The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-08
A BATTLEFIELD TRIP
The President, on Horseback, Rides
Over the Scene of a Great
Struggle.
Late Saturday He Spoke Further Re-
garding Trust Remedies-The
Mckinley Anniversary.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. s.-President
Roosevelt was the guest of the citizens
of Chattanooga yesterday and they enter
tanned him royalty. Last night he attend
ed the First Baptist church, of which Rev.
J. w. Brougher Is the pastor.
During the day the president and Cen
eral H. v. Boynton, president of the park
commission, mounted horses and after the
members Of the party had entered car
riages the drive through the park began.
The cavalcade was hardly under way be-
fore the president started his horse at q
sharp trot, and for a mile and a half led
a merry chase over the battlefield. The
pace was SO hot that several Of the troop
ers were endorsed, and 1t was necessary
to call the ambulance corps into service.
After inspecting portion Of the field
the president stopped at the camping
regiment together with the Third battery
Of field artillery, under command Of Cap
tain Wiles.
The president at first was disinclined to
witness drill on Sunday, but upon it's
being represented to him that the men
| were particularly anxious that he should
see the drill, and as this was the only OPP
| portunity he would have to do So he con-
| sented. Luncheon was served soon after
ward. and then divine services, which the
president attended, were held on the park
grounds.
|
| list Porter and were Of q very simple ma
ture. At their conclusion the president
4 made short address to the soldiers. He
| compltmented them upon their sold1erly
| appearance and also for the splendid drill
! they had put up. He said he had enjoyed
! his ride with them very much.
A very pleasing incident occurred
shortly before the president resumed
his. inspection of the battlefield. A
delegation Of citizens Of Georgia.. headed
by H. r. Harper Of Rome, presented tc
him a cane from the Chicamauga battle
field. 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, Sept. 7, 1902"
On the band are the names Of six of the
generals who participated in the battle Of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Wheeler. Hood
seventh Georgia district was the home Of
President Roosevelt's mother, and he al
luded to this fact in accepting the gift.
: The presentation speech was made BY
Honorable Moses Wright of Rome, tt
which the president responded as follows:
my Dear Mr.. Wright. I cannot sa!
how touched and pleased I am. I canno
imagine any gift that would have pleased
me more than to have the young mel
from my mothers state present me Thu
cane with the names Of six generals, three
Of whom wore the blue and three Of whom
wore the gray, but whose descendant
and kinsfolk are equally loyal to the f1al
as it now is. want to mention one Gu
rious thing. You have on here Genera
Wheelers name. served under him a
Santiago. General Hood was in command
Of the Southern army. One of his son
was In my regiment and fought with grea
gallantry am so much obliged l can
tell you how I appreciate 1t. No gift
could have been more appropriate an
given in. plea anter spirit and exactly a
the right time. thank you most warm
lyn