The Newark journal., 1910-10-21
A PLEASANT VACATION
George Wright Visits Historic
 Scenes Near Capital City
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1t is still imbedded. The ivy cov- cred wall is stripped of natures veneering at this point to afford the visitors an unobstructed view of this bit of evidence of the Eng fish Cannonading. In the new chapel recently completed at cost of $15, 5,000, 1 was shown the chair in which John Hancock sat when he attached his signature to the Declaration of Independence. l was conducted through the mus cum on the second floor of the chapel by the Rector, whose ac- commodating explanations of the historic relics associated with the early days of this first regularly organized and established church in America, impressed me as being a most estimable and clever Christian gentleman, and we'll de- serving the honor bestowed upon him and the confidence reposed in him by the Episcopal church at Norfolk.
 Virginia Beach on the ocean is is about 20 miles due east and is reached by the N. & $. k. R., an electric line, Here one has an un- obstructed view of the broad ex- panse of the Atlantic ocean. It was an interesting sight to me. 1 was impressed with the great waves as they came from far out in the ocean. When 1 was in bathing here, l was fearful of these waves at first, but soon learned that instead of falling on- to me and smashing me, that 1 would bob up and down on top of them like cork. It was pleas ant surprise and very enjoyable. Most visitors to the beach do not miss an opportunity to enjoy the surf bathing.
 It is few miles up the Atlantic coast to Cape Henry. It is here that the English colonists first landed when they came to Amer lea. The visitor sees one of the greatest natural curiosities in the United States. For centuries the winds and tides have hurled back the sand from the shore, forming it into hillocks, some as high as 200 feet, and for several miles in length. It seems probable to me however, that the ocean may have once been where the sand hills now are, and from some cause un- known receded to it's present lim- its.
 There are two Lighthouses at the Cape. one of which was built in 179l and is still serviceable. A loftier one was completed in 1879. It is 172 feet high and casts it's beams far out to sea. A wireless station is located at Cape Henry. Also two life saving stations are located at different points along the beach.
 We left Norfolk on the return trip Monday at D m. For the first time 1 saw the sun sink be- hind the sea. The dim clouds en- abled me to look it squarely in the face. It appeared as a great ball of fire in the occident and as it gradually disappeared below the horizon its radiating glow of dif-. ferent colored hues east beauti ful reflection upon the neighbor- ing clouds, which in turn gave d soft finish to the sea, thus complet- ing a picture grander and more sublime than any artist has ever portrayed. Another sight which impressed me was watching the ships far out at sea and at differ ent ranges. Of these that were farthest out only the top of the smoke stack could be seen. I was thus forcibly reminded of the les sons 1 had learned from geogra- phy concerning the proof of the rotundity of the earth. After an- other pleasant night, we reached the Seventh Street Wharf at Washington, D. C., at 7:30 a. m. A more pleasant trip and one of