The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-19
Progrsmue So Long that Gen. Lew
Wallace Finally Decided Tot to
Deliver His Address.
JUDGE M'CoNNELL's SPEECH
FOLLOWED By An ELOQUENT AD-
DRESS BY GOV. MATTHEW'S.
Remarks of Col. 4. y. walker. CoM-
mander-in-Chfef of the &. a. H.
Iatens~Iy Hot Day as Cave sprinss-


Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
CHIcKAMAUGA. Ca. Sept. s-ln spite
of the fierce heat which biazed
down through the scanty shade near
Cave Springs. where the services Of
dedicating the Indiana monuments were
held. large and deeply interested
audience remained during the two
and half hours which the exercises corr
sumed. Hoosiers composed the larger part
OF the audience. stfll. there were goodly
number from elsewhere. including a sprink-
ling of ex-Confederates. who rode their
horses 20 the place and sat about the out
skirts OF the crowd most eager listeners TO
the addresses. These men could be easily
picked out OF the crowd by their dress and
their general appearance. II want 10 hear
all that your people have to say" said one,
from their own mouths" There was no
more intent listener on the HeIa and when
asked at the close what he thought OF II.
he said II agree with every word. for
every reference to as was kind and for =
new Union"
Because OF the illness OF General Morton
c. Hunter. the chairman Of the Chickam2u-
ga Commission. Colonel n. VI. Johnson. OF
Elkhart. a member OF the commission. pre-
sided. The Whiteland Band which came
With the Indiana party, furnished excel
lent music. Rev. Or. Lucas Offered prayer.
a prayer, of which an ex-confedcratc said:
He prayed for the whole OF Us" Colonel
Johnson. in his introduction of speakers.
consumed over half an hour. The first ad-
dress was that of Judge Mcconnell. OF Lo-
gansport. member OF the commission He
was followed by Governor Matthews. and
General Carnahan was the next speaker.
His address was OF special interest because
he set forth the parts which each Indiana
regiment took in the great battle. Hun
dreds who were not from Indiana waited to
hear General Wallace, but It was o'clock
when his name was reached on the pro-
granme so that when he was introduced
all that he did was 20 say that he would
not detain the audience with an address.
He said he had been invited TO speak with
General Harrison and Governor Matthews.
but the programme had since been changed.
and that it was then too late 10 speak.
Many had waited till that hour to hear
him. but General Wallace would not speak.
His friends here, for the most part believe
that he did the right thing under the cir
cumstances. Colonel Walker did not give
the whole of his short address. General
Wallace went home tonight. To General
Carnahan had been assigned the history Of
the luultI-d WHICH Caused nIx
address TO be long. The mistake was ir
the making up of the programme. by whict
General Wallace was placed next to the
last.
Among tho distinguished Indiana soldiers
who were on the platform were General
Wilder. OF the famous Wilder Brigade;
Gen. A. /. Miller. OF the command CT Gen.
eral scribner. who wen fame on the field.
and General Hilborn. TtsTe ere many rrosa-
inent Indianians pssfert. among xilom
were: Colonel ssiesrin. rongsSss ,,an
Steele and Colonel George W. Parker. OF
PendIeton. Every Indiana commanI .as
represented. Ih
The Pennsylvania train which szftf II
dianapoiis at 7,so D. m. Tuesday str.sed
four hundred men. who got here o. az
tend the dedcatory services. The. foi nd
the tents which Quartermaste sral
Iis shelter W Which II they ~ fully ap,s a., ID.
That officer and Captain Defrees, . :. - A..
have been efeasabIe In their sffthtifns
to the Indiana = ople. t<
pleted. but the fcandation Of al are iaid
and the names of the comman Is marked.
so the Indiana visitors can ii1t the posi-
pied All day to-day thousands Of men
and women have beeh gong along the line
reading the inscriptions. Here ami there
crowds of men could De heard discussing
the battle fighting II over again. To-nighl
not less than thousand IndEtna PEOPLE
are on the field and most OF them Will
not return until Friday or SATURDAY.
Wilder brigade headquarters. which is at
tended by most of the Indiana men,
Mt. Shoup. Indianian who went into
with Senator Voorhees, letter. is here to-
night.