The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-19
THE TOWN WAS THEIRS.
SAVANNAH GIVEN OVER TO THE
CAROLINIANS.

The Visitors Shown the City and It's
Great Commercial Advantages-The
Carriage; Drive Around the Park
and the Steamship Wharves-The
COLLATION. at the Board of Trade-The
speeches-TheV Visitors Reception By
the Merchants.
The Carolinians owned the town yester-
day. There were $50 Of them, and every
thing that could be done for the pleasure
and accommodation of so large a party was
done.
For several hours during the best portion
OF the day committee Of about fifty of
Savannah's business men devoted themselves
to showing the visitors around the city and
entertaining them at the board of trade.
Their late arrival the night before did
not prevent the visitors from rising in
time for an early breakfast, and at S O'Clock
the halls and lobby of the De Soto were
filed with Carolina merchants, Rdmiring
the hotel and praising its management.
After breakfast the Savannah merchants
began TO drop In and make things pleasant
for the visitors.
THE DAYS ENTERTAINMENT BEGUN.
By 9 o'clock the members Of the reception
and entertainment committee were all on
hand, each wearing a red badge as a dis
tnction from the guests who wore white
badges. Both red and white badges bore
the same inscription, however, "Savanuah's
Welcome to South Carolina, Oct. IS 1892. y
The carriages began arriving at 9 O'clock.
Every livery team in the city had been en-
gagged and many private carriages were
pressed into service, accompanied by their
owners, who assisted the committee in
antartaIOiny the visitors darn l. flrfar1
was present in a natty turnout, which he
shared with some Of the prominent guests.
There were about ssveuty-fve carriages,
making line fully half mile long.
At 10 o'clock the visitors we're Invited to
seats. The party embarked from the Bull
street entrance and the line was headed
south on Bull street It took half an hour
before the last carriage left the De Soto.
THE OFFICIAL MEMBERS
Mayor McDonough being unavoidaby
absent from the city his place was taken
during the day by the chairman Of council
and acting mayor, Alderman George J.
Mills.
Alderman Mills occupied the first car
riage, together with Alderman T. J. Breu-
nan of Columbia, Hon. Al,amont Moses,
mayor of Sumter. s. c., and Chairman I.
b. Tisdeman Of the committee Of arraa ge-
ments.
In the second carriage wore Presid ent
d. g. Purse OF the board Of trade, DR.. T. O.
Robertson, I. A. McCreery and Allen Jones
OF Columbia
In the third carriage were Alderman
Myers and P. H. Nelson, J. A. Willis and
D. Mccoy Of Columbia.
Col. George A. Mercer, J. R. Saussy,
ESQ.,, P. A. Stovall and other prominent
Savannahians accompanied the guests on
the drive.
The route was around the park and park
aSrfa ciar1r Fha cd - -N.4
and back on the east side Of the park 20
Broughton street, down BrOughton TO West
Broad and thence to the Ocean Steamship
Companys wharyes.
AT THE wHARvEs.
The scene at the wharves vas novel and
dsnghtful one 70 the visitors many Of
whom had never seen anything of the kind.
The Kansas City, the Tallahassee and the
De4soug besides several smaller steamships,
were lying at their wharves loading. All
the vessels were gayly decorated with Gags
In honor of she occasion.
The thousands OF be les Of cotton and the
immense piles OF msrchRudls5 on TIE
whArves and warehouses caused the visitors
% open their eyes.
ave did not know Savannah had any
thing like this, was common expression.
The Kansas City was a revelation to the
visitors The party disembarked from the
carriages and went aboard Of her They
were loud in their expressions of praise and
admiration, which were still greater in
creased when they were informed that she
was the largest ooastwise vessel in the
world, and had made the voyage between
Savannah and New York ia forty-tNo
hours.
TIP FROM GABBRINUs.
On the return trip from the Ocean steam
ship wharves the carriages were driven
through the yard OF the Savannah Brewing
Company, where a waiter full Of glasses OF
foaming, ice cold beer, the product OF the
brewery, was handed to each carriage.
The route was then taken along Bay street
across the city. NJ. j. 7, May Of the Sa-
vannRh Carriage and Wagon Company
was seated in front Of that establishments
on Bay street in an elegant turnout, at
taohed to an almost real horse. lie was
urged to come on and join the procession.
At the Savannah, Florida and Western
railway wharves more surprises awaited
the visitors. They could hardly belisye
their eyes when they saw fields Of turpen-
tine and rosin stretching out before them.
The barrels seemed countless, almost.
Savannah is a regular New York for rosn,
as one or the party expressed it. They
could readily believe the state
ment after what they saw,
thatiSavannah is the greatest naval stores
port iuithe world.
They found more ships and more cotton
there, too. when told that Savannah
shipped 100000 bales Of cotton annually
they accepted the fact readily. 81 tell you
Savannah is ahead of anythiDg in this sec
ton" said one of the visitors in tone of con-
victon.
CROWDS ALONG THE ROUTE.
The trip back to the board Of trade was
made along 6roughton street and around
Bull street into Bay. Crowds were out
everywhere to see the visitors pass, and the
employees Of nearly every business house
gathered in front to watch the procession
GO by.
The party arrived at the board Of trade
at l2; 80 O'Clock, which was about an hour
sooner than was expected. The ladies Of
the Independent Society OF St. Paurs
church, who had charge Of the
luncheon, were not quite ready for the
visitors, but they made all haste aud bv the
time Alderman Brennan finished his reply
to Alderman Mills speech Of welcome the
estables and drinkaDles were ready to be
supplied. Long tables had been arranged
eEound the room, on both sides OF which
the visitors we're grouped. There were too
many 10 be seated, aud, in fact, the crowd
filled the room Co overlooking, With the
guests and committees there were over 800
present.
TIE BOARD OF TRADE LUNCH.
Ar tha haad cP tho tablo uyara Ao%;rr.