Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-06
ATLANTA IN A LETTER.
JOttings Which Interestingly Bring
Many Subjects Out of Obscurity.


Correspondence Of the Morning Es'Os.
ATLANTA, Feb. 1.-The fire escape bill did
not become law, yet several fire escapes
have been put up since the Legislature ad-
journcd The pattern adopted is simple and
solid. being ladders made OF iron piping. The
hosting basket fire escape of the Kimball
House proved utterly worthless when that
hotel burned down, and our citizens have lost
faith in any such cOntrivance. solid iron
ladder running from the hall windows is con-
sidered safer and better. A continuous line
of persons can escape in that way, while the
hosting basket can carry only one or two
each trip.
Atlanta has her periodical newspaper cpl
denies. At one time she will have dozen
new enterprises on foot, and then she VIII be
without half dozen such publications. The
decease of the Star and P0st-ApDedt left us
very scant in newspapers, but the usual cpl
demic has broken out again, and we have the
Dramatic and Society NelcS, the Cracker, the
Sunday Sunny South, the Sunday Record, and
Thornton's proposed new journal.
Yesterday was a sad day for many homes.
from my window / saw SIX funeral process
sions pass to Oakland Cemetery One came
down Peachtree street at about ii O'Clock,
and another down Marietta street, the latter
being obliged to wait at the junction OF the
two streets for the rear of the former to pass,
when it fell in behind. Again at O'Clock a
procession came down Marietta street, and
inst rs il passed Broad street another process
sion came in behind and followed it to the
cemetery. Such a scene as this have never
before witnessed, and yet each occurred just
beneath my window within few hours.
In some unaccountable way the name OF
Can't Robert l.. Rodgers, in my last letter, APP
peared as John l.. Rodgers. Ofcourse al the old
friends of the gallant Captain IN Sandertville
at once detected the error, but half the credit
due him for his generous kindness TO disabled
soldiers was lost by my evident carelessness.
ROME Is PUTTING FORTH GREAT EFFORTS
to secure large military encampment this
summer, but | am sorry to believe that she
will not succeed. Georgia does not give her
volunteers sufficient encouragement IN any
way. certainly not financially, and the luxury
OF an encampment can be enjoyed by but
very few companies. Rome IA delightful
place in summer, and her 'brave men" and
"fair women" would spare no pains To make
visiting soldiers enjoy themselves. But until
tho state shows greater liberalitY to her gal
liant sons there IS little hope of grand mill
tary encampment anywhere in Georgia.
In expressing the opinion that Judge Henry
b. Tompkins would fail in his argument be-
fore the United States Supreme Court, did
not intend to dsparage his self imposed and
patriotic mission. All credit Is due him for
zeal aud courage in this matter. When all
others left those young men to their rate, ne
boldly stepped forward and fearlessly argued
their ease with marked ability and forcible
elouuence IN the presence of that august tri-
bunal And while do not believe IL will re-
suIt in the transfer of the Banks county ku-
kIux prisoners to the State courts, l think
Judge TomDkins deserves as much credit as
though he had succeeded. No one believed he
could succeed, yet in the face Of TINS general