The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-09-21
CHATTANOOGA BIG PARADE
The Battle of the City Fittngly
Celebrated.
AN EMBLEM OF PEACE AND LOVE
Union Veterans and Veterans Of the Con-
federacy March Side by Side, Com
pany Of the Latter Carrying
the Stars and Stripes

CHATTANOOGA, Sept. 2t.-One Of the
leading features of Yesterdays events, one
that caused perhaps more comment, more
enthusiastic cheering, and which will make
a lasting impression upon those who saw
it, was company of Confederate veterans
attired in their tattcred old uniforms Of
gray, carrying the Stars and Stripes. They
formed part Of the big parade, and as
they passed through the miles and miles of
streets they were rendered an ovation that
would that would have honored an en-
peror. Not one of these old war dogs was
under 60, and yet they marched with pre-
cision of step that would have done justice
to West Point cadets And one of them,
the one next to the color bearer, carried
nm olive wreath, an emblem of peace and
love-
The days doings started off with the
parade, and all Chattanooga and the tens
of thousands of visitors turned out to see
it. There were twenty-five carriages in
line, containing the most distinguished OF
the citizens guests remaining in the city.
In the first carriage was Vice President A.
+. Stevenson, and Speaker Of the House of
Representatives Charles +. Crisp. The
second was occupied by Hon. j. W. Mad
dox. Of Georgia, and Hon. Benton McMil-
Ian, Of Tennessee, and in successive car
riages were seen men of no lesser ranks.
Following the carriages came the mill
tary feature of the parade. There were
regiments from Ohio, Indiana Tennessee
and Georgia. and from the United States
regulars.
The formal exercises Of the day were
held in the big Barnum tent near the Gov
eminent building, and were presided over
by Vice President Stevenson. After music
by the band, the Rev. DIR. S 7. Nichols, Of
4 St. Louis, offered prayer. The first address
was by George w. Ochs, mayor of Chatta-
nooga He in turn was followed by Gen
erals Bates and Grosvenor Governors
/ Morton of New York Woodbury. of Yer
mont Matthews of Indiana and Turney
of Tennessee, each made short talks.
Governor Turney caused something of a
/ sensation in his speech 1t came about in
this way: Governor Woodbury. said that
during the war each side believed they
were right, but now the southerners would
have to teach their children the south was
wrong.
Governor Turney took exception to this
in his speech 81 believed l was right dur
ing the four years and nineteen days /
served in the Confederate army" he said,
"and at the end of that time l thought l
was right ! still think | was right, and
shall teach my children so. No one is more
loyal to the Stars and Stripes than l, and
no one is more loyal to the government
but | never can be convinced that the
south was wrong"
This rather frank expression caused a
great stir in che audience and when the
meeting adjourned was the topic of gen
eral conversation on all sides.
Barnum's tent was filled again last
night. There was a gathering of the Army
of Northern Virginia and that portion of
the Army of the Potomac which fought at
Chickamauga General f. @. Waltham,
of Mississippi, presided. Colonel w. O.
Oates, governor of Alabama, was the first
speaker, and he was greeted with enthusi-
astic cheers Colonel ]. A. Williamson,
of New York, and Colonel L. r. Stedmahi
of New York, also spoke, after which the
meeting adjourned.
Yesterday the citizens of Chattanooga
paid their compliments to General H. V
Boynton, who originated the idea of max
ing a national park of the battlefield OF
Chickamauga. A number of citizens
headed by Captain II. ID. Chambers chair
man of the executive committee of Chat
tanooga, and the Hon. A. S Ochs, of the
Chattanooga Times, went to the general'
Office I'm the government building and pre-
sented him with silver dinner set con
tanning 225 pieces 1t was "a complete sur
prise to the venerable gentleman, and ht
was so overcome that he could scarcely eX
press his thanks