The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

An Atlanta Man Claims to Have Fired
the Last Shot ofthe Wsr-Two Chil-
dren Bitten by a Mad Dog-Twc
Dynamos Badly Damaged by Light
ming.
GEORGIA
Lightning struck the new dynamos Of the
Atlanta Traction Company Sunday, and II
will take two weeks to repair the damage.
The loss sustained will amount to several
thousand dollars.
Henry A Taylor, prominent citizen of
Worth county, died very suddenly at his
home near Hope Sunday. He had been com =
planning somewhat, but had not been con-
sidered i'll. At the dinner table Sunday he
became nauseated, and was assisted to his
room by J. d. Hope. Nothing serious was
thought OF Mr.. Taylor's illness until after
dinner, when Mr.. Hope went into bis room
and found him gasping for breath and in
the throes Of death. He breathed his last
very soon after Mr.. Hope reached him.
A 3-year-old white child living with a
family near the MCPHERSON barracks at At
lanta is causing much talk among the peo-
pie who live in that vicinity. The case was
reported to Mrs. Britain, at police head
quarters. No one seems to know who the
boy is. The parties who called on Mrs.
Britain stated that the boy has been there
but few days. His curly golden hair is
about twelve inches long, and his eyes are
light blue. His clothes are Of the very best.
They say that the boy has a little az, and
when asked any questions, replies that he is
wood-cutter. He will not tell any one his
name.
At Rlchland on Wednesday last two little
children, Matte Woodland, about 10 years
of age and John JONES' about years of
age, were attacked and bitten by dog that
Is thought to have been rabid. DR.. F. @.
Johnston was called in Immediately. who
dressed the wounds and took every precau-
ton possible to prevent the poison from taks
ing effect DR.. Johnston advanced thelidea
that if the dog was mad, which is in all pro-
liability true, that as his teeth went through
the clothes in biting the first one John
JONES, it is probable that uone of the poison
went into the wounds. and as the other one,
little Matte, was bitten just afterward he
thinks she also stood a chance to not receive
any Of the poison In her flesh. Both were
badly bitten. however, and the gravest
fears are entertained.
For several hours Monday afternoon
young man sat IN the police station at At
lanta holding a newspaper In his hand,
gazing steadily at its printed pages He
never moved bis gaze, but now and then a
forced smile would break over his face,
then quite suddenly it would assume an ex-
pT6bblOu OF 66TlOuSloHS. Inc young
man was Frank Walker Of Dallas and he
was in the custody of Sheriff Westbrook Of
Paulding county who was taking him to ne
insane asylum at Miledgevile. He is just
20 years old, and was young man OF fine
prospects and splendid intelligence. For
some time the young man has been in love
with young lady neighbor, and his passion
took complete possession Of him. In his
case, as In many others, the course of true
Iowa did smooth and tho sUNilaa Of
his fair adored were for another than young
Frank Walker. The matter completely
upset his intellect, and a week ago his mind
evinced evidences of being unbalanced. He
was tried before the ordinary Of Paulding
county Saturday and adjudged insane.
Much inquiry has been made as to the
man who fred the last shot In the great and
memorable conflict between the states. 1t
is claimed at Atlanta that Charles H.
Montgomery is the man and the shot was
fired while the yankees were filing into the
fort at West Point. Ga, after the fort was
surrendered by Commander James H. FAM
min to Col o. II. Lagrange, acting briga-
der general of the United States forces.
The circumstances under which the last
shot Of the confederacy was fired are inter-
esting. IL was the last engagement of the
war between regular organized forces and
was fought on April Is, 1865. Gen. Lee
had already surrendered on the bloody
field OF Appomattox, but in those
days news didn't travel very fast
and these two commands were not
aware of the surrender. Brig Gen. r. c.
Tyler with gallant little group of coufed-
etc soldiers held the fort at West Point.
Col. LAGRANGE with about 300 union
soldiers, came down upon the fort early in
the morning. The fight began. Gen. Tyler
was himself killed, supposed to have been
shot by an Indian from Dr. GrigRs' resi-
dence The command OF the forces then
devolved upon Col. Fannin, who had been
sent there from command at the prison at
Andersonville. A more gallant leader never
took up fight than Fannin, and with the
instructions from headquarters to hold the
the fort at all hazards he started into the
battle not bit daunted at his small num-
bers. The fight rolled high The yankees
came nearer as the day sped by and
about O'Clock in the afternoon things were
red hot around the fort. 1t was Sunday,
but those few confederates worked over
their muskets as never men worked before.
Volley after volley was poured into the
ranks OF those yankees. but they returned
the fire with as much determination as
twas given, and broke into the premises
with overpowering numbers. The jig was
up and Fannin, gallant and brave to the
last ordered up the flag Of truce. While
the yankees were filing In, Charles
Montgomery OF the confederate band
fired several shots at them, and was
aiming his musket again when Col Fam
min threw it up, exclaiming as he did so:
my God, man don't shootl We have sur
rendered and they will massacre rs all as
assassins il you shoot them.n The bullet
went whizzing through the ceiling, and it
was thus that the last shot Of the war was
fired. Sixty-four men were surrendered
by Fannin, and shortly after this it was
learned that Gen. Lee had surrendered, and
so this was the last battle between the
forces. Col LAGRANGE, after hotly con.
tested fight, was given the fort. His horse
had been shot from under him in the en-
gagement.
FLORIDA
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