The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-20

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, sept l9.-to'
night the government OF the United
States is in full possession Of the ChicEa'
mauss aud Chattanooga field. Tho ma
ton has another public park, which,
while it may not be as grand from a
scenic point OF view az that Of the Yell
lowssone, YET it will be far dearOr to the
hearts OF the people. The park dsdi'
Gated to the nation to-day was conSO'
Grated with the blood OF 5000 heroes
in 1858, Il was consecratOd byA battle
Witch for desperate lighting aud car
mage has few, II any, equals in the
worlds history. But the unique feature
OF this dedication to-day is the lact that
the men who struggled aud fought
against each other at Chickamauga, this
day thirty-tWo years ago, met here
again to-day as brothers, and each did
his share towards making the dodica'
tion success. They scaled compact
BY which the last VestiGe oil venom
cauIed by the civil war was blotted out
Within the limitS Of this grand his
toric place Of pleasure for the nation to-
day Wera upwards of $1,000 people.
Among the throug were soine ol the ma
tion'S heroes and there were also some
of tho highest officials. OF President
Clsyelaud's cabinet there Wers Attor'
ney General Harmon, Secretary ot the
NAVY Herbert, Secretary OF tho Interior
smith and Postmaster General Wil1on.
There we're bakers dozen ot governors
and hundreds Of men Of renOwn who
took part in the confiic. between the
north and south.
wHERE THOUSANDS FELL
The ceremonies took place at Snod.
grass Hill, whose top aud side Ior a mile
or moro were so thickly covered with
dead this day thirty.tWo years ago that,
as the Survivors say, one could walk all
over 1t from crest 10 base, stepping from
one PROSTATE body TO another.
Hours before the exsrciIes began
the battlefield was alive with people
who had come TO attend the dSdicaiion.
Tho first display OF the day was dis.
play Of arP:s by Battery +, Fourth
United States Artillery. Then there
was q battalion reGimental dill, show.
ing the new tactics and field move.
ments, under command Of Col Pollard.
These exercises at arms were ot great
interest 10 the veterans, to the "Rebs"
and "Yauks," though the old fellows
expressed the belief that such tactics
would have fallen as timothy before q
mower II placed agAins. those adopted
during the battle Of Chickamauga.
Vice President Stevenson presided
over the dedicAtory exercises. lie was
introduced by General John s. Fuller
b ton, chairman oil the Chickamauga and
Chattanooga National Park. when the
vice president came forward he was
greeted with loud applause. The meet.
inR was called 10 ordHr at t2 o'clock and
al that hour snodgraSs Hill was covered
with people. Tho great natural area
selected by the national commission on
snodgras Hill was so arranged that
nearly every ono Of tho tens oi thou.
sands Of auditors could hear tho speech-
% Hnd addresses throughout.
by way OF beginning there was n na.
tional salute Of iorty.fOur guns by the
artillery. followed BY tho "Slar
snangled Banner" played BY ono Of tho
United States infantry bands. It was
chsered TO tho echo by veterans Of tho
blue and Of the gray, aud In their pa.
triotic enthusiaam, many Of the griz.
Zlel veterans shed teard Of joy.
the VICE PRENDESr's ADDRESS,
When the applause had ceased, Vice
President Stevenson made a brief ad.
dress. Whom no had flushed, prayer
wGs offered by tho RI Rev. Bishop
GRlor, Of Tennessee.
Vice President Stevenson, in taking
tho chair, said: lam honorOd by being
called to preside over the ceremonies Of
this dag. Our oyc' now behold the sub.
llnc spectacle Of the honorel survivors
OF tho great battle coming together upon
ihOio hOiRhts once moro. They meet
not in deadly conflict, buI Al brothers,
under one Aag-ielloW citizens Of u com.
mon country. All grateful 10 God that
Ia tho supreme struggle, tho govern.
lneut Of our fathers, our common heril.
ag0 was triumphant, and thAt TO all OF
tho coming generations Of our country.
mrn, 1t will remain 'au indiyiulhIa
union Of indcIlrucliblU satss. Our
dedication to-day IL but q ceremony. In
tho words Oi tho immortal Lincoln at
bItyBburg; but In tho ldrgDr sense,
wo cannot dudlca WO cannot cOnsC.
cfalu. WO cannot halloW this ground.
Ihe bravo mon, living aud dead, who
stngglod here have GonaccratOd u far
above our power 10 add or dOirAOl,
America" thoRrpatnattonni nnthem,
wa, than sung by tito aullIOnCo, accom-.
panied by tie baud, anl 0ysry ono oi
tho lity odd thousand people aA-cn'
bod, blue aud gray, sang II u, II ~.
fpr1d. Tho great volume oI sound
rolled up az q great tidal wave, and long
b,ior0 tho honR was unlnd, tho tear.
waro courlIng down tho checks OF
thousands Of yoLOrans. II mRdO tho
cold Ghills run up aud down tho baCkl
OioVon the most hardened OI tho battle.
scared veterans, and thoio who shed
tears WSr0 proud ol H.
Gen. John VI. Palmer, tho venerable
senator from Illinois, who thirly'lwO
yOhra ago to-day r,ked his lilo Oh Tho
battle field, mads tho ilrIL drdIcatnry
addtoII. When hB came IUrwatd his
Voles was hasky RHd had tremendous
sound. Aud nOvOr In all hiI lllo unless,
perhaps, wllRn ho was dlfDolinR lllB mon
at ChirkamRuga lllifty.iwo years ngo,
did hO spNnk moro oatnOiLly
AuEmCiS MANHOOD yiSDlcArrp,
Con. John ~ Palmer told tho story