spacious piazzas the mountain side
extends in steep abruptness until it joins
| the beautiful Cumberland valley, 1000
feet below. Comfortably seated in one OF
the hundred or two easy rockers which a
liberal proprietor has provided for the
idle, lounging summer tourist, it is diff
cult to realize that one is not looking
upon an immense picture.
HOMEwARD BOUND.
With the dinner at the Blue Ridge
| Mountain House, the Georgia Press AS
sOciation was virtually adjourned. A
number of the members turned their
! faces nOrthward, but the majority
| went homeward, visiting on their
way the Caverns of Luray and the Natural
| Bridge. Several even went to the French
Broad river, in North Carolina.
| All in all, it was a most enjoyable trip.
The party were the recipients of many
! courtesies, especially from the railroads.
Those over which the eXcursionists trav-
eled were all in good condition and made
/ fast time, but the GeOrgians found none
/ better equipped or which made better
time than the Georgia Central, the Sayan-
| nah, Florida and Western and other GeOr-
| gia railroads. They saw no country, either
/ on the mountains, in the valleys or by the
sea that they thought better than their
! own Georgia