Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-20
TERRAPINS and POSSUMS.
A Breezy Letter from the South on
the Joys that Attend the New
Mexico Junketers.
SEEING The EXPOSITION AT ATLANTA
Royalty Entertained at Savannah, In
dian Springs and Elsewhere
Homeward Bound via
Chicago.

To the Editor of the New Mexican.
Atlanta, Ca, Dec. Is, '95.-The New
Mexico delegation to the exposition have
had perfect ovation of hospitality all
along the route from Albuquerque to At
lanta. After day spent at Ell Paso and
two days at New Orleans anG as many
days on the train the party reached
Savannah last Thursday evening. The
trip has been made in the Santa Fe di-
rectors' private car and Superintendent
A. G. Wells, of the A. & p, has proved
himself an ideal host. 4 night was spent
at Montgomery, Ala, where Gov. Thorn
ton, Judge Collier and two or three other
members of the party called on Gov.
Oates. It Was expected that Savannah,
being the old home of Judge Collier,
would show some special attention to the
party and 1t is certain that the hospitality
extended was far beyond the expectations
of the visitors. Early last Friday dele
gatlon headed by Mayor Myers and con-
sisting in Aldermen Garrard and Watson
and Maj. Edward Karow called at the car
with carriages and escorted the party for
drive through the city and thence to
Bonaventure, the famous southern ceme
terry and to Thunderbolt, resort greatly
patronized by Savannah people. Among
the points of interest also visited were
the terminals of the Central Railroad of
Georgia, where an inspection was made
of one of the noble fleet of steamships
plying between Savannah and northern
ports. This moss bedecked avenues of
Bonaventure proved anew the proverb
that "nature unadorned is most adorned"
Nothing more lovely can be imagined
than the long festoons of grey moss
which In company with aged oaks and
the winding river hold their silent vigil
DER the graves of Savannah's dead.
TARRYINa WITH THE TERRAPIN.
At Thunderbolt, magnificent fish din
ner was served, the term "dsh" including
oysters, shrimps, terrapins and every
thing else of an edible nature to be found
in the water. OF course, artillery punch
-Savannah's seductive and popular
beverage-was served. The writer is not
at liberty to state whether the New Mex
leo party partook or not, but at any rate
the occasion was most enjoyable one.
After visit to the neighboring terrapin
farm, where thousands of those queer fish
animals lay fattening for northern cpl
cures, the party returned to the city only
to find two boxes reserved for them at
the Savannah theatre, which by the way,
is the oldest place of amusement in the
Union. Saturday was equally delight
fully spent in a trip down the Savannah
river, the mouth of which is about twenty
| miles from the city. This was taken in
on the splc ndid new steam tug, McCauley,
the party being the guests of Capt. O. NJ
Carter, the chief of the corps of govern
ment engineers in charge of the Savannah
harbor works; A. 8. Cooper, J.. W.
O'Sterley, E. A. Gieseler, assistant en-
gineers, Lieut.. Harry Burgess, an army
officer likewise detailed on the work; A.
N. Mauncy, clerk of the city council, and
Emile Newman, prominent attorney
A run was made to the ocean in a very
short time and about the time the choppy
old Atlantic began to work in the interior
departments of the New Mexico visitors
the discreet skipper turned his vessels
prov Savannah-ward. A stop was made
on the return trip
a
where the party, having recovered from
their taste of the ocean, partook heartily
of oysters roasted on an open fire by a
couple of negro experts. The return to
the city was soon followed by the depart
ure of the car from the Forest city, each
one carrying with him the conviction
that the half of the story of Savannah's
hospitality had never been told. Yester-
day was spent at Judge Golfers old home
in Indian Springs. Here his aged mother
lives surrounded by family of devoted
children, all of whom naturally take a
deep pride in the prominence attained by
Judge Collier in his adopted home. The
party, as the guests of Judge Golfers
peo pie, spent the day delightfully."- at the
appropriately named Wigwam, where
about midday an old-time southern din
ner with corn bread pone, and those
other distinctive Georgia viands We'd
for favor with quail, turkey and other
universal favorites. Not the least favored
of the first named dishes was the festive
'possum, to whose charms Mr.. Wells,
Judge Warren and the rest OF the party
fell willing victims. Gov. Thornton him.
self admitted that
THE GEORGIA POSTUM
quite came up to the Missouri product
Leaving Indian Springs last night the
party reached Atlanta early this morning
After calling upon Secretary Hoke Smith
who was In the city, and subsequently
upon President Collier, of the exposition
the party quickly entered upon the pleas
ant task of viewing the great show. 1t il
indeed great exhibition, and is sue
cess from every point of view, even finan
cially.
Tonight the Midway will be visited, to
morrow a ride will be taken over the city
and tomorrow night the party, with two
exceptions, will start homeward, going
via Chicago and Kansas City. 1t is expect
ed that New Mexico will be reached abou
December %.
Judge Collier will spend the holiday
with his people in this state, returning tt
Albuquerque about January 5.
Mr.. Pope will spend Christmas il
Charleston, 8. G., going thence to Wash
ington to assist in the Santa Fe gran
case to be heard in the supreme cour
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