The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-19
WRITING WEDDING
TOUR FROM LIFE
COUPLE is IN SAVANNAH.
MIR AND MRS. SAMUEL e. WHIT
MIRE, ON BRIDAL TOUR.


Whitmire Is a Native of Georgia,
Who Has Made Good in New York
Newspaper Workable Married in
Tennessee and Is on "A Wedding
Journey Through the south, Cuba,
Central and South America.
On their bridal tour and at the same
time gathering material that may help
other young couples in selecting a
route for their first trip after marriage
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel E. Whitmire ar
rived in Savannah early last night on
25,0OO-mile wedding journey, the in
teresting incidents of which are to be
given to the public early in July in
book form.
Mr.. Whitmire is a Georgian by birth,
though it has been a dozen or more
years since he left his native state to
try his fortune in the New York news
paper field, where so many are called
and so few are chosen. Mr.. Whitmire
is one of the few, who have made good
in this difficult field
He has returned to Georgia on his
bridal tour under contract to turn out
a novel with many of the principal
cities which he visits featured in his
story. which shall at once be a diary
of the couple now making the tour,
and q guide to future couples, who Ven
ture on wedding pilgrimage. Savan-
nah, among other interesting points in
the South. is to be featured in the
| novel.
Is Groom of a Week.
1t was only a week ago yesterday
that Mr.. Whitmire took unto himself
a bride, though the plan for the tour
had been mapped out several weeks
ago. The idea of the scheme is sim
| ply that Mr.. Whitmire and his bride
shall travel over the South, Cuba, ia
maica, Central America and the north
ern portion of South America, Mr..
Whitmire writing his novel as he goes
| and making the scenes of many of his
best situations in the cities that he is
| to visit, thus affording an excellent OPP
| portunity for accurate and at the
same time interesting descriptive ac-
counts of these various points.
Mr.. Whitmire is eminently fitted for
| the work he has undertaken. He is a
| newspaper man of recognized ability
and one who has made good in the most
difficult tasks that fall to the members
| of the Fourth Estate. AS correspond
| ent for the New York Journal during
the Spanish American War, he sent
| the first news received in this country
of the sea battle at Santiago. He was
aboard Hearst's yacht, Anita, when the
naval battle took place. Later he was
/ al 0f oY,A
| engagements in Cuba.
AS War Correspondent.
He was with Marshall, the Journals
correspondent, when he was killed in
the skirmishing before the battle of
San Juan. He also saw Hamilton
Fish, the young New Yorker, fall
From the beginning to the end of the
Cuban campaign, Whttmire was in
the midst of the fight, and did some
of the best newspaper work that was
accomplished during the war. Since
the close of hostilities, Mr.. Whitmire
has been engaged in syndicate and
short story work. In this line he has
| made quite a success in New York.
| Mr.. Whitmire's bride, who was Mrs.
| Clifford Steward of Chattanooga, is
able to aid him in his work. She has
for several years been newspaper
woman of ability. During the last
l
interesting stories to magazines. AS
Mrs. Clifford Steward. she is we'll
known to the monthly periodical read
| erS.
Mr.. Whitmire has already written
two chapters of his novel, though the
name of the book has not yet been
| determined upon. 1t will probably be
called 1.-The Diary of a Twenty-Five
thousand-mile Wedding Tour" or
What We Saw Besides Each Other"
Will Leave Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitmire will remain
| in Savannah until Thursday, looking
over the sights of the city and suburbs.
| They are stopping at the Pulaski
| House. Savannah was incorporated
/ in the tour. Mr.. Whitmire said, be-
! cause of the increased interest it has
| recently been attracting as tourists
point From here the couple will go
| to Jacksonville, Miami, Havana, Jamai-
ca, and then on to Central and South
America.
The beginning of this interesting
| tour. which is to be given to the pub
lie, was made by Mr.. Whitmire alone.
The story starts in Atlantic City. lie
| travelled alone to Chattanooga, where
he married Mrs. Steward. The story
| is a romance all the way through, with
| plenty of rapid action and interesting
situations, but from Chattanooga on, it
has been wedding tour in reality, as
| we'll as in the story.
| Mr.. Whitmire worked on Macon and
| Atlanta papers before trying his for
| tune in New York. He had not been
| in Savannah before for number of
| years, and was surprised to find so
many improvements here. He was
| particularly impressed with the Union
| Station, which he said was a finer de-
| pot than Washington could show.