The age-herald., 1897-11-16
BLUE AND CRAY
 AT ORCHARD KNOB To Honor the Pennsylvania
 Soldiers WHO FELL IN BATTLE On the Fields of ChiCkamausa, Mis- Sicnary Ridge and Lookout. IT WAS AN. IDEAL PEACEFUL DAY Not Like Those of Other Days, When
 Shot and Shell
Not Like Those of Other Days, When
 Shot and Shell
MADE HEROES OF MANY WHO FELL
Monuments Unveiled Mid 0ratory and Boom of Cannon Marked the Days Proceedings Old Fashioned Camp Fires at Night,
 Johnnie Rebs Participating.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Nov. 15.-Th.s has been glorious day for the Pennsylvania veterans who came here to dedicate their monuments to the memory of their he- roism in the great war,4 exemplified in their .valorous conduct on the fields of Ch.ckamauga, Missionary Ridge, Or chard Knob and Lookout Mountain. The day was as bright and balmy as an af- ternoon in May and there was not a thing to mar the perfect enjoyment of the occasion.
 The dedica .ory ceremonies occurred at Orchard Knob where a stand had been erected and b66cre ? o'clock, the hour set for the ceremonies, the government reservation stands were crowded with old soldiers, their wives and children, fully 5000 people being under the sound of the voices of the speakers. On the stand sat the distinguished speakers and rep resentaives of the Grand Army of the Republic and members of several camps of confederate veterans. Hon. Clay Evans, Gen. J. IF. Goblin, General Latta and other distinguished visitors also oc- cupled seats on the platform. The fifth regiment, United States band, from Fort McPherson barracks, Georgia, furnished the music for the occasion.
 Brevet Brigad5er-Gensral William A. Robinson, of P1ttsburg, president of the state battlefield commission, presided and opened the ceremonies by stating the ob- ject of the gathering.
 Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Blakely of the Seventy-eghth regiment repre- senting the Pennsylvania battlefield commissions- formally transferred the monuments erected by the state to the government.
 Following Colonel Blakeley, Governor Hastings spoke, delivering the monu- ments to the national government.
 The governors address was frequent ly interrupted by applause. The monu- ments were then formally accepted on the part of the national government and transferred to the national park commissioners by Hon. John Tweedale. chief clerk of the war department, rep resenting the secretary of war.
 Gen. H. V. Boynton, for and on be- half of the national park commission, formally accepted the monuments
 At the conclusion of Gen. Boynton's address, Gen. Robinson introduced Hon. H. Clay Evans, Undted States commits sioner of pensions
 MT. Evans arose amid loud applause ard spoke at some length.
 Following MT. Evans Col. Thomas J. Stewart, adjutant general to Gov. Has, tings, and Gen. James w. Latta, of Pittsburg, made short addresses.
 Gen. John P. Gobin, commander-in- chief of the G. A. R., was called for. Gen. Goblin proposed that instead of a speech he would ask the audience to sing "America," which was done with a vim.
 Tonight the veterans enjoyed a camp fire at the city auditorium prepared by the local G. A. R. and Confe derate Vet erans. The blue and the gray mingled freely and ate out of the same haver- sack, drank from the same canteen and told yarns until the wee sma' hours.
 The Pennsylvania veterans wilI leave for their homes tomorrow, all delighted with the hospitable treatment they have received from this section.