The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-11

Ia this city 70 admire, tho most interest
ing being the magnificent cathedral,
which va formerly al old mosque built
by ihe Moon In the year 100. Itis ono
Of the most picturesque relie let: by
that fGea In spain. The cathedral con.
taiHi three hundred marble pillars
every . having l. different capital. the
quarnes Of The world having been
drawn upon for tho materials. The
wonderful viEtas are VERY impressive
and the ensemble OF these columns with
the graceful Moorish arches resembles
q Forest o! beautifully carved marble.
Here Is found tho Oldest s,one bridge in
tho world, built by the Romans. !.
looks almost as good as new. At Siad.
rid we were fortunate in seeing the
queea regent, the royal family and
court including Inianta Eulalia as they
emerged from the royal chapel"
Rome, which was my objective
point, was the next resting place,
There are DO: many traces OF the
Eternal City Of other days. In lac. for
the lat twenty-five years, since united
Italy. Il has been improving and now
resembles 4 modern city, and to-day has
the charactcristics Of 40 American
boom town.. Its art galleries and ART
treasures and ruins ere the chief attrac-
tons for visitors. Americans, l was
told, leave si,oO0,0O annually in Italy,
they being toe greatest travellers in the
world, with the English q good second.
- Naples and die has been the
exaggerated compliment paid that city.
We saw Naples bu: the prospect that
spread before the eye was no. OF such
an emotional character 4. 70 threaten a
dissolution OF our mortality. 4 visit 70
Ecsuyus, that cauldron OF Avernus,
was full OF interest The crater was
ave inspiring, and the continual noise
from the explosions Of gas pu. me in
mind oil the roar and rumble Of a roll.
Ing mill. L visit To- .Etrayiile any night
will give you , very good idea oil the
impression 1t made on me.
"Pompeii, o rrather tho excavations OF
that Sodom OF antiquity, was rich in
conseuplasions. l can give you no
idea o. my feelings az l stood in the
streets OF thu. city tina. was suddenly
covered With an envelope of ashes
which sealed the inhabitants in
death over eighteen hundred years
ago, and sav the wagon tracks, or
the very impressions made By
the chariot OF LucullUs or Sall1st, pre-
served in all their integrity. So it was
with the frescoes on the walls OF the
dwellings, some just q, frsIh as when
they were put OF. We we're enchanted
With the Hlua Grorto IN rho Island ~
Capri, a wonderful formation OF lime
stone, whose reflection on the clear va
ter gives il the peculiar appearance
from which il takes its name. At
Florence, the city Of villas OF
OF royalty and tho wealthy. and
the centre Of art and music
We saw the queen Of England,
who was spending q short season
at her villa. She is e very home
j. WOMAN; but then she is very good.
Venice. the queen OF the Adria:ic, Is
q charming place. Most tourists en-.
deayor N reach the city IN the night, as
the trip IRON the main land over q rail-
road bridge two miles IN length is q
voyage OF eachantment, az one gems
20 be between the sky and the sea.
Unfortunately the night We arrived il
wa raining. Milan, with It's famous
cathedral. next occupied u attention.
Il Is the most modern city in Italy, re-
semblinG more than any others Paris
or q large cities. Then from Milan
We journeyed TO Genoa, where we en-
barked on the Fu!da ior home, and 60
you see here we are"