The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-04

resort accessible is the Blue Sulphur
Springs, near Barboursville, Ca6el
county. A short distance east Of Charles
ton Is Kanawha Falls, n deserved!
popular place for its scenery, its tshlni
and its healthful mountain air. From
Lowell station il is a short and pleasan
drive to Red Sulphur Springs, and
bracing stage ride from Fort SPRING
brings one to Salt Sulphur Springs, tht
oldest OF the Virginia resorts, having
been opened for visitors as early, IL
1901. Hero are other 'health-givlInl
springs besides those which give thC
place its name. From Allegany, Va, I
good road leads to the Old Sweet anc
Sweet Chalybeate Springs, the one IL
West Virginia and the other just ovel
the border in Virginia.
Two miles from Clifton Forge Is Iron
Gate and its lithia springs, which tur'
nish the delicious table water for the U
& O.'s "F. F. "" dining cars: From
Millboro the Warm, Hot and Healing
springs are reached, from Goshen the
Rockbridge Alum spring, and from
Stanton, Stribling, Rawley and Orkney
springs.
But the most popular and the most
accessible of the resorts is the White Sui
phur springs OF Greenbrier county, W
Va, the "0ld White" which lies immedi'
ately beside the railroad in charming
nook, its many attractive buildings, its
green groves and beautiful drives al
Ivovs causing expressions of admiration
and delight from passengers on thepass'
ing trains. And browning tho list is
that all-the-year.round resort at the ter
minus OF the road, Old Point Comfort,
whose equable climate, tonic sea air and
italian skies have made it city OF Wis
itors ut all seasons. To the natural nd.
vantaGes OF location and climate and
the comforts OF fine hotel is added the
interest of military post and the ro'
nance that attaches to the place in his
tory as tho scene OF the naval duel be-
tween the Monitor and the Merrimac,
and the place ofimprnfsoment OF Jeaer-
son Davis.
TIE ROADS EQUIPMENT.
A tour through such q land were GER
tainly greatly to be desired under any
circumstances, and with such conven'
fences and luxury as the Chesapeake
& Ohio Railroad Company furnishes its
patrons travel is reduced to q rare com
bination of pleasures and delights. A
tour on n G. & 0. "F. +. "" train is q
dream OF oriental luxury beyond the
fondest fancy OF the Arabian Nights
The name itself was an inspiration. III
the old days the initials F, F. V. ap'
pealed to the Virginia pride in blue
blood and love OF aristocracy To-day
the F. F. V. ("Fast Flying Virginian'l
means all that is modern and entcrpris'
ing in railroad management, for it is the
name given to the Vestibule Limited
run over the Chesapeake and Ohio
route between New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, Old Point Com
fort, Cincinnati and Louisville.
The completeness of the F. T. Y,
merits full description: 1t is vesti'
buled from tender to rear signals, and
consists first OF a composite car, in one
end OF which is the dynamo which fur
nishes the entire train with electric
light; in the other end, n compartment
in which there are seats for passengers
Next is a day coach OF unusual length
and richly upholstered; in one end oil
the day coach is smoking department
Following the day coach is the dining
car, after which come tho sleeping and
drawing.room cars. The vestibule ar
rangemcnt renders pedestrianism easy
and perfectly safe, for, besides form.
ing IN enclosure, the vestibule relieves
the train OF its vibration, and the walk
from car to car is not attended by the
swaying motion characteristic Of trains
on other lines Of travel.
In its appointments the Fast Flying