The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1911-03-10
From The Sunny Southland.
New Orleans Louisiana,


March 4th. 1911.
Dear Record:-I thought it might be
of some interest to your readers to
hear of some points of interest that l
have visited in this Old City. We
boarded the train at Lancaster in a
whirling snow storm on the 21st. of
February and reached New Orleans at
midnight of the 22nd, and went to the
home of Mrs. Kate Berkele, and were
welcomed by Claude Wheritt and Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Boyle and have been at
home ever since.
The weather has been clear and crisp,
just ideal for out door exercise. The
Mardi Gras festivities were grand,
there were distinct professions con-
sisting of 20 floats, each accompanied
with band of music and torch bearers
Of Greek fire, ornamented with strange
and weird figures of sea monsters,
wild beasts and creeping things, fowls
of the air and fishes of the sea; with
persons dressed in gorgeous oriental
costumes, altogether making a fairy
scene that fingers in memory.
We have visited the City Parks orna-
merted with huge live oaks rare shrub
by and beautiful flowers. We have
visited several of the cemeteries and
were astonished at the elaborate and
costly tombs and vaults, built above
ground. We have visited the statues
of Generals Lee, Jackson, Lafayette,
JeffDavis and others. Wewent upon the
levee and saw the French and Ameri-
can Battle ships and all the smaller
water craft that made the scene beau
tiful and inspiring. New Orleans is
built on bend in the Mississippi and a
grand view of the river is presented.
The streets in the old city are narrow,
but the new are wide and regular, Canal
street is the great retail street and all
the car lines converge and enter it.
The retail houses display every variety
of wearing material for man or woman,
with curiOs from China and Japan.
The Catholics have great many Cath
edral, the most notable is st Peters, it's
dome is magnificently ornamented with
the figures of Saints, and in the vesti-
bule beneath the crypt in the statue of
St. Peter where the faithful kneel and
kiss his toes, which are worn by constant
kissing. The Protestant churches are
numerous and some of them grand and
massive. The church of st Roch isvisit-
ed for it's supposed healing power there
the faithful kneel before a full life
figure of the Saviour lying in the tomb
with bloody marks of the nails in his
hands and feet and spear in his side; in
one corner the old crutches of the heal
ed are stacked. We found three colored
women kneeling before the figure and
at intervals there were figures of saints
where they are kneeling. But the
most interesting work of art was the
grotto under the Greenwald Hotel which
is the newest and most elegant in the
city. You enter the cave from the hall
of the public room and descend by two
flights of steps to large room from
the ceiling of which descend beautiful
imitation stalectites and from the balls
tiers and ratings rise stat es lighted
with concealed electric lights in pink,
white, and blue. All the supporting
columns are similarly lighted forming a
scene of exquisite beauty, it is used for
an exclusive dining room. Our impress
ions of New Orleans are very pleasant
and our stay has been made doubly so
by the beautiful hospitality of our hos
tess. For fear of tireing you will
close. Alex r. Denny.