Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-30
Prest Roosevelt Goes Over it and
Studies the Historic Sceueat
Close Range
WHERE SICKLES LOST A LEG.
He Points Place Out to President
Latter Makes an Address Dwelling
On Lessons of the War.

Gettysburg, Pa, May 30--Presldent
Roosevelt and party reached this his
torlc battle-ground at $3.50 today. Leav-
ing Washington at 1890 last night A
eisurely run was made by the b. & O.
special train to Penmar, Pa. There, IN
a delightful park in the mountains, the
train was side tracked at D. M, re-
naming until 1880 this morning Be-
fore the train left for Gettysburg sew
eral hundred people had gathered. The
president appeared on the rear plat
form Of his private car and was given
an enthusiastic reception lie spoke as
follows
1T IS a great pleasure 60 greet you
this morning and I am so glad that we
have such beautiful weather ON the oc-
Casion of my visiting this historic bat
tlencld Of he war on Decoration day.
I will not attempt to speak now as
am TO see all Of you especially those
who wear the button that shows you
have right greater than any Of the
rest Of us 10 be here and 60 rejoice In
all that this memorial day means?'
The train was stopped at Gettysburg
at Reynolds avenue, the road which
tavotses the position OF the Confedor-.
ate armies on the first day ofithe bait
tie. There the president and party en-
tered carriages and started on n drive
over the battlefield,
As President ana Mrs. Roosevelt
alighted from their car they We're greet
ed by Gov. Pennypackcr on behalf Of
the commonwealth Of Pennsylvania,
and by reception committee of the
Corporal Skelly post No 9, c. A. r.,
under whose auspices the ceremonies Of
the day were conducted A section of
a battery OF the. Third artillery, IT, $.
A., fred a presidential salute OF n
guns
OVER THE BATTLEFIELD.'
The drive over the battlefield oo-
cupied three hours and quarter. the
entire twenty miles of the ilne roads
built by the national government be-
ing covered. Frequent stops were
made to enable the president to study
at close range some of The more Inn
portant features OF the historic field.
lie manifested familiarity with the de-
tails Of the battle and expressed the
deepest interest IN various Incidents re-
counted by Gen. q, o, Howard and Gen.
Daniel T.. Sickles, both of whom parti-
cpated I'm the three days engagement
ON Little Round Top. where prolonged
gtop was made. Gems, Howard and
Slckles described the battle, the pres,
dent, Mrs Roosevelt and the entire
party listening attentIyely to the era
phic word pictures the two distin-
guished Veterans drew OF the situations
as they arose during the battle. At the
presidents request Con, Sickles pointed
out where he received the would that
cost him his right leg, In that connec-
ton he said that he did not know
precisely when he received the wound
as he did not know that he had been hit
until ne returned 10 his headquarters
about $3.50 y. NJ. only discovering, the
fact then by finding his right hand.
which had been resting on his leg, GOV
cred with blood While Gems. Howard
and Sckles were talking Mai Robbins,
who served as a major IN the Fourth
Alabama, I'm Laws brigade, during the
second and third days OF the fghting.
Joined the party and greeted the presi-
| dent. He was recognized instantly
| by Gen Sickles who remarked eagerly:
There Is the fellow who tried TO take
| tile hill but found II too high.
Eyes" responded MAJ. Robbins, I'VE