Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-20
State Monuments on Chiclza.
mauga Field Presented to
the Government
With Appropriate Ceremonies
Thousands Attended the
Exercises.
An Evening Meeting in the Big
Tent speeches by Prom
inent Persons.

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early dawn the tens Of thousands Of peo-
pie. in this region, natives and visitors,
began to stir themselves. By sun up,
hundreds We're OH the streets and before
s o'clock, every thoroughfare in the city
was thronged. Not since the bloody
battle that occurred here 33 years ago,
has there l'een SO many people i'll this
region some of the old veterans say
there are more people today than upon
that awful event. Estimates as to the
size Of the multitude vary.
Some Of the conservatives say there
are not over $4,000 and others place the
number at 100, 1000 ormore At daylight
the people began to move towards Chick
amauga and from that time on until
afternoon, the trains and electric cars
reminded ;,le Of those leading to the
worlds fair at Chicago. They We're
jalnmed. The crowd was well handled.
however. a large nulnber of special
policemen were on duty and there was
no congestion OF blockades to speak Of.
At the battleields were hundreds Of We
hicles Of every sort and description pre-
pared to carry passengers to any part of
the historic field. It is now definitely
settled that Chattanooga will have as
her guests four Of the presidents Of
fetal family Secretary Hoke Smith,
Secretary Herbert, .:Attorney General
Hartman and Postmaster General Wilson
arrived during the day
Dedicated Monuments.
The first event Of the day was the
dedication of the Michigan state monu-
ments OH Snodgrass Hill, a point where
there was probably more hard fighting
point on the field. Governor John T.
Rich with his staff and the park COM
missioners, arrived at the hill shortly
after 9 o'clock. Chairman G. E. Bel
KNAPP, president Of the Michigan conf
mission, in brief speech, i'll which he
told of the work done by the commits
sion, called the assemblage to order and
then introduced Governor John T. Rich,
who spoke briefly.
Colonel Henry M. Duffield Of Detroit
responded. When he had finished there
was music by the military band, after
which the benediction was said
The Wisconsin Monuments.
In the northeast corner Of that part Of
the Kelly field, the monuments Of Wis
consin were turned over to the govern
ment at II o'clock The exercises We're
presided over by Colonel w. w. Wat
kins, chairman Of the state commission.
After the audience had been called to
order, the Rev. U. E. Webster offered
prayer. Colonel Watkins formally
turned the monuments over to Governor
w. H. Upham, who received them and
then transferred them to the govern
ment
General Harding made a speech in
response, after which speeches We're
made by Colonel B. H. Bryant, ex-Gov-
ernor w. D. Hoard and E. w. Timme
Ohioans Took Possession.
The veterans Of Ohio took possession
of Snodgrass Hill as soon as those from
Michigan had finished. General John
Beatty, president of the Ohio commits
sion, presided. When he had called the
audience to order, Bishop Joyce invoked
the blessing OF the Diety. Following
the prayer General Charles P. Gros-
venor addressed the gathering
Short addresses We're then made by
Ex-Governor Campbell, who was COVER
nor at the time the commission was Gre
ated, Hon. J. S. Gill, and General J. c..
McElroy. General Aquilla Wiley then
made a formal address, turning the
monuments over to Governor McKinley,
who in turn received them and trans
ferred them to the government.
Brief addresses by Colonel Andrew
Jacksca, Fred Wendell and other mem
bers Of the commission.
The Illinois Dedication.
The Illinois monuments We're dedi-
Gated on the site where the Widow
Glenn's house stood during the battle.
It is a few hundred yards south of the
famous bloody pond The Widows