The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-06-01
THE NATIONS HEROES.
President Roosevelt's Notable
Speech at Gettysburg.

Drive Over the Battlefield by Gen
erals Howard and Sickes - Talk
With Major Robbins Of the Fourth
Alabama.
Gettysburg, Pa, May 31.-On his
toric Cemetery hill, overlooking
ground hallowed by the blood of half
a hundred thousand brave men and in
the presence of concourse Of th0us-
hnds who had assembled to pay trib
ute to the memory of the nation
dead, President Roosevelt delivered
notable address.
On nearly the same spot, on Nov.
10, 1868, President Lincoln delivered
the immortal address enunciating
principles which have rung around the
world for more than third of cen.
tury.
President Roosevelt was escorted to
the cemetery on the battlefield by a
body of several hundred veterans of
the civil war This president and his
special escort were preceded by sew
eral organizations including a squad.
ron of United States cavalry, the Third
United States artillery and the Marine
band of Washington, which had been
ordered here for the occasion. Mrs.
Roosevelt and other members of the
presidents party followed in carriages.
The rear of the procession consisted of
civic organizations and citizens in cal.
riages.
Governor Pennypacker presided at
the ceremonies which were held IL
the rostrum in the cemetery. After
the memorial day services of the G. A.
r. had been concluded and the pupils
of the public schools had strewn flow
ers over the graves of the thousands
Of dead, during which ceremony the
Marine band played solemn dirge.
Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale, chap
lain of the United States senate, pro-
nounced the invocation. The presi.
Pennypacker.
His Introductory remarks were as
follows: "The place where we now are
has won a double distinction Here
all time, and here was spoken one Of
the few speeches which shall last
through the ages.
CAS- long as this republic endures or
memory of the battle of Gettysburg
likewise endure and be known; and as
long as the English tongue is under
stood, so long shall Abraham Lin
coins Gettysburg speech thrill the
hearts of mankind"
The ceremony was concluded by all
address by Hon. Eugene F. Ware,
commissioner of pensions, and bene-
diction by Rev. DR.. Clutz.
The drive over the battlefield occu-
pied three hours and quarter The
president expressed the deepest III
terest in various incidents recounted
by General o. o. Howard and General
Daniel E. Sickels, both of whom PAL
ticipated in the three days engage
ment on Little Round Top, where a
prolonged stop was made.
Generals Howard and Sickels sue.
cinctly described the battle. the prosi.
dent, Mrs. Roosevelt and the entire
party listening attentively to the
graphic word pictures the two dis
tinguished veterans drew Of the SIT
uations as they arose during the bat
tie. At the presidents request Gen.
eral Sickels pointed out where he re-
ceived the wound which cost him mis-
right leg.
While Generals Howard and Sickeis
were talking Major Robbins, VINO
served as major in the Fourth Ala
bama in Laws brigade during the sec
ond and third days of the fighting,
Joined the party and greeted the pres
ident. He was recognized instantly
by General Sickels, who remarked
eagerly
There is the fellow who tried to
take the pill, but found it too hot"
"Yes," responded Major Robbins,
I'VE charged up this hill, but you
moved us down like grass. We
couldn't stand it and had to get back"
The major then recounted some iD-
teresting details of the part of the con.
test in which he participated. After
hearing cross fire of graphic descup.
tions from the Union and Confederate
participants President Roosevelt re-
marked:
"This country is all right so long
as we can have this kind of a talk on
Little Round Top"