The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-08
And Driven Over Missionary Ridge,
Orchard Knob and Historic
Lookout Mountain.
REVIEWED SEVENTH CAVALRY
ATTENDED DIVINE SERVICES AND
MADE A BRIEF ADDRESS.
Presented by Citizens of Georgia with
Cane-WilI Speak to LOcOmO-
tive Firemen To-Day.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 7.-Presi-
citizens of Chattanooga, and right royalty
they entertained him. He came to Chat
tanooga primarily to attend the national
convention of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen, ard tomorrow he will pe
the guest of the railroad men, but to-day
Chattanooga a whole entertained him.
From early morning until late this evening
he was driven 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 Chicka-
mauga, Missionary Ridge. Orchard Knob
and Lookout mountain were driven over
Tonight he attended the First Baptist
Church, of which Rev. ]. w. Brougher is
the pastor.
The presidential train arrived here
promptly at $3.50 a. m. There was a large
crowd at the station, and notwithstanding
that the day was Sunday, the President
was accorded a warm welcome. COM
mittee composed of Governor McMillin,
Mayor A. w. Crambliss, Congressman John
A. Moon. Gen. II. V. Boynton, Gen. A. P.
Stewart and Capt. j. p. Smart, members
of the Chickamauga Park commission; Gen.
A. w. Wylie and Capt. j. F. Shipp entered
the Presidents car and welcomed him to
the city. Trolley cars were in waiting
and after the formal greeting was over the
start for the Chickamauga battlefield was
made. AT the entrance to Chickamauga
Park the Seventh United States Cavalry,
under command of Colonel Baldwin, which
acted the Presidents escort through the
park, was drawn up. The President, with
General Boynton. president of the park
commission, mounted horses and after the
other members of the party had entered
carriages the drive through the park be-
gan. The cavalcade was hardly under way
before the President started his horse at a
sharp trot, and for a mile and half led
the regiment merry chase over the battle
field. The pace so hot that several of
the troopers were unhorsed and it was
necessary to call the ambulance corps into
service
CAVALRY REVIEWED.
After inspecting a portion of the field
the President stopped at the camping
grounds of the regiment and reviewed the
regiment, together with the Third Battery
of field artillery, under the command OF
Captain Niles. The review took place upon
the spot where. thirty-nine years ago, on
Sunday morning, the Confederate brigade
| of General Manigault. of Hindman's di-
vision, was repulsed in a desperate charge
| by a portion of General Wilders brigade
of cavalry.
| At the, conclusion of the review the
| Seventh Cavalry went through their new
calisthenics drill. The troopers were dis
mounted and. to the accompaniment of
the band, performed their evolutions. The
President at first was disinclined to wit
ness drill on Sunday, but upon its being
| represented to him that the men were par
| ticularly anxious that he should see the
drill, and as this was the only opportunity
| he would have to do so, he consented
| Luncheon was served soon afterward and
then divine services, which the President
attended, were held on the park grounds
The services were conducted by Evan
| gelist Porter and were of a very impressive
! nature. AT their conclusion the President
made a short address to the soldiers. He
complimented them upon their soldierly ap-
pearance and also for the splendid drill they
| had put up. He said he had enjoyed his
ride with them very much. His remarks
| were frequently interrupted by clapping
| and when he concluded the soldiers led
| by Colonel Baldwin gave him three hearty
| cheers. The President also complimented
| the members of Troop b, of the State
| Guard, under command of Captain Fyffe
which formed a guard of honor at the depot
| and which also accompanied 'him on his
| visit to Lookout mountain.
! AT the conclusion of the Presidents re-
marks and as he was about to depart from
the field, the soldiers called for Garry
owen" the selection to the strains of which
of the Little Big Horn, where Custer and
| SO many other brave men lost their lives.
Yes give US 'Garryowen.' said the
The band struck UP the spirited march
and rendered 1t amid the cheers of the
CANE PRESENTATION.
A very pleasing incident occurred shortly
before the President resumed his inspec-
tion of the battlefield. A delegation of citi-
zens of Georgia. headed by H. r. Harper,
| of Rome, presented to him a cane cut from
the Chickamauga battlefield. 1t is of
hickory, with a silver head and band suit
ably inscribed. On the head is the follow
ing:
Presented to President Roosevelt by cit
izens OF the Seventh congressional district
of Georgia, Sept. Z, 1902
On the band are the names of six of the
| generals who participated in the battle of
Chicakamauga-Long Wheeler Hood.
| Rosecrans. Thomas and Boynton. The Sew
/ enth Georgia district was the home of Pres
| ident Roosevelts mother, and he alluded
to this fact in accepting the gift The
presentation speech was made by Hon.
Moses Wright, OF Rome 10 which the
| President responded as follows
| My Dear Mr.. Wright cannot say how
| touched and pleased l am. / can imagine
| no gift that would have pleased me more
| than TO have the young men from my
| mothers State present me this cane with
the name of six generals, three of whom
| wore the blue and three OF whom wore the
gray, but whose descendants and kinsfolk
are equally loyal to the flag as it now Is. !