Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-19
HE WELCOME WAS WARM Even Old Sol Shone With Extra
 Fervor. GOV, MCKINLEY ARRIVES The Day at the National Park Devoted to Ded- cation of State Monuments. SECRETARY LAMONT HAD NOT COME ohio's Ceremonial Was the Most Impress sive and Notable Event of the Day.
 Mckinley and Campbell
 Make Speeches.
SECRETARY LAMONT HAD NOT COME

Chattanooga, Sept S.-Chattanooga extends burning welcome to her thou sands of visitors. The heat is unusual, even for the sunny sounthland. Natives and strangers alike suffer.
 Unless there is change there will be great discomfort in attending the dedi- cation of the park. It is situated some miles. from the city and the trip to and fro is one of some moment. Otherwise there is nothing-to to suggest in the way of change or addition to the plans made by the city and her people for the reception and entertainment of the host of visitors.
 The decorations are not only profuse, but tasteful and elegant. Arrangements made to take care of a crowd numbering many thousands have enabled the whole multitude to find quarters without seem- ing to exhaust or even oYer-tax the re- sources of the city.
 The principal event of the morning was the arrival of Governor, Mckinley and party from Knoxville. This evening the society of the Army of the Tennessee arrives from Cincinnati, where they at tended in a body the reunion of the Arm, of the Cumberland. They will meet t morrow night in reunion with the
 yivors of the Confederate Army of 'uir>, Tennessee.
 The day preliminary to the formal ded- ication of the Chickamauga and Chatta- nooga National park was devoted largely to exercises in connection with the dedi- cation of state monuments erected at various points within the park.
 Owing to the absence of Secretary La mont, the monuments were presented in each instance to General Fullerton, pres ident of the National Park commission. Michigan led off in this pleasing patriot ic service, the commission occupying for that purpose the platform on Snodgrass Hill. on which the general dedication ex- ercises will take place tomorrow. Monu- ments and markers erected upon the bat uefelds of Chickamauga, Chattanooga. Missionary ridge and Orchard knob were presented to Governor Rich by Capt. and EX-Congressman C. E. Belk- nap, president of the state park commits sion. The Michigan organizations talk ing part in the campaigns and battles were the Ninth, Tenth Eleventh Thir- teenth, Twenty-frst and Twenty-second regiments of infantry; Second and Fourth of cavalry; First Engineers and Mechan- les batteries A and D, First Light artil- lery. Captain Belknap described the To- cations of the several monuments and markers and said:
 AS the grand work of the park pro gresSes Michigan will be known not only at Chckamauga, but Wauhatchie, Browns ferry, Chattanooga, Orchard
 
 ridge. Although 1900 of Michigans sons gave up their lives in these campaigns and battles, yet the monuments are not mortuary affairs, but monuments to lib erty and civiliZa ton, not to create a feel ing of sadness, but thrill of patriotism and love for the soldier who fought for his country"
 After Governor Rich had accepted the monuments in behalf of the state, Gen. Henry M. Dufield of Detroit who com manded the Ninth regiment in the war, delivered an eloquent oration. The mon- uments were then turned over to General Fullerton, and with prayer by Rev. Washington Gardner, secretary of state, the exercises ended. a
 Ohio's dedication followed, under the direction of Gen. John Beatty, president of the board of commissioners This was the most elabora te and nota ble event of the day. Bishop Nyce of the Methodist church offered prayer and addresses were made by Gen. Charles H. Grosve- nor, Ex-Gov. James F. Campbell Gen.. Aquilla Wiley, who turned the monu- ments over to Governor Mckinley and he in turn in an eloquent speech deliver ed them to General Fullerton. Members of the state commission also spoke. Gov ernor Campbelrs address was largely in eulogy of Gen. Ferd Vandeveer, his fellow townsman, who took active part in the battle.
 He said: We cannot forget that in the portion of our country where the palmet- to and cypress tower in luxuriant beauty and corn and cotton make the scared earth to smile again, there are other sol dierS as brave as ours. True it is. that they did not read the inscription on our side of the shield, but upon the other side that side which was turned toward them and which alone they could see; true it is that reading thereon the false inscrip- hp1ipVinp ftrh their beliefs with a courage and despera- tion not excelled in human warfare; but equally true it is that today those same hearts beat with most loyal and patriotic Impulses, however bitter may have been the sting of defeat. Their yalor and for titude when time shall have mingled blood of generations will become proud heritage for common posterity of both sections"
 r Illinois dedicated her monument at the Widow Glenn's house. which was Gen eral Thomas headquarters. The address was delivered by Governor Altgeld.
 distinguished gathering marked the dedication of Indiana monuments at a camp esta blished near Cave Springs. Besides Gov. Claude Matthews. the occa- sion presented as speakers the soldier author Gen. Lew Wallace Col I. N. Walelr, the newly elected grand com mander of the Grand Army of the Repub- lie, Gen. J. R. Carnahan and Judge D. B. of the Ninth Indiana in fantry. After reviewing the part taken in battle by Indiana troops, speaking of the acceptance by all of the results of the conflict Governor Matthews said:
 Here is given a stern rebuke to the narrow souls which yet would prate of dssension or sectional strife and hate. The lesson sent forth to the world from this battlefield will be that forgiven but not forgotten is the great cause of the strife. The American people. whether from the north or from the south. are brothers in sympathy and heart and pur- pose, marching steadily n, hand in hand. to achieve that greater destiny which awaits us as nation in the fu- tute, as one people of one country and one flag"