The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-03
The Gathering on the
Memorable Field.
STEVE ELKINs ON THE TICKET.
Bleeding Kansas-Light Signaling
Anti-Saloon Republicans-The
Irish-OtherN News Notes.
AT Gettysburg.


the New York Excelsior brigade ar
rived little later and the veteran corps
from Washington, D. c., came atabout
IL o'clock. At 1890 the Veterans
formed and marched to the National
Cemetry where religious services were
held. When Chaplain Sayres had
finished his sermon, more than a
thousand voices joined in singing
America. In the evening its dress
parade was observed and it recalled
most wildly the scenes of battle. The
tonight, with numerous electric lights
brilliantly Illuminating it. At 2
O'Clock the road to Reynolds
grove was crowded with carriages
and pedestrians, on the way to visit the
corps. AS the procession entered the
woods a cannon of the United States
light battery Numbered forth a salute
to Governor Beaver. AS the Governor
appeared the crowd gave a cheer, such
as these woods have not heard since the
same day twenty-five years ago. Gov
\ ernor Beaver then delivered an address
Of welcome. Ex-Governor John G.
Robinson responded in behalf of the
corps. Frederick Smythe, war governor
of New Hampshire, and l.. A. Grant,
who commanded the first Vermont
brigade, made short address. w. 6.
| Veasy, who commanded the Sixteenth
| Vermont Regiment, made stirring adj
dress, remarking that he was the worst
scared man in the rs, 600 who went into
the battle of Gettysburg.
When Major Halstead mentioned the
name of LoDgstIeet, the General was
given rousing reception. He said ri
was not in time to witness any part of
the engagement of the first day of Get
| tysburg, but am pleased to be in time to
witness these ceremonies, and to ex-
press that sympathy that should go out
from all hearts from those who know
how to appreciate the conduct of SOL
diers who offered their lives on the altar
of their country. The gauge of battle
was pitched, and here the army of the
south. the pride and glory of that sec
ton, found itself overm atched, arrested
III its march of triumph, forced to
stand add receive, but not for want of
gallantry. fortitude or faith. The battle
Hoods divisions and part of Ander-
sons was as spirited as some of the
dashing efforts of the first Napoleon;
but, before the end it was found to
be work to upheave the mountain.
| That of the third day by Pickett's divi-
sion, and Trimble's, marching 200
yards under the fire of 100 canon, and
| Il. 600 musketry, has no parallel, nor is
1t likely to have in the annals of war.
| This battle scene recurs to my mind
with vividness, but the times have
changed; twenty-five years have soft
ened the ages of war, those frowning
heights have given over their savage
times, and our meetings for the eX-
change of blows and broken bones are
left for more congenial ways, for
friendly greetings and for covenants of
tranquil repose.
General Fairchild said twenty-five
years have made it possible to sandwich
Yankee and Confederate between
Yankee Doodle and Dixie. Men of the
north did not love men of the south
less, but they loved the old flag more
and men of the south did not love the
old flag less, but they loved State
sovereignty. This, Mr.. President. 1
think tells the whole story. The old
And they all say Amen from the Cult
to the lakes.
Professor Williams, representing
Governor Sprague, of Rhode Island,
followed.
After him the assemblage was ad-
dressed by numerous other persons OF
prominence in the first corps, and at
about o'clock the meeting broke up
and the crowd dispersed over the bat
tlefeld to inspect the various memoir
ais. At 4:45, the Ninth New
York militia, Colonel William Sew
ard commanding, acting as an escort, to
survivors of the Eighly-Third New York
regiment, lead the march toward the
monument of that command on Sem
mary Ridge, as the column moved out on
Chambersburg pike, thousand guards
in their blue uniform, with colors flying
and bayonets glittering in the western
sun. The sight brought wildly to
mind the time when the Eighty-Third
dashed out the same road toward the
fierce contest between the First Corps
and the Confederates. The procession
moved on out the pike to Reynolds
Avenue, and along the crest of Seminary
Ridge to the monument which is
near Johannesburg road. The Infantry
formed square around this, and the
exercises were opened with an invoca-
ton by Rev. Alfred e. Rec, chaplain of
the Eighty-third.
An Grafton was delivered by Orlando
B. Potter, and the monument was re
ceived for the Battlefeh Memorial As
ISOLATION by ]. M. Vanderslick.
Rowland B. Mahoney read poem.
The exercises were closed with three
volleys of musketry by the Ninth
Infantry. This closed the exercises of
the day.
The other monuments dedicated on
the field during the day were the Fifty
fourth and One Hundred and
thirty fourth Maryland Infantry, on
Eleventh corps Avenue, Thirty.ninth
New York, in the second corps line,
and Seventy-sixth, Ninety and
One Hundred and forty seventh New
York on the first days field. Reynolds
Avenue. at the monument of tn.
Thirty-ninth, Captain Clark, of New
York, delivered an Grafton. At the
Ninety seventh II. E. Turner, of Lcui,-
vile, was the orator. At the One
Hundred and forty seventh, General ]
Volney Pierce, of Kansas, formerly
captain in the regiment, delivered an
grafton. The Eleventh and Forty
fifth New York, also dedicated their
me numents. To night the streets are
crowded, and walking at reasonable
pace is completely out of the question