Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-16

They stand in perfectly straight rows
and grow as high as so and so feet
They are conical in shape, taperine
gradually to the top and terminating
in a point like a sharpened pencil.
The houses are usually built about
a quarter Of a mile from the public
road and an avenue. perfectly straight
runs from the road to the house. On
either side Of the avenue, the trunks
as straight as an arrow, the foliage
meeting in the center, grow the BEAU
tiful cedars. About eight miles fr'm
Richmond and one mile from Mr.. Nc
Millan's, Is Fort Harrison. Here, on
the public road, is a beautiful ceroe-
terry "a to 2 acres), inclosed by high
brick wall, shaded by beautiful ever
green trees and covered as 1t were
with a green carpet, sleep 800 Union
soldiers the majority colored) who
fell in the fight at the fort. In the CEN
ter of the cemetery. near the gate,
stands the keepers house. nice stone
structure. The keeper, Mr.. Rule, is a
cultured gentleman and makes all Wis
itors feel entirely welcome.
We then visited the fort proper, less
than a quarter Of a mile from the GEM
etery, and located on the highest point
commanding a view of the surrounding
country for many miles. The fort is
enclosed by a powerful embank-
ment and includes from three to five
acres. Inside Of this there Is a num-
Der Of other embankments, construct
ed somewhat after the style Of the
sections in molasses evaporator. If
the besieged were forced to move they
could retire through the opening to
make a stand behind the next line, etc.
Running out from the fort on either
side are to be seen miles and miles of
earthworks, which can best be liken-
ed to a big railroad embankment. Oh,
the time and labor that must have
been necessary in the construction OF
this great and extensive earthworks.
God knows the men who built them
and who fought behind them believed
that their cause was just. One can
see here why 1t took so long for the
Federals to reach Richmond.
I'm told that at the battle Of Fort
Harrison the colored troops were or
dered to march up a ridge to the fort,
fanked by the Federal troops. AS a
result the negroes were cut down like
the ripe wheat before the reaper. This
accounts, in part at least, for the well
| filled cemetery near Fort Harrison.
The eminence around the fort Is now
covered with trees, obscuring the view
Of the surrounding country. / hope
my imperfect description may interest
some old soldier who was an actor In
the terrible drama.
A history of Richmond in the most
condensed form would make a book OF
100 pages. A grand, historic, old city
inhabited by a noble people. We first
visited the capitol-a splendid build
ing, beautifully situated.
We viewed the monuments Of Wash
ington (60 feet high, cost $260,000), OF
Lee, Of Jackson, of Stuart, Of Clay, OF
A. p Hill and others.
A word about the squirrels in the
Capitol Square. There are great num-
bers Of them. "They are fed each day
by a convict, who gives them cracked
walnuts and hickory nuts" They are
so tame as to suggest the beautiful
| lines Of Burns on plowing up a mouse:
| I'm truly sorry mans dominion,
Has broken natures social union,
And justifies that i'll opinion which
makes thee startle
At me, thy poor earth-born compan-
ion
And fellow mortal"
The city hall is just across the Cap
itol Square, and Is a most imposing
and beautiful structure. 1t Is built OF
Richmond granite and cost $1,5O0,OO0
OF course we visited ST. Johns
church, wherein Patrick Henry deliv-
cred his famous speech, "Give me lib
erty or give me DEATH"
We visited "Oakwood Cemetery
containing the graves of 10000 Con-
federate soldiers.
Hollywood cemetery Is not exceed
ed in beauty by any other in the
Union. It's natural growth Of holly
takes away any look Of gloom even In
winter Twelve thousand Confederate
soldiers are buried there, near beau
tiful monument of natural Virginia
granite ninety feet high.
We visited the graves Of Presidents
James Monroe and John Tyler. We
also visited the Davis section" where
sleeps the famous Confederate chief
tain and wife and daughter. No idea
can be conveyed on paper of the beau
ty of Richmond cemeteries. They
must be seen. We must leave Rich
mond. We could write for hours and
hours in our imperfect way and the
story would not be half told.
Later we decided to visit Washing
ton and went over the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad
I. was our first visit to the national
capital We expected to find beauti-
full city and we were not disappointed
We first visited the Washington mon
ument The view from the top Of the
monument, 500 feet from the earth, Is
Exceedingly fine. The beautiful city
beneath you looks like map. You gel
a bird's-eye view Of the city. The
beautiful Potomac looks like a silver
band. Men and women look like Gull
liver's pigmies. A train Of cars looks
like a child's toy train. We next Wis
tied the White House. The house Is
closed pending some repairs. The
president is away at Oyster Bay.
There is nothing majestic or impos-
ing about the exterior of the White
House. 1t is a splendid edifice, how
ever, and the location is good and the
grounds are exceptionally fine.
| We next visited the national Capitol
We were Oike all visitors) taken ir
charge by guide. who showed us ev-
erything and explained everything from
cellar to dome, giving us a complete
| Of tho rporpifoapt Of