The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-08
ROOSEVELT A RIDER
PUT TROOPERS OF THE SEVENTH
CAVALRY TO THE BLUSH.
FROM SADDLES TO WHEELS.
SOME WHO COULDN'T STAND THE
PRESIDENTS PACE HAD TO GO.

Royalty entertained - Trips TO
ChickamauGa and to Lookout
Mountain-SeveHthC Cavalry His Es-
cOrt Through the Park-President
Was Mounted and Set the Cavalry
Hot Pace.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 7.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt was the guest to-day of
the citizens of Chattanooga, and right
royalty they entertained him. He came
to Chattanooga primarily to attend the
national convention of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen, and to-mor-
row he will be the guest of the rail-
road men. From early morning until
late this evening he was taken from
one historic place to another and the
details of the battles that have made
this city famous were explained to him
by men who were participants in the
struggles.
The battlefelds of Chickamauga,
Missionary Ridge, Orchard Knob and
Lookout Mountain were driven over.
He attended services at the First
Baptist Church. of which Rev. J. w.
oIOh6 10 liC PehotClJ eO-AiAtoAb'
The presidential train arrived here
promptly at $50 a. m. A large crowd
was at the station, and notwithstand-
ing the day was Sunday, the President
was accorded a warm welcome.
A committee; composed of Gov Nc
MILAN, Mayor Chambliss, Congressman
Moon, Gen. H. V. Boynton, Gen. A. P.
Stewart and Capt. j. P. Smart, mem
bers of the Chickamauga Park Com
mission; Gen. A. w. Wylie and Capt
j. w. Shipp welcomed him to the city.
Trolley cars were in waiting, and aft
er the formal greeting, the start for
Chickamauga battlefield was made.
At the entrance to Chickamauga
Park the Seventh United States Cav
airy, under command of Col Baldwin,
which acted as the Presidents escort
through the park, was drawn UP. The
President, with Gen. Boynton, presi-
dent of the Park Commission, mounted
horses, and after the other members
of the party had entered carriages, the
drive through the park began.
| Rough Rider Rides Roughly.
The, cayaIcade was hardly under way
before the President started his horse
at sharp trot, and for a mile and
a half led the regiment a merry chase
over the battlefield. The pace was so
hot that several of the troopers were
endorsed, and it was necessary to call
the ambulance corps into service.
After inspecting portion of the
field, the President stopped at the
camping grounds and reviewed the
regiment, together with the Third Bat
terry of field artillery, under command
of Capt. Niles.
The review took place upon the
spot where. thirty-nine years ago, ION
Sunday morning, the Confederate
brigade of Gen. Manigault of Hind
mans division was repulsed in des-
perate charge by a portion of Gen.
Wilder's brigade of cavalry.
AT the conclusion of the review the
Seventh Cavalry went through their
new calisthenics drill. The troops were
dismounted, and to the accompaniment
of the band, performed their evolu-
tions. The President was disinclined
to witness drill on Sunday, but upon
its being represented to him that the
men were particularly anxious that he
should see the drill, and as this was
the only opportunity he would have
to do so, he consented.
Divine Service in the Park.
Luncheon was served soon after
ward and then divine services, which
the President attended, were held on
the park grounds. The services were
conducted by Evangelist Porter, and
were of a very impressive nature. At
their conclusion the President made
a short address to the soldiers. lie
complimented them on their soldierly
appearance, and also for the splendid
drill they had shown. He said he had
on fc rida with fhoT11 T71ff0h
His remarks were frequently interrupt
ed by clapping, and when he concluded
the soldiers, led by Col. Baldwin, gave
three hearty cheers.
The President also complimented the
members of Troop B, of the State
Guard, under command of Capt. Fyffe,
which formed a guard of honor at the
station, and which also accompanied
him on his visit to Lookout Mountain.
Presented with a Cane.
A. very pleasing incident occurred
shortly before the President resumed
his inspection of the battlefield. A
delegation of citizens of Georgia, head
ed by H. r. Harper of Rome, Ga, pre-
scented to him a cane cut from the
Chickamauga battlefield. 1t is of hick-
ory with silver head and bands suit
ably inscribed. On the head is the fol-
lowing:
Presented to President Roosevelt by
citizens of the Seventh Congressional
District of Georgia, Sept 7, 1902"
On the bands are the names of six
generals who participated in the battle
of Chickamauga-Lon Wheeler
Hood, Rosecrans, Thomas and Boyn-
ton. The Seventh Georgia district was
the home of the Presidents mother
and he alluded to this fact in accepting
the gift. The presentation speech was
made by Hon. Moses Wright of Rome,
to which the President responded as
follows:
my Dear Mr.. Wright: / cannot say
how touched and pleased ! am. / can
imagine no gift that would have pleas
ed me more than 10 have the young
men from my mothers state present
me this cane with the name of six gen
erals, three of whom wore the blue and
three OF whom wore the gray. but
whose descendants and kinsfolk are
equally loyal 10 the flag as II now u.s.
want 10 mention one curious thing. You
have on here Gen. Wheeler's name.
served under him al Santiago. Gen.
Hood fought IN command Of the South
ern army. one Of his sons was IN my
regiment and fought with great gal
iantry."
Drove over the Battlefield.
When he resumed bis inspection OF
the battlefield. the President dispensed
sith the cavalry escort and entered a
carriage with Gen EoYntOn, Secretary
Corteiy0u and Acting Grand Master
Mammalian Of the brotherhood ~ L0-