The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-23
THEY LIKED SAVANNAH best.
An Old SavRnnahian interviewed
The Chicago Regiment.


The Chicago Regiment.
Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 19.-Yesterday brought
| to a close in this city the grandest under
taking ever achieved by any section Of this
noble country of ours. namely the return
/ of the Chicago military-civilian delega-
| ton from its southern trip
Only those of the south intermlngIed
with the people here on their own soil
| can comprehend fully the very great and
| good feeling that prevails here to-day to-
ward the south, ana God grant it may
never diminish
| The delegation arrived here about 10
| O'Clock yesterday morning over the Hi
/ nOiS Central railroad. They were expect
| ed nome Sunday evening, but spent that
| DAY IN Cincinnati The First regiment
| was rendered royal reception here by
| their Fellow soldiers. who turned out to
| greet them on arrival. and a parade was
| made through several of the leading bus
| mess thoroughfares before the regiment
returned to their armOry 20 be dismissed
Forming in line on Michigan avenue
4 they then marched northWard, passing
/ the Auditorium hotel. where they We're
/ reviewed by Gov. Altleld and staff.
| They presented tue appearance as they
| marched down Michigan avenue. and were
! greeted with shouts of applause. hand
/ kerchief shaking and cheerful smiles of
/ the Ialr sex, and Wen did they deserve it,
! Being & native southcrner, born and rails
| ed on Georgia soil. in the dear old city
/ of Savannah, the city 1 love and esteem
/ so dearly, l naturally expressed Creat anN-
/ iety to hear some expression and opinions
] of my native land from those who had
/ just returned.
| Waiting for the regiment to form con-
Sumed some time. In the meanwhile re-
| porters for the different papers of this
/ great city We're busy getting dots about
/ the southern trip.
! / happened to be standing near the vet
/ eran corps while some reporters were
/ quizzing some Of the members about
| the trim, my feeling being worked up TO
/ hlgh pltCh, naturally eXerted myself
| to near all that was being said about
] the land / love so dearly. Words are
/ inadequate for me to express how el2ssd
/ all seemed TO be over The southern hos
/ pitahfy that had been extended them.
] Standing near d group of veterans who
/ were discussing the great time they had
/ had to friends VINO had come to meet
! them, / overheard the name Savannah
| mentioned, which is always so dear to
/ me, and which caused me to dip in my
! oar" / DropOunded the question to one
! of them as to which city he liked best.
/ He answered cheerfully and unhesitating-
/ ly, Savannah This, of course, gave
me further delight, but / tried to draw
him away from Savannah, telling him per-
haps he was partial to that city while
others of the delegation were of a differ
ent opinion. To this he quickly responded
by saying his opinion of Savannah voiced
the sentiments of nine-tenths Of the en-
tire delegation. Others Of the corps
standing by corroboratcd what he said.
Seeing that Savannah stood "a the head
of the list, 1 could say no more, and in
troduced myself as fulliledged SaVan-
nathan. His name lis Charles II. Me-
Cauley, and l found him an excellent
| fellow.
Mr.. McCaulev spoke i'm the highest terms
of praise of that crack and venerable
corps, the Georgia IIussars. alludng to
their great hospitality at their beautiful
armory on Bull street. He says artillery
punch was not i'm it, but Hussars cham
payne flowed freely. together with great
hospitality of its people. He says savannah
is Inc. los u FfnI fH4E
and We'll do i bear him out
1 hope the readers of my letter VIII not
misconstrue the same and think for mo-
ment that the visitors were in any way
displeased with any city they visited, for
they allude to them all in highest terms
of praise, claiming that an ovation await
ed them at every point.
This magnificent compliment to Georgia
and the south, from this great and pros
porous metropolis of the west, should 80
down in history as unparalleled by any
sections of this great country, and may 1t
blot ont all sectional feelings and all stand
as citizens of our common country under
Being an Old Savannah boy. and feeling
an intense interest in the city OF my birth,
/ beg to say although many miles from it
now, it is by no means ob.iterated from
my mind, and live in hopes, providence
permitting. to spend my declining years
When l left Savannah / settled in Au-
gusta, Ga, but became dissat ished with
my business and changed to another one,
viz: Insurance, and TO new Held, and
am happy to say have succeeded very
nicely.
When / left Augusta I went to Birming-
ham, Ala, and from there l came to tins
great and busting city, and / am here
TO stay, providence permitting, until /
return to Savannah.
Strange things occur as we journey
through life in a great city like Chicago.
] was walking down Wabash avenue one
afternoon the past summer, and was ac-
costed by young man, who asked me if
/ II.
pulse Of the moment L sized him up as
a confidence man, yet answered him by
saying, Il hope / am He then told me
his name was Ellis, his father being
cotton factor in Savannah of the firm of
Austin * Ellis which house knew quite
we'll After feeling satisfied he was all
right, we spent the afternoon together
and when we parted he said he was going
TO Omaha and wanted me TO join him,
but l told him l was here to stay.
Yes, | like Chicago very much: While
the masses that go to make up the great
pOpulation-nearly 2,000,000-are composed
of all natlonal1ues, yet the leading citi-
zens of Chicago are gilt edge people. No
doubt the people of the south coincide
with me after having met them as they
have. Another proof Of my assertion
and of their generosity and public spirit
is the confederate monument, erected here
in Oak Wood cemetery, and the only one
north of Mason-DlXon line. This monu-
ment, / understand, was erected princi-
pally by subscriptions of the good people
have seen here on the ball field familiar
faces whom I had met south, one of them
being Hank O'Day, who was the star
pitcher on the Savannah team, in the
Southern league, Wnen base ball was in
its prime in the south O'Day is no longer
an active member of the profession but
has the dignifed position of umpire in the
National league, and is located here. He
is somewhat of a ward politician also, hav-
ing been a delegate from here TO the silver
convention held at Springfield, H., the
past summer.
/ learn with pleasure that my friend,
Hy KOlshorn, now bears aldermanic hon
Ors on his shoulders. and Frank McDer-
mott captains the finest police force of any
city the size of Savannah in the United
States. Good luck to them. ! hope the
great event brought to a close yesterday
here, viii link the people of the two sec
lions closer together, and establish line
Of commerce and friendship between them
never to be broken. IL. Won Claim.