Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-04-24
FLYING K0RTHWARD.
4. C. W.'S Descriptive Letter Of His
HOmeEard Tfip-KaShYille
And its Surroundings.
Special Correspondence Belmont Chronicle.
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At 1925 A. NJ on the Sth inst, boarded
the through express train at Pensacola
which runs from Jacksonville TO New
Orleans, and after travelling on it A
miles FIomaton, on the main stem of the
/ l. and y. road, was reached. Here, as
the train was going to New Orleans, and
we were bound North, stop-off OF foul
hours was required, until the north bound
train came up from New Orleans. The
time was put in to the best advantage
first by eating dinner, and then looking
round to see whatever was to be seen
but as Flomaton is but small place
only junctiOn-there was but little OF
interest to see. 1t, however, has very
fair depot and waiting room.
| In due time the north bound train
came steaming up, and we responding to
the call "All aboard" were soon on our
way to Montgomery. About 40 miles
from Flomaton, passed bright little
place called Evergreen, in the midst of a
piney wood. considered healthtul place,
and is now being used as a winter resort.
| Places of winter resort are springing up,
of recent years. all over the SOuth-toO
many, l think, to be all well patronized.
But the people have the privilege of tax
! ing their choice-sOme select one place
and some another, and some try several
places and don't like any. \ great many
go to health resorts who are delicate,
sickly or diseased, for the laudable pur
pose of having their health restored, or at
least improved, but some of the number
are not apparently benefited thereby.
The fault may not be in the place; it may
not suit their particular case, or their
case may be such that staying at any
health resort or doing anything else will
not effect cure.
Arriving at Montgomery at 7:30 P. NJ.
same day, the stop was barely sufficient
to appease ravenous appetite in the
twenty minutes for supper" given us in
great consideration (Of the profitS) Oc-
cupying as we did section in Pullman
Sleeper, soon after leaving the old Capi
tai of the State of Alabama, and for a
brief period the Capital of the Jeff Davis
! COnfederacy, we turned in Ito our berthS),
and were soon in the arms of Morpheus,
and were dreaming the happy hours
away" at the rate of 80 miles an hour
for 3O6 miles, when at $40 in the early
dawn our car was dropped off on switch
at the not very stylish Union Depot in
NASHVILLE,
and left us in it to finish our sleep and to
get up at our convenience favor we
greatly appreciated and enjoyed as well.
This city shows wonderful growth since
last we looked over it three years ago. A
population of 10000 is now claimed for
it. Situated as it is on a succession of
moderate sized hills, rising up from the
Cumberland River, with the public and
other important buildings being general
ly placed on their SUBMITS, give the place
a very fine and pleasing appearance view
ed from any of the numerous elevated
points of ground. The main part of the
city is on the west side of the river, near
which the town originally stood, and
where the public square, court house,
market house and the principal retail
stores are located. But it is now extend
ed two or three miles out ON the east side,
built up principally with private resi-
dences, and is connected by a strong
bridge that spans the river, over which
driving at full speed is practiced, there
being no useless sign placed, saying,
Five dollars fine for riding or driving
over this bridge faster than a walk" J"
All bridges for travel should be built
strong enough to bear faster travel than
that; otherwise they are not perfectly
safe bridges on which to drive even at
TOl lrnd oh N Tor 1r nd,
placed by ones properly and more firmly
built. The part of the town extending
east of the river is called East Side, and
that portion west of the river, which
is pushed out some three miles, is
called West End Tor Side). West Side
Park, and the race course is out in
that vicinity. The Capitol stands on
one. of the highest eminences in what
is now about the center of the city.
which it overlOoks, and from which
very fine bird'S-eye view is had. An
equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson,
like the one at New Orleans or at Wash
ington, guards it on the east. Looking
west two miles away on elevated ground
the
FISK UNIVERSITY
building is seen. This college was estab-
lished for the education of colored stu
dents. The building is large and commo-
dious, plainly built surrounded by a large
plat of ground Ornamented with shade
trees, green lawn and shrubbery. Quite
a population of colored people live in the
vicinity of the school, most of whom own
the neat and comfortable houses in which
they live, and appear to be well to do. st.
Clairsville people aided in the building
of this college when they patronized the
concerts and heard the weird, charming
music given by the "TenneSseeans" on
the occasion of their visits to our town
some years ago. The troupe, it will be
recollected, was composed of students of
this Institution. who were travelling in
that capacity to raise money In its aid.
The driver of our coach the day we Wis
tied the college, pointed out to us in the
vicinity of the grounds, one of the men
who was with the troupe. | readily rec
Ognized his features.
THE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY,
mile south of the Fisk, also situated
on high ridge, is much more elaborate
in its buildings very large and fine
ly beautified grounds, on which are quite
a number of buildings for various uses
connected with the nstitution-dwelling
houses, lodging houses, industrial depart
ment, gymnasium and others. One |
noticed in which the art of swimming is
taught-a new feature for college
Nashville is well supplied with schools,
public and private, and colleges, among
them a State Normal school. There are
many large and handsome churches,
which are ON Sundays well filled. We at
tended one, the McKendry NJ. E. Church
South, yesterday Sunday, beautiful
building, just opposite our hotel-heard
good singing. an excellent and eloquent
sermon on "The prodigal sons elder
brother" The very large auditorium was
entirely filled with the finest dressed,
most tony and fashionable audience of
people | ever saw in the South, or any
where else for all that This church has
membership of 400, pays their pastor
salary of $1,000, and can well afford it,
for they are rich.
There are three fine hotels (gilt-edged)
the Maxwell House, the Nicholson House
both on Church street, and a new hotel
just built, the Duncan, on the corner of
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