Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-20
TEARS FLOWED FREELY
WHEN SOME OF THE NATIONAL
ANruEms WE'RE SUNG ny
THE VAST THRONE.
Perfect Hnrmong Prevailed Among
the Veterans Who Met In Dead
iy Encounter In Hattie.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Sept. l9,.-To-
night the government q. the United
States is in the fun possession OF the
Chickamauga and chattenoosa bat
tleneld. The nation has another public
park, which, while II may not be as
grand from scenic point o. Wow as
that of the Yellowstone, yot 1t win
be far dearer to the hearts OF the poo
pie. The park, dedicated 10 the ma
ton today, was consecrated With the
blood OF nearly $4,000 heroes IN 1863.
1t was consecrated by IA battle which
for desperate lighting and carnage has
few IL any equals In the worlds his
tory. But the unique feature of this
dedication today IL the fact that men
who struggled and fought against each
other at Chickamauga this day thirty
two years ago met here again today as
brothers, and each did his share to-
ward making the dedication sue
cess, They sealed q compact ly when
the last Vestige of the venom caused
by the civil war was blotted cut. With
In the limits of this grand. historic
place OF pleasure for the nation today
were upward Of 10000 people. Among
the throng were some of the nations
ntIOth4 anu Nbtlit vi Itt AlElENA NlAH
cIals. or President CleVeland's cabi-
net there were Attorney General Har-
mon, Secretary OF the Navy Herbert,
Secretary Smith and Postmaster Gen
eral Wilson, There was bakers dozen
of governors and hundreds OF men OF
renOwn who took part IN the conflict
between the North and the south.
The ceremonies took place at bnod-
grass Hill, whose top for mile or
more was 80 thickly covered with dead
this day thirty-two years ago that as
the survivors say, one could walk all
over II, from crest to base, stepping
from one PROSTATE body TO another
The first event OF the day was
display Of arms by battery II, fourth
United States artillery. Then there
was battalion regimcntal drill, show
ing the new tactics. and Held move
ments. under command OF Colonel Po-
land.
Vice President Adlal stevenson
presided over the dedication exercises.
The meeting was called to order to u
| o'clock, and by way of beginning there
was a national salute OF forty-tour
guns by the artillery. followed by THE
Star Spangled Banner played by one
OF the United states Infantry bands, II
was cheered to the echo by the yeter-
| ans OF the Blue and Gray, ana IN their
patriotic enthusiasm many OF tho stl.-
\ zied old veterans shed tears OF JOY
| MDen inc AANA
| President Stevenson made a brief ad-
| dress appropriate 10 the occasion,
| When the ylce-presldent had finished,
prayer was offered by the Rt. Rev.
| bishop Gailor. OF Tennessee.
| america" the beautiful national
anthem was then sung by the audience,
| recommended by the band. and every
one OF the fifty and odd thousand OF
people assembled. Long before the
song was ended tears were ooutslng
down the cheeks OF thousands OF the
! old veterans.
venerable senator from Illinois, made
the first dedicatory address.
Another patriotic tune 'ollowed
General Palmer and then that battle
SCARED veteran OF the oonfederacy.
whom Lee called his Right AIM
| John ID. Gordon, of Georgia. was intro
| duced. Those who had heard General
Gordon before. said II was the effort OF
When the enthusiastic applause fol-
lowed General Gordon's speech had
ended the vast audience sang Aud
Lang Syne."
The next speaker introduced was
General James L0ngstreet. and when
he closed more music concluded the
exercises.
| Barnun's big tent tonight. at q grand
reunion OF the army of the Tennessee,
Union and Confederate. General Gran
VILE NJ Dodge. of the society OF the
Army OF the Tennessee presided. After
music by the band and prayer he intro
duced the frat speaker OF the evening,
General O. o. Howard, Of the U. s. a.
When General Howard had finished
and the applause had ceased there waa
music by the band aud then General
Joseph Wheeler. OF Alabama spoke.
General Ed Warner OF CHATTANOOGA,
was the next who addressed the gather
Ing.
When General Warner had conclud-
ed, the Rev. Father sherman was intro
duced When he had finished the
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