The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-11
CRUSADE OF THE CHlCAG0ANS.
THE VANGUARD ENTERS ATLANTA
On FIVE TRAINS.

An Escort Committee Meets the Vis-
itors at Marietta and Exchanges
Greetings The First Train
Reaches It's Destination at Noon.
The Fifth Georgia Regiment on
Hand 30 Welcome the soldier Boys
From IIIinois-The Ground Too wet
for the latter to Go Into Camp.
Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 10-Five trainloads
Of Chicagoans came into Atlanta to-day
TO attend the exercises on Illinois and
Chicago day at the exposition. Chicago
was the first city outside Of Georgia to
take a lively interest IN the exposition.
Atlanta received early and valuable en-
couragement and assistance from Chica-
60 When congress was asked to make an
appropriation for a government display
In Atlanta. the Illinois delegation with
one exception. stood nobly by the south.
The interest manifested by The Worlds
Fair city was sincerely appreciated here.
and long before the exposition plans we're
completed Il was decided that there should
be Chicago day. The merchants and
railroad men Of the west heartily and sub
stantially backed up the idea Of sending
a strong representation TO Georgia To-
reached here.
Prominent citizens went up to Marietta,
twenty miles out. at the foot of the ia
nous battlefield mountain. Kennesaw, and
there met the train bearing Gov. Ait
geld, Mayor Swift, Ferdinand Peck and
other representatives OF Illinois and Chi
cago. Col. John Gambler Of the Fifth
Georgia regiment speaking for Gov At
kinson, said that he was commissioned to
turn Georgia and Atlanta over to the vis-
itors. THE army and navy the homes
and hearts of Georgia are volirs he said
lie referred to the friendship which has
sprung up between the Chicago Of the
south ana the Atlanta of the west and de-
CIateq that Uhe ties would grow stronger
AM closer and that the people Of the two
secuons would get nearer to each other
bolh socially and commercially
Col. Turner of the First Illinois regi-
meht responded IN felicitous vein.
Speeohes &sre also made by Gov. Alt
hing, ana II. II. Cabaniss Of Atlanta. It
was a pleasant incident and the excursion-
lists We're each and every one commis-
stoned colonel by the time they reach
The first train arrived here at i2 o'clock
anu the TOUR rear sections came in at ins
terVals OF twenty minutes.
detachment OF the Fifth Georgia resi-
station here
Il was the original plan Of the regiment
a
by Buffalo Bilfs wild West show, but the
ram last night and early this morning
made the ground too wet and the soldiers
remained in their cars
Duflng the afternoon the visitors re-
celYed many callers and were taken in
chafSe by the Atlantians who showed
them over the city. The air was cooler
than II had been for several DAYS, but IL
was balmy for the ChlcagOans
Gov. Altgeld, Mayor Swift, Mr. Ferd.
feck ana other prominent members OF the
party are az the Aragon hotel.
Io-night Rev. II. w. Thomas chaplafn
OF the First Illinois regiment preached
AT the Grand opera house, and its q ZOO
seats were all taken, and several hundred
persons stood up.
Tomorrow viii be Illinois day al the
exposition. Gov. Altgeld, Mayor Swift
ana their party will be escorted to The
grounds by Gov. Atkinson, Mayor King
and the exposition directors The two
governors, the two mayors, President
Stewart Woodson OF the Atlanta chamber
OF commerce, President Peck of the Chi.
cago southern States Association and u,
l.. knight Of Atlanta will speak in the
Auditorium.
The worlds fair directors Will arrive to-
morrow night on a special train They
are the guests Of StuyVesant Fish. presi-
dent OF the Illinois Central railroad
The Illinois and Atlanta military will
be reviewed after the speaking.