St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-02
An Immense Crowd of People
on the Battlefield at
Gettysburg.
Gen. Longstreet Speaks Feel
ingly Of the Events Of Twen-
ty-Five Years Ago.
Speeches by Gen. Fairehild,
Bishop Newman and Sew
eral Others.
Snecin1 to the Globe.

GETTYSBURG, Ia, July l.-BrlSnU
sunshine and delightful breeze have
contributed much to the pleasure of
the thousands here. Yesterdays crowd
was fully doubled to-day, and the streets
of the tOWD, the various camps and the
battle field are thronged with people.
The Ninth New York militia, accompa-
MED by band of sixty people, came
at S o'clock and marched at once to
their quarters Oh the lawn before the
Springs hotel, where 250 tents had been
pitched for them. The members of the
New York Excelsior brigade, which
will dedicate its monument here to-
morrow morning, arrived little later,
and the Veteran corps from Washing
ton. d. c., came at about II o'clock. At
1880 the veterans formed, and, led by
the Frankford band, marched to the
National cemetery, and on through this
to the
vINE-CLAD ROSTRUM
where religious services were held. The
scene was unusually impressive, and
when Chaplain SayreS had finished his
sermon more than thousand voices
-oined in singing America" In the
evening the usual dress parade was OBJ
served, and it recalled most vividly the
scenes of the battle. and more eyes than
one were wet with tears at the remem
0rance of the dead comrades who had
marched in the same line. Immediately
after the parade sacred song service
was held, and the band gave the usual
evening concert. The camp presents
- charming appearance tonight with
the numerous electric lights brilliantly
illuminating it. and the little knots of
veterans gathered before each tent dis
cussing the great conflict and the part
they played in it. AT 2 o'clock the road
from town to Reynolds grave was
crowded with carriages and pedestrians
on their way to witness the exercises of
the First coIpS. When, just as the
strains of the band leading the process
sion of prominent men who were to take
part in the exercises was heard coming
over the brow of Seminary hill, Capt.
Pond, OF Wisconsin, walked up to
GEN. LONGSTREET,
who was sitting on the front of the plat
form, and whispered to him: General,
come quietly with me. / think the plat
form is giving away.' The general at
once walked off, and second after
ward with a crash the supports gave
way and the structure dropped to the
ground, The fall was but two feet, and
fortunately no one was injured: BY the
time order had been restored the pro-
cesSion was entering the woods and
the cannon of the United States
light battery thundered forth a salute
to Gov. Beaver. AS the governor
appeared on the PROSTATE platform the
crowd gave cheer such as these woods
have not heard since the same day
twenty-five years ago. Bishop Potter
10 a nlnnnnnt
P. Halstead, president of the association
of the First corps. in few words intro
duced Gov. James A. Beaver,
who delivered the address OF
welcome. EX-Gov. John G. Rob-
inson, of New York. resting on his
crutches, then responded in behalf of
the corps. Frederick Smyth, the wal
governor of New Hampshire, made a
short address. Maj. Halstead then
called for Gov. A. q. Curtin, but he was
not present, and owing to the absence
of j. Gregory Smith and FredericE
Holbrook, both war governors of Yer
mont, the present executive of that
state, L. J.iOrmsbee, was called upon
and made
A BRIEF RESPONSE,
In which he said he had come from Yer
mont to tell the boys of the First corps
how glad he was that he had belonged
to that glorious command. Col. L. A
Grant, who commanded the First Yer
mont brigade i'll the Sixth corps, mex
made few remarks. Maj. HalsteaC
then called upon w. G. Veasey, judge
of the supreme c0url of Vermont, anC
who commanded the Sixteenth regi
ment of Stannard's brigade during
the battle. He made stirring
address, remarking that he wa
the worst scared man in the 1900
men who went into the battle of Gettys
burg, but was not as badly scared as a
present. Gen. James LOngstreet wa
next introduced, and received heart,
cheers. He said lie was not on th,
field in time to witness the Ell
gagement between the First corp
and the troops of the South. He wa
glad to be present and participate
in these exercises. for he saw in then
the development of a sympathy such a
was borne III the hearts of all who knew
how to appreciate that feeling an,
thought none knew better how to mani
fest this feeling than the troops of tn
First corps. After speaking of the ad
vantageS OF the federal position, he sal
that here the Southern army met it
fate, but not for want of valor.
FoRTITUDE OR FAITH.
In paying tribute to that valor, h
said: "Picketts charge has not pal
allel in the annals of war;" and, toucl
inglv alluding to the dead, said: "Suc
is the sacrifices sometimes demande
by the usages of war. Glancing towar
Round Top, he said: "Your crownin
heights are now far more pleas
ant as a gathering place for fra
ternal meetings." In closing, he said
''The ladies are present, God bles
them, and may they dispell all allusion
that may come between the people.
The band played Dixie" before Long
streets speech and yankee Doodle
next, after which Gen. Fairchild wa
introduced, and started out wit
tle sentence: twenty-five year
have made it possible to Sane
wich Confederate and
Yankee between Dixie and 'Yanke
Doodle.' He did not know of bette
object lesson for the young than thes
fraternal gatherings of those two one
hostile armies. He agreed with Coy
Beavers opening remarks concernin
the use of the Sabbath for this purpose
and thought no day too holy to visit thes
scenes and hold memorial services owe
the dead. In times of war it was ne
too holy.
TO FIGHT ON SUNDAY,
and with proper motives in the heal
this was not too holy day to pay wei
merited tribute to the dead. Pro
Williams, of Providence, r. l.; Pro
j. Z. Stein, historian of the First corp
- ..r.,,. L.; .,