Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-05-03
A Beantifnl Simmer Resort.

A party of gentlemen from Stauntoh
went down last week to what is likely 70
become Staunton's future summer resort
the Grottoes of the Shenandoah. OF the
hotel and it's surroundings as well as the
Cave, it may be literally said that no expense
has been spared to make them attractive
The hotel is approached by an ample
avenue one hundred and fifty feet wide
with roadway and sidewalks, and down the
centre runs the electric line which carries
the electricity to the hotel for lighting
The dynamo which furnishes it is run by
water power at South River a half mile
away. The hotel building is three stories
in height, and has running around on three
sides of it a yerandah sixteen feet wide,
which in the heat of the summer days will
be delicious lounging place, and from
which can be seen the historic Cross Keys
and Port Republic. Everything about the
hotel is new, the chambers are furnished
with handsome walnut furniture; the car
pets, BRUSSELS; the ceilings high; the Win
dows large; the upholstering modern and
expensive, and the light electric. On the
ground floor is the dining room, office, par
lor, and club OF smoking and reading room.
In the dining room are tour arc lights OF
$50 candle-power each, and in the office four
Of 100 candle-power. Every room In the
house has an electric light. The proprle-
tor is A. D. Wright of Charlottesville. The
best recommendation he can get in the eyes
of guest is to print his reply to the
caterer who demonstrated against his
sending there so many perishable dellcacles
so early in the season before the summer
guests had gotten there. ''Never mind, "
was the reply, eff there is only one man
here don't want him to ask for thing he
can't GET" The visitors have the Silver
Spring Lithia water served free OF charge.
The visitor to the Grottoes will find the
Weyer's Cave of other days SO changed that
the oldest inhabitant would not know it.
All through the cave have been made
walkways and bridges, giving a perfectly
dry and smooth route. The ceilings are
Illuminated with scores of incandescent
ights-instead of having few large arc
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many places the scenery is Illuminated
by lights run over it like fire-fies climbing
against wall. Inwhat is called Washington
Hall, an immense hall 200 feet long by 40
wide, the ceiling is starred with these
lights. To reach the cave you drive over
the avenue spoken of and across suspen-
sion bridge and then over a lawn which
ends at the cave entrance. Or if you don't
drive, you stroll, for it is only about eight
hundred yards. The company has spent
about S26, 900 on the place and contemplates
spending good deal more yet. Both the
avenue and lawn will be brilliantly lighted
by electric lamps. The hotel company's
grounds are over 200 acres.
The S. V. railroad company is building
passenger and freight depot in twenty
five yards of the hotel, and will, when the
season opens, make schedule which will
make the place easier of access by rail from
Staunton. But in the mean time MI.
Burke of Staunton, is giving a 81 90 round
trip fare for excursion parties who want
to drive from here to the Grottoes. EX-
cursion parties will get meals there at SO
cents.