Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-18

UfW attached to the Bu.iington's reg
ChERN ular eastbound train 1t Lincoln
Tor the use of a merry party OF
health and pleasure seekers. The party
consisted of thirty-seven people. mostly
from Nebraska, who, under the guardian
ship Of G. w. Bonnell, were starting to
sunny Florida. The first evening Mr.. Bon
nell succeeded in making the members OF
the party feel acquainted with each other.
and by his ineXhaustible fund of anecdotes
kept every one amused, thus dispelling any
feelings Of inconsistencies or loneliness that
might otherwise have fingered from fare
wells.
The next morning found us in st. Louis.
and Mr.. Bonnell informed us we would
spend the day there. A motor car was
chartered and the "orty went out past the
exposition grounds and visited the An
heuser-Busch brewery and the stable of fast
horses owned by the same company.
The brewery is a model of n]eatness with
it's pattern tile floor and huge watts polished
till they reflect like a mirror. The stables
are q wonder. The stalls and driveways
are Of patent stone and the floors elsewhere
Of mosaic pattern work. During the day
the horses are kept in a portion Of the
barn set aside for that purpose, and at
night are turned into stalls deeply padded,
DOIn on SlntS ana MOOR, WIN cream, ITeSn
rice straw. In the morning the stalls are
carefully cleaned and a fresh padding Of
rice straw put in. They look almost en-
ticinr in their freshness, and many a human
would he thankful for so good n bed.
The harness case is Of MAHOGANY ana
plate rIass, such sN a jeweler -'ses ahi,-
to display his diamonds. The harness IL
art work and looked as clean and new az
though just made a few moments before.
The hostler's quarters are as elaborate a.
fine parlors, and probably the word palace
calls up n scene more nenrlv descriptive NJ
the whole place than does II. word stable.
r" s"""y Tennessee.
- nipnr We resumed our journey south
ward end in the morning reached Nash
Vile, Tenn. The snow was sti'l with us
and the skies threatened rain. but a FIVE
breakfast and the prospect Of a daylight
ride through the historic battle grounds
Of the civil war made us forget snow and
threatening weather.
We left Nashville over the Nashville,
Chattanooga G. 81. Louis railroad and were
provided with p guide. or special agent, n
Gr. Latimer. who has been a conductor on
this road since the days Of the civil war.
His mind Is full Of the memories Of those
davs and events and he recalled them in a
most interesting way AS We NDtu DtSl lHt
old familiar spots. On leaving Nashville
he told us to keen on the lookout for A
house patched near the window with an un-
painted board and we all saw II plainly
rs the train rolled past. In this window
one afternoon a southern woman sat 1aunt-
ing a rebel flag in fun view Of the northern
battery. a short distance away. The union
men did not like the sight and sent a ball
crashing into the house at the spot now
covered bv the implanted board.
From Chattanooga to Atlanta our route
was over the Wheeling e. Atlanta. This
road was General Sherman's line ~ march
an' every foot Of tho way was bravely
con. 0nded for by General Sherman and
General johnson. It was along this line
that transpircd some Of the most thrilling
0es Of the war and numerous old rifle
pits still remain and call up in the i'm
ag.nation uniforms OF blue and gray.
h"'ic of the Famous Ride.
I'm the union depot at Chattanooga we
saw an old fashioned locomotive called the
General" which had an eventful life in
Its day Of service during the war. II Is a
matter Of history that the General was
captured by twenty-five federal soldiers in
disguise, known as Andrews raiders, in go,
at Big Shanty. One morning, while the
traln crew and passengers were eating
breakfast, the General" and three empty
freight cars, on the way TO commissary
stores for supplies, were detached from the
passenger train and started down the track,
lhe daring scheme Of the f-deralists was
10 escape with II and burn the bridges
along the railroad toward Chattanooga.
Atier an exciting chase by the train crew
On another engine the federalists had to.
apahaon The "General" for lack Of fuel and