Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-12
One Of Two Greatest Americans,
One of Greatest Men in
Worlds History.
RISE OF THE RAIL SPLITTER.
Knew Greatness, but Not Ease;
Success Came to Him.
But Never Happiness.
On His Gaunt shoulders lie Bore the
De~tinies Of a Pcopie-A Brave
And Gallant Fighter.

''h' -fN''ft''N AHHfAN'h
HogJcnyblc. Ky, Feb. 12-Bevorent
and curious Americans to the number
of several thousand today dedicated
the mean little cabin. lu which liberty
wrought her last great miracle. The
present head OF the nation. the g1ysr-
nor OF L.ueons native state. two
eminent lawyers Iu the struggle
through which Lincoln brought forth
the nation reunited and free; another
late the governor of a state rivcu like
Kentucky between The fires of section
al devotion and duty; am these and a.
host Of others iu the forefront OF Ann
erican life Joined in the act of con-
secration.
Something of the uucouthness SD in-
separable from Lincoln during his life
time was distinct boz the heart of tho
ceremony OF today, which celebrated
his ono hundrodth birthday. The enc
shrining of a hower-manued. but
withal dingy structure OF logs with
in a noble structure Of marble, one
block OF which would buy q settle
mcut such as that in which the Linz
coins lived when Abraham was born
cannot but retain some element Of the
rural and the homespuu.
THE CABIN.
The tent which will serve as am au-
ditOrium was rOped Of from the crowd
which gathered around the halloved
spot I'm the center besides the plat
form for the speakers and the ma
chinery Of the cornerstone laying is
tho him itself IffFI.. hfHHnHfncr
over 10 feet square, bilt Of logs. uotched
and laid together, pioneer fashion. Tho
logs are worn smooth where the bark
has peeled on and rotted and now
they are dirty and leaden gray.
The board roof rs i'm fair condition
and the puucheon floor patched as
though "Shifticss Tom" as Abraham
father was known had knclt down one
afternoon and done the very chore
The tall farmers boys and grizzled
Old men, sprung from The same soil
and nursed the same rough land
breast gazed at the cabin from day
light on, reinforced by those of the
city jewellers, who had come out early
10 the scene.
These native people had known the
cabin since childhood but they stared
al is now ina its carnival trappiugs as
though IL might at any time glow
from It's window holes with the genius
that was in the place before the Lin
coins crossed into Indiana and young
Abe began that pilgrimage lEom whica
his feet were not to rest until he
reached Ford's theater.'
HOGDENVILLE.
Early morning revealed that Hodgen-
VILE had with some trepidatiCn taken
q temporary position as capital OF the
world.
The little place Is a fair specimen
o.
mercial club. mayor and corporation
and a clean main street. This as well
as the entire residence portion ana
every farmhouse passed along the
route 20 the Lincoln farm was Shot
through with tho colOrs of the national
ensign
II is even three miles from the de-
pot to the farm ana the farmers.
gluved and holding tho rein over She
backs of every Quadruped in la Rue.
gave lifts 10 many a centenary Jub-
latOr who had not calculated tho dis
lance from HodgenWlle itself 20 tho
dedication site AS the cabin itself was
the only antique on actual display
many "a horse and perhaps a shay ur
two which remembered Lincoln. passed.
unsung.
by the suggestion of some OF tho
kindly keutuckiaus, whose Indigenous
cooperation made the entire celebrt-
ton possible lu "a rural county, the MAJ
tive cabin was SET in caaket of fow-
ers, the glft Ji the school children OF
Kentucky.
Tho cabin stands a half mile inside
the cato or the farm ana as mono was
allowed TO- bring his vehicle within this
gate there was "a f1rllug delta on hue
mauity and color setting toward ana
around the cabin during the time be-
fore the ceremonies and when it was
seen that there was no more room
within Che tent
Five special trains that set out early
from Louisville kept tlc afr boo Che
Ntue town vibrating with their whistles
until near tho hour of the dedication.
The FIRST same at 1885 o'clock witch
spectators aboard; tho second and
third au hour apart and tho fourth
arriving 40 ID o'clock brought Gov
Augustus D.. Wilson of Kentucky ana
h.s company and stan.
PRESIDENT ARRIVES
A long drawn out foot at "a quarter
of noon announced to tho waiting
hundreds surrounding the station tna
presidents train. and when DO puI ei
Iu and the Distinguished citizens
aHghtcd, the air cracked with cheers.
when the president. bis wife ana
daughter, with Socy. Loeb. had entered
fhu tao clusou carriage Reserved tUf
them and the band and Company D.
of the First Kentucky regiment bad
formed Bt tho beginning of taH Nue
tho parade was ready to move 900 Oh
Woe cabin Size.
Following tha band ml tH. soldiers
eHmH Gov Wilson ud n.s stan.
THO parade dItW up It lnr H.Ia u. lHa
cabin ana the governor. fhr president
Sins Roosevelt NIss Roosevelt Nm
Loeb ana members of lh. centenary
committee entered Che cent tl tu. HI-
p.Huss of lts occupants and took Ih..r
seats 0u au lmur1tIsol platform utlr
the ioNcr mHufri cabin
Close tl thls Iay the cornerstone of
the rrW memorial temple Iu iu bod ut
mortar. and "a deITok Was manned
ready to raise the hugo stone into tlH
piaoe when tho president had spread
the cement In Its broad Hdo with fHa
silver uoNcl which lay upon the rosa
trlm Following me delivery ol tna
/ Impressive Invocation former Cow In-
I srph Fu|h Ul MIa-nuII. Hn0 rs president
of tho lincoln Memorial association