Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-06-14
AN AUGUSTA GIRLS TRIP
DOWN THE JAMES-HISTORIC SCENE
RY ALONG THE ROUTE-THE EXPO
SITION, ETC, ETC.
Cor. Main q New SITS.
PHONE ISL.

DOWN THE JAMES-HTSTORIC SCENE
RY ALONG THE RoUTE-THE EXPO
sITIoN, ETC, ETC.
WOman's College, Richmond, Va
Wednesday morning eight girls with
Miss M. L. as chaperon, went down
to the pier.
Our boat, the Pocahontas, was to
sail at seven, but the boat was wait
ing for a train which was to bring two
regiments of Confederates. The train
was As minutes late. The POcahOntas'
capacity is one thousand.
Well, the train came after while.
In the meantime, we had put on our
wells and seated ourselves on the mid
die deck. 1t was grand morning
so cool and invigOrating. We would
have frozen if We hadn't had our jack
cts. The boat soon started and the old
soldiers 1.-THE friendliest things you
ever saw. There was a fine looking
old Yankee on board, who goes to all
the Confederate reunions. He had on
a nice looking uniform and was better
looking than any of the COnfederates
HI asked Miss Mel, E. and
me to dine with him, but we declined
as we were in crowd and didn't want
to separate. Cousin Elias home is
half hours ride below here on the left
hand going down. 1t is on high hill.
Grand-unless you can SEE it-wont
begin to express the scenery. You
can't realize what it is like.
The dear old James grows wider and
wider as you go down to Hampton
Roads.
We saw WestOver, the home of
William Byrd, and upper and lower
Brandon. We didn't get off. as our
boat stopped for just a few minutes
at each pier.
The Exposition will not be worth
your money unless you go down the
James and take in Virginia history.
The original jamestown is great.
Now, If you 60 by train you couldn t
see this. and it's half days journey
by boat from the exposition. Tue place
is so large that you can't tell. it's an
island, the fact. it isn't. A marsh is
between it and the mainland, so they
say.
Miss Mel. asked the captain to stop
| long enough there to let US off, but he
said be was too behind time. Anyway
we stopped at the pier for five or more
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important place. The land is protect
ed from the river by rock wall. We
could see the tombstone and the
church and other recent buildings of
the keepers. 1t is so pretty and level,
and oh, such beautiful trees. A grand
apple orchard is near by. Remember
the place is On the left going down
there. The river is about four miles
wide at that point and beautiful.
| The first city we came to was New
port News on the left side. There
| Hampton Roads begins. The James
T, is six or more miles wide here. We
went ON upper deck and got under the
windows of the pilots house and the
captain told us everything. He showed
us where the Merr1mac and the Moni
tor had their great fight l wish you
could have seen the great ocean steam
ers coming in. We stayed at Newport
News some time. Twas great to see
SO many big vessels at the pier at once.
| Well, just about this time we spied
some warships-Kearsage, Illinois,
Kentucky, Texas, New York, the
Monitor and Alabama.
The old Confederates unfurIed their
old silk flags and don't you know those
warshlps saluted them with their guns
o, but L wished for papa! He would
have enjoyed it so much. We were as
close to some of them as you are from