The Newtown bee., 1892-07-22
Freezes from the Old Dominion.
Written for the BEE

Freezes from the Old Dominion.
 Written for the BEE.
 cannot leave the fascinating city o1
 Richmond without giving your readers q
 wider view of it's many attractions. Il
 was my good fortune to be in Richmond
 on Memorial day, when the city was
 ablaze with bunting and flags, the flag
 of the Confectionery waving everywhere
 Uncle Sans flag did not seem to be in it
 for the day, although it noated to the
 breeze from some staffs. The day was
 there was especially notable for the un-
 yelling of d statue to Gen A. r. Hill, one
 of the most famous of Lees brigadiers
 and several thousand of the State militia
 from various places were out on parade,
 with large representation of the old
 Confederate vets. Perhaps in no city in
 the country is the military spirit so high
 as in Richmond, there being some six or
 seven militia companies, remarkable
 number for city of it's size. The pa-
 rade of the day was of the most inter-
 esting I ever witnessed. The intense
 heat of the day seemingly had no effect
 on the gay young troopers, nor did it
 dishearten the old vets, who must have
 numbered several hundred. Along the
 parade, the vets were loudly cheered, in-
 dulging in the famous rebel yell to the
 delight of the on-lookers. Gov Mo- Kinney, Ex-Gov Fitz Hugh Lee and
 other State officials noticed in the pa
 rade. The days festivity seemed decid- edly strange to Northerner. But Vir- ginia holds it's heroes in loving remem-
 brance and does not regret in the least the part it played in the conflict; in Tact, they seem to be proud of their re- cord and boast in no uncertain tone of the superiority of the Virginian and Southern troops over the victorious Union army. l would not intimate that
 disloyal sentiment prevailed, although no Southerner that I met would admit that they were in the wrong in the great conflict. The responsibility of the pres- ent negro problem, which now confronts the South, they lay at the door of the North. They do not hesitate to say that, if the North had minded it's own business, the slaves would have been lib- erated in due time without the fearful sacrifice of life which followed the war. Sectional feeling may be dying out in the South, but there is mighty pile of 1t left in old Virginia. "The force bill," said leading Virginian to me, 'would have produced anarchy in the South, had it become law But enough of poli- tics. Let me once more get into the subject for which sat down to write.
 From historic point of view, there is no city in the country, to my mind, pos sibly with the exception of Boston, which is as interesting as Richmond. One can spend weeks with profit in the city and vicinity. One of it's most cen- tral and conspicuous buildings is the capitol of the State, which is located in n plot of F acres right in the heart of the city. It stands on the brow of hill and can be seen for miles in any direc- tion. The capitol building is quaint old structure, whose corner stone was laid away back in 17S5. It looks decid- edly out of date beside the big million and half dollar city hall, which towers up above it few hundred feet away. The interior of the capitol building is very interesting. The rotunda of the building is hung with portraits of gov ernors and other prominent men. The legislative halls are old and quaint. The building is decidedly out of date, from an architectural point of view. The his torical associations connected with it have prevented any move for a new building. The capitol square contains many fine statues, a notable one of Washington being located near the en- trance. Stonewall Jackson, Henry Clay and others arc also honored. s.
 Hollywood, Rlchmond's great ceme- tery, is one of the finest in the country. It is magnificently laid out and is situat- ed on a bluff at the north of the city overlooking the James river. On what is known as Presidents hill in the ceme- tery, overlooking the river, are buried Presidents Monroe and Tyler, the grave of the latter having as yet no stone to mark 1t. It Is within 20 feet of the Mon- roe grove and within few feet of the marble figure of the Virgin Mary over President Tyler's daughters resting place. A tomb of iron granite covers Monroe's grave. Here in the cemetery also lie Lieut. General Hill, Maj Gen Pickett, Gen J. k. B. Stuart, the famous Henry A. Wise, celebrated as governor and general, Hon J. A. Sed- don, Confederate secretary of war, John k. Thompson, the poet and others. In the cemetery is most unique monu- ment erected to the Confederate dead. It Is built of granite blocks in the shape of pyramid and is now overgrown with vines, presenting a beautiful ap- pearance. The view from Hollywood of Richmond and Manchester, the winding of the river below the cities and the falls of the James is excellent. In front of Hollywood, down to the river bank, arc the lower city water works about half way down. The river supplies the motive power and feeds the pumps. To reach the pump house from Hollywood, one passes through tunnel under the sanalr The city has new reservoir on m elevated plateau, surrounded by a park of 300 acres. The reservoir covers II acres and has a capacity of 40, 900, ,0OO gallons. The new reservoir, with it's irives, walks, variety of boats, it's ave- 1ues lined with shade trees, it's ground 'or picnic parties, is one of the greatest Attractions of the city. Richmond, as has been intimated be- { ore. has not forgotten (and this Is right) | /,