The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-21
HISTORIC GROUND.

the old mill which that battle made ia
nous. The scene was a familiar one to
the president, and he expressed that fact
by saying:
is the old mill, too. The Sixth corps was
encamped along the. road there, and over
here Sheridan had his sheadQuarters.'
r-Cooleys house was pointed out and
glimpses could be had of the pike mile
| away. On this pike the Eighth Vermont
had. erected a monument to their fallen
heroes. The rear car of the train was
| resting on a trestle wore which crossed
the creek As the scene became more
fixed in his memory the running water
attracted the attention of the president,
and, turning to those on the platform he
remarked:
''They drove US across this creek, pell
| nell, and then we came back and took
our old grounds
Rev. Mr.. Spiesel, of Cedar Creek, pre-
| sented the president with a bayonet and
some bullets picked up by his little boy
| on the battlefield. Mr.. Spegel's house
| was used as a hospital on the morning
| of the fight The president gave the lit
tie fellow white carnation from his
buttonhole and thanked him heartily. The
president noted in an amused way the
old stone walls. and some one suggested:
| ''Mr. President, those were good things
to get behind in those days.
A brief stop was made at Middletown.
Part of the town was seen from the
train. Here it was that Early drove the
Union forces before him when they re-
treated in the early part of the fight.
Kernstown furnished some interesting
| features. AT the small station crowd
! had gathered and greeted the president
! with cheers. One old Confederate vet
eran, after introducing himself told the
| president of how Jackson came up
| through the hollow over there
STOP AT WINCHESTER.
A great crowd awaited the president at
| Winchester. Assurances had been sent
| ahead that a stop there would be made
| and that if time permitted the president
| and party would drive through the town
| and pay visit to Hiram lodge, In which
| President Mckinley was initiated as a
Mason. The ladies of the party remained
on the train while the president, Secre-
tary Hitchcock and others of the gentle
men entered carriages and were driven
to Hiram lodge The lodge now occupies
a building some distance from the site
of the old lodge. The president was re-
ceiVed by Chaplain Hyde, Worthy Master
! Willis and others of the lodge. From this
| point of interest the party was driven
through the principal STREETS of Winches-
| ter out to the national cemetery The
| superintendent of the cemetery met the
president and escorted him to where
many of his old regiment were buried
and to other portions of the beautiful
burying ground From there the party
went to Mt. Hebron cemetery, and visit
ed the graves of the Confederate dead
Returning to the train the great crowd
had again assem- bled, and as the special
moved away greeted it with prolonged
cheering. The site which Hiram lodge
occupied when President Mckinley was
initiated in the order of Masons is now
small two-story, yellow-painted brick
building, the lower floor of. which is used
negro barber shop and the upper as
living apartments.
Between Winchester and Harper's Fer
ry lunch was served and ao stops made
Harper's Ferry presented another largo
and enthusiastic crowd. The schedule
upon which the presidential train was
running did not call for stops and I'M
| expected Interruptions and the train was
an hour late when it left Harper's Ferry.
From there to Washington quick run
was made and the party reached Wash
ington on time. The train stopped lust
outside of the depot, where carriages
awaited the members of the party.