Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-09-25
THE BLOODY POND
Animals Still Refuse to Drink Its
Waters.
HISTORIC OLD cHlcAMAUGUA
Enormous crows Present 81 the Dodiea-
tory Exercises on the Fsmous
Battle Field.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Sept. 1s.-One Of
the bloodiest battleflelaa the world ever
saw was formally dedicated here today
az q pleasure park FOR the edification
and enjoyment OF the American people.
for all time II was the battlefield of
ChickAmauga, whose ravines and
mountain sides were strewn with near
iy $4,000 dead and wounded men, %
years ago.
Thirty years have gone by since peace
was declared. but today white-haired
veterans who while IN the prime OF
youth followed the lead Of Grant, sher-
man. Rosecrtns. Thomas and Fight
ing Joe" Hooker, and the boys In gray
who fought FOR the stars and bars under
Bragg and under LQngslreet, are gath
ering around the campfire and aghting
their battles over again.
TWO OPPOSING 0hNERALaS.
The dedication Was oucted bysghe
men who fought that awful strife. Two
generals. with silver gray hair. who
headed thousands Of men IN the af-
fray on opposite sides. made the prin-
cipal speeches at the dedication. They
were Generals John 81. Palmer and
John b. Gordon
The exercises were Witnessed by no
less than $1,000 people OF the north and
south and at least half OF them took
part IN that bloody civil war.
Vice President A. n. Stevenson pre-
sided over the dedicatory exercises. He
was introduced hy General John 8.
Fullerton, chairman or the Chlckamau-
ga and Chattano0ga National Park,
and was greeted with loud applause.
Chattanooga, Sept. 1e.--19 one may
Judge by the events OF the last 10 days
the Mason and Dixon line has been wip-
ed on the map. The friendly. brotherly
feeling that has been displayed here
this week and that which wRs shown
at Louisville last week BY the boys OF
gray toward the boys Of blue. proves
that the bitter sectionaIAam that 40 long
divided the union. no longer exiSts. For
nearly fortnight now the doors OF the
south have been thrown open 10 the
men who came here 80 odd years ago
bearing arms OF slaughter and deatruc-
tion. Not single incident that would
Indicate q feeling Of hatred 81 either
side has been recorded.
"Yanks" and Johnny Rehss grown
gray with years have gone over the
great field together. discussed the
events Of those awxul days. drank to-
gether and even In some instances slept
together without stirring up anything
like an angry thought
At early dawn the town and sur
rounding country awolEe. In less than
TWO hours there Was a general exodus
from town 20 the battlefield. There
we're bands OF music. followed BY regi-
ments OF militia. There were thous-
anas Of men, women and children
Then there were carriages. wag0na and
vehicles cf every description In which
the people rode. Many Of the vast
thTcng hooked over the 7leid az
GhlckamaugA sadly. remembering the
scenes Of carnage and death that they
had Witnessed there 50 years ago. but
all felt THRU OF Joy 20 know that al
ale wounds had been healed and that
the hatred of those days was no more.
such were the conditions that prevailed
at the preliminary exercises attendant
On the dedication Of that historic hAftle-
nela As national park. which win take
place tomorrow
The nrmt event today was tha dedAra-
zion OF the AEichlnaa state monument
~ Hnodgraas Hill. the point AZ which
there was probably more hard ilahtiRz
during the battle than any ether part
Of the Geld. Governor John 7. Rich
with stan and members Of the park
commission, arrived At the hin AZ
o'clock Chairman c. E. Ralknap. pres-
fdent of the Michigan commission. IN
= brief speech told nf the work done
ny enc commissioners and then Intro
anced Governor Rich. who delivered
ne address. Colonel Henry M DHiElcld
pf Detroit responded.
THE WISCONSIN, MEMORIAL.
IA the northeast corner of Kelly feId
the monuments Of Wisconsin xvere
turned over to the governor W 81
Uppnam. who received and trarafer-
red them % the government General
Henry Harding made the npeech Il, re-
sponae. after which speeches were
maae by Colonel u. i. Bryant. ex-Gov-
eFnor w. D. HaaK0 asAd H. q. Tinama.
OHIO VETERANg
The veterans or Onto took posaeaulon
81 snodsrass Han ~ soon as those from
Michigan finished. General John heat
-. president Of the ohio commission.
presided. Bishop Ieyee invoked she
blessing
General Charles II. Grpsyenor ad-
dressed the gathering and said n part.
We meFi ladng unun this sacred
spot 20 caiehrate taa ner1iam OF the
American nplaldr. tAa great results ~
battle and tine greater victories or
peace. We DO not CONS with words of
elimination oF with memories charged
with bitterness or envy. We Join here
aA American eittsens upon one Of fhe
great battienelda Of q great war, to
dedicate for an time to fha American
pseple theaa monuments and this bat
aeneie We 40 thla "a remind those
e khe coming RaneaAtanna III heroic
fa&eA Krum wiAich tas# ATn descended 10
axhiatt thorn tha an0NHnauA coMi nf ina