Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-03
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HAIL AND SNOWSTORMS IN MAS.
SACHUSETTS.
A Bank Manager Cleans Out the
Safe-BroOlos' Mother and
Sister-The Strike.
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AT GETTYSBURG.
Micro monuments Dedicated By The As
sembled Veterans.

sembled Veterans.
GETTYSBURG, July 2d.-The second day
OF the reunion opened clear and beautiful.
No cloud nenaeed the enjoyment of Wis.,
ltors, and the terrible battle OF twenty-five
years ago was on the lips of everyone.
Trains with thousands OF passengers rolled
INTO the town, ard the crowd increased
until the place was filled fuller than at any
time since the memorable days of 90.
AT 10 O'Clock the Seventy eighth, One
Hundred and Second, Sixtieth, One Hun
drek ana Thirty and One Hundred
and Forty-Dinth New York dedicated th s;r
monuments on Culps hill, and immedi-
ately afterwards the reuuion of the brigade
was held. Major General Henry G. Slo-
cum, who commanded the right of the
Federal line during the battle, and Briga-
dler-Generai George S. Greene, the brigade
commander, made addresses.
At the same time Sickels Excelsior Bri-
gade, made up of the Seventieth, SEVENTY
hrst, Seventy-secOnd. Seventy-third and
Seventy-fourth New York Regiments, met
ct the site of the brigade monument and
held dedicatory exercises.
At haif-past 0 o'clock the InorGbers of the
Irish Brigade, composed of the Sixty-third,
Sixty-ninth and Eightv-eighth New York
Infantry, marched 30 the Catholic Church,
where requiem mass for those who fell in
battle was celebrated by,Fathers Suittel and
Corby. 1t was the latter who, lust before
the brigade went into battle on the after
noon Of the ID of July, blessed and alb
solved the kneeling brigade on the battle
field IN the presence of General Hancock
and others, in view of both armies
After mass to-day the brigade proceeded
to the monument near the back of the
Devils Den," where exercises of dedica-
tion were held. General Robert Nugent
and Dennis F. Burke made addresses. and
Mrs. Rice, Knox and other ladies led the
singing.
This afternoon business meeting of the
Society of the Army of the Potomac was
held. At 4:30 the regular reunion exercises
took place at the rostrum in the National
Cemetery.
GETTYSBURG, July 2d-In addition to
other memorials there were dedicated to-
day the monuments of the following regl-
ments: Battery B, First New York Artil.
lery, Second New York (Andersons Zou-
aves), Sixteenth New York, One Hundred
and Forty-eighth New York, Fourth New
York Independent Battery, Eighty-sixth
New York, Sixty-eighth Pennsylvania.
One Hundred and Forty-fifth Pennsylva-
MIA, One Hundred and Tenth PENNSYLVANIA,
Forly-first New York Infantry, One Hun
dred and Fifth Pennsylvania, Sixty-second
Pennsylvania Fifty-second New York,
Fortie;h New York, Fifteenth New York
Battery and Ninetieth New York Cavalry.
At two o'clock the cornerstone Of the
Memorial Church of the Prince of Peace"
was formally laid in the presence of thou
sands of people. The question of the cree
uon OF this editice has been agitated for
number of years, and one of the former
EplSOnnal oo1Iao+al
stones inscribed with either the names of
the donors or those of comrades or friends
who had fallen in the rebellion. These
will be placed inside of the church tower.
Bishop Howe, of the Central Diocese of the
Episcopal Church, laid the cornerstone.