The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-19
BY Edwin w Bowen.
spcclal Correspondence Of Times l rs:

III our effects the evening sDeIOTe preVe.Alttr
a ed our farewell pei 9 rtl,n1ee Il Llt
Fountain trust Il, " Wever.
K tint the presiding genius of 9i,
tain Will pardon OUR unintentlonal 4 rat AL
n 1,re 10 drink OF itB wa ters and toss q
Fl Z DIN into one OF the basins on the 4 eve
II 81 our departure from Rome. Lad 53p 9
CONFIRMED to the accepted tradit ton, our
return 10 the Eternal City Wotld nave
& been assured but now II depends Upon s
u the favor $of the local genius. Sill, as as
y our months aojourn there was SO (. de- ie.if
y lirhtfulS rs we'll as profitable for study
We Indulge the fond hope that some me- di Y
Wp shall again SEQ Rome. s5.E
rho trip from Rome 10 Florence wa
Il rleasartsI In every way. 10 begin WI ms
& the "a weather was deal, S9SS tho ram t .
4 evening before having " cooled the !, -
rnos phers aud settled the d. st l1sy tH me
way, We were on the street IN Rome.
Il ,s,np n one q souvenirs on the eve OF
K oI,r depa rt1re, when the sho Wera ca me.
H ,,noniI,la urawares and held us rcluc t an
y pr,soncrs. hugglng the wall to protsesct9
n ourselves from the vet rayellns On y i
& Europcan trains. for some reason, y ~
y 30 dusty MS on a 10
" ANYWAY, and the coal being i i1 81 t,L ya
manufactured makes 81 eYer 8, -.
al In nlI we had q very enc n sned
on tho .corrdor' as ,s ~ 80
ia
and Arczzo to Florence
Picturesque Scenery.
~. scenery along this route sis quite
,ict,,resaue. The country see: rlB "a ertl u
az the most part; but there is NO suc -
n IA ~ i growth OF ton Fl as N
.,,aS" i 4 81 Naples. The grali In nag g
i,een n, rvested and was ying N staoehe
Il t,,e fields. awaiting the !,er: n ,.,s
& hare n no broad cxpanse oI gram ~,
Y q he seen in My as N
y ITALIAN fields are small and we ~ !,
3 !. 800. ri evnte d large area to an ~ one
Il "a rms are idcd out n SIN 1 ~
Il a.tjo,u Al 4 nd one section is $devpleu
If -, Z ron and the next t 1--WE
givinp n large variety * crops - - " al
II small ncld. s5i Everywh ire " ne Y
Il porpy gives color TO the a!ana IT,.
naiilts the harvest ield =
u san tnre. Tor the peoples GROW WIG = z
I..iv 4 "a intrude their presence N every vAr
Yaa1a tbe3 farmer tills. They even h ~
81 ...,r ;,rasenco ID sadorn the grey. runs ~
~ Spopeii md the Roman ~ -
MI ] n,,r train approached lofty CortoSa8
~ md N flne view OF Lake
I . beautiful sheet Of biulsh een
m Il basin formed by the ,N,e ..,.tn,.s,
!, ti,s sThis lake first figured IN = ms loI
"a hannibal ~ Invasion OF ltaiy cen ~
.,,.taa ano III was near this lhRe atn ~
49, I, rs !, general Flaminlus TIRE MS
snssas IN front Of the &Carthuglnana army
Is taihInc,x It's advance upon Rome ard W :,
rep,lsed With IA heavy = e g.. e..
,oad skirts the western shore Y. ~
1ras,merle at n vide range, "a
u .,and yew Of its picturesque nlii-loc ,,eti
4 g. tara I The railroad follows the Val'ey
3 y. ina ,riber almost up to It's source aha
.han' enters the Chianian Valley ana r put
s,,eaE the .turbid rushing Arno on - Y.
4 ence. S75; \ 9 8 . " ~ : ~ $Ir,nrence&
becomes more mountainous anu M I'VE !s sss.
and correspondinglyl less
Yards and olive orchards IN me ,p'gu.nom.
& $3.50 u the place of beautiful green
Fl : n .crops and pnsturag sc. Z on Nc
u innaar see herds OF idc-horned scalties
.,na n,, In the fields and mea do VS. or,
i,,a Yoitl,f,l servants. drawing 8 ne
nea SAINTS primitive plow-a s's ~. i
& Uncommon lust north OF Rome as az ;, ~ : !,
n approach Florence the hillsldes are . GU
with vineyards and the c!lneins y s!,Nes
& a "a 4 aimed to the trunks OF young trees
II !. ! a. welded to them; and sometlmes
thov hang in festoons from tree 20 tree.&
# No productive land Is permitted to z no.
sfidle:s but every square foot q mus q con,
Il +rih,,te its quota to the farmer 8 IFusal
income. VI n fs s rs
CITY Of Florence.
Il 1,,orence is situated In the valley OF
the Arno and appears to pc nest led s. 70 l!
4 the Ian OF the cnressing hills. mo TO W.
az Arno as turbid rs the 'riber, flo"s
r fhrouehi5the city, and Is SPAWNED by sew
Z. nraI d bridges, ancient and modern, Of
b 4he ancient bridges across the narrow, 4
II G,frr virg STRAIN the Ponte nile Grazte.s
huilt' IN 1896 Is the Oldest; but It was
recently restored. and therefore hns q
+; decidedly modern appearance ne tonte
yeccheo, which was rebuilt IN lsG2, looks
very antique, especially with It's double
n row of gol dsmth shops on either side pro
= iecting out over the water and support
al nv slanting braces. Upon this HISTORIC
hr,dgel < which, Ia reputed{ to da to from the
III T, oman period, stands a bronze bust
statue OF the celebrated goldsmith and
sculptor Benyenntto Collln who once
lived in this vicinity, some OF the
gems made by his hand are now Cons
tanned among the y pr 1SIerance
n The chief spot of historic Interest ~
= Florence lis the Playa della signorin,,''3
n he nresent business center, where sta dsl
ia "palarso Yecchlo,n the old capitol
OF the republic. In the public square
In front of this old city hall u small
bronze tablet In the pavement, marx
Ing the spot where sayonaro!a was u, t'ans,
building Is still used ms the City Hall,
and contains among Its dacorat Ions q
handsome colossal marble statue OF the
great reforlner5 whose body was burned
E here six years after America was d's-
covered. III i i3l,4 & as{
Near the spot where sayonarola was
hanged and burned In the public square
now stands d fine equestrian bronze
statue OF Cosues H. erected In 1854 Facing
the public square Is a large open court
Is called the 'Loggia del Lanzi, which
dates from the fourteenth century, ana
contains some flpo mas terpleces of sculpss
Y ture, W N III n a q ga A. li
Tomb Of Michael Angelo.
a short distance from,the public square
So the old Church OF s. San TIA t5roce.. r. he-
Y gun, IN 1885, Imposing 8stylpstu re With
a modern facade Of va n oloyed mar