Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-18
ON THE BATTLEPIELDS.
Exercises on Tho Ground Where
Americas Heroes Died.
Patriotic Addresses by Prominent
oraior--Ths nopumsnts rarnsd
over TO the GovtramsnL

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Sept. 49,
Not sinoo the bloody battle that oc.
Cured huro thirly.ihrso years ngo
have there been 70 many people In
this section. Tbs ettiniAtes NJ TO the
sizo Of tho multitude vary from 10000
~ leo, 900.
AtdayliEht people begAa to move
toward Chiokhmauga aud from thAI
time until this afternoon, trains aud
electric ears reminded oneof those leRd.
Ing to tho World'a Fair az Chicago.
The crowd was we'll handled.
SecTsiaTyoi tho Interior Hoso Smith,
Secretary OF tho Navy Herbert, A.
tornUy uonoral Harmon and P0st-
master General Wilson viii arrive TO-
night via the Southern railroad, at 5
O'Clock.
The hrst evsnt today was tho dedi.
cation OF tho Michigan state monu-
ment on Spodgrasa hill, tho point n
which there was probably more hard
fighting during the battle than In
any part OF the field.
Governor John II. Rich, with stati
anu mombers OF the park commisgion
arrived ut the hill at o O'Clock. Chair
man G. T.. Belknsp, pfesldent Of the
Michigan conmissIon, In . brief
speech told OF tue WORK done by tao
commlssion, anu then Introduced
Governor Rich. who delivered an al
dresH.
Colonel Henry II. Dnfiiold, OF DE-
lroli, responded.
Toe northeast corner Of Kelly field
anu the monument Of Wisconsin were
turned over to the government at II
O'Clock. Colonel w. w. Watkins, Of
tho state oommlasiou, formally turned
tho monumsnls over TO WV. UphAm,
who received aud transferred them to
the government.
General Henry Harding made n
speech In response, after which
speeches wee made by Colonel Is. II.
Bryant, Ex.Govsrnor w. ID. Heard
and E. q. rimme.
Tho veterans OF Ohio took possession
OF snoagrAss hill ~ soon NJ those Of
Miuhigan finished. General John
Beatty, president OF the Ohio commits
sion, presided. Bishop Joyce invoked
the blessing. General Charles Al.
Gfovcnor addressed the gathering.
short addresses were made by ex-
Governor Campbell, governor at the
timc the oommission was created; j..
y. GIL aud J. AoElroy. Gen. Acqulla
Wiley made o short address, formally
turning the monuments over 10 Gov.
ernor Mckinley, who In his turn re-
ceivod them anu transiorred them 10
the national government.
GOV. M'KIsLRY's Address.
Gov. MeKiulsy said in part:
After all, my oauutrymen, what was
II all for2 What did IL mean? What
was all this Struggle, all this exhibl-
ton VI herobm and tho appalling sacr.-
fees foI? n reunited couhlry makes
answer. No other Ia needed. A union
stronger and freer than evor before, a
civilization higher and nobler than
ever before. a common lag dearer
and more glorious than ever before,
nnu all, all OF them secure from any
quarter; because tho contestants against
each other ON this historic neld 80
years ago are now united, linked IN
their might forever against any enemy
which would Assnll eithur union, or
civilization, or freedom, or flag. Tho
sacrifice mere made was for what we
loved, and for what We meant should
endure. A reunited people, a reunited
county, ~ tue tiotiouh ioNhtu'
Tho war has been over 81 years.
There never hss been any trouble
since between the men who iouugt on
tho ono side OF the other. The trouble
has been butweon the men who fought
on Mother tido--who could got on one
side or the other, as occasion or inter.
eat demanded. The bitterness and re-
sentiments Of tho war belong TO the
past, aud its gloIies are the common
heritage Of ua all. What was won IN
the great conflict belongs just nv se.
cufely 10 those who lett M to those
who trlumphed. The future is In our
common Keeping, the sscrei trust OF
all tho people.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
Addresses were nude by Andrew
jackson, Col. JAmes Watson and Fred
X. Wendell. The Illinois monume N
were dedicated on the si,e where
Widow GlenL'a house stood durng
.hO attic. II isa few hundred yards
southeast ofthe famous" Bloo1y Pond %
The widows house WAS burned during
tue fghl, but the "Bloody PondD u
attn thofe. II was 10 named because
Its waters were red with human blood
! alter tie battle anu people living In the