The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-08
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT VISITS
HISTORIC GROUND ABOUT
CHATTANOOGA
HoRsEMEN KNOCKED OUT
TRYING TO EQUAL HIM
He Reviews Troops, and Participants
in the Chickamauea and Other Bat
ties Explain Those Memorable Ac-
tions-TypicaI Southern Welcome
Extended to the Chief Executive.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. l.
President Roosevelt was the guest to-
day of the citizens of Chattanooga and
right royalty they entertained him. He
came to Chattanooga primarily to at
tend the national convention OF the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
and tomorrow he will be the guest Of
the railway men, but today Chat
: tanooga, as a whole, entertained him.
From early morning until late this
evening he was driven from one his
toric place to another, and the details
of the battles that have made the city
famous were explained to him by par
Elephants in the struggles. The bat
tlefields of Chickamauga, Missionary
Ridge, Orchard Knob and Lookout
Mountain were driven over. Tonight ne
attended the First Baptist church, OF
which Rev. j. w. Brougher is the pas
tor.
The presidential train arrived here
at $3.50 a. m. There was a large crowd
at the station and the president was
accorded a warm welcome. A commit
tee, including Gov. McMillin, entered
the presidents car and welcomed him
to the city. Trolley cars were in wait
ing and the ride to the Chickamauga
battlefield was taken.
President Rides StrenuousIy.
At the entrance to Chickamauga
park the Seventh United States cavalry
under command of Col. Baldwin, which
acted as the presidents escort through
the park, was drawn up. The president
and Gen. Boynton, president of the
Chickamauga park commission, mount
ed horses, and after the 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 trot, and for a mile and half
led the regiment a merry chase over
the battlefield. The race was so hot
that several of the troopers were I'M
horsed, and it was necessary to call
the ambulance corps into service.
After inspecting portion of the
field the president stopped at the camp
ing grounds Of the regiment and re-
viewed the regiment, together with the
Third battery of field artillery, under
command of Capt. Niles. The review
took place upon the spot where thirty
nine years ago on a Sunday morning
the Confederate brigade of Gen. Mani
gault, of Hindman's division, was re-
pulsed in a desperate charge by por-
ton Of Gen. Wilders brigade of cav
airy.
Luncheon was served and then
divine services, which the president at
tended, were held on the park grounds.
The services were conducted by Evan
gelist Porter. The president made a
short complimentary address to the
soldiers.
Georgians Present Cane.
very interesting incident occurred
shortly before the president resumed
his inspection of the battlefield. A
delegation of citizens of Georgia,
headed by II. r. Harper, of Rome, pre-
sented to him cane cut from the
Chickamauga battlefield. 1t is of hick-
Dry, with a silver head and band. In
scribed on the head is the following:
Presented to President Roosevelt,
by citizens of the Seventh congress
sional district of Georgia, Sept. z,
1902"
On the band are the names of six
of the generals who participated in the
battle of Chickamauga-
Wheeler, Hood, Rosencrans, Thomas
and Boynton. The Seventh Georgia
district was the home of President
Roosevelt's mother and he alluded TO
this fact in accepting the gift.
The presentation speech was made
by Hon. Moses Wright, of Rome, to
which the president responded. Snod-
grass Tower, which is seventy feet
high, was soon reached and notwith-
standing the warm weather, the presi-
dent walked to the top, where a splen-
did view of the battlefield was obtain
ed.
When Orchard Knob was reached
the president walked through it to
the trolley cars, which conveyed the
party to the foot of Lookout mountain.
Accompanied by Gen. Boynton and the
other members of his party the presi-
dent proceeded to Point Lookout
Mountain, where magnificent view of
the valley of the Tennessee and sur
rounding country was had.
Dinner was served on the mountain
and then the party returned to the
city. An immense crowd was assembled
about the hotel and they cheered the
president as he alighted from the car
rage.
The president tomorrow will ad-
dress the convention of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and also
the citizens of Chattanooga. He will
leave for Knoxville in the afternoon.