The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-27
CHlCkAMAUGA FIELD.
- Day Spent in Defeating State
Monuments
Voatanooga. From which All ~
Proceedings Radiste. Gr.ndiy Dee
Grated ia Honor of the Ne.
morAble Event

alike suffer. Unless there is n chang
there will be great discomfort in a,
tending the dedication Of the park
Otherwise there IS nothing 10 sugges
In the way Of change or addition Z
the preparations for the reception an.
entertainment of the host of visitors
The decorations are not only profuse
but are beautiful and elegant. cover
ing the entire city
The arrangements made To take car,
of .he crowd. numbering many thou
sands, have ena b,ed the whole multi
tude To find quarters without seeming
To exhaust or even overtax the re
sources OF the city.
The principal event of the morning
WAS the arrival Of Gov. Mckinley anc
party from Knoxville.
Lookout Inn = headquarters FOR the
oficIa. visitors. Vice President Steven.
son the members 81 the conrressiona
ami many Of the governors Of the
states and state comm is ions are quar-
tered there.
The day preliminary 10 the formal
dedication Of the Chickamauga and
Chattanooga National park was de-
voted largely 10 the exercises in con
nection with the dedication OF state
monuments erected at various part,
within the park Owing to the alb
sence Of Secretary Lamont. the monu-
ments were presented in each in
stance 10 zen. Fullerton. president of
the National Park commission.
Gov. Woodbury. and staff. of Yer
mont. reached here after stopping in
knoxville 10 attend the Son Of veter-
ans reunion at that point There
was reunion Of The mem ber> Of the
famous Wilder bridge on thS battle
fielc. where they went into camp near
Nilder's monument Members Of
other various organizations held meet
ing> N the city and ia the park during
the dav.
Michigan led of in the pleasing and
patriotic service. the commission occu-
pying for that purpose the platform
on >nodgrAss hill. on which the gen
eral dedication exercises will take
place The monuments and mark
ers erected upon the battlefield
OF Chlekamauga. Chattanooga, Mis-
sionary Ridge and Orchard Knob
We're presented 70 GOV Rich by Capt.
and ex-COngrrssman c. f. Belknap.
presiden. of tine state Park commits
sion The Michigan organizations TAX
ing part in the CAMPAIGNS and battles
were the Ninth. Tenth. Eleventh.
Thirteenth. Twenty-iirst and Twenty
second regiments Of infantry; Second \
and Fourth cavalry: First Engineers
and Mechanics and Batteries A and ID 4
First light artillery. Capt Belknap
described the locations Of the several
monuments and makers and said:
As the grand work of the park rro-
crosses Michigan will be known no,
only at Chickamauga. but at wau-
hatchie. Browns Ferry, Chattanooga.
Orchard Knob. Lookout Mountain and
Missionary Ridge Although |. 500 of
Michigan's sons gave MP their lives in
these campaigns and battles. vet the
monuments are no, mortuary affairs.
but monuments TO liberty and to civil
ixation. not TO create feeling Of sad
ness but thrill Of patriotism and of
love TO the soldier who fought for his
country
After Gov Rich had accepted the
monuments on behalf OF the state.
Gen Henry W. Duaield. Of Detroit.
who comma nded the Ninth regiment
In the war. delivered an eloquent ora
tion-
The monuments were then turned
over 70 Gen. Fullerton. and with
prayer By Rev. Washington Gardner.
secretary Of state. the exercises ended.
The Ohio dedication followed under
direction Of Gen John Beatty. presi- I
dent OF the boari OF commissioners.
This was the most elaborate and nota-
BILE event 81 the day. Bishop joyce. Of
the Methodist church. offered PRAYER
and addresses were made by Gen. {
Charles H. Grosvenor. ex-Govsrnor {
James l.. Campbell and Gen Aqiilla (
Wiley who turned the monument over
to Gov. Mckinley. and he in turn -
Gen Fullerton
Members and officers OF the state
also spoke Gov Camp
belf> address was largely a eulogy on
Gen lera Vandeventer. fellow towns
man. who took an active par, in the 2
battle
Illinois dedicated her monumentsa.
the Widow Glenn's house. which was
Thomas headquarters The address !
vas delivered BY Gov. Altgeld !
A distinguished gathering marked :.
She dedication OF the Indiana monu- !
meDts at the camp established near :
Cave Springs Besides Gov Claude I
Matthews. the occasion presented as ]
speaker: The soldicr-author. Gen. :
Lew Wallace; Col l. y. Walker. the
newt y-elccted commander in -ch ef Of
the g. A. r: Gen j. X. carnahan. and
Judge ID. H. MCDOWELL. Of the Ninth :
] Indiana infantry.
kelly's field was occupied BY the /
Wisconsin people. near which stands !.
the monument erected TO tn. Firs. !
regiment ~ that state Rev. Jackson !.
+ Webster. chaplain Of the Tenth >
Wisconsin. opened with prayer. Adj !,
dresses Were made by Gov. W. N. Up !,
ham, ex-Gov- Hoard. W. w. Watkins. !,
and Others
The Ni>>"rsi and Pennsylvania com \
missions bad decided to dedicate their
monn nents- orsorns ~ them. but found
that they were incomplete The Penn
sylvania monuments are in the shape ,
ri bronze panels. which u il the in
tention 70 bolt tn the rocks on the
face 81 Lookout mountain The Penn I
eylvania ceremony has been pDsf pou-d v