New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-04
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THE CEREMONIES AT THE GETTYSBU re
FIELD ENDED
LITTLE ROUND TOP TIE SCENE OF THE THRU
DAYS EXERCISES-A FIGHTINi
PHOTOGRAPHER.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSE.1

! about over. although several thousand men arc
! still here and will remain over the tour'h
| To-day Little Round Top the centre VI
attraction for the New. Workers. for the monument
| to the gallant 4ith Regiment was there dedicated
This monument stands the crest OF the mountain
and from II the eye can overlook the entire H''u
| Of ihc operations of the three days fight I'M
memorial is only few rods - III where stands III
heroic size the statue Of General 4. H. warren
| resting on the bowlder where General Warren STOOD
when he saw through his field glasses th" movements
| OF the Confcdcracs around the left Hank Oh the
| Union line with the apparent intention OF securing
! a foohold on Little Round Top. Every soldier
appreciates what the result probably "ouid nave
been II General Warren had not made this discovery
| and secured the placing OF troops there.
| Tie crest Of the hill crowded with veterans
| hi, morning when the carriages containing those
who were TO take active part In the dedication
| ceremonies arrived. They were Governor Roswrl
| p Flower and his military staff Bishop Henry =
| Potter General Daniel r. sickle>. General George
| = Greene General Daniel Euttcricld I'll" Kew l.
| &. Parker. who was a private In III" 14'h h'S'-
mcnt: Captain T.. \. Nash. General r.. ~ M'ri'"'
Of Potsdam and the Rev. Dr. Derrick OF Ne"
York.
General Buttcrned acted as master Of c"r'
| MONIES He introduced the Rev. Mr.. Parker. VINO
offered prayer. Then Captain Nash made I'll" d'i-
lcaory speech. He rchcarScd the story OF the
fight and told how The hill had been defended by
the regiment against the onslaught Of tn" Con-
fcdcrate troops.
General Eutterficd next spoke few words TO the
veterans. lie said that he would not answer any OF
,hc questions which lad been pat to him as to why
Little Round Top had been occupied earlier in the
day on July . the second day Of the battle. lie de-
carrd that he did not want 10 stir mp any coniro-
vcrsics "But will say he said d" that 1t was
not the fauit Of General sicklcS. II" sent frequent
appeal, To headquarters have the position occupied
In .lIrh Ia
hear these words and they feared that II would open
MP again the discussion to what should have been
done ly every that day. They said that IN
nsmuch General Meade dead. II was not wise to
refer the cid controversy. In introducing General
>icklcs. General Euitcrrld again opened L way for
DISCUSSION. lie said IN referring TO General sIckleS:
Longstrct. who I, judge. has said that this battle
VA, the crucial Of th" war. and decided tl" TAT"
| OF the war. Here is the man who decided it,
General >ckc- made a few pleasant remarks. and
then General Huttrrl"d introduced General Henry
". -locum. 81 brooklyn. saying:
"Whatclrr reason there was for not following
Lee 1t wa, not because Their" was not somebody
ready General >locum ready, and his men had
ammuultion.'
General >oclm also refused To accept the oppor-
tun.ty presented 10 crlllc.c General Mead, but, on
the contrary. lie pokcd fun NJ Ia" rigid manner I'm
which General Iluttcrhcld during the war managed
everything that De- Lad To do with.
"Gcnoral Bnttcrnold." he exclaimed. " woke H. up
with the huelc and sent IL, to bed with the bucl".
and am surprised that l." did not put us to sleep
with ID" hugc."
lie arrested twenty 81 u on" night for not going
10 sleep l,- minute. after tap, had -ound,d. shouted
IN old veteran. aud at TIL, every one laughed
General ocorsc =. Greene was chc"rd, Int he said
only few words. The cNcrci,"' ended with l"n"-
dlGiou by Bishop Potter
Immediately after ~" monument had been dcdi-
la.... ,uf,,.i, r.,It
~ Il taken Wit. al de- prominent here grouped
about IT. base. Among the Photographic who had
their lusirmcnt- IN position ~, William II. Upton,
Who Dan. earned General >ickl.'s cumiiy 10y m" stand
Doc la. taken regarding u.r trolley road The pho
iocrapa,r ~, all ready to take 90" picture, hut
.on., one In he group ran down the Slope and held
DOB. Lat ia front OF %" camera. that picture
could NOT To-. tnkcu GENERAL Butrcrncld pulled If,
Lat down over Ai, cyc, ana General soalc, turned
around -lG"wIy-. hi, lac" could not De- seen.
Bishop Potter dm not know what To- make Of #. but
hr looked though II va, huge Joke and was
enjoying greatly. The photographer protested and
a-kcd General lmticrfHd what It meant.
1T Noon, iait You nL.ot photograph hi,
group tAo ',ru,r.u replied.
BY Whose orders asked the pho'osraphrr
-, IN, order, AMI hy General >clc,', orders"
Wa tur reply.
Take yo,.r machin" ont Of TIE way shoa'ci on
II III" veterans.
yon with II down the hl.r shouted another.
u" photographer an not mih, any effort to move
hi- instrument 90 two or three veteran rushed down
upon 10 and In instant th"S hal II Wing the
ground hru.ou and unfit for som" Of In" vet
rms apghuird tiI>. but thrr- were few misses.
Bishop Potter seemed b." con-id .r.iby disturbed by
his tim". The photographer picked up IA" irnain~
81 his camera and prepared 10 leave the hcli lie
sail: "G"nilru"n. yO. viii hra. irpn this whrn
reach town
How big l. yonr lockup,T asked man. The
photographer raised III. hat In m0rh gravity AMI re-
piled "G"nilcmcn you may fight dead generals.
bui You now hlv" got live photographer 10 light
Ia. photographer hurried back 10 ~" town ana
consulted with hiI lawycr-. They are two Of The
best known attorney IN the country They advised
aim 10 scrv" out warrants for the arr".t OF al tio'"
Implicated This he did and when General sickle,
reached here from III" battlefield lat" this afternoon
he was served with summons To nprar In the Court
~ common Pleas here August !. General Bntt"r-
field had taken train for HON" lHfur" III" legal
proceedings were hcgnn. he escaped the service.
Tonight the sheriff and III, d"put", are loohng for
the men who tunhl,d the camera 10 arrest them
for assault upon 1lptun and for damages to the in
After dinner to night Governor Flower and the
members OF his stan called upon Icncial >lchlcs at
hi, private car. TN" Governor made neal little
pcocl Cougratulaiing the General his cement
If IA" ceremonies aHi the chairman oi the
mission which had Ia hand the Wor, of erecting
magnificent tate monument. TIL" Governor and his
stan left here. for Sew York To Hight.