The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-07
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WEEKLY 2-TIAfES-A-WEEK 81 A YEAR J
BENEDlCTlON OF THE BELL.
1T MOVES INTO TENNESSEE LIKE A
MESSENGER or PEACE.

All the Patriotism I'm rhe souls Of the
People brought Ont by It's Passage
Through the southInnd-ItS Prog
ress From Roanoke TO Knoxville
Marked by Continuous Ovation.
The Journey Marked by the quiet
of sabbath Day, Hut the venera-
tiOn OF the People UnmistnISabIc.
Knoxville, Tenn, Oct G.-LilSe a bene-
diction the liberty bell sped through the
lovely Roanoke valley. over the rugged
Blue Ridge Mountains and down through
the picturesque valley of East Tennes-
see, on this ideal Sabbath morning. No
sermon could have told more as to the
patriotic souls Of the people Of this varied
section of the republic. There has been
10 firing OF guns. no blaring OF brass
bands, no Wild hurrah, but the country
that furnished so many union soldiers
during the war between the states. DEM
onstrated beyond question Its intense 10y
atty and patriotism. Reverently the earn
est thousands have paid their tribute Of
homage to the venerated relic Sunday
schools of all denominations have been
marshaled by their pastors educational
institutions have turned out. the youth
and beauty of Virginia and Tennessee and
bullet-scared ex-confederates have walked
side by side with Grand Army Of the Re-
public veterans, uncoverng their heads ia
silent but stately salute.
mot for 5000 would / have missed the
scene OF this wonderful day." said Mayor
Warwick tonight, and his words voiced
the feeling Of all the members Of the Phil-
adelphia escorting party.
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From Roanoke. Va, where the party spent
last night the progress Of the relic has
peen one continuous ovation. Quiet and
dignifed though it was at every cross
road, men. women and children stood with
uncovered heads and waved flags as the
train new past Churchbells tolled and 1T
Tie children pelted with flowers At Ell
liston, great-grandson Of Patrick Henry.
himself a Whlte-haired man Of 20 years.
pressed forward and craved permission to
touch the bell. Here a fun Sunday school
sang "a patriotic hymn.
At Chrlstiansburg the boys Of the Blacks
burg Military Academy stood in line as a
guard OF honor. There was a great crowU
at East Radford. where Mayor warwick
ana Thomas l.. Hicks made brief ad-
children.
The great zinc and iron town or Pu-
laski gave hearty greetings, apd a large
crowd Of weil-dressed prosperous people
listened 10 short talks from Mayor War;
wick and Register Of Wills Elias +. smii-
At Marion. Glade Springs and Ablne-
dom the populations were all out and be-
tween them were knots Of people at eve
cry mountain cabin.
II was left for Bristol half in Virginia.
and half IN Tennessee, TO turn out crowd
that overhowed the railroad station, and
stretched out as far IN every direction
as the eye could reach. Volunteer firemen
acted as guards, while Mayor Winston OF
the Virginia side, and Mayor Anderson OF
the Tennessee side, Joined IN the welcome.
Girls from the Southwest Virginia Insti-
tute sang hymn ana placed banner OF
black and gold on the peak Of the bell.
Then they clambored over the car each
IN turn touching the bell. A line was
formed, and for two hours a steady stream
Of people Of all ages, colors and social
venerable woman, who admitted that she
was eS years old, knelt at the bell and
INVOKED a divine blessing upon the old
mass or historic iron.
On to Johnson city Tenn, past the
wreck OF the once boom town of Carnegie.
where trees are growing within the walls
of handsome stone buildings and disman-
tied business blocks speak eloquently OF
the blasted hopes, was the next run. Here
300 school children sang and pelted the
bell with flowers. Every house. and even
the street cars showed the national coiors
Another brlet stop was made at jones'
boro, the ancient capital city OF the one-
time state Of Franklin, which was part
of Tennessee, slice OF Kentucky and a
corner of North Carolina. Here Andrew
court. great crowd poured out Of the
quaint old town, and Mayor Warwick
made brief address.
At Greenville, the home and last rest-
ing place of Andrew Johnson, there was
another dignided oration.
At MOrrlstoWn the choir of the Metho-
dist church sang a hymn, in the chorus
OF which hundreds OF children Joined ID
was dark when Knoxville was reached
but the people swarmed on the bridge
over the railroad and into the big rail-
road freight yard, whore the bell car was
sidetrackcd. There was no formal recep-
tion, but Mayor Thompson, with the board
of aldermen, received the party. With
them were committees from the Daugh-
ers Of the Revolution, and other patriotic
organizations, The crush of people was
tremendous, but the four sta1wart Phil
adelphia policemen quickly formed a line
and until nearly midnight there was a
steady stream of people around the bell.
Tomorrow the bell Will push on through
the exercises include pilgrimage to the
battlefield Of Chickamauga and Lookout
Mountain.