Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-08
RomeVgard BOund-Southern Hos.
pitaii;y-A Damaging Contrast
An Accident that Might Have Been
wOrse-A Magnificent Car-MacOn.

Correspondence of the Union and American.
| MACON, Ga, Feb. Last evening the
excursion train headed homeward, and
nine o'clock this morning found us at
| Jesup, the junction of the Atlantic and
Gulf and the Macon and Brunswick Rail-
roads, where a most excellent breakfast
had been prepared for the excursionists by
Mrs. Ann E. May, of the Clay House.
She cordially invited all to partake
free of charge, but the excursiOnists
insisted on paying, and all did
most readily. This hospitality of
Mrs. May contrasts so strikingly with
the conduct of Mrs. Stowe toward her
visitors yesterday that we cannot but call
attention to it. Here was a lady prOpOs-
ing to furnish breakfast for hundred and
fifty ladies and gentlemen free of charge,
who were simply passing her house on the
public highway, while Mrs. Stowe did not
offer even an orange or cup of water to
those ladies and gentlemen who specially
called upon her; not only that, but treated
her visitors with the most frigid ciyility
any of them had ever experienced. By
her lady-like conduct and generous hospi-
tally, Mrs. May won the esteem of every
member of the excursion party.
This evening as we were approaching
Macon, the forward trucks of the rear
car. in which were the ladies and num-
Der of gentlemen, gave way, and the
front of the car came down with crash.
The train was moving at pretty rapid
speed, and the car was dragged about a
hundred yards before it could be stopped,
owing to the fact that by an oversight the
bell-rope had been extended 10 only the
fourth car from the rear. The presence
of Mai. Chas w. Anderson, of Nash
vile, in the car, who acted with great
discretion. allayed the alarm conse-
quent upon the mishap. Fortunately
no one was injured. The car
was but slightly broken in
front, the main injury being TO the for
ward trucks. The car thus wrecked be-
longed to the Western and Atlantic Rail
road, Owned by the State of Georgia.
and was the pay car. 1t was built at the
car shops of that road in Atlanta, and
was very handsome piece of work. The
whole car, with perhaps the exception of
the glass, was the work of the car shops.
The wood was the native walnut and oak,
so ingeniously put together as to make
most beautiful piece Of joiner's work.
The office, sitting and sleeping apart
ments were arranged most convenient |
". and finished and furnished in elegant |
STYLE. II was the pride of the auditor of |
the road, Judge Hotchkiss, and well it |
NAV have been, for it rehccted great credit |
upOn the skilled wOrkmen employed by |
his road. 1t is very clear that the car |
shops of the Western and Atlantic Rail- |
road can turn out cars equal in elegance |
of finish and durability TO any establish |
ment in the country. 1t is gratifying to |
know that this fine specimen of car arch
itecture, which had been so generouly |
placed by Judge Hotchkiss at the disposal
of the ladies Of the excursion party, will
soon be thoroughly repaired and in its &C
customed place on the State road.
Macon is beautiful city of 5000 or
10000 inhabitants, and is located in the
midst of nice cotton-growing region.
1t consequently enjoys a very lucrative
trade. Macon is a considerable railroad
centre, and the Ocmulgee river is navi-
gable to this point. There is considerable
rivalry between this place and Atlanta,
though the latter appears to have the ad-
vantage in the spirit of improvement.
There are many very fine, even palatial
residences here, an indication ofthe wealth
and refinement of the citizens. Macon
must be most desirable city in which to
reside SEwANEE.