New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-02
PEFIGHTYNG THE BIG BATTLE.
vEipTy 1000 NETWORK VETERANS
GATHERED AT GETTYSBURG.
THE Nrw.YOEK STATE MONUMENT TO BE uN-
YELLED TO-DAY IN THE NATloNNh 'r'""
TEEY WITH INTERESTING CEREMONIES.
,pY TELEGRAPH To- THE TRIBuNE.]

,BY TELEGRAPH TO lHh Ihih'''J
Gcttvsiurc Penn. July 1.-rhc BATH" "i "'''NS-
burr has b.on fought several thou>""u ''
today NOT with grape and canister ana muSNcV
hall but with words. Nearly 900 veterans "o'"
New YORK of those who took part In Inc grc"''N'
Lat,lc Of fine civil war here. ana 'ach one VI
thcm has gone over the ground which he hhN'r'c"
then and told lust how II done. In 'h' nam
they agree ~ to results bat the individual "P''"
Of each veteran iS woully at variance WIN INC
onipion Of nearly every one else. No TWO men
arrcc lust how The BATH" was really "o'''
but their discussions The more Interesting oe,'H
they are carried on In such bro,h'rN H'Sh'o'
There have no, any previous occn'i"h e'hce NV
war been 50 veterans from N'"''' ''
bcrc ~ rc NOW Al Gettysburg and special trains ARE
still bringing score. OF the men who wore 10" biic
They have, been arriving here for Two or 'nre' w, "
and last night and thi, morning they came 50 ralanN
that the streets are we'll nigh impaSHaW'. '""'
travel ai the cXpcns" Of IN" stat" oi N"" '"rn' "
legislature Of which generously appropriated la''
winter u sufficient amount Of money To pay 'he ""ns
portaion ana commlssary "Xp'n-eS
They came here TO witness the dedication OF 'n'
magnificent monument which the STATE hns erected here
in the National Cemetery in honor Of the brave mon
from th. Empire state who fought so wen anu
nobv 10 drive Ice ont Of hnnsylvaniH'
Thosc services vail take place tomorrow afternoon
Thirty years ago at alsont IN" very hour III '' o"S
., which the veterans tomorrow will began their
fongpIhle
Picket, WIS sweeping across the fields toward NE
contra NJ the Union lines T-morr0w's exercises
v.,u he in clarse Of the Board OF Gottysburs Monn-
mont Commissions A. | 30 O'CLOCK the 'e'e'hh'
will form IN Inc and march 10 The cemetery Ihere
they will lc group,d around the State monument ana
a programme consisting of speeches and music VIII
be- carried ont
The principal addresses win be made 10y hlNhop
Potter Of New York: General Scles, Governor
t1,wer of New York and Governor Pattison Of Penn
.ylvanin Thes- ceremonies Will TAX" mp most oi
the afternoon Aft"r they are over Tho monument
erected 10 >ck,- Excelsior Brigade will be defeated
Governors Flower and Pat~on. with their r'Spee
tive stalls. reached her" from Harrisburg 'oI"f'''
Veterans of the following Ncwlork commands. "hicn
,.rc I'm lie. fight, are here: Infnntry-76'h. IAN,
sd li-th lO-th. 4jih. 9Th CIih. 1-ih, lo-o'
,nfh l7th 11th 7iih. Djth. 10th, lj4th, Olst
9th i47th, l21rt. s3d. l"h. l@2d. lOfh l@'h
qil. g.A. 57h, Illih. Aath, 36ih. 70'h. oo'h'
18th. Ia7th and lf9th. Artillery bA'''r'
/ H. /, Nrv York Battery l.. 1Si Now YORK llth
lndrpcndcnt Battery. Cavalry-Gth. loth and I'd.
Tonight miniature imitation Of the hlooay battle
which Wa. fought on Cups i'm the night OF July
:. I-G3. uh.n slc,uT. shrlor and "r~'h" mao"
nrfnes that VIZ never d". and wLcn ~" L"ni'an'
Tiger were almost wiped oui or eAiStenc" i being
gone over 80 ammunition. however. other than hr'-
crackers and .lyrockcts J. hcins u,'d. what arr
lcn Of ~ocurn'. hoy-~ Greene. men and -!al"rs
Brigade boy rs my "i' INV Ni'.'''''' '"'
doing tloIr ,-t. howcver. In his mild WAY 10 max"
Tie Imitation ~ realistic po-sille. E"riv this
evening hundred, of veterans were attracted 4" the
or,.u field near seminary Hdg" by ih" sound Of can
nonading lnticry 4. Of HE niicd Slate MiillrrV'
had h,rn ordered oui ~ fire -aui" IN honor 81 ia"
two fOterrof~. -.
Gstvsbu.c tonight f. place of noise ana confusion
FicWorF. IRE b'ing set ou and bahi> ar" PiaNlhs ~
different pari- 0f the town whil" fh" street." are
crovl,d with mon ia flr Uniform oi tir rrtnd Amy
~ tlr Republic. rhe "Nccll"ui hnnl RON me
-otier.- Home Bath s -errUudug the various men
| who are here who fam" and nigh rank during
/ The -. -. ., ,.,.
Tho weather and the work that has been don" today
| hv th. old veterans have told severely upon f'm'
nf them who are not we'll nhl" 10 stand not
dav md hong tramp th'y wer" ihir'N N,ir' ago
In th.. white lrnt- which pitched near thr come
| icrv ther. aro several mtn under the care OF NE
| dccfnrs 40 cas-, l. thought serious hut V Is
feorcd that three or four VIII b" competed 10
| remain here for several davs 10 recupernlc.