Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-23

presented with gold-hcadcd cane
| from the members of his organization.
bishop Fallows making the prpsepto.
ton speech. The start for Charleston
was made at midnight.
Charleston Beats Them All,
And Charleston. y. G.. was the place
mat III warmth of welcome Outdjd
them all.
The chimes In the belfry of st. MI
chneTs Church were kept busy an the
livelong day. ST. Michacl's Is one of tho
historical churches of Charleston, and
the signal corps of the COnfclerates o..
ctpied the spirc during the siege of ,bo:
city. The bells rang out sweet welcome
10 inc strangers from the North and
every one In the historical city brcathcd
the sentiment of the chimes.
Just near st. Michaels. on Meeting
street. Is another church called the CIR.
GUAR, because of Its shape. Several
odd Inscriptions are shown among tho
tombstoncs In the graveyard of the Cir.
cuInr. One records the resting place Of
"A fond mother" etc. who died nln,os,
hundred years ago. This lady led u
Dusy life. and. according to the tomb.
stone. was the mother Of twenty-five
children. nine boys and thirteen girls.
She lost brood of boys and girls aggre.
eating nine. but raised thirteen out Of
the lot. The stone doesn't tell how they
came. singly. doublets. or triplets. An.
otlieu marble shaft over the grave of A,
Dean who died half q century ago. SAYS
among other attributes of the deceased
that he was u 'high.toncd gentleman"
80 tho expression isn't slangy at all.
The tombstone settles that question for
all time.
The people of the North can have but
little idea from the description of the
co,,rtcsies shown the visitors from the
North. They idolizcd Col. Turner's
command. ana the streets were strrwn
with flowers under the feet Of the First.
The women on the balconies filled the
carriages carrying the distinguished
guests with beautiful bouquets. The
soldiers carried green sugar canes with
them from Savannah. Every chap
made conquest among the young
ladies of Charleston. Judging from the
sights one saw on the streets and In the
hotels. Charleston IL % military city In
every way. Its martial Orgunizut ions
are largely social In their nature. AMI
some of them date back to revolution.
airy times. Their nrmOrIcs and their
homes were thrown open to the boys
In gray from Chicago. The clubs OK.
tended their courtcsics, too. and the old
Palmetto City demonstrated beyond
doubt II Is without u peer In Its enter
tainment of friends.
Charleston never saw such parade.
Her citizens chcered Chicago as she
moved along and her cannon rO;,red Il
noisy welcome. The feature of the day
was IN excursion out into the ocean.
Steamers ana tugs We're provided by
Charleston. Civilians and soldiers, meu.
women ana children. everybody went.
A great delegation of CharlcstOnians,
mon ana women. was Oh board to look
after the comfort OF the visitors. The
biggest vessel, an ocean steamer. was
reserved for Gov. Altgcld. Mayor Swift,
and the officers of the association. It
II called the Seminole. The steamer
went right under the walls of Sumter
and gave the eXcuislOnists n good view
of that spot. The fort seems low ana
squatty, and Gen. llugcnin. the Confcd-
crate commander. said about half of 1t
had been shot away by Union shells. 1t
looked peaceful enough, ana COWS were
grazing on the grass on the parade
ground. where once stood the Flagstaff
erected by Maj. Anderson. Mouitrie IL
dismantled ana nothing of II shows b..
yond IN irregular pile Of earth.
Gen. Hugenin was on board the Sem
mole ana good-naturedly told the Wis
itors of his trials during the siege. An
elderly South CarOlinlan who had been
In the war heard Gen. Hugenin say
Charleston was II historical city.
YES" he murmured, "history, an
tiquity, ana poverty are here"
The Charleston Committee on Ar
rangements must have spent 5000 on
the excursion to the ocean alone. They
used five or six boats ana lunches of
the most elaborate character were
served to all.
The Chicago women received all man
ner Of souvenirs and their rooms mt the
Charleston Hotel were filed with flow
ers. or course, comparisons are out OF
the question on such an occasion.
Nashville did nObly; Atlanta acquitted
herself with credit; Savannah proved
herself hostess worthy of the name
and Is entitled to special mention; but |
Charleston, old, aristOcratic, blue |
FLOODED, chivalrOus Charleston, made |
the greatest possible success of her un-
dcrtaking. Every ChicagOan was well !
coined ana the badge Of the excursion
lists was an open sesame to every home. |
The day was trife cloudy and raw.
The march through the streets sharp |
cncd the soldiers appctitcs. The brisk
ocean breeze was quite enough to brace |
up the eXcursiOnists. who thoroughly |
enjoyed the sumptuOus repast gcncr-
ously provided for them. 1t is anus
Ing 10 watch the effect Of the troops |
and the music of the big band ON the
crowds. The soldiers always arouse
cheers and the sight of the flags awak-
ems the greatest enthusiasm. The land
appears 10 be a revelation to many of
the Southerners. AS its equal was
never heard south OF Mason and Dix
pms line the musicians experience great
at times in the march on ac-
count of the cOlOrcd men and boys who