Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-27
GREAT OVATION
Given President Taft on His
Visit to Virginia
MAKES GOOD SPEECH

IN Nhtch He Rays a High Tribute
to the Confederate SoIdicr-De.
clarcs the Ceremonies Are Proof
Conclusive of the Uniting for All
Time of the Sections.
President Taft Wednesday was the
guest of both Pennsylvania and Vir-
ginia when he delivered an address
at Fort Malone, following the un-
yelling of monument and statue of
General John +. lIartranft. erected
IN memory of PENNSYLVANIA soldiers
who fell in the fighting about Peters
burg during the war between the
states and later became the guest
OF Petersburg at a luncheon ana re
ception.
The presidents visit to Petersburg.
once the citadel of the Confedcracy.
has had the city afIutter for more
ihan a month, and the plans for his
entertainment surpassed anything of
the sort ever undertaken here. The
occasion of Mr.. Taft's first visit into
The South as president was taken
advantage Of by the Nirginians for a
display of hospitality for which the
section long has been noted
Upon his arrival shortly after Q
o'clock the president was driven to
the old battlefield so rich in histor g
interest, He first witnessed at Font
St"dman the unvciling OF a tablet
which stands on the spot where TIN
| third division OF the ninth army
corps, commanded by General Hart
rantt. later governor of Pcnnsvlva-
MIA. recaptured the works on March
-, 1863. after they had been taken
| by General John B. Gordon and 100
picked men before daybrcak of Tho
| same day.
From Fort Stcdmau the president
ana his party were driven the mile
and half to Fort Malone. where the
| llartranft statute has been construct
ed at cost of $5O.0OO. Every inch
OF the way travcrscd by the Chief
executive Witnessed bloody battles
during tho siege of Petersburg. Old
soldiers in blue and in gray rode
! side by side from Stcdman to Ma
! hone
At the unvciling of the Hartranft
statue President Taft said:
I'VE are met on the soil of Vir-
| ginia TO dedicate "A memorial to the
bravery OF the sons of Pennsylvania.
exhibited in contest to death with
the sons of Virginia and the South.
We stand here in the center of the
| bloodcst and most critical operations
| OF the last year of the Civil War.
only few miles distant form that
| dramatic scene at AppomattoX be
| tween Grant and Lee. which marked
the great qualities of the heart and
soul of each and which was the real
end of the terrific struggle between
| the two sections
Here. in and about Petersburg
the outwork OF Richmond. the home
OF the Confcderacy. were carried on
those bcsicging operations. begun
late in the spring of 1864 and con
| tinucd with the courage and tcnacitv
Of purpose characteristic of the fed
eral commander, for nearly a year.
and resisted with the bravery and
strategy and the wealth of cXpedient
of the Confederate leader. until tho
forces of the South. worn out bv
constant assaults and inccssant ham
mering. were compelled to yield to
greater numbers and resources of the
North"
President Taft added: "It is Al
years since the battle of Fort Stead
man. In that time the bitterness of
the internecinc struggle has passed
away and we now treasure as a com
mon heritage of the country the bra
very and Valor OF both sides i'm that
controversy The president paid
tribute TO the Southern forces bv
saying that contest was given bv
the Cont, derate soldiers which by
any other than the tried and sea
soned veterans OF Virginia would
have long before been abandoned.
He continued: I'VE could not
dedicate this beautiful and enduring
memorial to the volunteer soldiers
OF Pennsylvania with such sense of
It's justice and appropriateness had
they not been confronted by an en-
emy capable OF resisting their as
saults with equal valor and forti-
tude."
He said that the ceremonies of to-
, day were conclusive proof of the
uniting of the sections and that all
that was done was well done. lie
said the Army of Northern Virginia
, fought for principlerthey believed
to.sae rigth, -
III Three Die IN Stofso. -ixs',
~ Is, ltnoHa tflst th9eet tlives were
lostzfn : x-ssveyes tfsean wt ichs strncl
:. Pepsseetay Fia ThursdSxa Tht
stRd greaoee6 yelocity OF 80 nlIle.
hour WHIPPING the bay iAto 8
Ting mass and osEssihg smsl