The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30
AT GETTYSBURG.
President Roosevelt Drives Over
Historic Battlefield.
JOurneyed from Washington to
Make a Speech.
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TRAIN SIDETRACKED.
Special Waited Five Hours i'm d
Mountain Park.
Crowd Assembled at Daylight tC
See Nations Head.

Gettysburg, Pa, May 3O.-President
Roosevelt and party reached this his
toric battle-ground at $50 today. Leav-
ing Washington at 1O:9O last night a
leisurely run was made by the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad special train to
Penmar, Pa There in a delightful park
in the mountains the train was side
tracked at 2 a. m, remaining until 30
this morning. A crowd began to assem-
bic at the park as early as $50 and be-
fore the train left for Gettysburg sew
eraI hundred people had gathered. Be
fore leaving Penmar the president ap-
peared on the rear platform OF his pr1-
ca and was givn an enthusiastic re-
vate car and was given an enthusiastic
reception He spoke briefly as follows;
1T is a great pleasure to greet you
this morning and 1 am so glad that we
have such beautiful weather ON the oc-
caSiOn of my visiting this great historic
battlefield of the war, on Decoration
dav. I will not attempt to speak now
as / am to speak later in the day L
shall merely repeat how glad am 70
see all of YOU, especially those VINO
wear the button that shows you have
a right greater than any of the rest OF
US to be here and to rejoice in all that
this memorial day means.
The train was stopped in Gettysburg
AT REYNOLDS avenue, the road which
traverses the position of the confeder-
ate forces on the first day OF the pat
tie. There the president and party en-
tered carriages and started on a urlFe
over the battlefield
Memorial Day in Washington
Washington, May 30--With a
dawn overshadowed with threatening
clouds, Washington's patriouc cltizens
turned out today to participate in
Memorial day exercises IN the various
national cemeteries
OF chief interest were the exercises
at Arlington cemetery rms mar ple-
studded place upon the Virginia NIL
overlooking the Potomac river and
/ washington was transformed from
/ its broad white expanse to field
4 black with visitors. who reVerently
Dlaced their tributes of flowers on the
| Graves. Seldom has there been a-year
when by reason of a belated spring
such a profusiOn of flowers was avail
Al bIe While the Fifteenth United
/ States cavalry band played dlrge
I the graves were decorated. The exer-
/ cises were participated in by patriotic
| societies. a parade was made to the
| cemetery and back to the amphi-
/ theater, where the band, vocalists and
/ orators completed the programme.
/ The grafton of the day was delivered
I by Gen John c. Black. commander
/ in-chief of the Grand Army
/ At the soldiers home the exercises
were equally elaborate. The parade
included the invalided and aged sol
/ diers who live at the home, headed by
| the national soldiers home band. The
grafton was deHNeFed Dy WlllAm T..
1 Andrews. of this city At the battle
4 ground national cemetery the pro-
4 gramme included addresses by Dis
! trfct Commissioner MacFarland and
! Louis P. Shemalzer, Thomas G. Noyes
and Wilton J. Lambert, all Of this
/ city. The Sons, of Veterans had
/ charge of the exercises at Congress
siona1 cemetery, and committees ap-
pointed by the various societies con-
4 Quoted services at the other burial
places.
Flowers Strewed on the Lake.
Chicago, May 30.-In spite of de-
/ cidedly uncomfortable weather, thu