The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-20
GRAND PARADE
c. F..
& A. R. R.. DAY.
First Through Train From
Birmingham Given a
Royal Welcome
CELEBRATION WAS ON
ELABORATE SCALE
Large Number of Visitors
Entertained In True Pen
sacola Fashion

Pensacola yesterday fittingly cele-
brated the entry of the Gulf, Florida
& Alabama railroad into the Deep.
Water port. It was a celebration of
a character seldom witnessed in the
South and surpassed anything in the
previous history of Americas oldest
city. Pensacola's visitors, men prom
inent in the railroad and financial
world, We're entertained in true PEN
sacola fashion with the Pensacola
spirit evidenced on every hand. The
Deep Water City yesterday secured a
new outlet to the world and saw the
realization of a dream of years.
Greeted by five bands and probably
the longest procession of celebrants
ever to participate in an event here
before, the special train from New
York and the train from Birmingham,
over the G., F. & A., arrived here yes
terday morning.
The entire business section of the
town had already been decorated and
the stars and stripes were much IN
evidence. From almost every bust
ness house, the Red, White and Blue
were floating.
The parade was under the super
vision of Col. R. M. Cary, of the Flor
ida National Guard, and he acted as
grand marshal 1t formed at the in
tersection of Garden and Coyle
streets, where the depot of the G.,
F. & A. is located. Headed by Col.
Cary, the parade proceeded east from
the intersection of Garden and Coyle
streets on Garden street to Paiafox;
north on Palafox to Wright; south on
Palafox to Zarragossa; east on Ear
ragossa to jefferson; north on Jeffer-
son (past reviewing stand) to Gov
eminent; west on Government to Pal
afox; north on Palafox to Garden.
Many old residents are of the opin-
ion that this was the best parade ever
witnessed in Pensacola. When the
silver service was presented to the
battleship Florida, the Army and
Navy were better represented, but
more residents of Pensacola took part
in yesterdays parade than in any
preceding one. Something like hun
bred automobiles were in line and
many of them had seven passengers.
A bay party was given for the Wis
itors yesterday afternoon and most
of the distinguished guests of PEN
sacola took advantage of the oppor-
tunity to look over the harbor.
RAILWAY MEN HERE.
Pas;das tbe number. of prominent
visitors from along the route of the
G., F. & A, the following railroad
men were in the city;
L. Sewer, G. A, Southern Ry., A. G.
s. and M. & o. railroad; ]. H. Stan
feel. Gen. Supt. Southern Railway; o.
K. Cameron, Supt. Southern Railway;
4. Green. F. 7. NJ, Southern Railway;
E. n. Shaw, A. F. T. NJ, Southern
Railway; r. L. Simpson, G. F. A,
Southern Railway; ]. w. Hunter, A.
G. F. A., Southern Railway; L. P.
Tschopik, C. A. Southern Railway; W.
r. Wyatt, T. F. A., Southern Railway;
Walter Chipley, D. F. A, Southern
Railway; r. L. Butt, C. G.. to G. F. A,
Southern Railway; James Freeman,
G. P. A., Southern Railway; c. A.
CowIes. G. A. Norfolk & Western r.
R.; Edwin Fitzgerald, c. A, Norfolk
& Western R. R.; E. T. Steele, F. T.
NJ, Alabama Great Southern R. R.;
E. S. Center, A. G. F. A, Atlanta &
West Point R. R.; G. p. Persons, D.
r. A., Atlanta & West Point R. R.;
w. NJ. Center, C. A, Atlanta & West
Point r. R.; ]. Fl. Doughty, G. A,
Frisco r. R.; D. F. McDonough, G.
A.. Frisco R. R.; w. N. Mitchell, C.
A, Baltimore & Ohio; Edw. Morgan,
C. A., B. & o. S. ". r. R.; P. A.
Wright, c. A., Queen & Crescent;
Harry F. yoss, r. F. A, Queen &
Crescent; o. L. Mitchell, G. s. A.,
C. C. G. & st. l.; o. c. burlington,
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