The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-17
SAVANNAH VETERANS
LEFT ON SPECIAL TRAIN FOR RE-
UNION AT NEW ORLEANS.
LARGEST CROWD EVER TAKEN.
OTHERS WILL MAKE TRIP TO-DAY
AND TOMORROW.

specIaI Train Was Supplied With
Mining Car and Kitchen, and a
We'll stocked Larder-Supplies
Given by Veterans Friends-Mnny
of the Old soldiers Accompanied
Inv Their Wives and Friends.
Special Equipment for Western
Travel to Be Placed on Atlantic
Coast Line and on Seaboard Air
Line.
The largest delegation OF Confeder-
ate Veterans that ever left Savannah
70 attend a convention, left last night
for New Orleans, to attend the annual
reunion of United Confederate Veter-
ans, which will be held in that city
this week.
Those who left last night via the Con-
federate Special, operated over the Cen
trail are, from the Confederate Veter-
ans Association: Maj. j. R. Sheldon,
w. E. Guerard, T. A. Healy, John
Derst, E. V. Pacetti. Lawrence Kelly.
]. M. Smith, William Miller. Mr.. Vim
son, c. F. C1er. Mr.. Cesar. A. F.
Marmelstein, W. H. Atwood, ]. H. H.
Osborne. ]. W. McIntire, Patrick But
timer, ]. NJ. Solomons r. H. Lewis,
J. A. Brake. John Knox, Mr.. W. H.
Connerat, Samuel Reynolds. James
Williams, L. G. Young, T. n. Theus,
Mr. W. J. Cleary, James Leonard, L.
c. Downes, Mr.. John Murray, Mr.. D.
Y. Dancy and Mr.. w. K. Steadman.
McLavs' Camp Men.
From McLaws Camp of the U. c. ":
A. K Wilson, H. G. Ward. c. A. Al
mar, H. c. Wells, w. F. Hutchinson,
]. Brown, P. E. Masters. Dr. Edwin D.
Newton, G. C. Hayward, ]. Perlinski,
William Bourne, w. L. Corbett, ]. S.
Overstreet, E. c. Pacetti. Daniel Mo-
ses.
At Davisboro the party will be Joined
by w. T. Salter and wife and w. J.
Henderson and wife.
From the Sons of Veterans: Mr.. Alex
D. Krenson and Mr.. NJ. A. O'Mara.
Others who will go are Mr.. and Mrs.
r. P. Wimberly, Mrs. Phillips of Tybee,
Miss Nellie Buttimer, Miss Dye of
Waynesboro, J. F. McElmurray and
party of three of Waynesboro, Capt.
and Mrs. Wright Hunter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walker, Mr. and Mrs. H. Geffcken, Mr..
and Mrs. H. C. Harden, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Ward, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Hunt, Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Morgan, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. x. P. Carr, Mrs. Max
Wolfe, Miss Fannie Lou Meldrim, Mr.:
and Mrs. w. G. Brewer, Miss Ethel
Wallace, Mrs. ]. +. Walker and chill
dren.
The train consisted of two Pullman
sleepers, a Central sleeper, a baggage
coach, which had been converted into
a dining room and kitchen; and two
day caches. The larder was plentiful
1y supplied with everything necessary
and not a few luxuries, supplied with
their compliments by local merchants
and other friends of the veterans. The
train is in the personal care of Mr..
w. G. Brewer, city passenger and
ticket agent of the Central.
A number of other veterans will
leave for New Orleans to-day and
also tomorrow. To-day the Atlantic
Coast Line will place two extra
coaches and one sleeper on train No.
%, which leaves Savannah at 80
O'Clock. So many accessions are ex-
pected on this train after it leaves this
city, that south of Waycross it will be
operated in two sections. Special
equipment will also be placed on the
same train tomorrow morning.
The Seaboard Air Line will operate
Special equipment on their trains, too,
adding an extra sleeper to train No.
II, Monday, which will leave Savannah
at O'Clock a. m. The party on the
Confederate special expect to return
TO savannah Saturday. A large crowd
or friends and of stay-at-home "Vets"
were at the depot to see them off
Among those who will go to-day are
MT. Ihomas Battles of McLaws Camp