The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-09


 Nashville stations resounded with one continuous hurrah yesterday until late last night. It was one unceasing stream Of passengers pouring from the trains in the terminals and the huzzahs that greeted them never grew hoarse or weak As each band of proud and gray-haired warriors trod through the area-Way the immense throng which crowded the sta- ton all day and night lifted a mighty shout and gave them welcome which has never been exceled in any town. One train would not be unloaded of its human freight before another one would roll up and add another great branch to the flowing stream of humanity. The passengers ranged all the way from the infant in arms to the old fighter hard ly able to walk, perhaps coming to his last reunion, but still game and ready to fight again if necessary.
 They came from all directions of the sunny south-from Texas, Arkansas, Vir- sinia, Kentucky, the Carollnas, Louisiana and the sister states. Many of them came in reglmental rank, their appear ance in this fashion causing an added shout of welcome wherever they went about the town.
 Nine Extra Trains.
 The Louisville and Nashville railroad ran nine extra trains, these specials being made by running the regular trains in sections. Train No. from Nashville was divided into five sections, No from Montgomery into three, No. ? from New Orleans into two sections, and No ? from Decatur into two sections. Each section carried an extra number of coaches, and every coach vas packed.
 Some of the Southern railway trains carried 14 coaches, being pulled by two oi,,na Mo f two sections and No. Il from Atlanta in two sections, each section being a double header. No. 12 from the west was run Tn one section, but was an exceptionally heavy train, requiring two immense loco- motives to pull it.
 Tho Frisco ran six extra trains, train Mo- 211 from Memphis being divided into two sections. Each coach was packed to standing room
 The Illinois Central, despite it's recent birth in Birmingham, had to run two extra trains One of these trains was composed entirely of Mobile and Ohio coaches and engine.
 The Alabama Great Southern divided regular train No. ? from New Orleans into three sections, No. from New Orleans into two and No. 6 from Meridian into two, while all of the trains from the north carried extra coaches
 Trains on the Seaboard were also very heavy, train No. 37 from Portsmouth being divided into three sections, and train No. also from Portsmouth, car ried extra coaches. One of the specials was made up at Chester, s. C., and the other at Athens, Ga.
 Traffic on the Central of Georgia was exceedingly heavy, several extra trains being run.
 Portsmouth Choir.
 One of the prettiest beves of maidens to arrive was the Portsmouth, Va, choir. These young ladies wore uniform coats of Confederate gray and their appear ance in the Terminal station late last night was greeted with loud cheering. The Boys band from Tyler, Texas, also came in for strong round of applause.
 As rule the veterans coming in com panes came in full field equipment. Many were equipped with knapsacks, blankets and rifles, and marched with soldierly grace that is seldom seen even among the regular soldiers of the pres ent time.
 "Hurrah for Texas was repeated time after time as a long column of gray clad veterans from the Lone Star state appeared. They had hardly passed out of the station until Tennessee" rang out only to be followed by the name of every other southern state in rapid sue cession.
 Part of Forests calvary and the Six teenth Tennessee arrived shortly before ' o'clock and marched through the streets to their respective quarters. Twentieth street and Second avenue broke into one grand cheer as the sturdy old warriors appeared in view. This scene was repeated a number of times until midnight with different companies and each time found the cheering in stronger volume.
 The sponsors from the different states also came in for their share of the well come, Alch group of beautiful young la dies being accorded great ovation.
 1&e area-way to the side of the present tsmeorary waiting rooms at the Termi- nal was roped off, leaving narrow passste-way for the visitors to pass through to the street. Inside the ropes BtDknghams citizens gathered, the al- Vsys moving crowd being ever jam. A cheer from a single throat was the signal for everybody to shout, the glad hurrah of welcome being carried on un- til the visitor had hied himself to his boarding house.