The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-21

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 20,-This,
the third day Of the OxercisSI attendant
upon tho dedication Of tho battlefield to
the nation as a park, opened with a
grand civic and military parade, Tho
visiting cabinet officers, governors and
their stats and tho various military
organizations took part. it brought
more people into the city proper than
have been here at any one time since
tho dedioatory exercises began, The
thousands who have bean stopping in
the taysrns along Missionary Ridge,
Lookout mountain aud other place, in
tho suburbs were all here to-day. Then
thousands came in from tho surround.
ing country, 80 that the streets aud
th0roushtares were throngei to that
degree that it was next to impossible TO
get about. The local police, however,
under the direction Of Chiet OF Police
FTOd Hill, handled the crowd we'll aud
teams and vehicles we're kept Oh tho
streets over which the parade passed.
and Wer0 kept moving on tho side
streets 80 that there were no blockAdes.
1t was fGw minutes past 10 o'clock
when the parade started. a platoon Of
police led, followed by military band.
Then came Vice President Stevenson
and party in carriages. In the succeed,
ing carriages wOrd Lieutenant General
Schonold, Secretary Of the Interior
Smith, Postmastsr General Wilson,
Secretary oil the Navy Herbert and AT.
torney General Harmon. United States
senators, congressman, governors and
slads, park commiasionors, Tennessee
legislators. Mayor Oshs, citizens COM
mittee and invited guests,
Another platoon OF police came next
and then tho United States troops the
Ohio national guard, Tennessee national
guard, Capital City Guard OF Georgia
and the Chattanooga school battalion.
The formal exercises OF the dav were
held in the big Barnum tent, near the
government building, and were pre-
sided over by Vice President Steven
son.
After music by tho band. tho Rev.
DR.. S. 7. Niccolis, Of St. Louis, offered
prayer. The first address was by
George W. 0chs, mayor OF Chattanooga,
When the applause following Mayor
Ochs had ceaIed, Senator Bate, OF Ten
ueSsee, delivered an eloquent grafton.
He was heartily apptauded. Nextther
was music by the band and then Gen.
Charles Grosvenor, Of Ohio, spoke. He
was frequently interrupted by applause.
When General GrosVenor had flu
ished, Governors Morton, Of New York;
Woodbury., Of Vermont; Matthews, OF
Indiana, and Turney, Of Tennessee,
each made short talks. Governor Tur'
nov caused something OF u sensation in
his speech. II came about in this way:
Governor Woodbury. said that dur.
ing the war each side believed 1t was
right, but that now the southernerB
would have to teach their children that
the south was wrong.
Governor Turney took exception to
this in his speech.
"a believed ! was right during the four
years and nineteen days served in tho
confederate army" he said And at
the end OF that time thought | was
right, still think was right and shall
teach INV children 80, No one Ia more
loyal to the stars and stripes than and
no one is more loyal to tho government,
but ! never eau be convinced that tho
south was wrong"
This rather frank expression caused
q great stir 10 tae audience and whea
the meeting adjourned, was tho topic Of
general conversation on all sides.