The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-08
First Man of the Land Is Now in Fair South
 land
SUNDAY SPENT PLEASANTLY
 ON OLD BATTLEFIELDS
Compliments for Military, Both Reg ulars and state-Visit Extends Over Tomorrow in Sunny Ten
 nessee-With the Firemen.

Chattanooga, Tenn, September 7-Pres- ident Roosevelt was the guest today of the citizens of Chattanooga and right royalty they entertained him. He came to Chattanooga primarily to attend the national convention of the Brotnernood of Locomotive Bremen and tomorrow he will be the gnest of the railroad men, but today Chattanooga as a whole enter tained 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 battlefields of Chickamauga, Mis- sionary Ridge, Orchard Knob and Look out Mountain were drrven over.
 Tonight he attended the First Baptist church, of which the Rev. J. W. Brough. CT is the pastor.
 Large Crowd Greets Him.
 The presidential train arrived here promptly at s3O a. m. There was large
 
 the day was Sunday. the president was accorded a warm welcome. A commit tee composed of Governor McNfiliin, Mayor A. W. Chamblfss, Congressman John A. M. Boynton, Gen. A. P. Stewart and Capt. J. P. Smart, members of the Chickamauga park commission; Gen. A. w. Wylie and Capt. K. F. Shipp entered the Presidents car and welcomed him tv the city. Trolley cars were fin waiting. and after the formal greeting was over the start for Chickamauga pau S~leld was made.
 At the entrance to Chickamauga park the Seventh Unted States cavalry. under command of Col, Baldwn, winch ac>ed as the Presidents escort through tho park, was drawn up. The President, with Gen Boynton, president of the park commission, mounted horses and after the other members of the party had en- tered carriages, the drive through the park began. The cavalcade was hardly under way before the President starteo his horse at sharp trot and for mile and a half led the regiment merry chase over the battlefield. Tne pace was so hot that several of the troopers wers unhorsed and 1t was necessary to call the ambulance into service.
 Reviews the Soldiers.
 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 artillery under command of Captain Niles. The review took place on the spot where thirty-nine years ago, on a Sunday morning, the Confederate brigade of General Manigault of Hindsman divi- sion. was repused in desperate charge by portion of General Wilders brigade of cavalry.
 At the conclusion of the review the sev- enth cavalry went through their new en- campment drill. The troopers were dis mounted and to the accompaniment of the band performed their evolution. The President at first was disinclined to wit ness a drill on Sunday but upon its being reported to him that the men were par hcularly anxious that he should see the drill and as this was the only opportunity he would have to do so, consented. Luncheon was served soon afterwards and then divine services, which the Pres ident attended, was held on the parade grounds.
 Services on Parade Grounds.
 The services were conducted by Evan gelist Porter and were of a very i'm pressive nature. At their conclusion the President made short address to the soldiers. He complimented them upon their soldierly appearance and also for the splendid drill they had put up. He said he had enjoyed his ride with them TIT ~l~r enterrupted by hand 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 Fyfe, 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 remarks, and as he was about to depart from the field. the soldiers called for Garry Owen' the selection to the strains to which the Seventh cavalry went into the battle of the Little Big Horn where Custer and so many other brave men lost their lives. Yes give us Garry Owen" said the President The nand struck up the spirited march and rendered it amid the cheers of the crowd.
 A Cane Presented.
 A very pleasing incident occurred short ly before the President resumed his in- spection of the battlefield. delegation of citizens of Georgia, headed by H. R. Harper of Rome presented to him a cane cut from the Chickamauga battlefield It Is of hickory, with a silver head and band suitably inscribed. On the head is the following:
 'Presented to President Roosevelt by citizens of the Seventh congressional dis trict of Georgia September ', 1902
 On the band are the names of six of the generals who participated in the bat tie of ickamauga-Longstreet. Wheel CT, Hood. Rosecrans, Thomas and Boyn- ion. The Seventh Georgia district was fhe home of President Roosevelt's moth- er. and he alluded to this fact in accept ing the gift. The presentation speech was made by Hon. Moses Wright of Rome, to which the President responded as follows:
 My Dear Mir. Wright: cannot say how much touched and pleased am