The evening Republican., 1902-09-08
ON HISTORIC FIELDS.
President Visits Tennessee
Backgrounds. @
DINNER ON LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN.
Aen Who Participated In the Fa-
nous Fights Act AS Guides.
Royalty Entertained In
Chattanooga.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. s.
President Roosevelt is the guest today
of the national convention of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen.
Yesterday Chattanooga entertained him
and did it right royalty. From early
morning until late in the evening he
was taken from one historic place
to another, and the details of the bat
ties 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.
3rougher is the pastor, last night.
The presidential train arrived here
promptly at $50 a. III. A large crowd
was at the station, and notwithstand-
ing the day was Sunday the president
was accorded warm welcome.
A committee composed of Governor
McMillin. Mayor A. w. Chambliss,
Congressman John A. Moon, General
H. V. Boynton, General A. z. Stewart
and Captain J. p. Smart, members of
the Chickamauga park commission;
General A. w. Wylie and Captain j.
W. Ship entered the presidents car
and welcomed him to the city. Trolley
ears were in waiting, and after the
formal greeting the start for the Chick
amauga battlefield was made. At the
entrance to Chickamauga park the
Seventh United States cavalry, under
command of Colonel Baldwin, which
acted as the presidents escort through
the park, were drawn up. The presi-
dent, 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 began. The
cavalcade was hardly under way be-
fore the president started his horse at
a sharp tr0t and for Il mile and Il half
led the regiment a merry chase over
the battlefield The pace was so hot
that several OF the troopers were un-
horsed, 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 battery of field
artillery under command Of Captain
Niles. The review took place upon the
spot where thirty nine years ago on
Sunday morning the Confederate bri-
gHde Of General Manigault of Hind
mans division was repulsed in des-
perate charge by a portion Of General
Wilder's brigade of cavalry.
At the conclusion of the review the
Seventh cavalry went through their
new calsthcnics drill Luncheon was
served soon aftorward. and then divine
services, which the president attended,
were held on the park grounds. The
services were conducted by Evangelist
Porter and were of Il very impressive
nature. At their conclusion the preSi-
dent made short address to the sol
dierS.
A very pleasing incident occurred
shortly before the president resumed
HIS Inspection Ol the btttitlcltl. "a ttl-
egatiOn of citizens OF Georgia headed
by II. II, Harper of Rome presented 10
him Il cane cut from the Chickamauga
battlefield. 1t is Of hickory, with sill
yer head and band suitably Inscribed.
The president was greatly interested
in many of the monuments which mark
the battlefield and after reading the
inscription Gu that erected by the
state Of Kentucky had Assistant Sec
rotary Barnes make copy of it.
The drive extended through Mission
AIRY ridge to Orchard knob. Along the
route the president frequently was
greeted by groups of people, to whom
he responded by raising his hat. At
one point On the road Il number of chill
dren waved small American flags as
the president passed.
When Orchard knob was reached,
the president walked through it to the
trolley cars. which conveyed the party
to the foot Of Lookout nOuntain At
the top Of the mountain large crowd
had assembled.
Dinner was served on the mountain
and then the party returned to the
city.