The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-06-20

Thursday afternoon we left on a
special train of Pullmans over the
Western & Atlantic Railroad for
Brunswick, accompanied by Major
W Il. Danlcy, &, P. A. of the n,
c. & st. l., and W. A. Hartman,
G., p. A, of the w. & A., both of
whom took occasion to notify us by
word and action that the entire line
had been turned over to us for the
time being.
We arrived at Brunswick at 1870
a. m. Friday and breakfasted at the
OglethOrpe, a famous winter resort.
Brunswick, Ga, with its population
of $1,000 people, lies on the extreme
western reach Of the Atlantic coast,
within sixty hours sail of New York
by steamship. The Atlantic ocean
spanning the universe of commerce
as an open outlet from her shores.
The best, the safest, the deepest and
the shortest distance outlet from the
United States to the West Indies
and South America. Vessels load
at her docks for every port of the
world. On the inland side the
southern Railway, the +. G. & p.
and the Plant System radate in
every direction from the gulf to the
lakes, and from the Mississippi river
to the East. 1t has the deepest wa
ter, tie widest and safest channels
and the most perfect harbor or ma.
rlne rendezvous on the South Allan
tic shores, and has thirty eight miles
Of available water front, 1t is cen
trail to the great pine forests of the
south, and has an immense COM
merce in lumber naval stores, cot
ION and phOsphates; and its manu-
,acturing industries are proftably
employed, 1t has large Wholesale
houses and every facility for jobbing
! trades, and has regular lines of
, steamers to Bremen, Liverpool, New
York and near coast points, and to
its cluster of famous islands st.
9 Simon, Jekyl and Cumberland 1t
e is a city of magnificent parks and
g cool sheltered avenues and many
; miles of smooth shell road drives,
4 and has the finest sewerage and
+ drainage system in the South, just
j completed at a cost of 100000
e Like all other frst-class towns
!, Brunswick has an up-to- date daily
a paper, the Eimes-Advertiser, O
J which Col, II, A. Wrench, genial
a cultured Southern gentleman, is the
: editor. 1t was through Col. Wrench
g and Mr.. Brobston, of they NIB. l..
# that we were informed that Bruins
IS wick would demand our attention
C on Sunday. We immediately placed
n ourselves at their disposal, and thu
e following from the Times-Adyertise
, Of the 10th inst. shows how we wer,
If treated:
J "Btcause of prearranged entertain
a Gent to the Tennessee Press Associa
e ion by Manager Shaokelford, of tn
Y, Cumberland Island Hotel, and the fac
N If the associations departure from on
\. n'dst this evening, the only opportu
;, nifty Of extending Brunswick courtes
to our visitors was q Sunday excui
III sion.
is ITO this end visit to fair Frederick
Sc the point upon which Gen Oglethorpe
70 accompanied by John Wesley, hra
8 landed on American soil, was concode
~ TO be quite appropriate to the occasion
y The good ladies of the party ha
It rlanged service Of prayer and song
gs md an address by Rabbi SamfeId, {
Memphis. under the shades OF the ia
us nous oak, in the Frederick churc
g. yard
- "The steamer Passport, with Cap
y, Ben White, and Capt. Joe Lqssier
~ assisting, let RrVnswick sunda
IN morning under charge Of Mr.. Edwi
he Brobston, OF the YIN b l., and H.
as Wrench, Of the 7vmes.Advertiser, a,
,f- companied by Mrs. Brobston and Mis-
q. Alice Wrench and Tom Wrench otf
- ers OF the party engaged for the tri
y, having failed to .reacn the boat.
Gu "At Cumberland Manager Shacke
nc lord, with an eye to every comfort I
he he press gang, met the boat with h
,or guests and saw them safely aboar
an With passage list of eighty peopl
oai bout fifty Of whom were ladies, Il
"a: a. Passport went out to sea across S
l1h AndreV'q QouRd, clreling back aero
me St. Simon bar, and thenceto Frederic
The 1T was an ideal day, and she Pas
an port had been fully equipped for IL
&C. comfort of her passengers, and the fe
ON hours at sea--there being only gent
and even swell of the ccean--was thC
oughly enjoyed by all on board. r
ate rennesseans were in the best Of sp
ore its, and eager for the aensations OF
first ride oNt on the rolling deep. 0
rim Eeybnd the sea buoy the sensati
inc came, first by single victims, then
e couples, and gradual by general &C
y sent, until forty or fifty s'rnggli
o. mortals were laboripg in the throes
That condition Arat approached b.
oga tired feeling, buS that SO rapidly
in velops into perfect repentance a
inc gradual WEAKNESS of this world a
.;n1 it's troubles.
,'a "The ok were, however, ttnde
ia, uursed b. the RrgnsYick conting'
the and reeogered to liEe and vlvacity
Is, the time ST. Simon Pier had b.
He'll rounded.