Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-03
NEW YORK,s MONUMENT.
1t Was Dedicated ut Gettysburg
Yesterday With Impressive Cere-

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Yesterday With Impressive Cere-
monies.
GETTYSBURG, July New York's hand
some monument to the heroes who fell in
the battle of Gettysburg was dedicated to-
day with impressive ceremonies. 1t was
the great day of the celebration of the thir-
tieth anniversary of the three days fight.
Seven Thousand New York veterans, the
governors of two states, the surviving gem
erals of the battle and thousands of veter-
ans and visitors from other states were
present. The first feature of the day was
the reception to Major General George s.
Greene by his brigade ON Culp's Hill. A
platform had been erected among the trees
where Greene's men held the most import
ant point on the right of the line of battle
of the second days fight. Within view of
q score of monuments erected to mark the
and their guests gathered and ssluted their
brigade commander, vino is in his ninety
third year and Is the Oldest living psrtici-
pant in the battle of Gettysburg.
General Robert Avery presided. On the
platform were Governor Flower of New
York, and staff; Major General Daniel E
Siekels, Major Henry W. Slocum, Colonel
Stedmsn, who was wounded not fifty yards
away, and the representatives of the
Sixtieth, Seventy eighth, One Hundred
and Second, One Hundred and Thirty
seventh and One Hundred and Forty ninth
New York regiments.
Standing about under the trees or seated
in carriages were nearly thousand vet
Grams of New York regiments and their
friends. The Rev. o. W. Severson of the
One Hundred and Thirty seventh New
York infantry, offered prayer. The vet
terans then sang America" after which
General Slocum made an address which
was heartily applauded; General Greene
then stood up and was cheersd and cheered
again. He also spoke. Governor Flower
was then introduced.
At l o'clock the veterans went to the
places assigned to them for the parade
The organizations formed on the four sides
of Town square and along Baltimore street,
their lines reaching to the cemetery. The
generals and guests of honor entered car
riages at 80 and took their positions in
the square, The soldiers home band from
Bath, N. Y, led the procession. First
came the honorary marshal, General
George s. Greene and staff in a csrrisge.
He was escorted by twenty five men of his
Vermont brigade, who walked at the sides
of his carriage. Following them were
veterans bearing twenty-nine flags of
honor out of respect to the memory of
commanders of brigsdes of higher COM
mand, who were killed during the battle of
Gettysburg or are since deceased. Then
came the grand marshal of the day, Major
General Daniel Butterfield, who was chief
of staff of the Army of the Potomac dur
ing the battle of Gettysburg. Next were
the regulars under Captain Lancaster, U.
S. A, acting as escort of honor to the gen.
erals, the governors, the commissioners
and invited guests. With the escort we're
carriages containing General Sickels, Gen
eral Slocum, General Joseph B. Carr and
Major Charles A. Richardson of the board
of Gettysburg commissioners of New York
Governor Flower of New York and staff
Governor Psttison of Pennsylvania, Bishop
Potter and Rev. T. Page of gettysburg, the
Rev. W. B. Derrick and Dewitt @. Sprague.
Next came carriages containing the invited
guests. General Ira Hedges acted as
special marshal.
The columns started at Lac, and passing
up Baltimore street, between the lines of
veterans, proceeded to the National GENE
terry. The veterans fell In behind the car
risges and marched in four grand divi
sions. The memorial flags were placed in
the first line on Greene Kuoll Back of
them, where each regiment stood, were the
bullet riddled flags that were in the fight
at Gettysburg. At 2:45 the last of the
veterans arrived. The space surrounding
the monument was completely filled with
people, fully 10, 900 being present. Gen
ersl Sickels called the assembly to order.
The Rev. DIR. Derrick, the colored veteran,
| offered prayer. General Sickles then, as
president of the board of Gettysburg mon
ument commissioners of New York, de-
| livered the Introductory address. Bishop
Potter then delivered the dedication ad
| dress.
Governor Pattison made q speech oil
welcome and then Governor Flwer deliv.
cred an address.
Dewitt G. Sprsgue of Washington, D.
c., then read poem for the occasion. The
qusrtette sang america" and the great
body of people Joined in. General Greene
made brief speech, and then the guns OF
Battery @ Numbered a salute and the crowd
dispersed.
One of the incidents of the day was thu
presentation of q gold badge to @. A
Phelps of the Fifth New York cavalry, WHIT
Is known as General Grants scout.
The New York state monument cost
$65, 900. After the ceremonies at thi
monument Sickels' Excelsior brigsd
marched to dedicate their monument oil
Sickels avenue, near the Peach orchard.