Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-01-21
New Series, Vol. 80, No 3

winding up hill on tie opposite side,
pointing down to the left, he broke out:
Now, all dose buildings what you sees
down dar is de Tredegar iron works whar
dey made all de guns and cannon durin'
de wah. Dey now makes railroad rails.
spikes and sich like" Passing to the top
of CANDLES Hill most magnificent view
of Belle Isle and Manchester and the rap
ids of the river, is had. Tie next in or
der was Hollywood Cemetery, in which
are the tombs of Presidents Monroe and
Tyler, Soldiers monument to Confeder-
ates, graves of A. p. Hill, ]. E. B. Stew
art, George E. Pickett and John Ran
dOlph of Roanoke. The Confederate Sol
diers' Home is beyond the cemetery.
In returning we passed and duly inspect
ed General Lees monument, unveiled
last summer. 1t is surmounted with an
equestrian statue of Lee in the act of re-
viewing his troops. Coming in on Frank
lin street we passed long lines of resi-
dences. The finest in the city are out on
that street.
The city claims to have the longest line
of electric cars in the world We board
ed one of them, crossing over the river
to Manchester and far out into the sub
urbs to point among the hills, not far
from the river, and near little lake,
distance of five miles. Returning to the
city, and continuing.through it out north
to Highland Park, distance north of
the city of three miles, making eight
miles in all, for one fare. Here, too, the
ubiquitous land agent sis abroad in the
land. All along in the suburbs on both
sides of the river are boards placed on
which attractive names of the places are
given-such as Belleview, Oakview, Ce-
dar Hill and Highland Park-also giving
the number of the lots for sale, and the
names of the agents, and on what street
and number they may be found Was
told that out at Highland Park, lots sold
at about $50 per front foot. 1t is
beautiful ridge out there, and would be
very fine for suburban residences.
Now, a few words about some points
on the James River, seen as we came up,
and that figured in the war dispatches,
during the Mcclellan campaign against
and subsequently during
General Grants siege of Petersburg, and
have done. First, Dutch Gap Canal:
this interesting point is an hours ride
by steamer below Richmond. The river
here makes long sweep around the
narrow neck of land known as Farrar's
Island. General t. F. Butler in 1864 un-
dertook to cut canal through the mar
row neck with the object to enable the
Federal gunboats to evade the heavy
Confederate batteries on Houlett's Bluff;
opposite, at the other end of ths Island,
but it was not then completed. Since
then, in 1871 and Is, by expenditures of
money by the United States
Government, and city of Richmond, the
canal was deepened and widened, and
made navigable. Its length is 4SO feet,
width about 25O, depth of channel way
Is feet at low tide. All vessels go through
he canal, saving a distance of seven
miles. Turkey Bend, a few miles down,
IN the left, is where Mcclellan took ref
lge under cover of his gunboats, after
he seven days battle round Richmond;
here was the home, on plantation, of
General Pickett, who led the Virginia
ir-ic in thnf fo6 OF
A little below this, on the
eft, is Malvern HILL Here Mcclellan, in
July, 1862, made his last stand, and re-
pulsed the attack of a portion of the
Confederate army under. General Mac
Iruder. He held his ground for several
lays, and then retreated to Harrison's
landing, City Point, 21s hours run
rom Richmond. The Appomattox here
oins the James. 1t is nayigable to the
historic city of Petersburg, and rail-
Dad of nine miles in length connects
hat city with the Point. Much of the
hipping of Petersburg is done here.
ieneral Grant had his headquarters at
3ity Point during the siege of Petersburg.
PRESIDENT Lincoln was here on visit
Then Richmond was evacuated, and went
ence to Richmond, and upon his return
o Washington was assassinated. A few
niles below City Point, on the left shore,
, Berkeley or Harrison's Landing
Berkeley is an old colonial residence.
resident (Tippecanoe) Harrison was
-
Iarrison's Landing" on July 4th, 1862,
IcClellan issued his congratulatory or
er to his troops, saying, "We have sue
eeded in changing our base by flank
,ovement," &C., and his army was soon
fterward embarked to Aqua Creek.
'hus ended his attempt to take Rich
lor via Yorktown, his chosen route,
'hich proved a lamentabla failure.
HC.W.