The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16

but, Of course, the afternoon Of the visit mad
to be cloudy, and a full view could not be
gained. 1t was not, however, too cloudy
for the e~nterprising photographer to get up
souvenirs for the party.
CHICKAMAUGA BATTLEFIELD.
The feature of the days trip was the visit
to the battlefield, now the park of Chlcka-
manga. History has put this down as one
of the most sanguinary and important battles
and its terrific slaughter may be gathered
from these "oficial' figures:
Rosecrans-Killed, 1867; wounded, 9,756;
missing 4,757; a large number of the missing
were killed. Total effective force $3.50;
loss 1910.
Braeg-Killed, 1889; wounded 13,412;
missing 2,OO3. Total effective force, 63,557;
loss 1884. Total loss Of both armies 3d.
974.
1t is needless to relate the ups and downs
| of the battle or of the valor of the troops,
| especially of those from South Carolina
The point Is that the Federal Government
has bought and set aside a park of 5,5O6
acres as a national park. 1t was to this
| park that the excursionists took an afternoon
| drive. The Government has designated the
| stations of the various brigades with iron
| tablets stating the movements of the troops
and the States have been invited to place
monuments on the battle ground in honor of
the soldiery. 1t is stated that there are
| about 500 State monuments on the grounds.
If South Carolina has had occasion to be
proud of her soldiery in these engagements
she has done nothing, absolutely nothing, to
| show it. The guides drive you by one In
| diana and Illinois and Wisconsin and Mlchl-
| gan monument after the other, one hand
| somer than the other, but the eye is wearied
| 10 okingi in vain for something to show that
| Carolinians honor their dead, for no State
| had drawer or stouter hearts than those that
| followed Capcrs and Walker and kershaw
| and the others through this engagement.
The guide talks to you of the Confederates
| as being "the enemy and you ride through
| the miles of roadway wondering where there
were any soldiers to fight Rosecrans and
| Thomas. The only tablet the Carolinians
saw that recalled home locating Ker-
| shaw's brigade, at the foot of Snodgrass
| Hill. Carolina can hardly hope to erect
monuments to her fallen soldiery on many OF
| the battle6elds, but when other States erect
them for regiments and brigades the Pal
metto State should, it appears, have pride
| enough in its record to at least raise a State
monument among the eulogistic shafts
| that record the final conquest of the
Southland, Those who 60 to Nashville should
! be sure to make the stop at Chattanooga, II
only long enough to take a hurried trip out
| to Chickamauga, which is about nine miles
from the city of Chattanooga
SAFE IN THE ROCK CITY.
Sunday morning the press pilgrims ar
rived in Nashville, "the Rock City" as it
is called. 1t was q bright and pleasant day
and gave the Carolinians q favorable first
impression of the city. Nashville is decided
ly a city of hills and is all the more attrac-
tive as most of the prominent buildings are
on high SUBMITS, the Capitol building, Van
derbilt University, the Centennial structures,
all stand out conspicuously because ofth
high hills Of the Rock City. To get a good
idea of Nashville you can ride around and
through the city on the electric cars for a
nickel. For instance seven miles out to
Glendale Park for q nickel and from the ter
minal station out to the Exposition for five
cents. There are a number of cross town
lines, which, together with the belt lines,
give a splendid opportunity tor "taking in
the city.
NOT A CYCLING CITY.
Bicycling ordinarily is a very good thing,
and there are few better and cheaper ways OF
seeing a city than with q good "bike," but
Nashville is not built tor the cyclist. The
hills and ~inclines are so numerous that there
is no pleasure in riding a bicycle, and for 10
large a city comparatively few wheels are to
be seen.
Nashville claims a population of l0O, 1000,
and no doubt she has it, if Atlanta has So
900.
President Aull arranged for the members
of the Press Association to attend the SER
vices at the First Presbyterian Church and at
Christ Episcopal Church. Both services
were we'll attended, and at the Episcopal
Church very fine music was heard.
THOSE pIoUs BARRIERS.
Although Nashville is reputed to be one
of the strongest UNCONVENTIONAL cities in
the country, and it has a great many strong
churches, it is a most cosmopolitan city, per-
hitting great latitude in the observance of
Sunday. While on the surface there ap-
pears to be q strict observance, almost any
thing that is wanted con be obtained, either
through regularly open places or by means
of what CaroliniaEs call .,"blind tigers"
About the only gouge that was experienced
in Nashville was for a shave on Sunday. 1t
appears that some time ago the "goody.
goody" BARRIERS petitioned the General AS
sembly to pass a law to prohibit Sunday
barbering. Now when a person wants to get
shaved on Sunday he is run into some back
room, where there is half a dozen BARRIERS at
work, and is charged twenty-five cents for
the shave, on the ground that the BARRIERS
have to run the risk of being arrested for
violation of the law, the law which they
themselves had passed. You can 60 right
across the street, and buy your cigars and
soda water at regular prices and the bar
rooms, are anxious enough to sell you beer
| at five cents a schooner, or any other drink
at the customary weekdays prices.
HOW TO VISIT NASHVILLE.
A few hints about the practical side of a
| trip to Nashville may not be amiss.
In the first place do not take any more
baggage than is absolutely necessary. 1t
| will only be in the way. There is no occa-
| sion for style in Nashville. By all
means take q satchel or telescope. If one
satchel won't do, take two and unless you
want to be worried about the hauling of a
trunk and the uncertainty of getting it, and
rechecking 1t, leave it at home. Ladies in
Nashville wear shirt waists and crash Of dark
skirts, just as they do in Columbia or Char
lesion. In the next place always try to 60
with some one else. This is not q case
where "two is company and three q crowd"
There are a dozen and one things in which
it is more pleasant, more agreeable and GER
tainly more economical for a party of two or
more.