The morning news., 1892-03-19
Statesmen IN THE MIRE.
pvsrLs THEY MET AS THEY FOL-
LOWED Ma. KENDALL.


ere Heerse From Tipping Over.
esnator Warren Drives a Team.
Ea.ces Torn Down to Make Cordu-
NV Roads-A Bit OF Kentucky They
Hope Never to See Again.
From the Ne1o York Sun.
vr.sHINGToN, March 1.-THE senator's
.-5 representatives who returned on Sun
d.v from the burial Of the late Representa-
tiva Kendall Of Kentucky tell a story Of
7s-ils by field and flood which beats all
nrsvious records of congress junkets out OF
sight The delegation was made I'D of
Senators Warren and Pesco, Representa-
tives Belknap. Long, Fellows. Gillespie, and
Psvnter and Sergeant-at Arms Yoder.
Mrs. Kendall and her son and House mes
ssnger also were Of the party. Everything
was conducted decently and in order until
the party reached Morehead, KY, where
thew we're TO take carriages for West Lib
srty, the former abiding place Of the de-
ceased congressman. The hearse and six
light spring wagons came from Sterling.
forty miles away, and were somewhat the
worse for wear when the congressman came
70 embark in them.
The hearse proved too small to hold the
cherry box that incased the coffin and an
other wagon bad to be provided. BY the
advice Of a native each senator and repre-
sentative bought pair OF high rubber
boots, ''comforters." and woolen socks, sucn
as Jerry Simpson would not have dis
dained.
Then they packed their grips in the cofiu
box and started for their drive of thirty
,,ila all huf CnpOragSna Eallnwa I'D
messenger, who were left behind because
there was 10 room for them.
One Of the two drivers had big bottle of
mountain dew" which he constantly offered
to the congressman. and which some of them
did not refuse to patronize freely. Scarcely
had the line of wagons started through the
rivers of mud into which the road was
transformed than it became necessary to
make breach in the force and take the
fields in order to fad bottom for the wheels.
Two miles out they struck the Triplett
river, running back full at a emile gait.
and as they took to the water each congress-
man said a little prayer under his breath
and put his feet up on the dashboard or on
the seat under him. The water was lust
high enough to come into the carriage
bodies.
They followed up this stream a short dis
lance. most of the way in water from one
TO three feet deep. Soon they came to the
first OF five mountains they must cross.
These mountains are hog-back ridges and
the trail led up narrow crest that was but
q stairway of rocks few feet vide.
Every man had to get out and walk up,
because the horses could pull only the empty
carriages AS they assembled the storm be-
came more furious, and the air was dark
with flying snow. The cold became intense
Crossing the ridge mud took the place of
rocks, and then the rubber boots became
invaluable. The red mud was nearly knee
deep and of the most clinging nature In
one place the hearse tipped partly over, but
was saved by large rock at the top of the
gorge. After this rope was fastened to
the axle OF the hearse, and couple of the
congressman were detailed to act as anchors
or holdbacks while going down the noun
tain sides.
Then one of the colored drivers succumted
to over doses of mountain dew and cold
and Senator Warren took his team to drive.
Four hours of driving found the party at
the first stopping place, ten miles out.
There the chilled ones were thawed out be-
fore a blazing fire of logs in the great fire.
place. Coffee was made by the warm
hearted wife of the mountaineer, aud then
it was discovered that the luncheon brought
by the party was solidly frozen, the eggs
being like small cakes of ice. So they drank
coffee and pushed on. Senator Warren.
however. was completely used up. He was
not well when he left Washington, and was
not properly clothed to withstand the
storm. Yet he Lad worked with all
his strength until he could no longer
stand. Much against his will he was
left at the house by DIR. Loder's advice.
but without medicine. The owner Of the
house was about 20 years old and had lived
there all his life. ten miles from railroad.
He had never been on the cars He had
forty acres of tillable land. The house was
older than the man. Clutches on all sides
held 1T up. 1t fairly staggered in the
breeze. A cat with horns could walk in
under the doors and be thrown out by the
tail through the holes in the roof without
knocking off a shake. The old man and
his wife, their son and his wife, and their
FIVE boys and two girls, eleven In all, dwelt
IN the house. There were three beds, and
the question how and where Senator War
ren slept that night has never been ex-
planned. One OF the party said to the old
gentleman:
"Of course you were union man during
the warn
20, no" he answered. "I was on both
sides. The war done broke me all up, and
amt got over it yet. First the unions came
this ere way and took nine right smart
shoats; then along came the Secesh and they
done took two yearliugs and q powerful
good mule, and can't get over it as long
as live. The war done me a heap Of
trouble"
When the party started again, Capt.
belknap mounted the hearse as driver and
LED the way up the Tokum river, which
nad to be forded forty-two times. The
narrow gorge is about forty miles long.
Inc walls upon either side rise straight
up. 1t is the only place in the country for
arlVer to run, and also the only place for a
road. and, since there is not always room
ior both, there is continual strife for the
right OF way. The rushing water dashes
ana loans from side to side of the chasm.
Under the whip the horses leaped into the
sream. Out upon the farther shore few
RODS further, they were in again, and this
was repeated two score times. By this
ume the men looked like snow kings. Ice
ornaments hung from their boards and
moustaches. Representative Paynter
OoEed ike Odin. His tawny moustache
was tipped with ice pendants His high
mud.
at the upper end of the valley half way
v the mountain the hearse got stalled in
se @ mud. The hind wheels sank down to
Me hub. The front wheels were up in the
sI. In fact the hearse was standing on end
Ine road with a sea of mud on ali sides.
Ihen Senator Pasco of Florida and the
s7atlemen of the House took rails from the
asarest fence and built corduroy reads, and
Nita other rails lifted the wheels out of the
uue Unanimous consent was asked and
sven to print their remarks in the next