The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-06-28
The G. T. o. to white sulphur.

With the laudable ann TO learn that
they might tell the public about the
recent improvements on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway between here and
the White Sulphur Springs of West
Virginia and about the added comforts
at the Springs, something more than a
score Of newspaper men from several
Eastern cities and Washington left this
city on Tuesday evening for "Old,
| White" as the famous resort Is affec.
tionately styled by its frequenters.
General Passenger Agent Fuller had
made the most complete arrangements
/ for the comfort Of his guests, and, as
his executive, Eastern Passenger Agent
Bishop saw that the details were care.
fully attended to. To the thoughtful
courtesy, the ready tact and the con!
slant consideration OF these two gentle.
men the members Of the party are in.
| dcbted for pleasure that memory will
not easily relinquish.
| The Of. f. "" East Flying Vir-
| ginian), which leaves Washington at
$40 p. IN. and reaches the Springs early
next morning. is destined to become as
| noted in American railway literature as
the Flying Scotchman" Is familiar to
English travellers. The train is made
up of Pullman yestibule cars, every one
of which has been built especially for
this service, and cost, without furnish
ings, upward of 5000 each The en-.
tire train Is lighted by electricity, SO
that one may pass the evening in read.
ing, something he cannot do with the
ordinary railway light. A dining. car,
elegantly finished in oak, Is attached,
| anahltnar mn 10 .fafx food nd I.,,. A,
at almost any hour of the day or night;
in fact, every convenience found in Il
modern house is at hand. The scenery
along the c. u o. between here and the
springs varies from undulating corn
fields and rolling hills to lofty noun
tains and precipitous passes.
The view of the Shenandoah Valley
is one that cannot be surpassed by any
in this country, while the wildness OF
West Virginia has rugged grandeur
one must 90 thousands of miles to sec
equaled. just across the line upon
the western slope Of the great Appa-
lachian range, 1000 feet above tide
water surrounded by mountains more
than 5000 feet high, are the White
Sulphur Springs. They have arecord
dating back to 1878, when Mrs. An
derson, one of the early settlers, came
70 the Springs and by drinking the
waters and bathing in them was cured
of rheumatism. That was the begin
ming of the famous resort where now
1900 persons congregate annually nj
one time, and which has grown so that
II covers 1900 acres and contains the
largest hotel in the South The i'm
proyements added this year are -four
story wing TO the main hotel, larg,
and well arranged kitchen, stean
laundry, the erection of gas works anl
arc electric lights, lighting the entir
grounds, several advantageous altera
tons and improvements In the hote
and some of the numerous cottages, re
furnishings TO the parlor, dining room
and ballroom.
Two Of the largest plunge baths II
the country have been erected, the ole
drives improved and new ones added
The grand dining-room, more than 30
feet In length, and with seats for 30
persons, is a dazzling sight when tn
myriads of incandcscent lights or
burning. II is the largest dining-roon
in the country. Everything connecte
with the place is ON the same plan o
completeness The cuisine Is not to b
surpassed anywhere and can be equalel
In but few places. With the presen
year q joint stock company. with MI
w. A. Stewart. as president, was organ
lied with the purpose Of leaving moth
ing nndope toward rendering the plac
all that could be wished. An unusu
ally lively season is expected.