The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-04
GOBLIN IN SAVANNAH
COMMANDER OF TROOPS IN AN
THRACITE COAL DISTRICTS
SIGHTSEEING IN THE SOUTH.
GENERAL AND HIS FAMILY MAX
ING A TOUR OF THE SOUTH.

Have Just Returned from Cuba.
Gen. Goblin Thought Well to
Take a Few Weeks Recreation
After the Strike Situation Had
Been ReIieved-Has Heard Much
of savannah and Wants to See
Everything VIII Visit Rifle
Range-TO Remain Here Several
bays.
Brig. Gen. !. P. s. Goblin. who was
in charge of the Pennsylvania troops
in the recent strife in the Anthra-
cite coal regions. accompanied by his
wife and niece. Miss Howe, are
visiting Savannah en- route from a
pleasure trip of several weeks through
Cuba and the South. The party will
remain in the city until the end of the
week. spending their time in sight
seeing.
Gen. Goblin was seen by a represen-
tative of the Morning News as he sat
in the writing room of the Pulaski
last night. He was engaged in look
ing over the city directory in an en-
deavor to locate some friends in the
knights Templar commandery whom
he met several years ago, and in an
attempt to learn the principal points
of interest in the city. Though it has
been nearly 80 years since he was in
Savannah the General has kept in
touch with affairs in this section and
talked interestingly of matters of
local interest, asking questions the
While.
He is particularly interested in rife
practice, and inquired as to the loca-
ton of the Avondale range, with a
view to visiting it this morning. He
said that he had often heard of the
pPowess of the Savannah marksmen,
and had noted the fact that they were
not at Sea Girt last year Il don't
believe Georgia sent any team at all, +"
he said, half inquiringly. He was told
that Atlanta had. A great deal of
interest is manifested, he said. in
range practice in his state, the finest
range being at Mt. Gretna, where the
artillery practice at the long ranges.
Il want to see the commercial side
of your city life, too" Gen. Goblin said,
after conversing some time of affairs
miliatrie. II shall take a look at the
harbor. Where is the work that Car
ter did here? And will you tell ME
how to find the Ocean Steamship
wharves and the Central Railroad ter
minal? l should like to see them.
heard a great deal of commercial Sa-
vannah on the occasion of my visit to
the Charleston Exposition. An entente
cordiale relation seems to exist be-
tween the two ports"
Gen. Goblin was chairman of the COM
mittee from the state of Pennsylvania
at the Interstate and West Indian Elk
position. The Pennsylvania building
and the exhibits were among the finest
at the exposition, and the work of the
committee did a great deal toward es.
tablshing the cordial relations between
the states. Gen. Goblin spent nearly
two weeks at the exposition.
cit has been nearly thirty years sine
/ was here last" he said, but m,
stopping place is the same. 1 under
stand you have very fashionable hos
telry little further up the street. Well
l shall take a look at it, but as IA
as accommodations are concerned l an
very well satisfied here"
Gen. Goblin anticipates very pleas.
ant visit in Savannah, especially sine
he is very much interested in natter
historical, he being a member of tn,
Sons of the Revolution. He and hi
wife and niece will visit the Georgi;
Historical Society and the Telfai
Academy of Arts and Sciences to-day
and will remain here until they hav
seen all of the sights. Gen. Goblin saiC
that he had heard of the fine roads II
this locality, and said that he will TAX
a spin on them before leaving.
When asked about how Ions
he thought it would be be
fore the coal strike was fin
ally determined Gen. Goblin answer
ed that he understood the committee Il
prepared TO make its report
IT'S rather an interminable affair.
II was suggested.
well, not as interminable as you
Carter case" he retorted. smIlIngly.