The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-17
Is like WAR TIMES.
Old Soldiers Are Now Pouring
Into Chattanooga
Twenty-Five Governors to be
Present at Park Opening.
WILL BE NO CRUSH.
Park is 20 Miles Long and
Crowding is Impossible.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept IL
With every hour that passes the popu-
lation is increased by thousands and
buses, carriages and wagons and
mu1titudes of people throng the prin-
cipal streets. The throngs of visitors
are largely made up of veterans and
their families or friends who have
come to see the great National park
dedication on the site of the battle
field of Chickamauga. Owing to the
fact that the park extends over a dis
tance of nearly twenty miles, there
has been no crush in the city. Some
of the visitors are lodged at Lookout
mountain, some along Missionary
ridge, some at RossvilIe and some at
Snodgrass hill, or the vicinity.
The dedication of the park will
mark the second great historic event
of this region and the people appre-
ciate it. The battle in memory of
which this park is to be dedicated was
the first. At this second commemora-
ton there will be present more gov
vernors, temporary kings, as it were,
than the world ever saw so far as
known before. They will represent
millions of people, and the states over
which they rule represents billions of
money. Twenty-Five governors will be
present, the vice president of Ghe
United States will be here, President
Cleveland's cabinet, twenty two sena-
tors, forty-two congressman and many
generals of the army of '6l to 60.
Here is list of the states with the
governors that will represent them:
Alabama-Governor w. c. Oates with
staff and several representatives. of the
state.
acknowledgements A. w. MCINTYRE
with five state officers.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. V. o. Coffin
with g. large party.
Georgia-Governor w. Y. Atkinson
with staff and military escort.
1llinois-Governor j. P. Altgeld with
staff.
Indiana-GovernorC Claude Matthews
with his staff, and number of citi-
zens and the indiana commission.
Kansas - Governor Morrill, with
party.
ouisiana-Governor Foster with
party.
chusetts-Governor Fred T.
Greenhalge with state officials and
others.
ichigan-Governor j. T. Rich with
staff, ex-governors and distinguished
citizens numbering forty.
Minnesoba-Governor Nelson and
party.
Acknowledgement Stone and escort.
Northumberland J. E. Richards,
accompanied by staff.
acknowledgements Holcomb, with
staff and party mum bering sixteen.
New Jersey-Governor j. 7. Werts
with staff. president of the senate and
two members of the senate, Speaker
and four members of the house, etc.
New York-Governor Morton and
staff.
Ohio-Governor Mckinley and staff,
citizens and part OF the Ohio guard
Rhode Island-Governor D. R. Brown
with staff.
South Carolina-Goverror K. G.
Evans.
Tennessee-Governor Turney, staff
and military escort.
Texas-Governor Charles Culberson,
staff and committee of ten citizens.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Urbana Wood
bury with staff of twenty or twenty
five.
West virginia-Governor w. 4.
McCork1e.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT W. N. Upham
with staff, party numbering twelve.
Florida and North Carolina will be
represented by commissions of citizens.
Mayor Ochs and the leading business
men of the city declare they will be
able to care for the multitudes they
have been assured will come.
1t is estimated by the various pas
senger agents conferred here that Is, 600
visitors had arrived at midnight, and
that by noon to-day the number would
be increased to more tn an 30, 200.