Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-09-25
GREAT CROWDS AT KNOXVILLE,
CHATTANOOGA and ATLANTA.
KnoxvilIe,s Hospitality anu Decorations.
The Battlefield of Chickmau-
ga After 80 Years.
THE GATE CITY OF THE SOUTH.
The Cotton States and International
Exposition.
Special Correspondence Herald and Tribune

A new, painted car, with luxurious,
clean seats, welcomed the tourists who
boarded the train on the East Tennessee
branch of the Southern railway on the
18th inst. Your correspondent set out
with a firm purpose and resolution to
observe and report accurately what he
saw and heard, great or small, for the
benefit of the readers of the Herald and
Tribune. Our car was 500 filled, from
way stations, with veterans evidently
out upon a picnic excursion. They be-
gan, soldier fashion, guying each other
Mt once, though their boards were gray.
The locomotive that drew the coaches
of our train must have been made for
freight purposes, substituted for passen-
ger service, On this occasion. 1t had a
wicked, ear splitting screech, with a dare
devil sort of sound in it's throat, which
screamed often and loud. "DOn't git
skeered, Major" said a little, wheeZy
voiced man, to a broad shouldered six
footer with an army badge on his blue
coat. "Don't git skeered; l promised to
take care of you; Pll stop that darned,
bowling varmint after a bit"
We came to a railroad crossing, where
a frightened mule, near the track, stood
almost upright OF his hind legs, with a
negro frantically clinging to his back.
"Thar ~ yelled a soldier, "Tobe McNally
skeered that mule. saw him dot. He
looked out Of the window, and the mule
couldn't stand it. lobe always was
the ugliest man in the regiment" So,
amid fun making, the car rolled ON to
Knoxville on the Hill" "Why do you
call it Knoxville on the Hill?" queried a
soldier, to the epithet maker?
"Stop, comrade, let me answer" broke
in a voice. Jacks slightly off. He meant
to say a worse word. The calaboose used
to hell Jack mighty often, when he got
away from camp into ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
why" The laugh rippled I'VE the crowd,
as a number of ladies filed into the few
vacant seats. "Now, boys" said the
big major, "behave yourselves )" and the
fun dropped into a key too low for your
correspondent to hear. Gentle woman
always puts a man on his better beha-
vior.
We reached Knoxville, not on the hill,
but under the hill, where the trains de-
post human freight as well as other
kinds Of luggage.
From the depot we emerged in a long
line upon Gay street, which was in her
gayest attire. Flags and bunting COW
cred every building. 1t was a sight Of
beauty well worth the trip to see. You
could 40 more count the flags that
streamed from foundation stone to roof
of its tallest buildings than you could
count the waves of the sea. Then, too,
the faces Of the crowd had "welcome"
written all I'VE ii. Only at a snail's pace
could you make your way up the street,
but greetings and good cheer every
where prevailed. No disorder.
The military parade; the formal re-
ceptions with speech making; the
speech by Gov. Mckinley and others,
we shall leave to the Knoxville newspa-
pers to report, content to tell the read
ers of the Herald and Tribune about the
outburst OF flag music and other music
we heard.
The fierce sun at midday drove the
crowd to the shady sidewalk, but as the
atmosphere cooled off during the even
ing Gay street again became a solid
mass of human beings. Brass bands and
string bands, stationed at different
points along the street, discoursed ma
tional and other airs. Electric lights in
arches spanned many of the street cross
ings. Also, in various forms, lights were
arranged in quaint and curious devices
over many stores. But the bicycle pa
rade after dark was exceedingly spirited.
Each rider had dressed his own machine
to suit his own fancy with Chinese Ian
terns,from two to half a dozen in number,
tied on in every conceivable shape. The
long procession had the oldest and
queerest look. The crowd frequently
manifested their opinion and favor Of
the riders, as some device or other, in
passing, struck their fancy. One little
girl in the line rode exceedingly well,
and was vociferously applauded. twas
a sight well worth seeing ard brought
to mind the homely fact hat this new
steed already had sent the Kentucky
horse to the rear. So man and genera
tons and animals leave the past behind
them.
ON TO CHATTANOOGA.
At 8 o'clock we reached the depot to
go to Chattanooga. Waiting to be al
lowed to pass into the cars, the pressure
being very great. Trains were coming
in and going out, wagons and carriages
were hurrying by baggage and passen.
gers, and the din and roar of the crowd
assembled through the silent night. Sud.
denly the crowd Immediately about me
swayed, and a man followed by a woman
pushed up to the gate keeper and de.
manded to be allowed to pass into the
ears. mo you don'r screamed the wo-
man. "Don't let him pass, gate keeper,
he is my husband, and he is running
away from me with another woman.
"But, he has a ticket, and 1 am com
PEELED to let him pass" said the gate
keeper. "Then 1 will go with him, Pm
his wife, l have got the money to pay
my way" and she held up apocket book
to view. "But you have got no ticket
said the gate keeper. "Then, where
is he going TOT" "How does that ticket
read" but the man passed through into
the cars. acct a policeman" suggested
some n in the crowd. Instantly the
woman turned about and the crowd
drew back for her to pass. In a few
minutes she again appeared at the gate
"Let me through" she ~fiercely demand.
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