New-York tribune., 1890-05-31
ON THE GETTYSBURG FIELD.
THE MEMORIAL DAY GRAFTON PRONOUNCED
BY SENATOR INGALLS,.
A POWERFUL ADDRESS, HEARD BY GREAT
THEONG-CHILDREN AND VETERANS
sTREwING THE GRAVES
WITH FLOWERS
,,r TELEGRAPH TO THE IRIBCSH-I

rcttvsburg PENN May 3O.-Never before has
Gettysburg had such throne present on NC ho'lai
Day People kept pouring into the t0wn ~naS u''i
10000 had assembled by afternoon. EXcuiel"he
arrived from Washington. Faltim"re ana All inc ''"s
within TWENTY-FIVE miles. The PROCESSION iofhlen
PROMPTLY AT O'Clock and moved to the Nhtlon"i
Cemetery, where The exercises we're held. III the
marching column were veterans. sons Of veterans, d
Juvenile military company, members Of the J.. o. D.
Of A.. and citizens. The flowers were strewh by thc
pupils OF the public schools, members OF thc Lo's
Legion, the military company, and the veterans
The ritual Of the Grand Army was rcad by ue ohoeIo
Of the local post The Rev. Dr. Mcknight president
Of Pennsy lvania College. acted chaplain ana 0refco
the prayer The band played Nearer, my God TO
Thee and the choir sang Decoration" and d" Let Them
Rest while the graves were being decorated. during
the beautiful ceremony thousands Of people crowded
the lawn and the circle that winds around the GENE
teIy.
Immediately after the strewing Of the graves the
cIoWd moved 10 the iostrum 10 hear the magnificent
orat0n OF senator ingalls,. The Hon Edward McFher
son. CIeFk Of the House Of Representatives. master
OF ceremonies. and introduced the Rev. Mr. Keith. OF
Luzerne county, who offered the prayer. senator
ihsaiis ioho"ed with speech, which has rot been
eQuaheo Oh tIs neh Tor years lie had postponed his
coming TO Gettysburg until this morning on account
Of Sickness ana as he rose to speak he did not look
strong Eut nc WIS in splendid voice and The crowd
patrotic sentences Of the senator from Kansas His
grafton was cut somewhat short by the approaching
thunder storm, winch, however, proved TO be light
senator ingalls, spoke in part as follows:
Mr. President The battlefield Of Gettysburg What a
tumut OF enthusiasm. Of JOY grief Of triumph o.
sadness OF defeat OF final victory rise In tho heart a.
the repetition OF that name. high tide Of the Re-
beIlsn broke this field and along those rocky buIs
in a fow Of blood and nane that embed ayav
at AppomatoN Three summer dovs changed tal. h.Ie,
70 epoch and gsvc 10 this locality an Immortality cou.
70 Marathon, Msrston Moor and Waterloo The orator
who speaks upon this anniversary no matter how grco b
ismc name will be dwared by the stupend0us ragedy
enacted here and Will sink into gnncance before that
great who. standing almost within hearing Of tbI.
pot dedicated this place almost tweDyseyen years sQo
IT'S Just twenty-five years since shot was fired
twenty years since tho hosts mashacd for the
viii tumuituous scclaiui-the hosts OF Grant Sherman
Logan Hancock and above them flashed CLEANED
Ge redeemed glory Of the flag. 1t their Had
ose been for their sacrifices and that Of their sleeping com
rdes this hag would have been dshonorcd rag the
centennial Of Republic would not have celebrated
shd tho United States would have disappeared and In its
tsee there would have petty nationsties dis.