Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-11

this little church; we had the
pleasure of standing in that
pew and view the relics and of
others memory.
"St. PauFs church is one of
much note and is where Presi-
dent Davis and Gen. Lee wor-
shipped during the war. The
President was at this church
ON Sunday, April 2, 1866, when
he received a telegram from
Gen. Lee, then in Petersburg,
telling him that the city must be
evacuated. Their pews are
marked, and nearly everything
in the church is a memorial.
R. +. Lee has two windows of
memory; it is said to be the
finest in America. This church
is of much interest to any
stranger. The Confederate mu-
scum was once a home of JEFF
ferson Davis, then a public
school, and later on it was turn
ed into the Memorial building
and Museum. AS we entered
this building we saw many
things of note; we had heard
much talk of Gen. Lee and
Stonewall Jackson; we saw in
two large glass cases the belong
ings Of these two great men, es-
pecially Gen. Lees clothing,
sword, field glasses, and every
thing the General had when he
surrendered to Gen. Grant, and
there was no more war.
eve went to the First Ma
tional Bank, which is twenty
two stories high, and took an elel
vator to the top; there we
viewed the city over and over.
We saw Belle Isle, which was at
one time a large Confederate
Prison; it is now occupied by
the Tradger Iron Works, estab-
lished in 1886. The iron for the
sides of the Merrimac, the first
iron-clad war ship, was made
here.
Being tired we took a street
car to the Confederate Soldiers
Home. The veterans are all
dressed in grey; they have a
hospital, doctors, and nurses,
who wait on the sick; they have
a hall for amusements, called
the Randolph Hail." Many in
teresting things are to be seen
Stonewall Jackson's old sorrel
horse, that is stuffed and given
a place in a glass case. Jackson
was killed while on "Old Sor-
REL" if we mistake not. jack
son was thirty-nine years old
when he met death, and "Old
SorreP was thirty-six. We APP
preciate what the State of Vir-
ginia is doing for her veterans
that are broken down and can't
help themselves. Good will come
to a State like this. No wonder
Richmond is prosperous-she is
always ready to do her part.
eve then went to the old
Libby Prison site. This was an
old warehouse that was used
for Federal prisoners. In 1892
the structure was moved to
Chicago, during the Worlds
Fair. A bronze tablet A X 2
marks the place. Soldiers and
Sailors Monument was erected
on Libby Hill and presented to
the city by the Sailor and Sol
diers Association, May 30, 1894.
This monument stands one
hundred feet high, and cost
$4,000.
"Then we went to the G. & O.
shops and offices. There is a
great deal to be seen and learn
ed. 1t is a great sight to see the
machinery in operation. These
shops employ about thousand
men daily. Richmond claims
to have the largest locomotive
works in the world. She has
one hundred and seventy
churches; 1873 are for white
people. She has A hospitals,
and she has the largest cigar
factory in the world, at which
place they make 400,000,00O
annually. Richmond has SIX
teen hotels and accommodates
over $4,000 visitors annually.
Richmond has 200 picket po-
licemen.
eve took much interest in the
Marshall Street Viaduct, which
connects Church Hill with the
main part of the city. 1t was
completed in 1911. 1t is one
half mile long, ninety feet high
at the highest point, and cost