The Washington times., 1902-09-08
DAY SPENT IN RIDING,
WALKING, AND WORSHIP
President Enjoyed Himself Immensely,
and Everyone Was Pleased
Having Him With Them.

| CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Sept. 7.-The
PRESIDENT expected to have quiet Sun
DAY In looking over the Chickamauga
battlefield 1t has not been. however.
eAactiy the day of rest he craved and
meant 1t to be. There has been a fif-
teen mile drive over historic grounds In
continuous clouds of dust. There was a
dress parade by the Seventh United
States Cavalry. There was ride up
Lookout Mountain on an incline rail-
way that reminded many OF its passen-
gers of the calm security of loop the
loop outfit
Tonight he went to church, with a
following and a public demonstration
along the way, which, of course, he was
powerless to prevent, not altogether un-
like an ordinary secular triumphal
parade. 1t has rather annoyed the
President that his Sunday in Chat.
tanooga should have turned out so busy
and so un-Sunday like
He was not consulted about any part
of it except the regimental drill of the
Seventh. This he was inclined to dis
TO him that the soldiers would be ter
ribly disappointed if they were not al
lowed to show the President what the
first cavalry regiment to adopt the
Butts manual could do with it. and that
it would be good thing for the service
generally If he would consent to let
them drill. After that the President In
sisted on a regimental church service.
as one of the troopers put 1t, "to- take
the curse off. This, however, was real
ly to impress the men with the Presi-
dents desire to see Sunday properly
observed in the army.
Taken to Chickamauga Park.
The President entered Chattanooga at
$50 o'clock this morning. He was met
by Gen. II. V. Boynton, who introduced
him to Gov Benton McMillin, of Tennes
see, and number of members of his
staff. The President and his party were
loaded into two brilliantly decorated
trolley cars and were taken to the en-
trance of the Chickamauga Park.
There the whole Seventh Cavalry was
in waiting, drawn up by squadrons in
the woods and in the roads which con-
verge at the gates. The men were all
in the new Khaki uniforms, without
coats, wearing tight blue shirts and neat
black bow neckties. They are very
clean, bright looking lot, and their uni
forms were becoming.
A spirited horse belonging to Captain
Slocum, OF the regiment, was offered the
President for his use in going about
the park and he at once accepted it.
All the rest of the party except General
Boynton took barouches and army
wagons drawn by mule teams.
The President and General Boynton,
accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel Ed
gerly, went off with the regiment be-
hind them. They went up the famous
Lafayette Road, across which the bat
tie of the underbrush was fought on
September 10 and 90. 1863. 1t was sug-
gested that the President was getting
a little behind his program. He said to
Lieutenant Colonel Edgerly: Would it
be improper for me to set the pace"
Not at all, sir" said Colonel Edgerly.
please do So
Gave Horse His Head.
The regiment was marching with
Hankers out in the underbrush on both
sides of the road. The President let the
black horse have his head little and
then little more. The pace got faster
and faster until it became furious gal
lop. Five troopers were unhorsed. and
a score or more lost their hats. This
kept UP for a mile and half. AT the
end of it the ambulance at the end OF the
column was filled with sore and bruised
troopers, who said with great intensity
that they felt the way the President
face looked Another said his sympathies
were all with the trolley car that nit
the President at Pittsfield. He said he
knew the trolley car had been more hurt
than the President was.
After luncheon with Colonel Baldwin
there was a church service in front OF
the tents. The regiment was drawn up
in a hollow square, and prayer was Of
fered by the Rev. Mr.. Porter, in place ots
the regular chaplain. He gave thanks /
for the sparing of the Presidents life at
Pittsfield A little sermon was preached
and the regiment sang My Country, Tis
Of Thee" and the 'DoXology.
Then the President stepped out and
old the men that ne was glad to see
hem and proud of them as representa-
ives of the regular army He had en-
oyed his ride with them in the morn
ng. Their regiment began to laugh
when he said this and then to applaud
md then to cheer wildly.
Beat Time to Music.
At the request of trooper made from
he rear ranks the band played the reg
mental tune for the President, Garry
)wen," made memorable to the Seventh
~ Clusters fondness for it. The Presi-
lent beat time in the dust with his right
DOT and was very enthusiastic.
Then the party, the President in car
iage this time, went back to Chatta-
looga by way of Snodgrass Hill. the
3attleline Road and Missionary Ridge.
IN the way de passed the site for the
lew army post which is TO be estab-
ished here.
rrl III,