The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-16
THE woRLD's EXPOSITION.
Some Things We saw-south Care
lina's Exhibit,

road to visit the great worlds Expo
sition at New Orleans. At Atlanta,
weswere joined by Mrs. j. B. 'Chastain
and Miss Ide Bradley, and our little
party had quite TN enjoyable trip
down to the Crescent City," We
left the "Gate City" at 1.3O o'clock
j. M. and reached our destination at
= o'clock next morning, having lost
thrse hours time in Mobile. The
run from Mobile 10 New Orleans
would be extremely minteresting
were it not for the fine view the tray
elor li:is, at several points, of the
Culf, and the many beautiful lakes
crossed by the railroad. The road is.
built along the coast of the Gulf OF
- Mexico, through the marshes, oyer
lakes and rivers, and but few points
along the line seem to be inhabitnble
or give any evidences of industrial
life. The most noted place on the
route is "Eeauvoir" where is situated
within two or three hundred yards Of
the depot and just III Wow, the resi-
Cience of Jefferson Davis. When
this place is reached the eyes of all
passengers are turned in the dircc-
ton of the residence Car windows
are raised 80 az to have as clear a
view rs possible, and the platformSis
scanned to catch, if possible, view
of the distinguished Confederate
chieftain. Mr.. Davis is now an old
man, i'll bad health, and will soon
pass from time to eternity, but he
will still live i'll the memory of the
pesont generation of Americn1s and
his name will pass down in history
hs one of the most distinguished men
Of his time. Arriving at New Orle-
aus, we were fortunate in securing
good comfortable quarters with
private family, where we were treated
more like guests than transient
boarders. The citizens of New Orlo-
ans arc distinguished for their hospi-
tality, atfability and readiness to i'm.
part information to strangers.
After settling down in our quar-
ters, brushing off the dust of travel
and partahing of q good dinner, we,.
at the suggestion of our hostess Gas
we did not care toVisit the Exposition
that EVENING" visited, "Wcst End. !"
This is q resort on lake Pontchar-
train, and about seven miles Distant
from the starting point on Canal
street, the Broadway Of New Orleans.
We were carried there in excursion
cars propelled by dummy" engines.
At the lake are found various kinds
of amusements, and entertainments,
including restaurants, bar rooms,
shooting galleries &c, together with
the vendors Of fruits, coral, shell, ALI
gators, Exposition souvenirs, &c, all
mt about two prices for which the
same articles could be bought in the
city. On our return to the city we
stopped at the half way house and
visited the cemeteries. There are
many magnificent tombS and moru-
ments i'll these cemeteries, and iudg-
ing from the great number, n stran
ger would conclude That New Orleans
was very old place, very large
city, or uncommonly unhealthy. The
Cemeteries, thres or four in number,
are located close together and on
very low, lnarshy ground, though no
other kind could be found in the
vicinity of New Orleans. All the
dead whose estates are able to meet
the expense, are buried in tohnbs,
above the ground The poor aye
buried under the ground but in the
Water as the water rises IN the graves
before they are deep enough 10 con-
tain the remains of the dead. The
city itself is built in a swamp and
the ground upon which the houses
stand is four feet lower than the sur
face of tho Mississippi river. The
city ID drained by means of two laroo
canals cut 20 lake Pontchartraip,--
The sewers are shallow open bitches
, along the sides of the streets in which
black, filthy looking wateY runs
sluggishly along into the canals, ahd
directly from the river. The wator
looked to- ITS like it might cortsin
malaria enottgh to XIII every irhabit,
and of the city inless thar six months,
but the residents Of the city claim,
and they assert that their mortunry
s,foEiatinp, 4arilI SS.osols a 4bof o,,ta;5o