The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-04-25
Journey to Persia.
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a piece broken from the side Of it
weighs eighteen tons. Tradition
holds that the scaffold on which
it rested broke. 1t now stands
on a stone platform about four
feet high. A clapper lying un-
derneath it appeared to be about
ten feet long.
In the Cathedral at st. Micha-
ell, where rests the remains of
Ivan the Terrible, a glass case
contained the bones of former
saints; and pilgrims were kissing
the glass as they passed by.
In another cathedral, we saw a
glass case containing a piece of
cloth which is said TO be part of
the garment of the Virgin Mary;
another from the garment of
Christ, and a nail from the cross.
(At this point the informer re-
ceives a rouble.)
At noon on Thursday we left
Moscow and, travelling almost di-
rectly south for two and a half
days, reached the Caucasus
mountains.
There our party separated
those going to Teheran and Ham
adam went by way of Baku and
the Caspian Sea. We had been
travelling together for almost
three weeks, and our parting was
rather a solemn one, knowing
that we were not likely ever to
meet again. The remaining eight
of us bound for West Persia
reached Vladikavkas about eight
o'clock in the evening tired, hun
cry, and sleepy, and while Dr. V.
was trying to find some one who
could speak Turkish, his little
daughter Irene sitting on a piece
of baggage expressed the senti-
ments of us all by singing, 81
want to be an Angel. " That
night was spent in a Russian post
house, and at seven o'clock the
next morning we started for III
fis in Russian post carriage.
This mode of travel in Russia
may be compared to the old fash
ioned stage coaches of America,
and would be pleasant one were
it not for the inconvenience OF
poor food and uncomfortable
lodgings of the post houses.
These post houses are situated
twelve or thirteen miles apart,
and we exchanged horses and
drivers at each one. We started
in a carriage drawn by fouI
horses with driver on top and oul
baggage roped to the rear end.
After leaving the second post
house we began to ascend the
Pass and the number of horses
was increased to six. All thai
day we ascended a winding
mountain road, the scenery o-
which was magnificent. At one
time we could see far below us
men harvesting grain, while OF
the steep mountain side opposite
US thousands of sheep and cattle
were grazing, and far above US
were peaks covered with perpet
ual snow. The Pass which W.
crossed about seven o'clock tina
evening was over 5000 feet high
and the highest peak we coulC
see was Kazbek which was 16,
$40 feet.
AS we drew near to the top, W,
thought we saw a cloud caugh
fast on the mountain; but, upol
closer observation, we decided
that it was a snow bank. This
was the 14th Of September w,
Travelled until nine o'clock tina
night before stopping at pos
house. We arose at five o'clocl
the next morning and after
breakfast of bread, meat anc
tea, we were on the road again b,
six o'clock. This days journe,
was a gradual descent from tn
mountain top we had crossed tn
previous day. The road was goo'
and so were the horses whicl
would gallop almost eontinuousl.
from one post house to another
The Turnpike Company had no
provided "breakers" for the com
fort of travelers--so our oil,