Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-14
TIE FALLEN CHIEF,
RESPECT TO COLONEL WAD-
LEY'S MEMORY.
Hts FuusraI-HOw the News of His
Death wss Received in Macon.
Augusta and AtIanTa.-WhO VIII
be Ills Successor.

The sad calamity which has befsllen this
city and State and the entire South in the
death of the nlustrious President Of the
Central Railroad, Colonel VIM. NJ. Wsdley,
continues the principal topic Of converse
ton, and everywhere are observed demon
STATIONS of regret at the event.
There is little to add to the sketch Of his
grand and useful life which has appeared IN
these columns. He was born In Brentwood,
New Hampshire, but, as stated, came to
Georgia when quite young man, and. q
few wears after, married. His wife was
Miss Rebecca Everingham, an accomplished
and estimsble lady, who survives him. He
was initiated as a member OF Solomon's
Lodge No. 1. Free and Accepted Masons.
OF this city, forty years ago, and
had ever after retained his membership.
He was always interested in its welfare,
and few years since, when the Lodge was
in a financial strait, owing TO the debt con-
tracted in building the Masonic Temple, he
was made Chairman of the committee that
devised the means by which to relieve the
Lodge of it's embarrassment.
DRAPRD IN MOURNING.
In respect to his memory the offices OF
the Central Railroad and the passen-
ger depot were yesterday draped
tsstefullY with the emolems OF mourning
The front Of the Central Railroad Bank, on
Bay street, was also elaoorately decorated
with mourning emblems.
An the engines on the Central going out
were decked In mourning, and the same en-
blems were displayed in all the shops. The
engine VIM. NJ Wsdley, named years ago
in honor of the lamented President, then
the Superintendent OF the road, was most
deliberately and artistically draped. IL VIII
leave this morning with spec al train con-
tanning delegation from each department
40 bring the bOdv from Atlanta to Boiling
broke.
The shipping in port displayed their bunt
ing at hslf-msst.
THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
The funeral of Colonel VIM. NJ. Wsdley
will take place at Bolingbroke on Tuesday
afternoon at three o'clock. Colonel VIM.
Rogers, General Superintendent Of the
Central, left yesterday morning for Boiling
broke. and the following delegation, will
leave on the 7:15 O'Clock train this evening
Edward Mcintyre, ESQ, bookkeeper Cen
trail Railroad.
B. j. Cubbedge, Esq, forwarding agent.
D. D. Arden, Esq, master machinist.
E. L. HackeJt, ESQ, bOOkkeeper Central
Railroad Bank.
Gen. G. NJ. Sorrel, agent Of the Ocean
Steamship Company at Savannah.
Henry YODge, ESQ, purchasing agent.
One representative from the machinery
and car departments of the road.
Hon. JnO. F. Wheaton, Mayor, and two
Aldermen and two members Of the savan-
G. s. Ellis, ESQ, Of the Naval Stores Ex-
change.
Dlrectors-Malcolm Maclean, Esq, and
Capt. Robt. Falligsnt.
Col. 81. s. Haines, General Manager Sa-
yannah, Florida aud Western Railway
Capt. r. G. Fleming, General Superin-
tendent Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway.
Col. j. H. Estill, President Of the Union
Geo. Cornwell, ESQ, s. P. Goodwin, Esq,
]. Rauers, Esq, Mr.. A. r. Lawton, Jr.,
Messrs. Ihos. Ballantyne and Il. P. Smart.
A special train will leave Macon for Boil
ingbroke at one O'Clock, reaching there In
ample time for the funeral, and Will return
to Macon on Tuesday, arriving in time to
connect with the Savannah train which will
reach here on Wednesday morning at 7:l5
o'clock.
MACON.
The intelligence OF the death Of Colonel
Wadley was received in Macon with feel
ings of profound sorrow. The news was
circulated IN every direction over the city,
and wherever it permested gloom was cast
The front of the passenger depot was hung
with festoons Of white and black fabrics,
and told the story Of the death Of the great
Georgia railroad chieftain and OF the sor-
row his death produced. The locomotives
leaving Macon for Savannah, Atlanta,
Fufaula. Montgomery, Columbus and Au-
gusts, carried with them the badge OF
mourning.
AUGUSTA.
The audiences of Mr.. Wadley's death
created much surprise in Augusta, but 1t
had been known for some time that he was
in bad health. The expressions OF regret
were universal, says the Chronicle aud Con-
StitlaiOnGidS, and there were many who
exclaimed, i'When shall we look upon his
like agaip?u Few railroad men in the Union
have made greater figure in railroad an
nails than he, and he left the impress Of his
forceful genius indelibly impressed upon
the history of his adopted State.
ATLANTA.
The news of the sudden death of Colonel
William NJ. Wsdley, which occurred at Sar-
atoga Thursday, was received with mingled
CONSERVATION, sorrow aud regret.
THE GEORGIA RAILROAD LEASE.
The death of Colonel Wadley brings up
the question OF the Georgia Railroad lease.
The road was leased to Colonel Wadley, and
his interest In the lease was subsequently
transferred to the Central and the Louisville
and Nashville. Colonel WadleY and the
Georgia Railroad filed a bill Of injunction
asking that the Railroad Commission of
Georgia be restrained for regulating their
freight and passenger tariffs. The case was
argued before Judge Simmons, who refused
the Injunction ON the ground that Wadley
having sold out had no interest at stake.
The case goes to the Supreme Court. 1t is
held that by some the lease is void because
the Georgia Road cannot be leased to
road where competition would be lessened.
1t is an interesting case, which has been
written up fully heretofore. 1t is proper to
refer to It, though, in order to state that the
death of Colonel WsdleY in no way affects
the case, and that the question will come up
and be decided by the Supreme Court the
same as If Colonel Wsdley had lived.
COL. wADLRY's CHARACTER.
A high tribute to the character of the
deceased is paid by Judge John d. Gun
ninghsm, of Atlanta, an intimate friend,
who, in an interview, said:
"Colonel Wadley was a broad Drained,
big souled man. He was a man Of great
ideas. 1t is impossible that such man
could be an illiterate one. He was born for
a great man, and he lived the life of q great
man-s man Of answering integrity, and
believe as honest a man as God ever made.
Ii was one Of the desires of my life that
Colonel Wadley be made Secretary OF the
Interior, He would have cleaned out the
hangers on in that department in short or
der. He was strictly honest himself, and
Indian agents and swin1lers would never
have been tolerated by him. His integrity
was such that he would never use the
advantages of his position to specu-
late on Central Railroad stock. He, Of
course. knew when the stock would
rise or fall. He had 1t in his power to make
a princely fortune by the use OF informa-
ton which he became possessed OF by rea-
son of hts official position. But he was
above such an act, and would not speculate
on the stock when he knew that he would
have reaped a golden harvest. 30 that his
long and active life and his eminence as
railroad man were not accompanied by the
fortune that usually attends such advan-
tages as were In the possession OF Colonel
Wadley His life was certainly a grand
example of what brains and energy, and
hard, flint-like honesty can accomplish.
He hated hypocrisy and treachery, and his
contempt for anything false we're among his
leading characteristics, equsled only by his
love of truth. He detested speculative
schemes and wstered stocks, and refusing
to speculate himself upon the Central
stock, he would never hesitate to warn
a man who was specializing upon the
strength of what he supposed Mr.. Wsdley
was about to do If that supposition was
wrong don't believe the man was capa-
BILE OF telling lie or deceiving anybody.
His word was his bond Gnd he would have
died by what he said. Ihave had much
business with WadleY for long series Of
years and know him well, too well to ask
a favor of him with the expectation OF get
ting 1t at the expense of his rosd-even IL
had felt inclined to do anything Of that sort.
UUbfIa IA mes trlIa In every word that he