The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-20

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Sept. 49,
Tonight the government of the United
States is in full possession of the
Chickamauga, and Chattanooga field.
Tho nation has another public park.
5sxtich, while it may not be as grand
from a scenic point Of view as the Vel
sowstone, viii be far dearer to the
hearts of the people.
The park dedicated to the nation to-
day was consecrated by a battle which
for desperate fighting and carnage has
few if any equals in the worlds his
tory.
But the unique feature of the dedi-
cation today is the men who struggled
and fought against each other at
Chickamauga this day thirty-two
years ago, met again today, as bro
theirs. and eacn did his share toward
making the dedication a success.
They signed compact by which the
last vestige of venom caused by the
alvil war was blotted out
Within the limits of this grand his
toric place of pleasure for the nation
TO-DAY. were upwards of 10000 people.
Among the throng were some of the
nations heroes and there were also
some of her brightest officials. Of
President Cleveland's cabinet there
were: Attorney-General Harmon, Sec
rotary of the Navy Herbert, Secretary
of the Interior Smith and Postmaster
General Wilson. There was bakers
dozen Of governors and hundreds Of
men of renown, who took part in the
conflict between the north and south.
The ceremonies took place at Snod
grass hill.
Tens of Thousands.
The meeting was called to order at
~ O'Clock. The great natural area
selected by the national commission on
,Srodgrass hill for the exercises was so
hrra nged that nearly every one of the
@ns of thousands of auditors could
Z hear the speeches and addresses
u throughout BY way of beginning
there was the national salute Of
forty-four guns by the artillery, fol-
lowed by THE Star Spangied Banner"
played by one of the United States in
fantry bands It was cheered to the
echo by the veterans of the blue and of
the gray, and many grizzled veterans
shed tears of joy.
Steveuson's EIOquence.
Vice-President Stevenson in taking
the chair said:
81 am honored by being called to
preside over the ceremonies of this day.
BY solemn decree of the representatives
of the American people, this magnifl-
cent park with its wondrous associa-
tons and memories is now to be dedi-
Gated for ali time to national and pa
triotic purposes.
This is the hour for the august GER
emonies we now inaugurate. Today,
by act of Congress of the United States
the Chicamauga and Chattanooga Ma
tional Military park is forever set apart
from all common uses; Solemnly dedi-
Gated for all the ages to all the Ameri-
can people. Today is suspicious 1t
notes the anniversary Of one of the
greatest battles known to history.
Here in the dread tribunal of last re-
sort yalor contended against valor
Here brave men struggled and died
for the right as God gave them to see
4 fssslIlrty-two years have passed, but the
f4zv survivors of that masterful day,
victors. vanquished alike, again meet
13pon this memorable battlefield Alas,
the splendid armies which rendezvoused
here are now little more than process
sion OF shadows.
ION flames eternal camping ground.
Their silent tents are spread;
While glory guards with solemn round.
The biVouac OF the dead.
"Our eyes now behold the sublime
spectacle of the lhonored survivors of
the great battle. coming together upon
these heights once more. They meet.
not in deadly conflict. but as brothers
under one g-fellow-citizens of a
common country, all grateful to God
that in the supreme struggle, the gov
erpx.ent of our fathers, our common
fhes T&ge. was triumphant, and that to
.[s1l Of the coming generations of our