The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-23

cedeo MS brother, Hon. Hampton l. Fer
rHI' as ordinary of Chatham county. was
also member of Council and chairman of
the streets and lanes committee. In the
latter capacity Mr.. Ferriu undertook TO
oeautlty the squares of the CITY by erect
ING m each square a stone mound. crown
ca with grass, ivy and towering plants.
one stood in the center of the Court House
square and was removed to make room
LOT the Gordon monument. The stones,
winch lay for several years near the spot
now occupied by the memorial to Tomo-
chichi, were doubtless the remains of this
mound, which it may have been intended
to reconstruct there.
Previous TO the erection of the mounds
there was pump in the center of the
squares-as well as of every other square
IN the city, which must have been directly
above TOmochichis grave. 1t is not so
many years since the pumps We're remov-
ed from the squares and principal street
corners and there are citizens who remem-
Der this particular pump in Wright square,
ana who doubtless have In years taken
many a drink from the pump of the water
which cooled Tomochichis bones.
Gen. w. w. Gordon, when his atten-
ton was called to the matter yesterday,
said that the monument to his father,
William W. Gordon, as the founder of
the Central Railroad of Georgia, was To-
Gated on the present site by those who
had the matter in hand without consul
tation with the members of the family
who would no doubt have preferred that
1t should have been located in Chippewa
square, which Is the next square below.
L think Chippewa square would be a
more suitable location for the Gordon
monument" said Gen. Gordon. by rights
oil Oh
site on which now stands the monument
to my father. I have no doubt that this
is the exact location of the old mico's
grave"
Inc unwilling Of the memorial to Tomo-
chichi will take place Thursday after
noon. Invitations were issued yesterday
by Mrs. w. w. Gordon, president of the
Colonial Danes of Georgia, to the Mayor
and aldermen, the County Commissioners.
the judges of the courts, the Sons of the
Revolution, the Society of Colonial Wars.
and the Park and Tree Commission, to be
present on the occasion. Invitations were
issued to all the members of the Georgia
Society of Colonial Danes some time since
and it is likely that some of the members
from the interior of the state will be pres
ent.
The exercises will be very simple The
members of the board of managers of the
Colonial Danes will meet at Mrs. Gordon
house near by and proceed at the hour an
pointed to the square. Hon. Walter G.
Charlton, who will deliver the address,
will be escorted from the court house to
the stand at the proper moment. Mr..
Charlton viii stand in front of the boulder,
facing north. The members of the So
ciety of Colonial Danes will be seated in
front of him. The members of the various
organizations which have been invited to
be present will stand on their left. The
exercises will be very simple, without
singing or preliminary ceremonies.
The bronze tablet which designates the
purpose of the stone was placed in posi-
ton yesterday. 1t is a disk of about
eighteen inches in diameter. A border con-
sisting of Indian arrowheads inclose the
following inscription: