The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-24
EElIPLEAsEDwITHSAvANNAH
8llb GEORGIA. CITY rs SAID TO BE
AN Ideal. CAMP.
0ne of the soldiers from Houston
0fves : Description Of the Place.
Camp Notes.


Of company @ (Ilnmet Riflcs) First Texas
regiment;
Camp Onward to Cuba" Savannah, Ga
November 2o.--ln my last lettsr l told you
that Savannah was a beautiful lQstle city,
but did not have time to tcl! You why
considered II such. shall endeasor 10
do so now. and mention a few OF It's many
points OF interest. In the first placs the
city Is laid eff on a generous plan. with
broad, well paved streets rafnlfying II ia
Al directions and little plazas. about half
block in area, scattered all over tho city
as breathing places for the public, open all
the year around--aiii nearly all OF them are
covered with forest trees, whose spreading
bo,tgbs invite the footsorc passerby 10 STOP
and rest upon the inviting benches In the
shade beneath. Then there are the numer-
ous parks In the city, with playing foln-
tains and flowers and trees and BIRDS AMI
greenswaru and shaded walks and run dc
benches and everything else conclusive to
either iaslness or coariship. Just as you
may choose, for there are lols OF pretty
girls In This quaint old oty OF the Sunny
south Then there are monuments in p.o-
frsion. Magnificent shafts OF granite and
marble and tablets OF bronze attest the
reverence paid by the good cit
liens OF this town 10 the
heroic memories of General Greene, aud
Sergeant Jasper, and Gorion, and Pulaski,
ana the wearet's of The gray Ia the last war
Near the business portion OF the city Is
located the old Colonial cemotery, with in
scriptions going back as far "a 1850. In
this cemetery are the tomhs of many dis
uinguished soldiers aud citizens, among the
latter being that OF Edward G. Ma.bone. the
most famous painter Of miniatures OF MS
day. who died here In 1907 Some of ths
inscriptions and epitaphs In this cemetery
seem so quaint and humorous TO modern
eyes that one can hardly rorbear smiling
in spite of the lugubrious memorials by
which he is surrounded. To stroll through
This cemetery and read The inscriptions
therein one would naturally inter from
many OF them that Savannah Is Il ciy Of
cententarians. for during the late war when
this town was in the possession OF Federal
troops, one fayorlte piece Of vandalism per-
petrated by the soldiers was 10 add a figure
or so to the Inscriptions with The aid OF
their jack kniy5ts and make the Tombstone
prevaricatc one or two hundred years con
oernirg the length OF time their owners
had resided upon earth--and in many in
stances the carving lis 50 neatly executed.
THAT the imposition would not he detected,
Many of the Residences were built here
during the colopials days AMI possess the
antique architecture of that PERIOD. The
most beautiful Catholic cathedral III the
South-St. John'S-wiich was erected at a
cost Of over $500 000 was burned here s.v
eral months ago, and only its cracked and
blackenei walls aud spirea stand iii solemn.
Tourpful grandeur upon The site of it's
former maglEfcence. 1t Is. however, being
rebuilt upon it's former generous p onor-
lions There are many beautiful churches
and business buildings in this city. The
museum Of art, the police barracks court
house, city market, underneath whose Roof
u bait of street railway passes. the wharves
and shipping, the cotton marlsst, AMI other
features of the city Will keep the slghtseer
interested for several days. Again would
repeat an observation contained In pre-
viouS letter viz. that Savannah Is dead
8wedl' town to soldier In
TIE different churches OF this city have
combined To give all tine enlisted men In
the Seventh army corps a Thanksgiving
dinner next THURSDAY We boys have long
since ceased TO regard ourselves MS being
strangers In strange land for when II
boy has access to several hospitable homes
In a city, he feels at ease and free from
constraint in that particular town. These
people here give Texas boys warm well
come and do all they can 10 make us feel
NJ home.
For several days during the week just
closed the downpour of rain was something
10 be remembered We were unable TO III
for several days on account NJ the weather
but on Friday night the rain ceaseds and
since then the weather has been truly
delightful. with just enough chin In the
atmosphere to invi8orate one without mat
ing him feed cold.
The sun was shining brightly today with
o,ps n cloud 10 veil his face. and more
people than ever before took advantage
of the propitious weather TO visit our camp.
To judge from the numbers who visit Ms
every Sunday this seems 10 be the most
popular company in the regiment, rs all
of Them asli TO see the freshmen ~ they
call us. THE entire company will be given
a banquet on some evening during the near
future by the Dminet Council OF Savannah.
patriotic local Irish association, the M
Ntation to which has already been received
by us az n company. You know We VIII
have q pleasant time for these good people
here surely understand thoroughly how to
entertain guest and make stranger feel
at home among themselves. True, old
fashioned Southern hospitality seems TO be
the rule, and not the exception here,
Some time during the coming week we
will he issued The Krag-Jorgensen, or, M
the boys have already dubbed them, the
''Ilick- johnson" rifles, II Is 30-caliber
repeating rifle. with point blank range OF
TOO yards. and shoots a stecl-clad leaden
bolt about an inch long with an initial
velocity OF about 2500 feet per second Be
sides being considerably lighter In weight
and handsoner in appearance y Is also q
far more humane weapon than the Spring
field. merely temporarily rendering an
enemy hoiw du combat, where n Springfield
would lacerate and mortally wound him.
Many Spaniards down in Cuba n few
months ago survived after having 4 "krag'
bullet hum through their sky piece, but
no one has yet come forward to tell how
4 felt to have slug from an old
widow making Springfield seuttle around
through his thinking tank principally due,
suppose. to the fact that such an en-
perience deprived him OF all gray matter
There are quite a number OF vocaiists in
this company. and sometimes during these
cool nights Ut does one good to hear them
Singing, as they stand around big. cheer
fsh fire In the company street while they
are Waiting for tattoo TO sound and enable
them To refine for the night aud dream o.
homes and sweethearts and mothers and
mlnce pies aud such other pleasant things.
os.s Of the fayorite songs which is sung
With grsat susto by the entire company.
and which passes for a parody on "The
spanks a. tbp yxf<,rs-~ /" has for a Oh us its,
syndscates in this country never = y
90 opportunities. II there is any, nas =,
~ sight they rarely overlook Il. ana '"'' :
propose 20 have every avenue 20 The
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