The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26
ALL OVER AT DALLAS
THE LAST DAY MADE AS LIVELY AS
POSSIBLE.
VETERANS ATE BUFFALO MEAT
GEN. GORDoN's REQUEST OF VET
ERANS.

In Response to n Resolution Bidding
Him n Loving Farewell He said,
81 want YOur Hands to Bury Me
and on My Torsb 1 Would Have
written Here Lies Confeder-
ate HE Plead for Monument to
Southern WOmen--sIany Part Won
dering If They viii Ever Meet
Again.
Dallas, Tex, April 25.-The twelfth
annual reunion of the United Confed-
crate Veterans at o'clock this after
noon passed into history. The boom
of cannon and the sounding of taps"
by the buglers, and Camp Albert Sgd
ney Johnston was no more. The last
delegations of veterans filed out of the
fair grounds. and workmen began
striking tents.
The Sons of Veterans convention also
! adjourned after a short session devoted
to passing resolutions of thanks.
The Last Session Held.
Dallas. Tex, April 25.-The last ses-
sion of the United Confederate Vet
Grams reunion was called to order by
the commander-in-chief John B. Cor
don.
Chaplain Jones being absent, Gen.
Gordon led in prayer.
A resolution bidding Gordon "a low
| ing farewell" was adopted with cheers.
| Gen. Gordon said in response:
my comrades, have been touched
1. IL
Confederate heart grows more tender
and loving as the end approaches.
When the end comes 1 want your
hands to bury me, and on my tomb
would have written, Here lies a Con-
federate.'"
vote of thanks was given to Dali
las and the state of Texas for their
hospitality to which Col. Slaughter,
president of the Texas Reunion Assoc
citation, responded fully. and he was
| given three cheers.
| Gen. Gordon embraced the opportun-
| ity to make another plea for the mon
ument to Southern women.
1t was a day of parting, and the
| question, 81 wonder If we will meet
| again?" was heard from many lips,
| and many an aged head shook dubious
| ly in answer. Yet the day was not
| given over to the sorrow Of parting
entirely. Every effort was made BY
| the committee in charge to offset he
gloom which it was known would come
| when good-byes were said. Bands
| played as they never had played be-
fore. Dixie" and 1.-THE Bonnie Blue
Flag" monopolized the programme.
and cheers in the auditorium where
the convention was being held.
The Buffalo Feast.
To enhance the attractions for the
last day feast unique in the history
| of reunions was prepared Six buff
faloes, brought from a ranch famous
among cattlemen the country over.
| were made martyrs to the cause of q
Southern barbecue. Yesterday six i'm
mense pits were dug and as many
| heaping beds of Goals produced under
| the direction of an expert in the bar
becue business. All night long the
| immense carcasses slowly roasted, and
1t was noon before the exacting taste
! OF the chef was satisfied The car
cases had been roasting for thirty-six
hours and were done to a turn An
immense crowd witnessed the cooking,
and now a watery lot of mouths opened
when the meat, fresh from the Goals.
was brought in.
All the day long the streets were
crowded with people going to the de-
pots. Freight trains were held on dis
tant sidings to allow of the freest pos
sible movement of the passenger trains.
BY tomorrow morning the greatest
crowd ever entertained in the history
of Dallas will have dwindled TO a few
thousands. Little complaint was
heard. Many had suffered some in
convenience and discomforts, but it is
believed to have been no fault OF the
men in charge of the reunion.
Crowds Were Immense.
An estimate of the number of visitors
is practically impossible, but the best
judgment places the number between
$4,000 and 10000 An average of 1000
meals a day has been served at the
mess table of Camp Johnston, and this
average was but slightly reduced to-
day. owing to the fact that many
special guests were allowed to partake
of the buffalo meat.
Mississippians held a reception dur
ing the day at the camp. Among the
speakers were ex-Gov. Robert w.
Lowry of Jackson, Gen. S. D. Lee of
Vicksburg, ex-Congressman Patrick
Henry of Brandon, Gen. b. z. White
of Meridian, Judge John III. Rogers Of
Fort Smith, Ark, and Private" John
Allen of Tupelo.
Gen. Gordon Departs for Home.
Gen. Gordon was called away to-
night and left on a late train for
home. Gen. Norman, the Adjutant
General. however, will remain to
write the final orders, the chief one of
which will be an expression of thanks
to the people of Texas and of Dallas
particularly. Before leaving tonight
the general said to an Associated
Press reporter:
1T was a marvellous spectacle to
witness, forty years after the war, the
devotion manifested to these old Con-
federates many thousands of whom
were fed and furnished with sleeping
berths during the whole time without
one dollars cost to themselves. The
whole affair was a marvel of success
full management. of good order and
generosity"