The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-12-04
Carolina at Atlanta.
The Crowds Were Immense
the Weather was Fine, the
Troops Made a Handsome
Appearance.

ATLANTA, November 2S.-They all
say that this has been the greatest Of
days at the Exposition, and all join in
saying that South Carolina has made it
the greatest Of them all Carolina
may not have the business capacity to
get up such show. but her people
know how to appreciate good thing
when it is on hand, and they can and
do always arise to auy emergency
This had been set aside as Carolina day
long ago, and as time and circumstances
progressed it had several days pinned
oa 20 it, bat the red letter portion of
the days pame was South Carolina.
The Exposition management called this
Atlanta day aud Savannah day and
S. NJ, Iuman, aud Athens. aud then
Macon aud University aud Butts county
we're strung oo, bu; it SO happened that
South Carolina day was the kite. aod
the others only the tail. Yes, the old
Palmetto State took off the laurels of
the day. aud. for that matter, Of the
entire Exposition, for the authorities all
say that there were moro Carolipians
here than there we're Georgians on their
own day The people OF Atlanta are
very close kin to Carolina, and 90 set
of people could have come here that
would have been more welcome, aud
that welcome has beeo sbo"o ou every
side.
1t has no: been The matter Of day :
growth. this n.ass Of Caroiuians.
They have beeu comiog here for sew
eral days to see the Exposition, and
when the railroads got down to rcck
bottom 10 their rates. then the Pal
metto boys came in train loads. a
thousand at time, and they kept on
coming until the last minute. and the
statistical experts now say there were
from 10, 900 to 5000 Carolioians in
the city for the occasion.
OF course Carolinians feel pride in
their soldiery and we're Oh tiptoe to see
what impression would be made by the
troops from their State, and it may be
said that the parade was truly mposiog.
Some few companies were bitjagged in
dress and drill, bus they are true blue
and always at the front, but on the
whole Carolina did nobly, for there
we're | 800 of her troops in lipe. The
parade is said to be one of the finest
seen here.
The procession in honor of Carolina
day was magnificent. The 9th Georgia
regiment was out il full force. ss spe-
cia! escort. with the Macou Hussars and
Volunteers, headed by Governor Atkin.
son aud staff. After the Georgia militia
came the South Carolina contingent,
headed by Governor join Gary Evans,
who rode a 6oe white horse At his
side was Adjs. Gen Watts, ana th5
staff followed in full rn;foym. there be-
ing: ". w. Bruce, assistant adju-
tapt and inspector g encrai; Col. Geo
S. McCrary, Col. l. Il. McCalIa, CO.!
J. ". Floyd. Col D. ". McLaurin
Col. w. R. Bullock, Col. R Lowman
Col w J. RolliaoD, Col. H. T. Miller
Col. J. a. Mood and Col Boyd Evans
In carriage following rode Senator
Tillman, Commissioners Roche acd De-
n. Toomer Porter. In the next car
riage we're Mrs. Will Jones. Mrs. n
G.. Evans, Miss Lima Caldwell and Mr.
n. G Evans; next Miss Mary Evans,
Miss Ollie Caldwell, Mrs. Howell
Evaus and Col A. H. Pattison; nez'
Mrs. Gen. H. L. Farley and Capt. W.
A Courtepay Adjt. Martin and 9TH
ers we're 10 other carriages Then
came the Fourth Regiment Band, fol-
lowed by Gen. Anderson aud staff,
which included Majors Harvey. White
head, Norwood and Eason. The splen-
Gid corps Of Citadel cadets, Lieut..
jenkins commanding, came next, and
we're followed by the Porter Military
Academy bo5s. Lieut.. Wbaley con-
maoding. Then along came the mag
ni6cent 4th brigade of Charleston, io
which we're: The W L l. Battalion,
Carolina Rifles, Sumter Guards, Moul-
:rie Guards, Palmetto Guard, German
Artillery. Naval Reserves and Irish
Volunteers
Then came the d brigade, Gen.
Richbourg commanding, with his staff
officers. Majors Newham, Heath, Ken
dali, Drew. Balaberg, Dugar. Calvo,
Kirkland and aides. and the "a regi
meDt in command Of Col. Willie jones
and Lieut.. Col. Marshall apd Capt.
Brennan. and 1st regiment. Col. Hall,
Lieut. Col. TiIlman and Maj A. O..
Vally
The Clemson cadets. who showed up
foely, came iu next, 2l5 strong They
we're followed by the noble little bauc
of Mexicon Veterans, Col. Blan1iug.
Capt. Gibbes and Mr.. Beard Then
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