Evening journal., 1895-07-26
ON HISTORIC GROUND.
What a Wilmington Scribe
Saw at Harper's Ferry.
TWO sKULLs OF JOHN BROWN
And other Interesting Relies on Exhibit
tion-D Description OF Choir which
Sings In a Wartime Church-RIsetipg e
with Baseball Enthusiast and a
Waarv NEaflrina
star Correspondence Evening journal.

staR Correspondence Evening journal.
HARPER's FERRY, w. Va, July 90 -
There is much to interest one in a two
days trip from Wilmington to this
historic village where the civil war broke
ont, where one can look into three
Southern states, where the main line OF
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad i)ins
several branch roads, where mountains
form ponderous natural wall about tho
place. where John Browns body was
swung from tree and then cut down to
moulder In the grave
But the chief interest about Harper's
Ferry to q Delawarean is lite proximity 70
the picturesque battle field Of AntIetam,
where loyal sons of Delaware from all
parts of that happy little state laid down
their lives for the Union. They are oil
buried in a beautiful cemetery, once the
battlefield proper, which is still being
beAutihed by the government and
patriotic citizens
Harper's Ferry is only about FIVE hours
from the Delaware avenue station on a
Royal Blue line train. A tive.hour tide
in aB & o. day coach during the silent
watches OF the night is full Of dis
cou1 sgsmenrs but 10 almost interesting
enough TO be called romantic. news
paper man enjoyed this romance together
with the annoysnoss, and is not sorry
for It,
He made desperate attempts to lose
himself In sleep tied up in weayers
kuot on one OF the seats. A iter reallz-
ing that he could not kick the back Off
the pestiferous car pew, he simply
turned over and over. until finally semi
consciousness came Suddenly he was
awakened by an uproar In the car and
saw the passengers piling over against
the east side windows like the whole
rolling outfit was tumbling down Pixies
Peak Recovering from fright suff
GENTLY to speak aud staggering over to
window, he asked:
lis it wreck or just drop from a
high bridget"
"Naythur. replied native Of Cork,
'it e he Bit LONE tunne'. EAin't thin
foine lofts. rod, grain aud wnoite Aud
/ faith we bin on 10 fur tin minints Sum
SEE we're bein' pulled troo by Alec
| Tristy"
After passing through the Belt lice
tunnel the train rests long time in
l Camden station, Baltimore On this
particular occasion the passengers we're
entertained By whistling solos and duets
from the baggage smashers as they
hustle Summer tourists trunks These
BaltimoreRns are Just learning Souss's
march directorate" and Her Colder
Hair Was Hanging Down Her Back
Before the train sped on again the pas
aengers reioioed that the director ate bis
march long ago In Wilmington and thai
the golden haired girl was hanging on
the rack as well as her much talked %
name.
Poor Bill Hasamer
An enthusiastic Washington bAssb II
rooter was returning from a western anC
north western trip with Schmelzs niue
Washington's star player Roaring BIZ
Hasamer, who prances around the right
field in National lea que ball parks when
ever the senators" take the field, wal
badly crippled last Thursday. Thil
Washington rooter had just left Hasa
mer and was regretting the misfortune
Ia pronounced and profane terms
Leaving out the Royal Blue decorations
to his words the fellow repeated Hasa
mer's inlmitable description Of hi
accident which was about as follows:
1T wasn't Danny Lyons's fault. 1
was this way. Things vas going smootl
In the first inning It comes my turl
aud umpre-Mr. Murrsy-yells 'Blttei
up I chases TO the plate, sandsd ms
hands, made q few motions with the
mop stick bat with to bswilder that
tall red-headed Shenee, the St. Loui
mob pushes Ia the box about four timel
week. gets FIRST on balls and Cart
wright grabs the bat
Cartwright used to be a rolling mil
hand and Is as strong as Limbsrge
Z cheese He swiped his bat and gave Tn
ball q Haymaker's lift over in left field
3 Id been loosening up on hrst and R1ge
; l Connor. the clever dub who covers frs
! for st Louis. tried to break me up a
yells foul but / tumbled to his gU
and tore around to third on Cartwright
hit
But Cooley, VINO dances around lei
field for Won der Abe fe d. her In lib
o an electric shock to Lyons on thrl AL
> that was the,station where got of Tai
Z about q slide, dropped about fifteen fe
from third and comes coasting along 0
the back Of my neck, easy and comfor
Q able and makes the bag But my bel
safe didn't prevent Lyons from mixin
mp his left hind barge with my knee al
socking all his inch spikes into me I
L TO the leather. That settles me for
| month. CiuCb ke1 Autp near u
/ Lyons's feet pain him, they are 20 bi
aud that when kid they had TO use
n turntsble to get him In and out Of &
house
tangled Up with Weary watkins.
), That reminds one of another inclde
n of this night ride from Wilmington
r Harper's Ferry AS the train rosred o
!, of tunnel which runs through sol
rock strata in high mountain for s
feet, the porter surprised everybody
- shouting "Harper's Ferry and the tra
stopped Going out on the car platfol
there was nothing ahead bat pitch dar
y ness, blsckened still more By frownii
s. mountains, almost near enough to toue
r To add to the horror Of the situati
or one belated ard baggage laden tour
N stepped ali over and became entangled
8. the body OF a man Anybody else but
le newspaper man would have tainted
s' while nothing was clear to this on
= sight it WAS to his imagination that
is was simply walking over Weary Watki
it, stealing an early morning ride on
p lower step of the car, hidden BY
vestibule door.
"Zounds," he hissed gather up }