Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-05-07
JFfE. DAVIS TRAVELS.
SAVANNAH TURNS OUT TO MEET
HIN.


10 Savannah to-day was a cOntlnn-
Gus ovation. Az every station
crowds collected about the depot,
aud wherever the train stopped Mr.
Davis was called for, and was
Obliged either to bow or speak
The enthusiasm everywhere was
unbounded. The special train con-
sisted Of six gaily decorated coaches.
The rear coach was the private car
Of General Manager Cecil Gabbetr,
of the Western Railway Of Ala
bama. which brought Mr. Davis
from Beauyoir over the entire route.
1t contained Mr.. Davis, Mayor
Reese, OF Montgomery, Ala, and
the Savannah escort committee
The next coach was the private car
of Superintendent Fleming, OF the
Savannah, Florida and Western
Railroad. It contained Miss Davis,
Mrs. J. b. Gordon, Miss Gordon,
Mrs. Reese, and "A num- Der Of other
ladies'. The Pullman parlor car,
next in front, contained Governor
Mcdaniel, prominent citizens OF
Atlanta and invited guests, among
them being several special cores
pondents representing Northern,
Western and Southern papers. The
sleeper and parlOr car, next in front,
contained the Montgomery Greys.
The Montgomery True Blues occu-
pied the next car. These compa-
MEG. under the command of Colonel
Thomas G.. Jones, of the Second
/ Regiment Alabama State Troops,
constituted the escort Of ex-Presi-
dent Davis. An the speeches made
along the rOute were very short
The decorations of Mr.. Davis car
were so prOfuse that none Of the
wood or iron work was visible
At the depot in this city fifteen
military companies and an immense
cOncourse Of people awaited the
trains arrival. 1t was eight o'clock
when the train arrived, and the
darkness which had fallen over the
city made it almost impossible for
the throHg which lined the streets
from the station to the residence Of
II. w. Cover, whose guest Mr..
/ Davis will be while in the city, to
distinguish his features, but as he
was recognized the crowd every.
where broke into loud cheers, and
his ride, IN a carriage drawn by
four horses, was yeritable triumph.
Governor Mcdaniel and General
Gordon, who accompanied him,
were also loudly cheered. Upon
his arrival at the Commerce House,
Dir. Davis, IN response 10 the re-
peated cheers Of the crowd, made
the following short speech of ac-
knowledgement:
81 want to thank you from my
heart for the manifestation OF your
kindness, which convinces me that
our cause is not lost, but lives eter-
nal in the hearts of the sons of 1776.
We are now at peace with all the
world, and | sincerely hope that
this may remain so. But this does
not involve the abandonment of
principle or the denial of truth. In
this sense | receive this manifesto
ton, aud for this | am heartily
thankful" lie was again loudly
cheered as he retired. While feel.
ing the fatigue natural to so event.
iul trip, Mr.. Davis IS otherwise in
good health and spirits.
General Mcdaniel was escorted
by the militay to the residence Of
Mayor Rufus f. Lester, where he
remains while in the city. AIr.
Davis will probably remain here
throughout the week. Tomorrow
he will assist Gov. Mcdaniel in the
military review incident to the open
ing OF the Chatham Artillery Cen.
tennial Encampment.
MACON, GA, May 2.-Mr. Jeffer.
son Davis passed through Macon
to-day, on bis way to the centen.
NAL at Savannah. He was met at
the depot by an immense crowd
and rendered an elegant ONation.-
From the balcony of the depot he
said; "lhis visit to Macon brings
up tender and precious thoughts,
around which cling memories of the
closing struggle and most import
ant events of the Confederacy,
where the struggle ended, and
where my wife and sick infant
sought refuge. 1t was here where
that grand old man Howell Cobb
received my wife, who was disc0n.
ISOLATE and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
because she was the wife of one who
tried to do his duty by his coun.
trymen. IL was here, also, that one
good Yankee allowed us to come to
Macon and gave us quarters. That
sick infant has grown into a tall
woman Here Miss Winnie came
forward aud received a shout of
with his arm around her.
Dir. Davis Continued: "This is my
the child of the Confed.
eracy. She was born the last year
of the war, and she exults in the
fact that she was born in the South.
ern Confederacy. Applause. Geor-
gia has been redeemed from the op-
preston thrown around her in tie
days of reconstruction, when they
refused to let you in. In this, as in
the great struggle, you have shown
the right iOrtitude, and at last your
labOrs have been crowned. You
are marching forward to prosperity,
and may God bless you. My heart
is always warm TO you. You are
Cenfederates, and love you for it.
Mississippi Is a daughter of Geor-
gia, and | am the son of a Georgian.
Again | say God bless Georgia and
Ter people,
While on the bllcony Mr.. Davis
net the widow OF General Howell
Cobb and kissed her before the
audience. The tender and alice
tomato meeting brought Gears to
very eye.
\ novel spectacle was witnessed
u the county court of AccOmac on
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