El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-27
TENNESSEE'S FIGHTING MEN
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the Tennesseeans was unusually pleas
ing to the soldiers and civilians alike e;
and the coreiality with which the III
Paso committee was received fully
demonstrated that their efforts nad
not been in vain.
AS THE TRAIN THUNDERED ALONG.
AS the train, with it's load Of patriots
and defenders of the flag that was
planted in Florida and New Orleans by
old Andrew Jackson, Numbered along
on its way toward the rising sun
speeches were declared to be in order.
for and he climbed upon
a seat and responded eloquent.
". Loud aud prolonged mention of
the names of some of the committee
men brought A. P. Coles to his feet
and he did himself and his colleagues
proud.
1t had been suggested on the trip
west that an orator should have been
brought along to eulogize the Teupes-
seeans aud the exploits of the soldiers,
and much regret was expressed by
members of the committee that this
had not been done. A. P. Coles, how
ever, proved himself equal to the emer-
pency and delivered q m odel after din
ner speech that would have done cred
it to Chauncey Depew.
Each committeeman and several OF
the reeimental officers were called on
in turn and each responded in an ap-
as q marriage bell as the train thun-
dered across the desert toward Ell
Paso and Tennessee.
REACH NASHVILLE WEDNESDAY.
The soldiers calculated that if the
Journey to the capital of Tennessee was
continued without delay they would
arrive there Tuesday. .niRht. This
would never do, for an elaborate pro-
gram had been prepared to consume
an entire day and all were anxious to
reach home in the morning SO that
the program might be carried out. 1t
was therefore decided to cause a delay
of several hours, either in New Orleans
or along the route so that the soldiers
might arrive in Nashville next We'd
nesday morning at 8 O'Clock.
The troops go via New Orleans and
the Louisville and Nashville railway,
and will not cut the state of Tennessee
wide open but will enter Is via Tusca-
loosa, Alabama, which Ia only q few
hours run from Nashville. The soldiers
will no doubt receive ovations 1t every
stopping place along the route, es-
pecially at New Orleans, where Andrew
Jackson, of Nashville, and his Tonnes
seesns defeated the British in the war
of 1872.
TEL PASO.
When the troop trains reached Ell
Paso, Q vast throng and the McGinty
band we're awaiting them. Cheer af-
ter cheer went up that could be heard
to the corporate limits of the city.
Stirring music shattered the silence of
l. ,y-S, nd ho
to the returned soldiers caused them
to feel that even west Texas felt itself
akin to Tennessee and gloried in the
deeds of valor of Tennessee's sops.
Refreshments had been provided in
advance and were served with lavish
hand to every man in the regiment.
An unlimited quantity of cigars and
other thugs were passed into the cars
by Mr.. Levy, of the Ell Paso Grocery
company. Speeches were made
Gaines delivering an ad-
dress from the car steps and A. P.
Coles responding. The officers alight-
ed and were introduced to some OF the
prettiest girls in the city and the
delegation renewed the
formed q week or so
ago.
PR1vATEs TALK.
A HERALD man had q conversation
with several of the privates. They
we're q unit in saying that Otis is in
They said that he appears
TO be Intentionally prolonging the war,
for what reason they do
not know. They said that they
we're held in check and for
hidden by Otis to shoot at the enemy,
and once when their regiment had
oayonets fixed for . charge, Otis or
Tered q retreat.
1--WE were encamped within plain
view of the enemy's works for months,"
laid one of the men, land could see
heir pickets on the outposts pacing to
Ind fro, but Otis would not let us
hoot or attack, although we were
crazy to do both.
"The enemy was several thousand |
trong in our front, but instead of per-
hitting us to drive them out Otis Or
Tered US to cover q hundred miles by |
orced marches and attack . body of |
'ebels less than 300 strong.
1.-THE war was q farce and it looked
% us like Otis was bent on preventing
10 from seeing any real fighting. He
Ilso ordered that any man who made
Inv aarcastjc remarka ahOut the fond !