The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-09
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A HOLE IN THE GROUND,
THINGS THAT ARE TO BE SEEN IN
TIE MAMMOTH CAVE.


An Old Subject Worked Over in an
Entertaining Way-The Luray Cav
erns, Lighted By Electricity, Not to
Be Compared With the Kentucky
Wonder.
MGmnaoth Gaze tKy.) Cor. NeU York Tribun e.
What is the fascination about hole
in the grounds A persons taste
depends quite as much upon en-
vironment as heredity. We were "a
party of seventy, gathered from the four
winds. complete IN every appointment
down to the small boy. We met for the
first time at Glasgow Junction, whore we
changed cars for the cave. Having but one
purpose in view, good time generally. we
fell in together quite naturally, The car
was a sort of "short metre, brother" and
90 were the ceremonies and formalities of
introduction. A Methodist preacher gained
audience for few moments by relating
how Jesse James and his band of outla VS.
had held up and robbed the stage coach fol-
lowing the one in which he had crossed the
country on his last visit TO the cave. Ed
monson county is a rough, broken couatry
whose contorted features look as
II it had at one time under
gone internal commissions, although not
only Mammoth cave, but the numerous
other caverns with which it is honeycombed,
are said to have been washed out by the tri-
turation and solvent properties Of Green
river aud its tributaries. The dreary after
noon, drizzling rain, lowering sky and drip-
ping foliage were an admirable setting TO
his tale OF adventure One could almost see
the daring outlaw step from behind tree,
atom the piafni In
his men to search the passengers and ac-
tually smile as the driver, overcome with a
novel kind OF stage fright, implored him not
60 leave the mailbag. We were now cross
ing the lawn from the cars to the hotel,
Only few of US had umbrellas. The others
broke and ran, securing by their alacritY
the best rooms in the hotel.
From 1000 to 6 900 persons visit the cave
yearly. The hotel, originally single log
cabin, now multiplied into long series in
the shape OF an l., weather-boarded and
painted white, has wide, 2-story veranda
running the entire length of its right side.
The new part OF the house, painted yellow,
has been placed in the rear, as if not 20 mar
the antique appearance of the place. The
lawn, nothing more than large country
yard, is ornamented with croquet grounds,
cages containing foxes, badgers and rattle
snakes, and dove-cotes for various kinds Of
pigeons.
We gathered on the lower veranda after
supper to wait for the guide The rain was
coming down in torrents, but, thank fort>
une, a cave must from its very definition
have roof. Tue men had made no change
in toilet except to roll up trousers and se-
cure close-ftting caps. But as for the wo-
men, ye gods and little fisnesl The gods
should have been blind as Cupid and the
fishes like those found in Echo river to De
spared the unsightly toilets. The women
with husbands to take care of them while
they took care Of their drapery wore street
dresses. Some women's only way of being
engaging is to engage all Of mans time
and attention. The woman who, contemn-
ing double blessedness, goes in squads
and battalions, came down in cave
costume. This, which may be hired at
the hotel, consists OF flannel blouse. skirt
and knickerbockers, untrimmed or ralded,
and ieunty cap The suits kept in stock.
however, are made TO fit the average wo-
man. SO that If you are not an average
woman and are at all sensitive about your
personal appearance, by all means bring
your outfit with you. One improvidegJ
young woman furnished fun by presenting
general misft. She looked as il errayed
tor ballet in burlesque. The trousers
STRUCK her Just below the knee, resembling