New Britain herald., 1927-04-04

Beach and Miami The devastation had not been exaggerated in the i least, according 10 Mir. Francis. and ! in this section he stated that all ! trees were standing at an angle of ' 45 degrees as a result of the high 1 winds that prevailed during the hur- ricane.
 At Miami. Beach there had not been a hundred trees left standing, , and workmen were busily engaged setting out new palm trees and re- pairing the concrete cause"ay over Biscayne Bay between Miami and Biami BeacF At Fort Lauderdale. part way between TGlm Beach and Miami. tn. high tid, came in dis tance of two miles and carried 400 people out with it in course of eight hours. There were many places where houses had been erected, and nothing remained save heap Of broken lumber with occasionally q baby carriage or an ice box on top of the debris.
 Returning Tam they started on the motor trip to New Orleans, but were forced to return as far aS Valdosta. Ga. because Of good roads around Tallahassee. They passed through the estate of Payne Whit ney noted horesman at Thomas vile, Ga. and ferried over Mobile Bay into Mobile, Ala. They en- countered the poorest roads of the trip in Alabama and at one place were an hour and Al minutes in the mud 10 the body of the car. but were able to go through alone when the mud had been cleared away from the exhaust pipe. They were somc- what perplexcd by the change of time at River Junction, Fla
 At New Orleans they attended the Mardi-Gras, including the Rex so- ciety ball. They viewed the city from 3l-mile sightseeing trip on the Mississippi river. and visited the many palace boats that had come down the river from central west ern states carrying people to the Mardi- Gras.
 Leaving New Orleans. Mir. and Mrs. Francis motored through Mis- sissippi over gravel roads and back into the northern part of Alabama, visiting the Bessemer steel mills, and stopping one night in Birmingham. They then proceeded across the cor ncr Of the state of Georgia into Chattanooga, Tenn. and drove over Lookout Mountain. They witnessed the picking Of much cotton on the return trip, there having been a bumper crop throughout the south last fall
 At Bristol Va.-Tenn., the time again changed to eastern standard time. and they were impressed with the automobiles lined up on the main street of the city. On one side Of the street, the cars had Virginia licenses, and tn the other side Tennessee licenses, the Main street being the dividing line Of the two states.
 Passing the great natural bridge in Virginia they came through Lex ington. Va, viewing the tombs of General Lee and StoneWall Jackson. They visited Washington and Lee University at Lexington. Va. and also Staunton Military academy at Staunton, Va. At New Market. Va. they went through the endless cav. erns, which are open A hours a day throughout the year, being lighted with electricity in various colors.
 Leaving Frederick. Md, on the last day they passed through the Gettysburg battlefelds. covering about five square miles all of which are kept in perfect condition with beautiful monuments erected by states, and they drove 34l miles that day, arriving in New Britain at a:30 in the evening.
 Mr. and Mrs. Francis did not camp anywhere on the trip, but en- joyed the southern fare immensely.