The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-20

yspeo,al Correspondence of Richmond Dispatch.J
SAVANNAH. GA, January Is, 1883.
IL was little discouraging to your cor
respondent 10 leave Richmond In furious
snow-storm which lasted until after he hao
reached Milton, N. c.. and the next MORN
ing showed depth OF ten inches; ana
fhen. to add to the gloominess OF his ieel-
ings. he had all alone 10 take the narrow
gauge road at Sutherlin, riding IN car
that seemed best suited..t 10 Queen MAD ana
her retinue. and feeling all the time rs tbe
vehicle rolled along through storm ana
darkness that he was travelling on a ught
rome with the vibrating car ~ balance
mole. When reached Milton had 10
c,mb long. steep hill through snow and
mud. guided by negro with ann lamp,
and occasionally stepping into mud-hoic
ever so deep, but at last arrived nj the
hotel.
MILTON
is a classic name, and may, for augbt l
know. be the "seat OF the muses." bat as
seen aud fell in snow storm is wonder
fully suggestive OF Paradise left behind.
Crossing the river next morning by ferry,
n two-miles drive brought me TO the hospi-
table mansion Of Claiborne Manor" and
after two days soiourn resumed my jour
new. And here / am, wondering II any
thing I may say about this "Forest City"
will interest the readers OF the Dispatch.
To one who has never seen
SAVANNAH
Il seems queer that city founded in 1888
and situated OH a broad, deep river, only
fen miles from the sea, should have the pre-
fix OF Forest" but as soon as you see 1t
YOU acknowledge the appropriateness OF
the term The streets are regularly laid on
and lined on both sides with trees, and in
addition there are twenty-siX squares with
more or less tree ornamentation and many
prfyate residences with shaded lawns.
Taken altogether, it looks very much ike q
city built in the midst OF regularly-planted
forest. and presents pretty appearance.
The houses are not particularly snowy, but
look neat and substantial. The
LARGE AMOUNT OF SHIPPING
living along the wharves for several miles,
together with the encompasses, freight
sheds and dep0ts, indicate ITS importance
as a shipping point. You wonder where
all the cotton and all the naval stores could
have come from, whilst rice and many
other articles OF commerce make no mean
show. j was particularly struck with the
large amount of commercial fertilizers
brought here for distribution. Much OF IL
is brought i'm bulk and bagged here.
looked diligently for Richmond brand on
some OF the many hundreds Of bags piled
mp in the sheds, but not one could | find.
4 suppose most OF the fertilizers manufac-
tured at Richmond find home or inland
market. No doubt Savannah is fairly heal
thy IN winter. but in summer | should be
afraid of its low, wet surroundings and
semi-tropical heat. In visiting their prin-
cipal cemetery noticed an unusual pro-
portion Of the monuments dedicated
TO THE MEMORY OF
men in the prime OF life. found one re-
markable exception, however, the inscrip-
tion on which reads thus:
ain memory Of Henry +. Willick, who
was born in Germany Sept. 18th, 1885, and
died in Savannah 18th March, 1873, and OF
Lydia, his first wife, died, aged "a. and
Jane, his second wife, died, aged 81. and
Isabella, his third wife, died, aged ~"
The ladies have very pretty custom of
visiting the graves Of their departed friends
on Wednesday ard Saturday afternoons,
and with light rake, which they carry
with them, removing such leaves and trash
as may have fallen within their sections.
In one OF the numerous squares which add
no much TO the beauty OF the city is the
Pulaski monument by LaunitZ, which is
pretty design.
FORSYTH PARK
is the pride OF the Savannahans, and Justly
so, for it is a beautiful spot, adorned with
sphinXes. &C., and though not
large, has its carriage-way rs well as its
walks. There is large extern
sion to this park, which is in new and
unfinished condition; in it stands monu-
ment to the Confederate dead, surmOunted
by the bronze statue Of a Confederate SOL
der at 'parade rest" On the die Of the
monument is this inscription:
"Come from the four Winds o. breath.
And breath upon these Slain that they may
Nve.''
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