Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-08
THE CITY'S GUEST,
Ex-President Davis to Leave SaVan-
nah To-day.

nah To-day.
Ex-President Jefferson Davis visited
Camp Washington yesterday about noon,
and watched the cayalrymsn fitting. He
was much interested in the tourname Mt,
and spoke in complimentary terms OF the
several teams. In the afternoon ne took
short drive around town with Mr..
Il. NJ. Conner, whose guest the
ex-President is. Altogether, the
day and evening we're quietly
spent, as he desired to rest before start
ing on his return to Beauvoir. The ex-
President will leave at O'Clock this
morning on a special train over the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western railway.
The train will consist OF five cars all dec
Grated The ex-President will ride in the
private car of Col. Cecil Gahbett, General
Manager of the Western railway Of Ala
bama. SCreameTs and bunting almost
cover the exterior OF this car, and within
il is deliberately decorated with bunting.
Supt. Jennings private car, mo. 49,"
of the Savannah, Florida and Western
will probably run next to the ex-Presi-
dents. "No. 49, is decorated with much
taste, inside aad out.
Col. Gabbett's car is the one in which
the venerable ex-President came here in.
Supt. Fleming's car was one OF the train
that brought him down from Atlanta.
The Warrior Guards, of Tuscaloosa,
who will act as military escort upon the
train will have a decorated escort car.
There will be smoker and one other
coach.
Miss Winnie Davis will accompany her
father back. General Manager Gabbett,
Capt. Flem ng, Col. Jones, of Alabama,
and Capt. MastOn. of the Montgomery
Mounted Rifles, will also be in the party.
Mayor Nc Donnell. of Waycross. who is
In Savannah, sent a telegram TO his town
last night stating that the special train
bearing the eX-President would pass
through WaycrOss at Has a. M, and
asking the citizens to meet the train at
the depot. Dozens Of telegrams were re-
ceived yesterday asking the party to stop
at d fferent points along the road. Hon.
r. NJ. Mitchell. Capt. John Triplett and
DR.. Il. NJ. Mcintosh, a committee OF cii-
Zens Of ThOmasvile, arrived last night
to escort MIR. Davis to their city.
Every town wants the train 10 stop at
least halt an hour, but that was impracti-
cable.
The following schedule has been arrang-
ed and will run as nearly as possible:
Leave Savannah at 9 a. M, arrive at
Jesup 1895, Blackshear l1:25, Wavcross
II 40, NaldOsta 80 p. m..Quitman , p. M,
AuN IhdeNlil6 -'t0 l' uuss AloAuN 4sOd p. N.
The distance between Savannah aud
Albany is 2iS miles and the sch dule ar
ranged is faster time than any train has
yet made between the two cities. A stop
OF five minutes will probably be made at
Waycross. aud at ThOmnsviile the uarty
will take dinner. The President will re-
main at Albany all night. the guest Of
Mr.. John A. Davis. Tomorrow morning
the special will leave Albany at O'Clock
and reach Eufaula at / p. m. The party
will stop there for an hour or 10 and will
reach Montgomery at $3.50 p. m. to.
morrow.
The train this morning will he drawn
by engine No, 5S,.of the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western, Henry Spear engineer
and l.. p. Dupont conductor.
The eX-President will have a military
escort to the train this morning.