The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-08-02
Wheeling, West Virginia,
special Correspondence of THE WING.

special Correspondence OF The WING.
Editor Wig-Havlng recently taken a
trip to this busy West Virginia City, |
thought that some items relatives to it
would De OF interest to your readers.
wheeling nicknamed the Nail City of
the Tau Handle State, is situated right
on tile handle in the north western part
OF 1t. have been told that it was named
Tor man named Wheeler l don't know
who he was or what he did to have the
nohor. put 1t is nearly or quite as much
ike wheeling Jas Henrietta Maria is like
Maryland. 1t about four miles long
and has forty thousand population, in
valley between great high hills and is
located six hundred feet above the level
OF the sea. In the OHIO River opposite
the City, is an island called Wheeling Is
land, quite pOpulous place Ga the
other side of the island is an Ohio town
called Bridgeport, opposite the head of
the city is another Ohio town, Martins
Ferry The Island, Martins Ferry, and
Bellalre Ohio are each connected with
Wheeling by bridge. think it could
very appropriately be called the city
streets, Main, Market, Chapline and
'"bSA oliCOUs NC IeuldlutCl vi bhS
houses are trying to climb the hills some
thing like the city of Newburgh, n. Y.
Tho crematory where the garbage is
taken is at the summit of the hills and
Is burning night and day, as this is their
manner of disposing of the filth. 1t
seems better method than the way
some of our eastern cities adopt. The
city is alive with manufactures and en-
tprnrISuS nf all Ii
derics, electric works, artificial ice plants,
nail works, and SO on. The manufacturer
has no expense i'll the transportation OF
his coal, AS he usually builds his works
near hill containing it, and digs it CUT
OF the hill side. Coal is very aonnd inJ
here as there are about six Thousand
square miles of 1t in the st .te N,.ural
gas is used in the stoves, saving the
housekeepr great deal of labor and dirt,
the manufacturers use soft coal which
renders the city very dirty and black.
In the OHIO at this place mammoth cat
fish are caught weighing from three to
four hundred pounds and from five to
seven feet in length, hope this will not
be regarded as fish st ,ry," as | WIS
assured in good faith thai such was the
case. The street cars are run by electric ty,
they call them 1.-THE motor Cars" the
cable cars of Philadelphia, have their
lines beneath the track these above.
The famous Mount-de Chantal school
kept by the sisters of the Visitation, is
only short distance fro here and is the
Alma Mater of some OF our Maryland
girls The water facilities are not very
good or the facilities are all right bat the
water is horlil, pumped from the muddy
Ohio, "a filthy stream) infested with ty-
phoid fever germs, and other malignant
types.
The people display mixture of yankee
thrift, and New York cxclusiveness, and
the poorer class the examples of ignorance
to be found i'll the rural districts of Nir-
ginia. If one wishes to see oddly dressed
women | advise him to go to the atty of
Wheeling, where such cong Generation
of styles, fanoies and fabrics are bewil-
dering to behold with ribbons. rosettes,
tags, ends, straps, ETC.. etc. But the fun
NEST of all is how they have them made.
The writer often wondered where they
got their styles and upon inquiry was
told, direct from New York;. 'Our
dressm4kers visit there frequcntly".
did not say any more but rather think
they have all individuality of their own.
New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore
have no such marvellous productions. l
could count all the we'll dressed women
| saw on the fingers of one hand. Their
clothing was costly and of good quality,
but its bad make up, was either the wear
er's or the dress makers fault. Every
one tried to see how much material and
color they could get on regardless OF Of
feet and harmony. The children look Ike
little dressed up dolls, respondent IN
their silks and satins. | took an involun
tary stay of three weeks and when | could
get a respite from duty thoroughly ex-
plored the town from one end to the
other.
The country around abounds in lovely
scenery and the route hither was grand.
went by way of the B. & o., after leaving
Washington, Harper's Ferry the place
famed for Browns Instruction was
reached. 1t is at the junction of the Poto
mac and Shenandoah. The Shenandoah
Valley is quite near where Sheridan
secured and pillaged Martinsburgh,
Cumberland, Oakland, Deer Park, Noun
tain Lake Park and Grafton, are the
most noted places passed. AT one point
on the Alleghenies there are eighteen
miles of grade. 1t took two engines to
draw us, | could see the engines from the
rear of the train, were at an elevation of
twenty seven hundred feet above sea-
level, below was the Potomac and Cheat,
the Youghiogheng another lovely noun
tain stream could be seen for several
miles rushing over rocks and precipices.
Breaking through two ridges it flows on
to meet the Allegheny above Pittsburgh.
The far famed Hudson is surpassed here
in the way of Mountain, Valley. River aud
forest. 1t was all very grand and beauti-
full but was very glad indeed to catch my
first glimpse of the noble Chesapeake as
We pulled in to Havre de Grace.
A MARYLAND GIRL.