The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-06-01
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NAhHINqToNi u, G,i May II, 1855.
Editor Lake Charles Echoi
+. Il has been ten days since stood on Texas
soil, but I have been continually lylooking upon
new scenes. saw many wonderful things
In Richmond, Va. believe that city and
surroundings to be the most historic IN
America, Il was there / saw the home of
Edgar Allen. Here Edgar Allen Poe lived
and It was In q little brick stable standing
near the house that he wrote his masterpieces
"Ihc Raven, and that beautiful poem " An-
abel Lee.n Here ! saw the stone house,
once Washington's headquarters, where slr
Walter Raleigh was tried and condemned to
death. have como flowers taken from the
yard, and ! have piece OF stone from the
door step which was there In the days Of
Washington. l also took a small piece Of
rock from washington'a sleeping room. Two
miles from thIs place is the rock upon which
John Smiths head was laid when Poeahontas
rescued him from the hands OF her people.
visited 81. Johns church and stood In the
very same pew and on the came spot where
Patrick Henry spoke the immortal words,
aGiye ms liberty or give me death. Inc
cemetery Of this church has more than 1900
soldiers buried IN ~.
On tho evening Of the 18th left Richmond
for West Point Va. passed by the battle
grounds Of Seven Pines, Fair Oaks and Chic
ahomany. On cur left We saw the house
and plantation called the Curtis Estate, The
house Is 4 small two-story building, situated
IN small grove OF pines 1t WAS here Cen.
Washington met for the first time hls wife,
then Martha Curtis.
To our South was Jamestown, and the
church Is still standing IN which the Pilgrim
Fathers once worshipped. AZ West Point
we took the good steamer HIlaYana" ana
sailed for Baltimore, down York river and UP
the Chesapeake bay. The bay was calm aud
we had most delightful time. That night
we passed by the Revolutionary battle-ground
OF Yorktown
arrived In Baltimore on the morning Of
the 18th inst, hired carriage and went ogl
10 sec the sights. Baltimore has 10000 In.
\ habitants and Is a city Of great wealth and
I pleasure. The statue of Gen, Washington
Standing 1880 feet is one Of the most interest
1 ing things to be eeen. | rode all over. The
1 city park containing 40 acres which has deer
| camels, and many quaint and interesting an
1 imals Ia IT'S magnificent forests. Here saw
sea lion, the dfst ! ever saw.
came 10 Washington on the evening d
/ the 18th about dark and stood on the plat
form Just where Garfield was shot. To-day
| the 18th, visited the smiths0niaH Institute
Museum, went where they made to-day tWG
hundred and t8enty-thFee million Of ,papel
money and revenue stamps. next went e
/ Washington monument, ,55b feet high, Itst0ot
4 SO high that 1t looked almost impossible fo
| the clouds to pass over 1t. From this point
| could see Just across the Potomac the Airing
/ ton House and Heights, the old home Of Gel
| r. j. Lee. went up on the dome OF thI
4 Capitol building and viewed the city oi
1 Washington from that lofty eminence.
next went into the gallery of the Senate
i thence into the Lower House. Hsupseti Coz
made bis famous speech on the Tariff thi
4 evening In the Senate. AZ $3.50 o'clock thi
evening we called on President Cleveland.
am now riding down the Potomac river
1 having Just passed by Mount Vernon, thi
1 home IL the great Washington. Tomorrow
/ j am expecting 10 see Fortress Monroe O
| Old Point Comfort, and n four days, hop
10 behold again the silken grasses and praifii
4 flowers of Texas.
4 / haYe only hinted at few things that
have seen, from lack Of my time and yon
i space.
| on my trip / have visited the principal hu
si1ess colleges OF The North and East ant
4 end that the Commercial College Of Baylo
University has the same facilities With ba
one exception, aud that now lacking featur.
! will be added at once.
Remember this was written while riding
on a rough steamer running down the Ches
| apeake,
Very Respectfully,
y. O. F.KYGER.