The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-30
REV. NICHOLSON SEES THE SIGHTS.
Something Doing Every Day While the
Elder is on His Vacation.

q iCIISI was received from Rev. II.
Z. Nicholson last week, written on
board steamer on which he was re-
turning from his trip to Norfolk and
the exposition by way of the Poto-
mac, to Washington. The letter was
for the dear ones at. home" but
The Gazette is permitted to print
number of extracts of interest to
the general public:
We left Minneapolis Wednesday
evening, by the Milwaukee line, ar
irving in Chicago at 7:15 next morn
ing, where we had seven hours wait
before taking the Big Four train for
Cincinnati, where we transferred to
the Chesapeake & Ohio and headed
toward Norfolk. At Lexington, KY,
we picked up large number of our
preachers, who were on their way to
the convention. Among them were
two or three old schoolmates. We
were up at davbreak, just as we
were entering the mountains. 1t
was scene long to be remembered.
At the right rose the first of the
famous range of mountains, her ma
Jestlc head reaching heavenward to
welcome the first rays Of the morn
ing sun, while to the left we could
see other mountains bathing their
feet IN the waters Of the Greenbrier
river. AS the train sped on at 40
mile gait, our eyes beheld, as it were,
grand panorama of Gods handi-
work, and suddenly we swept out,
like the moon from behind swiftly
passing cloud, into the famous Shen-
andoah valley, made famous by the
brilliant exploits Of the noted cavalry
generals, "Jeb" Stuart and Sheri-
dan.
1t was not long until we were at
Charlottesville, Va, the seat of the
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state university, and then On to
Richmond" Here we saw the cap
itol building originally designed by
Jefferson and erected in 1892. In
the square are statues of Stonewall
jackson and Washington, in other
localities those of Henry Clay. R. E.
Lee, j. E. B. Stuart and Jeff. Davis,
and there are many historical man.
sions, tombs. battle-felds and points
of interest which we saw in and
around the famous city.
We next took the train for New
port News and by boat to Norfolk,
crossing Hampton Roads, the scene
of the battle between the Merrimac
and Monitor, and landing in Norfolk
about 9 a. m. We went directly to
the great armory hall, where the
convention was already in session.
This is a building capable Of seating
5000 people, and when the commit
tee asked for extra chairs citizen
objected, stating that there were al
ready seats enough to hold all the
members of the Christian church.
When this man came to the hall an
hour ahead of time to hear an adj
dress, he found that he could not,
even that early, get to the steps, and
exclaimed, dear me! Have those
people brought the entire population
of the north down here?"
I" Well, we had a great convention,
after which we went to the navy
yards, saw a battle ship under con-
struction, and then boarded some of
the frst-class battle-ships which were
in the harbor and inspected them
from end to end: Next we took in
the exposition. which was, all things
considered. very good.
"The next day we crossed the bay
to Old Point Comfort and Fortress
Monroe, conceded to be one of the
strongest Notifications in the world.
Here we saw the great disappearing
guns in operation. The one we ex-
amined is AZ feet long, fires a 12-in.
shell a distance of ten miles with
sufficient force to pierce-an 8-inch |
armor plate. 1t had the capacity of
a shot every Is seconds, and every
time it is fired it drops back behind
the Notifications to be reloaded.
This morning we went on board
the steamer at Norfolk and sailed for
Washington. The trip has been a
delightful one, with not a sea-sick
person among the 700 on board. 1t
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