The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-19
Unveiled Today at CuIpS
Hi, Gettysburg
GIFT OF NEW YORK STATE
Governor odell, General S.ckies, General
Rogers, and Others Make Addresses
Many Crippled Veterans in Line-An
Interesting Participant From Africa,

GETTYSBURG, Pa, Sept I9.-The
governors of New York, Pennsylvania
and New Jersey, and their respective
STATS, the New York monument com
mission for the battlefelds OF Gettys-
burg and Chattanooga, United States
regulars, veterans Of the civil war, and
National Guardsmen, participated in the
dedication ceremonies of the equestrian
statue OF Maj. Gen. Henry Warren Slo-
cum. erected by the State of New York,
on Culps Hill battlefield Of Gettysburg,
today
The governors and party were taken
for drive over the battlefield
Governor Stone, OF Pennsylvania, and
Governor Murphy Of New Jersey, with
their STATS. arrived this morning and the
Seventh Regiment National Guard came
in from New York
Organizations in Line.
The organizations participating in the
parade assembled in the public square.
under command of Col. Lewis R Steg-
man. OF New York. and at o'clock
marched to Culps Hill, in the follow
ing order:
Detail from Second United States
Cavalry, Corporal Sicily, Post, G. A R
OF Gettysburg. guard Of honor; Gettys-
burg Guard; Grand Marshal Stetman
and staff. band, Second United States
Cavalry; NO troops OF Second United
States Cavalry: Fourth Battery United
States Field Artillery Society Of Army
of Potomac. as guard of honor TO Vet
2 ,
New York Volunteers. General Slocum' 5
OWE regiment: First Brigade, Twenty
eighth. one Hundred and Twenty third
One Hundred and FOTty-hTst. One Hun
dred and Forty-fifth New York Volun-
teers; Second Brigade, Seventeenth,
FiTtieth New York Volunteers; Third
Brigade. Fe.ty-ffth, One Hundred and
Forty-third. New York Volunteers; Bat
teries I VI, and K, First New York
Second division, Second Brigade, One
Hundred and Nineteenth, One Hundred
and Thirty-fourth One Hundred and
Fifty-fourth, New York Volunteers:
Third Brigade. Sixtieth, Seventeen. One
Hundred and Second. One Hundred and
Thirty-seventh. One Hundred and Forty
ninth. New York Volunteers; Four
teenth New York National Guard: Thir-
teenth New York Independent Battery
Third dfvis toH, Third Brigade, One Hun
dred and ThiTty-sixth New York Folun-
teers Fourth division, Fifty-eighth and
Sixty-hfth New York Volunteers; Grand
Army of the Republic; Civic Organiza-
tons Fifth division. New York Board Of
Commissioners, Major General Sickeis.
chairman: Slocum family: orators OF the
dav, Seventh Regiment. National Guard >
Governor OdeII, of New York. and staff;
Governor Sta1e, of Pennsylvania, and
staff; Govern9r Murphy, OF New Jersey,
and staff. Gettysburg National Park
commission; advisory committee Of Get
tysburg- invited guests; retired officers
crippled veterans. il carriages.
Thousands Were Present.
The dedication ceremonies were largely
attended They opened with music BY
the Seventh Regiment band and prayer
BY Rev W T. Pray, after which Gen
eraI Sickels made a few Introductory
remarks. The monument was then IN
yelled BY Governor Ode.I. amid the firing
OF major generals salute by the
Fourth United States Field Battery
Addresses by Gen James c Rogers, o.
Sandy Hill. and Col. 4 E Baxter, OF
ElmITa, followed. After that General
SickeIs introduced Governors Odeil
Stone. and Murphy, each OF whom de
4IFeTeQ Dfl6L 2QuTSsstS-
Among the most interested veterans
is Charles SoneboTg, Of Cape Town, Souti
Africa. a member Of the Cape Parlia-
ment, who. with his wife. travelled 10 O0t
miles to be present Though q German
he fought for the Union and was one
Of SickIes' men. having been q member
OF the Seventeenth New York Regiment
He has been = resident OF South Africa
for nearly forty years and is z Iargt
holder Of valuable land
Benediction was pronounced by Rev
Joseph Twitchen. OF Hartford. Conn
and the field battery fred a salute. Tht
speeches were interpreted with music
BY the Seventh Regiment and Secont
United States Cavalry Bands