Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-06
LXU, NEW SERIES VOL. XXXIV.

amen) ana they all say amen from tne
gulf to the lakes
Professor Williams representing Gov
Sprague of Rhode Island followed. After
hun the ass?mblage was addressed by the
members and other persons of prominence
in the First corps and at about O'Clock
the meeting broke up and the crowd dis
persed.
During the day the SD and 9TH
er New York regiment dedicat ed
monuments on the battle field. Orlando
B Potter delivered the address of the S3rd
regiments exercises.
Eloquent Speeches by Gen. SickIes,
Gov. Gordon and Others-Many
Monuments Dedicated.
GETTYSBURG, Pa, July 2.-The streets,
full yesterday, were crowded today with
mass OF noisy pushing humanity. There
are sufficient number of captains and
majors present to make a corps, and col
onels and generals are plentiful enough to
fill the necessary quota of brigade. The
private soldier is like the accommodations
hard to find. The exercises began at
$50. The veterans of the famous Irish
brigade" assembled at the Catholic
church and requiem mass for the souls of
those fallen in this battle was celebrated
by Fathers Juliet aud Corbeg. The
party then marched to their monument at
the Loop" just south of the wheat field
where the exercises were held. The ora
tors were Gems. Robert Nugent and Den
mis- f. Burke.
At 10 o'clock Gen. Sickles and number
of other gentlemen rode out to Emmits-
burg, on the horses of the United States
cavalry, to the scene of the second days
advanced position, where the monument
of the Excelsior brigade stands Cnfor-
tunately some delay in obtaining the vari-
Gus stones constituting the memorial has
delayed its erection and nothing but the
foundation is in readiness. When com
pleted it will represent pentagonal doric
temple, the dome being supported by five
polished Labrador granite pillars, sur
mounted by a bronze eagle. On
each of its sides will be
record of one regiment. Between
the pillars is the niche designed for a
bust of Gen. Sickles, to be placed there
some future time The exercises were
opened by DR.. Buckley with prayer and
Rev Dr.. Twitchel of Hartford, Conn,
delivered the oNtion and an original
poem entitled Excelsior" was read by
Rev. Or. Buckley. Appropriate musical
selections interviewed
AT 10 O'Clock Green's brigade formed
of the Goth, 18th, 102nd and l31th New
York regiments, met on Culp's Hill at the
place where their monuments stand and
dedicated them to their fallen comrades
At the reunion which followed, Maj. Gen.
Slocum, commander of the Union line
during the battle, and brig. Gen. G. c.
| Greene, who commanded the brigade,
made addresses. The joint monument of
the 18th and 1921 regiments is of
granite and has on the top the
figure of soliler on his knees and in
the act of dlscharglng his gun over
! breastworks in the front In addition to
| these memorials there were dedicated to-
day monuments oi the following regi-
ments Bat cry st New York artillery,
G2d New York (Anderson's zouaves), 4th
New York independent battery at Devils
den, SSth New York, 6Sth Pennsylvania
/ scotch legion) on the highest crest of the
exposed ridge at the Peach orchard, 9Sth
Pennsylvania, 145th New York, 10th
| Pennsylvania, 4lst New York infantry,
1O5th Pennsylvania, cd Pennsylvania,
SD New York, 40th New York, 18th New
York battery, Goth New York cavalry.
The corner stone of the Memorial
Church of the Prince of Peace" was
formally laid at O'Clock in the presence
OF thousands of people. The exercises
were opened by prayer and then Bishop
Howe of the central diocese of the Episco-
pal church, laid the corner stone with
three taps Of the hammer. Hon. William
Mclean made the address, mainly of a
historical nature. Rev. Messrs. Morrow
of Carlisle, Powell of York and Ege of
Germantown also spoke. The surpliced
choir of the Episcopal church participated
in the exercises.
AT 8 O'Clock the society of the Army of
the Potomac had their annual meeting at
the rink and selected Orange, n. j., as the
next place of assemblage. Gen. Joshua
Chamberlain was elected president for
the ensuing year. A telegram was sent
Gen. Sheridan congratulating him on his
cOnvalescence