The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-14
HOWITZERS IN ATLANTA.
THE Recipients or MUCH HONOR
IN THE CRdCKER CITT.

New Capitol-Reocption to the Ladies-Per-
sonaI and Incidents of the Trip.
ATLANTA. Ga, Feb i3.-lSpecial with
swcet but fading visions Of beautiful Creole
women and Mardi Gras splendor and rcvelrv.
with minds full Of Kaleidoscope views OF the
new and wonderful scenes Of the last week,
with hair end apparel Tedoleqt Of the dainty
perfume Of growing tropical fruits and flowers,
with recollection of oyerfowing hospitality
and with yearnings for home and the eager
,xpectant faces Of waiting loved ones. the
HOwitzer excursion party will reach Rich
mond tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock.
The tnp has been most remarkable and
pleasant No one has been seriously sick 10
one has been hurt. in spite OF Walker vii
sons falling out ot bed this morning. Every
body has enjoyed the trip beyond compare or
expectation. We have been received IN the
most cordial manner imaginable IN New On
leans. Atlanta. Birmingham, Admission and
DAnYille. in each of which cities We received
formal recognition and entertainment, and We
all come back home glad that we went away,
but glad 10 get back
THEY REACH ATLANTA.
After the entertainment in Admission. Ala,
Of which / telegraphed you an account last
night, we rolled away IN Our train after mid
7 o'clock. After we had made our tollettes.
the Atlanta Rifles. "A company composed
largely of young society men. came down 10
The station with the Fourth Artillery band
and escorted rs othe Markham House, where
we breakfasted. The party then broke up
INTO small sets, and we're taken over
the city 20 see the sights The capitol
Of course WAS visited. and Governor Northen
called upon. He received Us all most cordially
in his private office. The capitol building Is
most extraordinary structure when We COM
pare it with our new City Hall. tits modelled
somewhat on the style of the capitol al
Washington with wings. tall dome statue on
top, etc. II is three stories high with a base
ment. 347 feet long and ~ feet broad. and
contains grand stair ways. corridors, pillars.
etc. finished in polished marble. Most
Of the walls are fIescOed, and the de-
sign Of the building is dignihed, elegant
and simple and its cost. including furniture
and everything, was s9.9SSl.57. To put up
the building the Legislature has appropriated
one million dollars and of that amount
sll848 was returned to the State Treasury.
Our new City Hall now building does not APP
pToach in grandeur of style, or spaciOusness,
OF any other way 10 the building of which
an writing, and / suppose 1t Will cost much
over million before 1t ls finished.
THE NEWSPAPER MEN.
The newspaper men of the party were taken
out this morning in a carriage TO see the city
by Mr. Alexander s. Thweatte, the passenger
agent of the Richmond and DaDvlle road,
VINO has been with us and very kind TO all of
our party during the past few days. He
pointed out all the points Of interest. Mr..
Thweattr, as well as eyerybodyselse with
whom | have talked on the subject lately,
SAYS that what Richmond sadly needs.
Is frst-class hotel, that the Kimball
House as much as anything else has con-
tributed TO the growth and prosperity of At
"A tn Va i'm *
q stranger, and give him the comforts and
food he wants, ~ said Mr.. Thweatte and he
will stay with you long enough 10 see what
advantages, and perhaps decide to make hs
home with you. That's the way many
Northern man has come 10 locate IN Atlanta.
If you don't give him comfortable quarters or
good table it's very likely he will leave you
and go where he can get il"
Another man who thinks we should GER
tainly have new hotel Is Mr.. l.. i. Brown,
district passenger agent OF the PIEDMONT Ar
Line. who has been with us since we LETT Rich
mond. We stumbled on the subject accident
SLY. Just before | arrived in your city
said he. II left the big rOquois Hotel in
Buffalo. The building is absolutely fire
proof the rooms are elegantly turmshed;
there are several elevators, the food Is choice
and wcll-cooked the table service is Of the
best, the rooms are properly heated,
and the rates are no higher than
| had TO pay in your clty-one OF
your best hotels tOO--where my room was
cold and bare the food indiherent-sO indlf-
ferent that ate all the time ataTestaurant-th at
servants inattentive. the china oldand clipped,
and the general conveniences altogether bad.
There are hundreds of people who 60 through
Your city without looking TIT, simply because
they know YOU have no fit accommodations
for them. They are people WITH means. too,
who are willing TO pay Tor what they get.
And 80 it goes.
TAKEN OUT TO DINNER.
Mr. Harry Silverman. who is cousin Of
Mr.. Sol Hass, of Richmond, took 4 party of
~ out 10 a WINE dinner to-day. The liVehest
young man We have in the party Is Captain
Walker Wilson. of the HOwtzer awkward
squad. Captain" Wilson has played dozens
Of practical Jokes on the boys since they left
Richmond. but all of them like him. The
other night re tied Surgeon-Major Hoges
toes together and then tickled his feet.
While we were in New Orleans tue
tables we're turned ON Walker one
night in way which was mom'n-
tarily torturing. He was sent for and tod
20 report 10 the captain at once The hour
was late As he entered the room everything
became still. The boys sat around with sol
EN- faces and did not say "a word. Walker
went up 10 the captain who, without saying
word, pointed 10 Walkers bed. Walker went
across the room, which was very large, aud
as he came by the side Of the bed he saw the
figure OF a man lying III II covered Win
sheet.
II shall never forget" he said, in speaking
of il afterwards ''the sensation that went
over me at that moment. My younger broth
or slept with me and thought may be he had
been killed and they didn't want 10 tel me.
For minute wavered-didn't know what 10
do, ! looked around. nobody would look at
me. ! could feel a cold perspi,ation.
Then thought | might as we'll look at
the poor boy. and pulled up the cover and
all broke out in a laugh. Well, sir felt so
good then that did not want 70 go TO sleep
that night, and determined that none OF the
other fellows should. And they did not
THAT VIRGINIA BEEL.
The Virginia reel we had at Admission last
night broke up our progressive euchre party.
None Of the girls would leave the dance 10
play. ri
After dinner to-day some members OF the
Rifles took all of The Howtzer officers ont
driving. Most If the ladies IN the party were
similarly treated. We have received undi-
vided attention all day, though there ase
other visiting military organizations IN the
city. met Or. Hugh Hagan on the street TO-
day. He asked about some OF his old h.ch-
mond friends.
We leave here tonight at o'clock and ex-
pect we will breakfast in Danvllle in the mo,n-
ba has let4n