The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-14

r,onoaous to greater rank 10 the vol
ua,..r forces OF several Of those ON
e,rs now 10 camp. Some OF these have
bu.n expected, others come as surprises
10 those not behind the scenes.
In the belief that many OF the readers
0. tn. Iutelllgencer who served in this
locality during the war would enjoy a
comparison Of that period with the pre-
sent, and knowing something OF what
has been done In the way OF erecting
monuments on the fields where they
fought, / have devoted two days to Wis
I,lng Lockout Mountain. Missionary
Ridge, aud points Of former interest in
the city, kodak in hand, and noting
what I thought would be OF most value.
7 am aware that q large number OF old
soldiers have, at one time or. another,
seen here. but thousands OF others who,
hope, read,the Intelllgencer. have not
been able to come; for them. espe-
c!ally. / write.
No man who passed q day in Chatta-
nooga during the war has forgotten how
/, looked. or how 1t felt, II It was rainy
weather, or he had to go on guard at
the guardhcusc, corner OF Market and
Ninth streets, or the old military prison.
The slopes Of Cameron Hill, where
many a good man went into the hospit-
ais only to come out q corpse, are
th!ckly built over: "the bottomless pit"
not far from the Crutchfield House.
where. Il was said, mules and wagons
sank out OF sight in the mud, Is now
built or paved over; the old guardhouse
site supports a fine business block. and
the Read House has by the side OF It's
front entrance q tablet stating that 1t Is
built on the site OF the Crutchfield
House, which was used az n hospital
after ChIckamauga, and sheltered $50
wounded the nigh: after the close OF
that battle.
TIE old m!l!tar: prison, on Market
street. has not been changed much In
appearance. but / thought 1t had Its use,
when I saw an officer In IL. recruiting
men for the service of the government
In the present war.
RosECRhSS OLD HEADQUARTERS.
The house occupied by General Rose.
c.aas. and later by General Thomas, as
headquarters. has not changed much In
appearance; neither has that occupied
by General Brapnan, chief OF artillery,
near Il. The Hamilton county court
house stands. ! believe, on the ground
where the artillery captured ct Mis-
slona.y Ridge was parked.
Miles OF paved streets stretch In ev-
e.r direction. and lines OF trolley cars
give easy access to the dozen or more
suburbs situated on all sides. One line
z!szags up tho. slope OF Missionary
Ridge, and runs for miles along, or
near. It's summit; anothe: climbs the
bills, and ~peaetratcs the narrow valleys
% the north side OF the river. where
Hi City cottages hide themselves
AMONG the trees grown up since the
! war.
A fine steel bridge spans the stream
iaou. thee hundred yards above where
the first one crossed, and two lines Of
trolley cars use 1t, as well as teams.
The atmosphere is dulled by the
smoke OF furnace chimneys, and the
hoarsa whistle Of river steamers wake
the echoes daily, except during the sea
ton Of very low water.
Access 60 the summit OF Lookout Is
IA. easier now than when Hooker's men
Fought the battle above the clouds
icsanbllng over rocks well-nlgh In
1urnountable. A line OF railway start
Ing !on the valley Of the creek east Of
the mountain climbs to the summit by
easy grades, using some ten miles OF
track and half a dozen US. and passing
lar around the western side in its
course, to finally end OIL the top about
bali a mile north OF "Summertowa,"
and the place where the old hospitals
were located.
Two incl!nes run up the eastern face.
one ending at "the Point the other
about half a mile south OF it. They ara
run ~ combined cable and trolley
power, and dizzy" though they seem
70 che visitor on his first trip, are said
20 De perfectly safe. having q peculiar
e!atca' brake. which holds the firmer
.'ae greater the weight upon 1t.
the head OF the track which leads
70 tae Point. g building, three stories
aIsa. hangs like q huge nest OF the cliff
r"aIoW 10 the side OF the preclplce.
H'om lis upper yeranda I looked down
ao's b one hundred feet to the
..eks at Its base: at my left. hundreds
!. ltet lower. the green and brown
"a0ha tcnie Valley smiled peacefully in
we spring sunshine, and a huge buzz
.a'u noated on lazy wing over the de-
s."a camp and battle-ground Of q gem
eeelIon ago.
SOUND OF THE GRAvER's cHIsEI,.
rom the vicinity OF the Craven house
'aAs she sound OF the graver's chlsel
w me granite OF the monument New
t.ik Is erecting to mark the location OF
4 H.. =" Toops on that glorious day and
u-ioneat Held. and from the woods
4 49, oy camo the peaceful tinkle OF
Invader, "' ~ any
tsa"he from q hundred cottages or
dds1eh O. moro p%rctentious size rose
rnu,a "llI on the mild. still air, and !
Inv M"a scarcely realize that l was gaz-
fbs w a scene which had once been
's. o. deadly strife.
surfing from the Point, a dummy
,I ~ and one car, making hourly
m y convey the slght-secr along tho
tu.,Is sn Side OF the Ridge. the track
n.HH:s hlong the face OF the cliff like
.,,iru WEB along n wall, ut times
,S.n "s us way Into the rocky faces,
t,,S .unhing over q t%res,le, where tho
A On, 1se'. looking from the window on
c,,r %'ue; tails TO see the top OF the pre-
dnwN move him: on the other, looks
t@, mo tho tops OF trees, hundrcdso OF
On h ~V'ow' the road ending ut n point
a%ssDItals, "e s.'e u inc GU
Interc,, hnob will always have its
,nt :, not only from the lighting that
k,ir" lce on and about 1t, hui from Its
cal Gran T'n INC point from which Gen
l0narv watched the assault on Mis-
ttucbmonn.use Some OF thc-old-in-
sui show on 1t. and thora