Daily Republican., 1885-05-05
GettysburgEieLd.
A wELCOME To PREsIDENr
CLEvEI.AND-AEQBERs OF
THE CABIM MET TALKING
OVER THE GREAT TIGHT.


GETTYSBURG, May 4.-The veterans
of the lats war have been fighting their
battles over again TO day on this mem.
orable field. 1t has not been a. great
an occasion as was expected, yet seve-
raj hundred old soldiers, ranking all
the way from privates to major gener.
ais, have been wandering over tn fields
around the quiet old town. Gettysburg
has witnessed many such scenes since
the war closed, and her citizens are
growing accustomed to the presence OF
the men who fought on both sides over
these fertile acres and even through the
streets Of this staid old village, but It
has been many years since q President
Of the United States has journeyed
vivals aud to review the greatest battle
field Of the late war, II not of any war.
Therefore II was expected that Mr..
Clsveland's presence, with four mem
bers of his Cabinet and q car load Of
the Loyal Legion, which included half
dozen major -generals, would have
brought out great crowd but not so
There was . goodly number of people
on the streets most Of tthe day, but the
greatest part of the crowd was made
up Of people who came here on the
cars.
The presence Of the President, Vice
President, Secretary of War Endicott,
Postmaster General Villas, Secretary Of
the Interior Lamar and Secretary Of the
Navy Whitney seemed TO add q good
deal more interest TO the occasion for
them than for the citizens who dwell
here, and there was almost no end to
the incidents Of the battle the leading
Cfllcers present told to the new Execu-
tive and his associates In administering
the affairs of the government.
THE PRESIDENTS ARRIVAL.
1t WAS about noon when the special
train which left Washington at 8 o. clock
drew into the depot. A large crowd had
gathered to witness the arrival, but
there WAS no other demonstration than
the firing Of small cannon and a faint
cheer. Ex-Governor Curtin was made
gre ater tero than the President. 1t
Ia really remarkable how the hearts of
the soldiers of Pennsylvania always
warm toward their War Governor.
The President and his party occupied
a Pullman hotel car and the members
of the Loyal Legion another. The
journey had been made from Washing
tOu WlluOuI hCCiucub VI iuCiucuts OK
cept broken engine, which caused but
short delay. At Hanover Junction,
q few miles away, two or three hun
dred people had gathered In hopes of
Catching q glimpse Of the President,
and a, two or three other points along
the route small knots Of people had
gathered on the same errand.
As early a. Sunday afternoon quito a
lar. 20 number Of the old soldiers arrived
and ,-ere on the battle field early in
the mo, ping, most of them to mark the
spots wbe.-e their comrades were en-
gagged or 10 arrange for putting up
monumental to mark their deadly work.
II ia singular what q facination these
spots have for the men that are here to
day and ali like Characters whenever
they come here.
Gregg's Cavalry monument, -FOUR
miles away, on the Bonn eauvliie ROAD,
marking the place where ms cavalry
division fought Wade Ham pton . and
Fitz Hugh Lees troopers, is me hnest
monument yet erected and Is OF especial
pride to Pennsylvaniaps, ma ny OF
whom have visited 1t to-day. A great
many visitors reached here early this
morning for that especial purp, ee,
coming on the ten o'clock train fro. q
Harrisburg, which also drew special
car carrying Governor Pattison, Secre-
tary of State Stenger, Colonel Lacy
Goddard, of the Governors staff, and a
few friends.
THE GOVERNORS WELCOME.