Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-09

and things American and showed bv
their manner and conversation that !
they are men of education and culture.
They were free in asking and answers +,
ing questions about the things which
were of particular interest to them
and received every mark of attention
with polite word of acknowledge
ment and thanks.
One of the striking features of the
banquet occurred just before the affair
was brought to q close. The visitors
arose to their feet and in chorus
sang Der Wachtem Rhine, the Ger
man national hymn, to the air of
America In return the Americans,
sang America all standing.
1t was approaching the hour of mid
night when the banquet was finally
brought to close. After the visitors
left the hall. the majority OF them
were escorted to the quarters of the
Berkeley club, where they we're en-
tertained by some of the members.
They had a good time at this place.
and went to their coaches III the
swee sma' hours of the morning
very tired and sleepy, but with the
feeling that thew had been most royal
lv entertained in Martinsburg.
NOTES OF THE VISIT.
Herr Eric Won Fluegge was one of
the distinguished men of the partv. He
owns an estate of $4,000 acres
of land. on which he raises immense
crops of potatoes. On his estate is an
alcohol factory, and after abstracting
the alcohol from the potatoes the pulp
is used for fattening cattle. He is 6
feet l inch tall. very heavy. about
As years old, and attracted perhaps
as much attention as any other mem
Der Of the party.
A slight accident occurred when the
party reached the mountain road. The
horse attached to the carriage of Mr..
Zill. which contained that gentleman
/
party, became frightened and plunged
into the ditch. throwing the occupants
to the ground Herr Sachse sustained
slight injury of the left hand and a
compound fracture of his headgear,
while Mr.. Zill was cat on the fore
head. No other accidents occurred
One of the humorous incidents of the
banquet occurred VIXEN one of the Wis
itors wanted fresh supply of butter.
Speaking to the gentleman across the
way he politely said: g Pass der table
across der butter alreatty. please yet.
don't it--yes. He got the butter.
Several members of the party were
looking for something characteristic
of Martinsburg to carry away as SOU
venirs. and dropped into three or four
stores in the search.
The visitors were struck with that
| part of the Tuscarora where" the water
flows 40 HILL The Law of the land
at that point is such as to give the aD-
pearance o. the water running mp
hill, and when their attention was
called to it they We're at first puzzled
| to explain 1T. One of the speakers at
the banquet referred to it, and said
that they were prepared to believe
anything within the possibilities of a
country where the people caused the
water to run up the mountain.
MET WITH AN ACCIDENT.
No. 3, the b. e. o. train to which
the two Pullman coaches containing
the party of Germans who visited this
city Tuesday was attached. met will
misnap Thursday morning at.Par-
kersburg. which might have resulted
very seriously had the train been run
ming at high rate. of speed The
accident was caused by wheel fiv-
ing off the pony truck of the engine
pulling the train. just as the train
had slowed up and was entering the
yards at Petersburg. The engine
was derailed and crashed into another
engine on siding. No one was
hurt, although the passengers were
all shaken up. Another engine was
speedily attached to the train. and it
proceeded without any great delav.
SOCIETY EXTENDS thanks.
On behalf of the Berkeley County
Horticultural Society we desire to ten
der our sincere thanks to the citizens
of the CITY and county for the manner
in which they aided us in receiving
and entertaining our visitors. and es-
pecially TO those who furnished teams,
to those who contributed so literally
to the Berkeley society. to the w. S.
Miller family for opening their or
chard and the exhibition of culture
and spraying. Also to The Evening
World for their kindness in so splen.