The Indianapolis journal., 1895-09-17
THRONGs AT CHATTANOOGA.
Many People Will Attend the Military
Dedication Exercises.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 16.-This
thriving, energetic business center of the
South has been as active to-day as a Cali
fornia gold mining town during q boom.
With every hour that passes the popula-
tion is Increased by thousands, and busses.
carriages, wagons and multitudes of peo-
pie throng the principal streets. The
throngs of visitors are largely made up
of veterans and their families or lriends
who have come to see the great National
park dedicated on the site Of the battle
field of Chattanooga. Owing to the fact
that the park extends over distance Of
nearly twenty miles there has been No
crush in the city. Some of the visitors are
lodged at Lookout mountain, some along
Mission ridge. some at Rossville and some
at Snodgrass hill, of tkc vicinity.
The dedication of the park will mark
the second great historic event CT this
region and the people appreciate 1t. The
battle IN memory Oh wnlcn men TINS PARK I is
ond commemoration there will be present
more Governors, temporary kings, as II
were. than, the world ever saw together,
sent millions OF people and the States over
which they rule represent billions in money.
Vice president of the United States will
be here; President Cleveland's Cabinet,
twenty-five Senators. forty-two Congress
in et the y days ss Of 1851 to 1865. Here is list
of the States. with the Governors that will
represent them:
Alabama-Governor w. c. Oates, with
staff and several Representatives Of the
Colorado-Governor A. w. Mcintyre. with
five State officers.
Georgia-Gowernor w. Y. Atkinson, with
STAFF and military escort.
Illinois-Governor j. p. Altgeld, with staff
Acknowledgement Claude Matthews. his
staff, over one hundred citizens and the
Indiana commission. 49,
Kansas-Governor Merrill, with party.
Louisana-Governo Foster, with party.
Massachusetts--Governo Fred T.. Green
halge. with State officials and others.
sxloveTnors and distinguished csi,
zens numbering forty.
Minnesota-Governor Nelson and party.
Missouri-Governor Stone and escort.
Montana-Governor j. +. Richards, ac-
companied by staff.
Nebraska-Governor Holcombe, with staff
and party. numbering sixteen. w.
New Jersey-Governor j. 7. Werts, with
STAFF, President of the Senate and two MEN,
bers of the Senate. Speaker and four men,
bers of the House. etc.
Ohio-Governor Mckinley and staff. clti-
zens and part of the Ohio Guard.
Rhode Island-Gcvernor d. r. Brown.
with staff
south acknowledgements j. G. Evans.
Tennessee-Governor Turney. staff and
military escort.
~exas-Governor Charles Culherson, staff
and committee of ten citizens.
acknowledgements Urbana Woodbury..
with STAFF of twensy or TWENTY-FIVE:
West Virginia-Governor McCorkle.
Wisconsin-Governor Upham. with staff
party. numbering twelve.
Florida and North Carolina will be repre-
sented by commissioner of citizens.
Mayor Ochs and the leading business men
of the city declare .nev viii be able to care
assured will come. 1t is estimat-
ed by the various passenger
agents centered here thar fifteen thousand
visitors had arrived at midnight, and that
by noon tomorrow the number would be
increased to more than thirty Ave thou
sand. Hundreds of exSursion trains have
been advertised TO come from k.lanta. st.
Louis, Cincinnati. Louisville, Chicago and
other metropolitan points Some OF the
passenger agents estimate that there will
have arrived from sixty to seventy-fivc
thousand strangers by Wed d1csday morning
the day on which he enterprise opens. The
thrift and energy Of rkc people of Chatta-
nooga has been dispi1yef in -he vigorous
preparations they are making to handle l..
crowds. Every person w!so owns a vehicle
and team within -a.lists of thirty mites
has been advised 70 bring IL into aid in
hauling the visitors from tie electric nd
steam railway limits 10 the National Park
In connection with those OF he park to pro-
hibit exorbitant charges. AL of tne citi-
zens of the town have sy.eed 10 wear white
ribbons on their right ann 20 that the WIS.,
itors may know them in case they want
information.
Altgeld and stan EN- Route.
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