Smyrna times., 1901-04-17
DELIGHTFUL TOUR SOUTH
BY TWO SMYRNA CITIZENS
INTERESTING ACCOUNT WRITTEN AND CON.
TRIBUTED BY Mr.. WIN. r. DUNN.
Accompanied By DR.. E. S. Dwight They visit
Many Points of Interest in the SOnth aud
Return Much Benefited in Health.
SMYRRA, DEL, April 10th, 1901.

/ OM1 1hhAS OEL., April lOluy lJOl.
DIR. E. S. Dwight and myself left
Smyrna Saturday morning, March
3Oth, for Baltimore. The Steamer
Chatham was scheduled to sail at 4
p. NJ, but did not leave until about
$50 P. NJ, on account of the heavy
cargo. The Chatham is one of the
largest steamers of the Merchants &
Miners Line, usually running be-
tween Baltimore and Providence, but
was used for this trip. Supper was
served on leaving the pier to which we
did ample justice. During the early
part of the evening, the Atlanta,
of the Bay Line, being a faster
boat, passed us and cut across our
bow very close. If our steamer
had struck her it would have
cut her in two, as she was of wood
and ours of iron. About seven A. NJ,
we passed out Hampton Road and the
capes, little while afterward we
passed a French man-Of-man, a train
ing ship with 200 French cadets wait
ing for a pilot to go in Hampton
Roads. She was then to proceed to
Annapolis to inspect the naval acad-
emy. Sunday was grand day and
moonlight that evening. Tuesday
morning we passed up the Savannah
River. Rice fields on one side and diff
ferent lighthouses on the other with
various range lights. We were sa-
luted by the River Queen an account
of which might be interesting. Her
father was life saver and lost his
life saving others. His daughter ever
since salutes all vessels going MP the
river At night by waving a latern,
for day with a handkerchief or Amer
lean flag. 1t is related that an Eng
glish man-of-war was once going up
the river was saluted with the flag.
The commander was so impressed
with her patriotism that he presented
her with a gold watch and chain.
which she now wears.
Every hundred miles the tempera-
ture was two degrees warmer. At
it was the last of Nav. At
Col" +. F. Thomas of
Baltimore, combination of Mark |
Twain, John Billings aud Bill Nve
left us, as he was going over to Texas.
We missed him badly as he kept us in
a continued grin all the way down.
Trip to Jacksonville, Florida.
Doctor and left the steamer for
Jacksonville at 1922 A. NJ, arriving
there at 3.30 2. NJ. We passed through |
miles and miles of pine woods and
low marshy land with here and there a
cabin shut mp. Jessup and Wav |
Cross, Georgia, were the only towns
OF any size, We passed, one of about
1000 and the other about 1000 inhabi-
tants. The Plant System has hos
pital for its employees and sew
eral lines of railroad meet there.
Jacksonville has a population of
about 10000 inhabitants. 1t is situ-
ated on the st. John River. 1t was
between eighty and ninety in the
shade when we arrived there. 1t has a
trolley line. The streets are well |
paved. Several good hotels, but no
grand ones. We visited the Ostrich
farm near the city which was very in
Several of the birds
weighed between 300 and 400 pounds. |
1t takes four men to manage them
Twenty-four feathers are found under
the wings. The other feathers are no |
good. We saw them from three
months old up to 40 years old. When
plucked they are put in a pen, hood |
thrown over their head aud they then
become perfectly tame, imagining
their whole body is hid. We saw |
Oliver o., pacing ostrich, who draws |
road wagon weighing two hundred |
pounds and does it at the rate of n |
mile in two minutes and two seconds
We were shown an ostrich egg which
weighed over three pounds. From the
extreme heat of the summer all but a
few are taken to Saratoga, New York.
We also saw fine collection of Peli.
can ducks, Mandarin ducks of beautiful |
colors. Chinese and India pheasants.
Fox Tail squarrels, African monkeys.
&c.
In Jacksonville, we had the pleasure |
OF calling on Mr.. J. E. Kirk, formerly |
OF Dover, prominent druggist, and a
son of Mr.. A. Sevil of Clayton, both |
OF whom are much pleased with their
southern home. The Clyde Line of
steamers from New York run here
In the square of st. James Park op-
posite our hotel, the Windsor, was
confederate monument inscribed as
follows: "Our Heroes, God bless our
country, 1S0S." One side was bronze |