The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-30
The TRIP To ASHEVILlE.
One PASSENGER is Enthusiastic over
the Grand Scenery Along the
Wesfern North Ca rOIina Road.

about $50 or 9 o'clock Thursday
morning and got along nicely until
we reached Tryon mountain about IL
| guess, where there WAS a washout
about two or three miles above. We
had to lie over there until about 5
o'clock th,t evening. We reached
Saluda before dark and had the
pleasure of viewing the little place
for few short minutes and pulled
out again for Asheville. l guess we
reached there about 1880 Thursday
night. There being so many visitors
in the city it was rather hard to get
entertained at that hour, yet we
Jared all right. Friday morning We
were ready to take in the city and its
surroundings and we did justice to
the occasion, but in the eve it rained
and we couldn't get to see much ex-
cept from street cars. Not being Van
derbilt's admission day we didn't 60
through his grounds, yet we went
upon Battery Park hotel and we
could view his home very plainly.
The mansion and surrounding ground
were certainly fine to view. Yet let
us just stop minute and compliment
Battery Park. 1t certainly is one of
the loveliest places 1 ever did see.
You can view the surrounding city
and all the beautiful mountains. We
don't wonder at those people up
there getting so fat and looking 50
well. Its because they have such
pleasant views in sight, and above all
have ssuch delicious air to breathe.
We'll we have to leave off the many
other descriptions that we would like
to relate but it being time for our
train to leave on schedule, 5 o'clock,
we have to 60 over to the depot to
make ready for our return, but after
We were comfortably seated in our
car the orders were to go back to the
city of Asheville or stay in the car
just as it suited the people for there
were washouts on either road, by
S,a,esville and Charlotte and the
road we went, and that the train
would nuG move out until Saturday
morning at ten o'clock. Well, |
can't speak for all but Mr.. Editor. l
think there were more homesick than
one, and more broke ones than two,
and the thought of having to 20 back
up town to spend the night sure got
next to some if not all. Saturday
We went back to the train
and it was making ready for de-
parture. Orders came that we were
to 80 by Marion, Morganton,
Hickory, Newton, to Statesville and
then straight down by Mooresville to
Charlotte and on to Gastonia, down
by Kings Mountain, Blacksburg,
Gafney to Spartanburg.
Well, we pulled out from Asheville
about 1920 Saturday morning toward
Marion. When we got about two
miles pas, Black Mountain we were
stopped on account of a cave in prob
ably eight feet. We .taid there for an
hour or two and the passengers began
to get little hungry. We were
carried back to Black Mountain for
refreshments, as | think our friend
MIR. Bailey, had sold out, and to get
out Of the way of the material trains
and were side-tracked there until
about five o'clock before the track
could be repaired aud let the mail
trains pass us. But let me tell you,
MIR. Editor, wo sure reached Marion
before night, and l don't believe
there is any such scenery anywhere
in the United States as is from Black
Mountain to Marion OF course We
were all at the mercy of our Creator
in such terrible danger, but it
certainly would have amused every
body TO have seen the rolling eyes OF
the colored friends as we would turn
the horse shoe fills and trastles.
Some were scared nearly to death.
| think We passed through eight long
tunnels which you know was quite an
experience to those who never went
through them. Most ofthe passengers
we're wide awake. We reached
Charlotte about II o'clock Saturday
night and made sure we would gel
some midnight supper which was
prepared. [, not wanting anything
but cup of coffee, l went to get il
aud the waiter was pouring it on
when the conductor called all aboarG
and we h al tn loaya without ovo,, oof