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EYE. EAR, NOSE AND THROAT

DIR. ARTHUR BURROWS. OCULIsT
and aurist; spectaclee accurately htseo:
difficult cases solicited. SS9ss
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
Days When This City Was
Called Terminus Brought Vividly
to Mind by Tales of Members Of
Atlanta Women Pioneer Society.
By LoLLIE BELLE wYLIE.
Historian Atlanta WON ans Pioneer society.)

to sleep Immediately. In my fathers
house in Marietta Street. opposite to
where the Gas house now stands
there were a great number. One
meat wagon driver slept on the front
porch, and for months afterwards
every time the sun shons on the
porch, his figure was perfectly repro
duced. IN greece.
In the house was a Confederate
officer Of the commissary, who
had entrusted 10 him. $25O,OOO in gold.
When the Yankees began thronging
the streets in the neighborhood OF
my home. woke him and he hurried
into the city where the money was
hidden. and made his way out OF the
town with It as fast as he could. II
was very difficult to get clothers in
those days, and when Major Morgan.
TO whom I was engaged. found ten
yards OF Old Woman's Brown cloth
in the knapsack OF a dead Yankee
soldier. l felt greatly enriched, and
swapped II for few yards Of white
domestic which was sewed up into
my wedding garments
During those troublous days all
was not gloom and tears. We young
people had plenty OF fun and recrea-
ton. A number Of young girls in
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children. and Major Andrews took
violent fancy TO us. He had a
beautifully modulated voice, and
whistled Ike a bird. He would sit
under the overhsnging front porch.
on the sidewalk, as was the custom
IN those days. and with my brother
and self perehed upon his knees.
white whistles for Us and tell us
tales. He wa exceedingly popular
with every one, bat had a habit Of
questioning everybody he met about
the position of the Confederate ar
senals. and all things thai pertained
10 the Southern army. he was
handsome man. too. and was, as I
have Il from several OF the old res
idents OF Athens, quite interested in
one OF the Souths most beautiful
bellies.
MY husband, Mr.. Murphy, was
foreman OF the machine and motive
power OF the Western and Atlantic
Railroad during the war" said Mrs
Murphy That memorable morning
he was called to examine the engine
that supplied water and cut wood
for the locomotives at Altoona. He
left in the early morning and I was
informed. soon after he had recov-
cred the General from Andrews
Raiders, for Mr.. Murphy, with his
usual forethought, hurried a man to
Marietta with instructions to tele-
graph the superintendent at the Of
flee in Atlanta that the General was
captured. and through him I was
notified. Later he got me word of
the recovery Of the engine. I have
heard Mr.. Murphy tell the story, and
IL was this:
while Mr.. Murphy and the con-
ductor Of the train sat at breakfast
at Big Shsnty Mr. Murphy suddenly
assumed a listening attitude and said.
some one is tampering with the Gen
eralt' In a moment he was on his
feet. and OF IN pursuit OF the engine
which Major Andrews had by that
time well under way and speeding
towards Chattanooga. Just ahead wss
a squad OF section hands and a Pole
car. and pressing these into service
after a quick foot run. Mr.. Murphy
and the engineer. Mr.. Fuller. started
the mad pursuit that VIII ever remain
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

Guiding the beautiful Augusta Hill.
who afterwards became the wife OF
Joseph Thompson. Ella Ezzard, one
Of the bellies OF pioneer Atlanta,
Amanthus Cockerill. Of Nashville. and
myself were invited up to Dalton as
the guests OF some Of the famous
Southern Generals stationed there
the occasion being a sham battle. IN
which many Of our most distinguish
ed Confederats officers took part
recall the, appearance OF General Joe
Wheeler in the group OF young girls
in my party, and how all the gallant
carpet knights smiled, knowing he
would not compete with them in the
sentimental compliments with which
they had been feeding our vanity all
day"
Mrs. Morgan was also identified
with the first Hospital Relief Asso-
citation organized in Atlanta during
the war holding the ONCE Of secre-
tary.
The nrst baby OF Atlanta was Julia
Carlisle Withers There was no town
here then, just a wilderness with one
SAD enaufN. WneTD the EhllTeH0 uHINAA
had sheltered. and which stood on
Marietta Street on the ground now
occupied by the First Presbyterian
Church.
one fine day Willie and Sarah
Carlisle decided TO take up their
abode in what seemed promising
spot. and with the permission OF the
Mayor OF Decatur. they settled IN
the little slab shanty TO await the
coming Of their first born. After a
time. 10 tell the story as Mrs. With
ers received It from her mother. the
silence and remoteness OF Terminus.
got on the young wife's nerves. and
together with her mother. Mrs. James
White. who had come from South
Carolina. 10 reside in Georgia she
began taking long walks, with the
purpose 81 finding some neiEhbor, or
some one who could be called IN
Through jungles OF blackberry bushes.
and chappersls n scrub oaks and vii
lows. and on into almost impenatra-
bic DEPTHS % forest. the two lonely
women explored, hut found no one
in radius Of six miles who could oe
relied upon IN the inevitable hour.
So. 70 quote Mrs. Withers exactly
"Not being able 70 sdJust her needs
20 c.}aditions. my mother was sent
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Street. The night the Yankees en-
tered the town Miss Clayton died,
and while the Federal army was max
ing ready for the next days battle,
the Claytons were preparing the
young girl for her final resting place.
With the earliest dawn the Smelling
began, and It was impossible to re-
move the remains TO Oakland GENE
taTy, so the grave was dug IN the
backyard. and as the Siege ragged fast
and furious, between the two great
armies. Augusta Clayton was buried,
with only 9 few friends who dared
brave the bombardment. present
MIS- King has as an heirloom IN
her possession. a book presented to
her grandfather, Smith Clayton, a
student in the Richmond Academy.
by the President OF the United States.
The book was presented in the year
1872, at which time the recipient was
IN his seventh year. Mrs. King Is
mother OF the late Mrs. Henry Grady,
and has some interesting pioneer
stories to tell.
" ndu Lne ElOueeT SOCIETY was or
ganized Mrs. II. HarTalson was elect
ed corresponding secretary. She re-
tired, but has since contributed some
bright and original stories to the
scrap book OF the organization. Mrs.
Harralson was secretary Of the Hos
pital Relief Association and was al
most on the battle field during the
entire siege Of Atlanta She minis
tered to the dying and nursed the sick
back TO life, showing no partiaIity
between the boys who wore the gray
and blue, when sickness and death
overt oOk them. Il was in her moth
ers yard that a Federal soldier kill
ed a young Southern boy who came
TO Atlanta at the close OF the war, TO
sell his fathers horses and mules.
Mrs, CozaIt, the mother Of Mrs. Har-
ralson was q witness 20 the murder,
and although she testified to the
facts, and the man was convicted
and sentenced TO hang. he somehow
got ont Of fail and walked on with
out ceremony. But IN those days
there were no detectives. no progress
sive newspapers 10 exploit the hap
penings, so things like that happened
and were soon forgotten.
Mrs. Harralson has q sister, Mrs.
William Bass. VINO Is one Of the old
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
Stirring Times Of Civil War, Of An
drews' Raid and Sherman's Cam
paign, Recalled With Romance Of
Period by Unique Organization.

their favorite perfume. when the
young men and women went to par
ties on foot, or in an omnibus. ana
had much better times than the pres
ent generation have when they go In
limousines, and carry costly flowers.
They will tell you when Decatur
Street was the fashionable parade
and residence section Of Atlanta, and
when Slab Town was the name u
the fashionable residence section, the
houses being made of slabs from some
Of the sawmills around the town
which sold dirt cheap and sometimes
cost only the wagoner's fee for haul
ing.
II has been recalled that IN one OF
these slab houses there was valua-
BILE collection of rare old mahogany
that was brought by the owner, a
widow from Virginia, which would
be the priceless possession of a mod
ern Atlanta housewife.
When the society of pioneer women
meet every Wednesday in the month
there is always something related
worth listening to. Always some half
forgotten memory revived. and always
the women have a good time, re-
living their youth and the pleasures
Of the past.
Another stirring incident of the
bombardment Of Atlanta is told by
Mrs. William King, who was in the
town up to the last moment Of safety.
Mrs. King was attending the bedside
Of one of her favorite cousins, Angus
ia Clayton, a beautiful young society
belle of the sixties, who was dying
OF typhoid fever at the home OF her
father Judge Clayton in Marietta
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by my father TO Marietta, in the stage
that passed through the burg once a
day, and l was born in a few days.
In my third week. was brought back
to Terminus, and IN true Cracker
style I can assure you, for my coach
and four was a country covered wag-
on. drawn by stout mules
my father bought a lot on Ala
bama Street, and thereon built a two
room frame house, the front room
being used as a grocery store and the
rear room, for bedroom, kitchen and
parior Ny father established ths
very first store ever conducted in At
lanta My husband was OF Welsh
extraction and had been brought up
IN the iron business so when the war
began he was put to making buttons,
making $3.50 worth. with inverted
eyes, which was his own invention.
and he made spurs and buckles. He
was afterwards put 10 making shot
and shell. syrup kettles. rails and
pig iron for other foundries.
MY first child was born At the
furnace in Barlow County. and died
in Nashville nearly q year later. Ny
husband was in charge OF the foun-
dry at Chattanooga and not being
permitted 10 have a pass 20 come
TO me. walked every step Of the way
having nothing 20 eat but one piece
OF corn bread, for which he paid IS.
Hoods army had torn up the tracks
and everything was IN terrible con-
fusion OF bomhardment and devssta-
tion at that time.
Mrs. Anthony Murphy. first vice
president Of the Woman's Pioneer
Society, was Identified with the most
thrilling and fascinating incident Of
the War with the States. II was her
husband who was one Of the men who
recaptured the General" from Major
James A. Andrews and his raiders.
And Il IS right here that I wish %
interrupt the story with a piece Of
uuwritten history, that is known 20
very few who 1--we TODAY.
A short time before the General
was stolen by that daring and in
trepid adventurer. Major Andrews.
he spent some time in Athens Ca.
A. the old Newton House Il was
during the residence Of my mother
In that town that Major Andrews
stopped al the same hotel where We
were stopping. At that time my
brother, and self. were very small
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left Atlanta, even Ior a day. during
the entire period Of war, spending
many days in the bomb proofs, at the
corner Of Peachtree Street and later
at the corner Of Auburn Avenue and
CORTLAND whore her fathers house
was Mrs Abb Pittman Elder. the
sister Of Mrs, ryey, Is the only woman
living who assisted in taking the
census in the pioneer days She
helped make UP the books with her
father, and sometimes an old gentle
man named McQuene. she said would
come down nom Sugar Hill and help.
In the census Of those days the num-
Der Of acres q man owned was re-
corded. and his children and pigs and
stock and everything be had
Mrs. Leila clarendon Sisson was
one Of the bellies OF the early days OF
the town. with her fathers family
she came from Charleston TO make
her home IN Atlanta II was she, who
had the first piano IN the city, and
when the war began. and her father
sent the women folk down to the
South OF Georgia, the piano was
moved also, as Miss clarendon was
at the time perfectng her musical
talents. After the war, the piano
was gotten back as near Atlanta as
Jones boro, but the railroads being n
such a demolished condition, IT had
10 be left at that station. where It
remained for three months IN the rain
and sun. A kindly engineer, Mr..
Schroates. Of the Central road, seeing
the piano at the station. had Il strap
ped on the front Of his engine and
brought IL into Atlanta on the first
run made into the city by any train
after the surrender.
With a number Of his railroad
hands, he had the piano brought 20
my home" said Mrs. Sisson. which
was nearly out 70 Oakland cemetery.
and set up in the parlOr"
Mrs. Sisson IS the first woman -
have made a trip TO Europe from At
lanta. having spent two years abroad
studying music and travelling for
pleasure.
There are many other members of
the Woman's Pioneer Society who
have interesting tales 10 tell Of the
early DAYS Of Atlanta. Women who
can tell you OF the days when the
women wore hooo skirts and used
frangipanni and new mown bay as
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Noab ptnerw Of Mrs nhg Murphy whose hbd helped T in
raids a Mrs don i O. g g
TO Ri tmM MgnP Woman P t pp Lucy
trnehro Il eou md Mrs Hk f rr
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the greatest spectacular incident OF
the war OF the sixties. Mr.. Murphy
knew every point Of the railroad and
every location OF an engine. At the
EtowAh bridge was an engine used
on a spur road to the iron works.
On this engine, which was called the
''Yonah." he, with his party OF pur-
suern, made . break-nsck run to
Kingston -Four or f1ys miles from
Kingston, the William r Smith
another engine. was pressed into serv-
ice, but on account OF the tearing
up OF the rails, and the destruction
caused by Andrews men. the engine
could not proceed, and by another
hand-car. the party proceeded until
they met with the Texas" which
was the last engine used in the chase.
A few miles beyond Ringoid, Andrews
and his men, seeing the futility Of
their attempt 20 cut on the Southern
supplies and cripple the Southern
Army, deserted the General and were
later captured and hung In Atlanta
Mrs. Joseph wusthoff. recording
secretary 70 the Pioneer Society, has
some interesting reminiscent records
70 make for the archives OF the So
Cfety concerning the hanging OF An
drews and his raiders. as she saw the
procession pass hey fathers home IN
Peachtree Street, and her young
brother was a witness TO the hang
ing. Mrs. Wusthoff Is confident that
the site OF the Georgian Terrace IS
the spot where the raiders were huns,
and said that Andrews was buried
somewhere in the woods that were
very dense in that locality. But there
are others who affirm that come OF
the men with Major Andrews were
hung az the Decatur Street entrance
TO Oakland Cemetery. but that Major
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Mrs. Lucy Pitman rvey Is one OF
the charter members OF the society.
She has the distinction OF being the
widow Of the first boy baby ever born
in Atlanta. He was named Billings
Socrates Ivey. and was born IN 1874.
when the town was called Mariners
VILE. Mrs. Ivey is also the only wo-
man IN the organization who never
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Continued on Page g, Column I
Thls san4ion. 4
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1-HE Atlanta Woman's Pioneer So
ciety occupies a unique pos''io"
In the club world.
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Ma Morgan. president Of the
Pioneer Society began her story OF
the early days Of Atlanta IN this way.
Il never saw so many Yankees In all
nv life as I did the night they az
rived IN Atlanta. Il looked Ike there
was a million IN Marietta Street.
They were fearfully tired and drop
Ne 1doyn anywhere they could going
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-28

d n Th repu,on Of Dr AEnv and what
members or the cabinet
me most diIuhed medical authorities OF Phadelpha
he united states he he
~~0NN' 1"''
shall never forget the exceeding dicaoy Of
ANIMATION OF Garfield
but saw Or Agnew both before and after His Of
d not need to that his
mortal 49, " ""'
attitude toward the Washington physicians in
vas noble lie knew the criticisms which widely
feeling
handled his whole
known that their early diagnosis o
Of the a
might have defended himself
But
o blame have
the leading of
exempfcaon
which the history of medicine
1t been
Of with
submitted in silence criticism which,
absolutely unjust"
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-28
THE CHINESE LOAN.

There is much discussion about the
stand Of the Wilson administration
upon the Chinese loan proposition.
The administration claims that il re-
Nersed the Taft policy because the
six-pover loan would tie Chlnas hands
so that her administrative freedom
would have been threatened Admin
istration papers refer TO the proposed
loan as a hold-up" and much bun
KUN" is being INDUCED in about the
great sister republics" and the mu-
tual friendship which should exist he
tween them.
This is all very nice but there is
very little practical politics or states.
manship about e. China is in trouble
and the nations that help her in this
time Of stress will have her friendship
and secure her trade in future.
II the siX-power loan is hold-up
and threatenen the legislative admin.
istrstiye independence OF China. is not
fve-power loan just as dangerous
II the terms OF this loan are vicious.
has the administration performed its
whole duty to China and 10 the Ameri.
can people BY merely Withdrawing
from the hoid-up combination? Does
IL consider its duty we'll performed and
the character and dignity OF this nation
upheld when il says 10 the FIVE.
power combination: 1t is not a
clean deal and the United States 70.
fuses to 60 into it. but will not stand
in your way. so 20 ahead and loot and
Cypress China all you please. n China
is to be financially raped and the ad-
ninistration kno-s Vt. Is il not its duty
to prevent that rape ny every means
IN its power? n - stands by and Wit.
nesses the crime without protest is IL
not equally guilty With those pho
actually commit il.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-28
FOUR DROWNED
whole Family IN Houseboat Near
Wsr~ood Believed 10
Have Persisted.

According 10 very authentic reports
from Nar~Ood four persons "A man.
US we and two children vere
drowned IN the Ohio near Waruood
yesterday morning about ~. 30 O'Clock
ABOUT the time mentioned an old boaf
mouse vas seen travelling down the
s"oIlen river ~ rapid rate and four
persons appeared upon The boat. crv.
lrE for help 4 short distance beiov
WatV ood tho boa VAS seen 10 sud.
denly turn completed, around ana
non sVttlf sink into the river. A.
ne boat d'd nor pass this CITY b. 10
believed that sli on board we're iost
"hen the battered boat struck anas
or loE. n which the river be- fpu
For The past month number oi
ire'c beats have been moorcd ,fone
the shore AZ Rayiand and IL ls mo
pcs0d that this boat vas aucpf ausv
from its mocrings there. although -bi.
cou'h nor bc vcr'0o' on account of me
flooded condition o. The Rayiand ne.
fricf
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-28
TELEPHONES AND
TELEGRAPHS OUT
SERVICE is VERY BADLY GRIP.
PIED BY HIGH WATER.
Hundreds Of Telephones Are Out OF
Order and Local Telegraph
Companies Are Suffering.

The high water has wrought havoc
with the local telephone and tele.
graph companies and service through.
out this entire section has been
greatly interfcred Vith. Hundreds o..
telephones in the Wheeling district
are out OF order. while many teIe-
graph wires are down. As a result.
communication with the surrounding
towns has been considerably handi.
capped
The Rel Telephone company is a
heavy sufferer because of tho Aon1
ana hundreds Of its phones. especi.l.
y in tho submerged sections are on,
Of order. Yesterday the entire Ron.
WOOD system NJ that company WIS
cut Of order Tho National Teie.
rnone company vas also affected. al
though hardly IN the extent Of the
Bell lines
Telegraph service g. crippled prob.
AMY As hadiy rs over before in tho
history ~ Wheeling last evening
the Western Union COMPANY had orI,
ono line opan and thai vas attn
Ff'shurgh Tho Postal Telegram
service ras good wi'h points In tho
Fast. although M connexions copid
b" made 18th Nezferu points
Tho service i= affected NOT onI, D.,
Tho high water hui elips and LAID
eNde in mo r14u'-, have hroL o.,
mant Iinp- a q result messages
FOR ont cff0rn points arc piiirc ND iu
local ofhco- Pos no hundreds
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-28
ISLAND ALL In
Garden Spot Completely Inundated
and Many Residences Com
Pieteiy Covered.

With stage ~ ary feet las.
evening. tho Island, Wheclings finest
-es dencc section. is completely in
undated and th~ muddy. murky vat.
ers have done croa' damage 10 TIC
warv fne pr9porties shat line the
river hank All houses witt the eN-
cept.on " p tep located near tho sus.
r-us'- bridge. have water on the
first floor While i1 nant residences
on he ioeer end NJ tho Island the
77ter rae reached tf7 se~ond aoor.
o." re- fon.s hs.i7g moved into tho
CIV proper
AT DAY Ions sc1tos ~ boats have
been W0vlng household goods beyond
t1e rc0ch of me fo1d. while supplies
f7rN been f-rcl, Distributed 10 INC
food suTcrcr- ~ is estimated thai
no least GOO person. are confined 10
ifoir homes ON ire Island alone No
Hfslifi@s have been reported from
this section Of tho city AZ vei
fll buildings on The state fair
grounds have boon fooled the
grounds hfinc situated ON ono Of
t1- l0v es paris of tho f.'and while
t'o Island ball park has been d7rr.
1aod f1 q great eyfcrt
Tho grounds ~ tho Aquatic club
are coopic'"'y ruined and This club
0lI 9uT-r o. heavy Ice. as the debris
fr'm ffe 'anuar, food had iurf been
recently cleaned up
The tr1cerH stores ON the T,'and
Tho m7.oriw NJ uhich are located in
me ion portions. arc PARTICULAR, hard
struck and tho water has reached Tho
second story ~ mo Moore STORE ~
fi' eornor ~ Virginia and Huron
streets. causing n verv. heav, loss
Huron street from the car barn. OF
tho Whcrl'n- Traction COMPANY 90
Nh'" s'r~e' ls covered eul iron, ro
." % ieet Of sner and in --sn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-28
NEW MARTINSVILLE
PRACTICALLY DROWNED OUT ~
THE HIGH WATER.
Ninety Per Cent Of the Houses In the
Tcwn FIooded-Great Loss
and Suffering Result.
srs,lal Dispatch to inc InteIIis.ne.r

SreciaI Dispatch to tho TnteiliEencer.
NEW MARTINsv1LLE, March IS.
Practically every home and bust
ness house in the city IS under water
and the damage will amount 10 thous-
ands Of dollars due 70 the fact that
the people had not expected the water
10 reach o-er the predicted forty-fiv0
feet
The Niken and Brast hotels are
both covered OTIS water II reaching
Tho second s;ors in bott buildings.
NAM business houses have lost their
~ntisc stock NJ goods as IL was AZ
first Thought that the stage would not
re7rh forfv-thvee feet Temporary
quarters for the suffers have been
erected IN the hills east Of the city
and food and clofhiue Is being given
ont ht tho husiness mon NJ the town.
~ per-ons Rave hoen reported as be-
inC drowned ~ ynt. The railroads
espo- oils no ohio River division ~
rho q T. ~ ie entirely under water
and % is fea--d that =everal bridges
hetveor fhis c''y and Wheeling have
hoen v7e''d ont and ~ will be several
f've before traffic uill h. resumed.