The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-08
SURVIVORS OF THE FIRST MINNIE.
sofa AND GOV. CLOUGH'S
PARTY RETURNS
FROM TRIP TO GETTYSBURG.
GEN. MUEHLBERG TELLS HOW AND
WHERE THEY SPENT THEIR
TIME.
wAsHINGToN's ICE WATER BAD.
Made Some Members of the Party
SiclS-TOo Much Heat All Along
the Line.

The survivors of the First Minnesota
with Gov. Clough and staff and others,
arrived home at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon from Gettysburg, where they
attended the dedication of the monu-
ment to the Minnesota soldiers who
died on the memorable field of battle.
They report having had a very en-
joyable trip Adjutant General Muehl-
berg, seen by a reporter for the G o e
last evening outlined the incidents Of
the trip. He said:
Yes, we arrived home this afternoon
and the whole trip was very successful
and enjoyable There was but one an
noying feature, and that a wait at
Chicago for two hours both going and
returning, on account of some of our
cars being too large 10 pass through
the tunnels on the Pennsylvania Cen
trail railway, over which we travelled
from Chicago The heat, too, rendered
the trip a trifie unpleasant, as the car
in which We were rolled away to the
scene of the famous battle was just
a little warm.
LAS you know. we left st. Paul on
Tuesday of last week, arriving at
Gettysburg late Wednesday evening
Thursday was taken Up with a trip over
the battlefield, which mas been kept in
the same condition, Is nearly as prac-
teal. as it was at the close of the great
battle. The positions of the two armies
are marked on the field by cannon, and
military man can get a good location
of the armies. The field is an open
one, and both armies tould discern the
o. l,o;,
ly. Where the First Minnesota made
It's charge is, a very open piece of
ground, across which they charged to
small clump of trees in which the
enemy We're located. But what struck
me as being the most brilliant charge
of the battle was that made by a Con-
federate regiment the following day
under Pickett. They advanced upon
our lines for a distance of a mile and
a half and during the entire distance
were exposed to a continual fire from
our batteries
The country surrounding the battle
Held is very beautiful, especially from
the Little Round Top, hill and one Of
the Union Notifications, from which
you can see an immense distance The
battlefield is now covered up with
monuments from the different states
among them the Minnesota monument
just dedicated
THE next morning after our trip to
the battlefield, Friday, the dedication
ceremonies were held Among the
speakers were Gov. D. M. Clough, Judga
Lochren, Col. Colville, of the First Min
nesota; together with the congressman
and Senator Davis. Senator Davis
address a hri
Inc whole ceremony was an impressive
one, and one which 1 will long remem-
Der. In the evening we boarded the
train and went to Washington, arriving
there Saturday morning. We were as
signed to the Ebbett house, where SEN
ator Nelson makes his home while in
Washington, and where President Nc
klnley boarded when he was a con-
gresham. We visited the White house.
capitol and different public buildings
in the city, and in fact saw every
thing that could be seen. In my opin-
ion the new library building is the most
beautiful in the world. l was much
impressed with it, but could not begin
to give a description. Saturday was
the only day we could devote to sight
seeing in the city, as on Sunday and
Monday all the buildings were closed,
so our inspection of any and all Of
them was very brief
saturday afternoon we visited Mount
Vernon, Washington's old home, and
L brought away with me some mag
nclia leaves, from the last tree planted
by Washington before he died. l also
secured a cane made from apple tree
wood growing on the battlefield, and
some evergreen from Gen. Sheridan's
grave. Everything around Mount Yer
non is kept as much as possible like
1t was at the time Washington died
We were shown the spinning room,
which has lately been restored.
ooh, but it was warm in Washington
on Sunday. You think it was pretty
warm here in ST. Paul lately, but I
fully believe that Washington is the
hottest town on earth Gin temperature
1 mean). In order to get rid of the heat
we chartered a boat and took a sail
down the river to summer resort. The
only place you can get a breath of fresh