New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-30
READY FOR THE REUNION.
VETERANS TO START FOR GETTYSBURG TO-
DAY AND TOMORROW.

PROGRAMME OF THE THREE DAYS EXERCISES
ON THE battlefield.
nbout 5000 veterans of the War OF tile Repeihoh
will be present at the dedication OF the New io'h
State Monument mt Gettysburg on July - anu ooh'
rode, in every part Of this state are preparing 10
start for the battlefield either to-day or tomorrow"
The bulk OF the travel will b. by the fehhssN'n'"
Railroad Il having secured large proportion OF 'he
applications for transfers. and the company mas uo'o
fore reserved several special trains for the use OF
deIeratons Members OF the different ORGANIZATIONS
being scattered all over the state and outside OF IT,
no formal reunion will be held until Gettysburg Is
reached.
Governor Flower and his party will start tomorrow
morning at IL O'Clock by the pennsylvania roaa' n
specai train consisting Of two Pullman sleeping cars
tho Pullman private car Idewild' and dnlngcar.
has been reserved. The return trip Will be mace
ON Monday About thirty Of the veterans OF the l2th
Regiment whose monument Is to be dedlca'ed on
Monday at Little Round Top. will leave this city th's
afternoon. The 73d NewYork Volunteers. numbering
80 under command OF Police Captain MCCULLOUGH
Will 60 on the special train with the l2th as VIII
also about seventy-fve veterans OF the 3oth New
York Volunteers In charge OF Commander A. +.
sc,fcrt. The 61st and SD New-York Volunteers will
also start to-day.
The Board of Getty sburg Monument Commissioners
and their guests including Dc Witt c. Spiagne, Bishop
Potter General Daniel Butterficd, General George >
Greene an, General Daniel f. sickles, will go on
special train this morning at O'Clock on the Penn
syIvanla road.
Mcaehrr's Irish Brigade Association will leave the
Goth Regiment Armory on saturday evening at : 3,
o'clock. Comrades who have not received their
tickets may get this evening at O'Clock at the
ornory or TO- morrow evening before starting for
Gettysburg.
The old volunteer fremen OF this city are com
pleting arrangements to accompany veteran associa'
tons OF the Second NewYork Fire Zouaves to Gettys
burg tomorrow. The veteran fremen Will unVe'i
monument to their dead comrades.
The survivors OF the 9th Regiment started Ior
Getty burg this morning at IL rs O'clock Inc heaa
onarcrs Of the regiment at Gettysburg Will be AZ the
cC'cilan Home
During the reunion the battlefield IN" SURVIVORS
OF the Excelsior Brigade, Of New-iorh VIII u'u''a'c
their beautiful monument In sickles-ave, near lhe
Peach orchard. The monument Is In the shape Oh
I,rc tennle p.nagonal in form, and having on each
-, -, cv. sides a bronze tablet giving the record ol
killed wounded and missing In the battles OK 'ach VI
tho five regiments OF the brigade. Inc "hoie - '"'
haunted with a bronze eagle with oustretched "'hs'
1, monument Is twcntv-one feet eight inches high
from the taSe 10 the top OF the eagle "e"''"
Daniel f. sIcklcs the organizer OF the bngade, ana
ia first commander will preside, and Colonel Johh ~
Coync will deliver the Grafton
This Is the programme for the celebration at Get'ys
burg: 49, .,
r,rst dav. July Twisting battlefield and monu'
ments by veterans and guests, dedication OF hoHu
mcni, by regiments and batteries evening-iuum"a
,ons and fireworks along entertainments on Ouip
ln ,
SECOND day July . a. m.-Reccption OF Iehera'
Goorc. s Greene by his brigade, on CUPS Hill ora
ZION bv MaIor(encral II. ". slocum.
At / 30 H. M every organization Is cNp"'"n W ",
formed I'm the position Indicated by The Orders VI
trunrnl Eutt,rficld AT that hour the heaulidr,ti
| column will from Tia" Central squire W e"o
cemetery and monument ground. 49, 81,
The programme. Of exercises AT IN" cemetery NJ
. u m f. a, follows: Music" star opangrd Ban
ncr HMM hv Kcnnico, Quartet prayer by inc NV
I,r W f. Derrick. Introductory remarks ny ''ehti'n
H. F. sicklcs president Of the Board oil 'qninlis
,nnrrs: dedication address 10y Bishop H. l. I0Itr
Introduction of Governor Flower and Governor fntll
son 10 veterans, re- poUsr by Governor Flower ana
Governor Pnt-on, poem by Dewitt {. spraeue, hyill
by Kenncot Quartet. pauioilc sohs ~ W,
Kcnncot Quartet bcncdiction by BISHOPS 81
pnnSvlvanla and Virginia salute by United sh''s
battery. Immediately after the ceremonies ~ nv
STATE Nom mcnt ar" concluded the nlonn,
vii be dedicated Oh Sickles-aye, near Emmettsburg
Road. , ,,.ox pou,
Of Honor and fling OF returns for medals ~ head
quarters Eagle lIot" in compliance win trcuhrr
No . further dedication Of monuments by regm"nlii
and batteries including Attn ana I'm
New York Infantry. Little Round Top. NJ 10 a. M
and such others may BE- ANNOUNCED ON the bulletin
heard,