The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-11-29
THROUGH OHIO.
Second Letter From DR.. Swartzwelder De,
scriptiou OF His Trip From Need.
m3re TO California.

or the Philip Hotel, we decided to
take the furmer-and fortunately
for us that we did; for scarcely
had we retired, when the Philips
caught fire and was nearly de-
stroyed-the guests having to get
outln their night robes to seek
others quarters. | believe no lives
were lost.
Oar hrststop pafterleavlng Clays
Vile was Wheeling, w. Va. We
had to change cars and wait one
hour. During that time my OBJ
servation Cf the city |, d me to be-
lie re itagreat manu- featuring city.
It's situated on the Ohio river,
and surrounded by rugged hills.
aud shadowed by a continuous
cloud of smoke. Soon after leaving
Wheeling, we came into Ohio, the
eastern part of which is billy and
resembles Pennsylvania; but as
we neared Columbus the country
became level, aud as the weather
Was clear and warm, the scenery
and trip were delightful. We had
TO change cars at Columbus and
wait two hours for our train.
Colum bus, Cincinnati and Day
ton are large, beautiful, growing
cities with a great deal of wealth,
and a rich agricultural communl-
ty surrounding them. We visit.
ed my brother Clyde and my sis
ter Mrs. Porter hewitt in Dayton.
My brother Is engaged IN the
dairy business, and keeps nun.
Der of fine cows. While visiting
my brother and sister, we also
visited the principal places of IN
terest IN and about the city. The
most noted is the Soldiers Home
and the plant of the National Cash
Register Manufacturing Com.
pany. At the Soldle! s. Home, we
secured the services OF soldier
to guide Us over the grounds, and
through the buildings. The Home
is a beautiful place, and | was
much gratlhed to see the soldiers
have such conveniences and com.
fort during their last days. Ev.
erything is done in the home re.
lative to the soldiers living. There
is kitchen with massive furnaces
for the preparation and cooking
of food bakery, steam laun-
dry, and q dining room with seat
ing capacity for 1900. we wore
permitted to see them march to
dinner and take their seats but
not TO dine with them. There are
nearly 1000 soldiers at the Home
They have fine library and read
lngroom, a theatre for amusement
seating 1000; hospital where
the sick and wounded are cared
for, with nurses and physicians
in attendance, and last, but not
least, cemetery for the burial of
the dead. We had She privilege
of seeing two old soldiers buried
under military rule, the corpses
were taken from the hospital
the dead house, aud placed IN cas-
kets, afterwhich they ereplaced
on a four wheel wagon-used in
military service rs patrol wagon
in which were hltched four white
horses, mounted with two soldiers.
The caskets were draped with the
national EN- mblem, and was follow.
ed to their last resting place by
the minister-friends if any-a
mum Der Of detailed soldlers-and
the military band-t the latter play
ing the dead march, Alter the
caskets were placed Ia the graves
and the usual religious services
were held, military salute of six
guns of three volleys each, was
fired, followed by the bugle call
in the distance, which caused a
.solemnity IN the hearts of those
even not related to the deceased.
The burial of the dead is a daily
occurrence one to two deaths
daily.
The National Cash Register
Company is one Of the largest of
IT'S kind IN the world. They make.
a machine which nearly every
business anan uses in keepinguan
account of the sales and cash re.
celved ia the transaction OF bust,
ness, and may be seen IN most