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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

seen galloping up on the Taneytown rOau.
His very presence had a marvellously
stimulating effect upon the troops, who
were now reforming in their sew posi-
tons
BY this time General Daniel H. Sickles
had brought his corps on the field from
Emmitsburg, having been inspired by the
news from Howard to rush forward re-
CARELESS of instructions. Hancock placed
him on the left of General Towards troops
fronting Seminary Ridge. CUPS Hill was
occupied by Wadsworth General Slocum
reaching the field. Hancock returned post
haste to Meade, ready to urge the choice
of Gettysburg as the field of battle, which
he found 10 be unnecessary, for the COM
manding general had already selected 1t.
All through the moonlit night the Federal
troops came pouring In. Meade, pale
tired. hollow eyed from lack of sleep.
reached the scene about l o'clock in the
morning. General Lee had preceded him.
arriving on Seminary Ridge in the course
of the previous afternoon In time 10 Wit
ness the success of his troops in driving
General Towards men through the town
to the hill on the south. Carefully eN-
aiming the strong position taken by the
Union army on Cemetery Ridge, opposite
and noting the steadiness Of the Federal
troops as they took their places, he de-
cidcd not to make an attack that after
noon. but to wait for the rest Of his force
TO come up
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
ARRIVAL OF GEN. REYNOLDS.

Early on the morning OF July 1. a Union
officer surrounded by a group OF pickets,
dashed in hot haste up into the valley be-
tween Seminary and Cemetery ridges. on
the Emmitsburg Road II was Major Cen
eral John T. Reynolds, a man among men.
and IN the Army Of the Potomac second
only TO General Meade his lifelong friend.
The previous day General Buford, the
Union cavalry leader. had entered the town
and thrown his pickets out along the Cham
bersburg road. That same day Pettigrew's
brigade. Of Heths division and HIS corps.
of the Confederate army, unaware Of the
presence OF the enemy at Gettysburg, came
marching into town for the purpose of plum
dering the shoe shops. Meeting Buford. he
retired toward Cashtown. Feeling certain
that the enemy would return in the morning
in greater force. Buford disposed his men
in Willoughbys Run TO restrain the Con-
federatos until support could come from
Reynolds.
General Reynolds. who commanded the
left grand division of General Meades
army. consisting of the LIST. Sd end 18th
corps had been ordered TO Gettysburg for
the purpose of observing the enemy and
screening the proposed retrograde move
ment to Pipe Creek. His corps. at that mo-
ment four. eight and twelve miles away
AT different points to the southwark, had
received orders for their ultimate return
to the line of Pipe Creek whore General
Meade expected to fight his battle.
As General Reynolds rode up the road al
hot speed that fateful July morning his
eye took i'm the character Of the country.
ON his right Law tho gentle SlOpp of Gene
terry Ridge with its fine hanking buttresses.
Turning to the left he found General Blu
ford in the befry of the seminary anxious
ly examining the field in front, beyond which
lay force Of the enemy At a glance
Reynolds graspcd the situation. There in
front was the enemy. Behind was the
place to meet him. The duty TO be per-
formed was that of holding Lees oncoming
forces until General Meade could come up
with all his troops. Without hesitation he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

sent back orders for his corps to hasten TO
the field. feeling certain that General Meade
would approve of his action.
Preparations were Immediately made 10
meet the enemy. who could be seen APP
side of Willoughbys Run. There was
bit of woods east Of the run in the angle
between the Chambersburg and Hagcrs-
town roads. Reynolds had just sent an
order to General Doubleday. the COM
mander of the 1st Corps, whom he expected
on the field at any moment, Hold on TO
the Hagcrstown road, and / will take care
of this one" meaning the Chambersburg
road. Troops from both sides dashed for
the triangle of woods. eagerly seeking the
possession Of this point or vantage.
Reynolds was watching Solomon Mere
dth's Iron Brigade" go in on one side
and James j. Archer's Confederates on the
other a bullet from sharpshooter's gun
entered his head and passed through his
brain, and this was the greatest Union loss
al Gettysburg.
Doubleday then took command and held
the lines as well as he could in the face
of the force which Lee had sent forward.
General O. O. Howard, with the llth Corps.
reached the scene In the early afternoon,
and by reason Of seniority took charge,
senaIng General Schurz in on the north Of
the town on Doublcday's right. Ew'll was
now in sight on the Carlisle road. Howard
attempted To cover too much ground. and
Early coming i'm on the right with ire
sistble viGor, drove his troops into Gettys-
burg and through the town.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
UNION LINES DRIVEN BACK.

Left unsupported in this manner, Gen
cral Doublcday's troops were Obliged TO fall
back, which they did, fighting all the way.
The enemy took advantage of the disorder
10 take many prisoners. Fortunately for
General Howard. and. indeed, for the
Union army. he had stationed Steinwchrs
division on Cemetery Ridge. thus forming
rallyng ground for his other retreating
troops. The LIST Corps was now posted on
the left end and the 18th on the right
In the mean time General Howard had
informed General Meade of the untoward
progress Of events. and had asked Cor inn
mediate assistance. Up to that moment
General Meade. who was at Taneytown,
about twelve miles in the rear on the
Maryland side of Mason and DiXon's line.
had expected To fight at Pipe Creek. From
that moment he saw that the great battle
he had expected had already begun and
that the field was To be the country
around Gettysburg Immediately he sent
General Hancock forward in advance Of
his corps to take command Of the field I'm
the neighborhood Of o'clock that after
noon the magnetic figure of Hancock was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

The at-something-f Qr-nothing impulse
drew many of the visitors. From past eX-
pcrlences ct innumerable worlds fairs ana
shows and such one gets the idea that he
can sauater down the aisles and pick up a
scattering meal by means Of delicate hand
outs from food booths presided over by
good looking young girls.
But If any one attended the Household
Show solely to save the price Of a meal, he
had. after he left it, to buy a heavier one.
because Of the increased hunger brought on
bv the violent walking and viewing pict-
ucs of appetizing food-they were liberal
with photographs Of table delicacies.
They certainly were. You couldn't pass
booth but some nice looking maiden would
force into your hand quarto volume of
literature and pictures about the thing She
represented. BY the time people got out
Of the Garden their coat lapels were COW
cred three deep with celluloid buttons,
brilliant string tags futtered from every
button and glaring pamphlets protruded
from every bulging pocket. About the
time they got around the corner they
would begin TO wonder what the deuce
they were going 10 do with all that paper.
and 2 majority Of them answered the ques-
ten by unloading right there on the side
walk.
II was noticeable that many there were
who seemed interested IN things which by
every apparent probability they should
have passed up with casual glance. Now,
tLcro WAS the patent cradle and safety
II g. one Of those things that
after you have seen the demonstration show
1t through rs PAGES you wonder how the
world managed 10 worry along without ii
before the inventor happened 10 think IT
up. Solemn faced young men would come
mp 10 the exhibit and hang over the rail so
that they wouldn't miss a word the negro
nanny" demonstrators said about the
cerc Of babies ana the engineering Of the
patent cot And when she was through
they would put away carefully couple oi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
THE FAMOUS PEACH ORCHARD.

This Ia the famous peach orchard spelled
ever since Gettysburg with capital letters
His left rested at the base OF Little Round
Top, while the right OF the line was far In
advance Of Hancocks left IL was dam
gerous position. and when General Meade
came on the field later he disapproved OF
the alignment, but it was too late, for even
while he was discussing 1t with General
Sickles the enemys artillery opened from
the wooded heights OF Seminary Ridge,
near the Peach Orchard. Then furious
assault followed upon the left of Sickles' s
line between the Orchard and Little Round
Top.
1t was now o'clock in the afternoon.
Through the entire day both sides had been
preparing for the fray. General Lee had
intended that General Longstreet should
make an early morning attack with such
troops as he could bring together, but
Longstreet, noting the difficulties In the
way OF direct advance upon the strong,
natural position Of the Union troops, had
spent part of the morning endeayor,ng TO
get his superior TO maneuvre around
Meades left flank behind Round Top. This
vas General Meade's weak point for Sedg-
vick's troops had not como up and the hill
was unoccupied. Moreover, success at this
point would seriously threaten. if not en-
tirely cut off, the Union communications
with Washington and the base OF supplies.
Unable to convince General Lee, he plead
ed for time for the remainder of his troops
TO come up. His second division under Nc
Laws arrived in the middle of the day,
but General Lee would not await the COM
ing of his third division under Pickett. He
finally gave LonSstreet the order 10 attack
General Sickes's left. \ desperate strug-
gle cnsued for two weary hours. blood
flowing Ike water. General Sickes was
carried from the field. a leg having been
shot away. In the meantime McLaws at
tackled on the other side of the angle at
the Peach Orchard and under a whitening
fire the line was forced back, but with a
steadiness which permitted it TO stop eX-
actly in the place ssigned TO IL.
The lack OF troops on Round Top that
afternoon came near to costing the Union
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
THE LINE OF BATTLE.

With the dawn OF day, General Meade
was concerned i'm completing his line of
battle. All of his corps with the exception
of Sedgwick's were on the ground. Sedg-
wick was marching toward him as fast as
possible Slocum held CUPS Hill around
to the extreme east. Next came Howard
at the elbow of the hill around the Gene
terry. Adjoining him was Hancock, with his
left covered by Sickes, whose line eX-
tended toward the south. The 9Th Corps
under Sykes. was in reserve, and ii was
proposed to have General Sedgwick take up
the extreme left near Round Top.
I'm the mean time General Sicklcs was OK
pccted to protect the left end. About a
mile away across the valley lay Lees
army. sweeping around in crescent from
Benner's Hill. on the east of Gettysburg
To- the high ground in front of the Round
Tops. where Longstreets troops formed the
right wing. Ewell was on the left and
II. T.. Hill in the centre.
When General Sickles established his line
OF battle in the morning he was not fully
Sd tisfed with the character Of the ground
which he was to occupy, believing ii TO
b.. incapable of defence owing to its low
less and the fact that 1t was commanded
by the low ridge traversed by the Emmits-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
Maybe You Went to the Gar
den Last Week and the
Blondes and Brunettes
Showed the Way.

rADISON SQUARE GARDEN may
MI come and IL may 80, but the pat
4NA ent potato peeler goes on forever
This was one Of the many things EVIL
scpced by the Household Show that close"
=, seven DAYS run at the Garden last night
Every one. including the scantily clad
bronze lady on the tip Of the tower admits
that the Garden is doomed, and any one
who visited the Household Show with his
ewes open can bear out the part about the
continuity Of patent potato peelers ana the
Ike.
TO the thousands who paid their 80 cents
and got by the doorkeeper the great floor
rad the look Of a gala bargain day IN some
curious sort Of department store. The
arena was blocked off IN highly coiored
squares and booths, with streets fun OF
visitors I'm between.
The pedestrians walked and walked while
the people in the booths talked without
rest. and handed out tons Of highly fla
Nored literature concerning their wares.
one side virtue the show had in common
with the Metropolitan Museum Of Art-the
Lnack Of making people take whole lot
If foot exercise before they realized what
they were doing You walked down one OF
the aisles and mp another, working your
ewes all the time. and the first thing YOU
knew YOU had "A keen desire to get OF
somewhere and sit down awhile.
They ought" declared one man who was
plainly fat and evidently lazy, they ought
10 have a streetcar system rrnrins about
tire place IN bet that I've looked my way
through ten nautical miles Of super-im-
proved household necessities"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
MEADE SUCCEEDS HOOKER.

lie was taken at his word. for II had
been felt by Secretary Stanton and some
others at Washington that after the fiasco
at Charlottesville, he could not be in
trusted with the fighting Of another battle.
The papers transferring the command
from General Hooker 20 General George
q. Meade, commander Of one Of the corps
Of the army. were hastily made out, and
General Hardie. chief of the staff of the
War Department and a personal friend of
both officers. was directed to go to Fred
cricl CITY and see that the change was
made Immediately and in a given manner.
not a minute was to be lost and gold was
iIvon him 10 expedite his journey. If in
danger Of interruption from Stuart's raid
ors hc was 20 destroy his papers and de-
liver. if possible. the message in verbal
form. Ito succeeded in getting through to
Meade. and the latter. with great reluc-
tarce. obeycd the order to take up the
mantle # leadership.
The transfer Of command was made in
the carly morning hours Of June IS. on
TIE afternoon Of that day, having ac-
Cuaiuted General Meade with the details
OF tine disposition of the various troops.
General Hooker got into a spring wagon,
and. followed by n handshake from his
successor and God bless YOU from
others gathered around, babe farewell to
the Army Of the Potomac and drove off to
the railroad station.
General Meade stated his general plan
20 be that OF moving toward the Susque-
fanna. keeping Washington and Balti-
more well covered. and If the enemy is
checked in his attempt to cross the Sus-
ouehanna, or If ne turns toward Baltimore,
20 give him battle" on June % he set
his army I'm motion toward the north, its
front extending across thirty miles of
country and its TANKS and rear protected
by q cloud of cavalry.
on the night following the abrupt change
Of commanders in the Army of the Poto-
mac a slender, wiry, stoop-shouldered man
about five feet eight inches in height with
dark hair and complexion and wearing a
brown beard, struggled through the lines
Of Longstreets corps Of the Confederate
army at Chambersburg. He was dressed
IN dark civilians clothing lie was admitted
10 General LOngstreets presence. and there
he told of having been I'm Washington,
where he had visited the saloons and
gained the confidence Of army officers. lie
had obtained a pretty good idea of the
general movements of the Federal army
and it's preparations for battle.
Learning that Hooker had started across
the Potomac. he set out Immediately for
Longstreets headquarters with his infOrma-
ton, travelling or foot by night and loaf
ing I'm the daytime near the federal troops.
In this way he had discovered that there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
THE GETTYSBURG REGION.

Gettysburg lies ten miles west Of the
crescent rampant of the South Mountain
range. The country round about IS as
wrnklcd as the palm of workneman's
hand under giant magnifyirg glass. In
the centre lies the village itself The coun-
try rises on the west, forming a north and
south ridge ON the crest was Lutheran
educational institution, which gave the
name Of Seminary Ridge to the height. Be
yond the ridge is a valley known as Will
loughby's Run. through which a creek
rneanders toward the south. Up and over
the ridge two diversins roads pass, one
leading to Chambersburg and the other
toward the southwest TO Hagerstown.
South OF the town rises a frowning hill.
on whose slope is the cemetery in which
the fathers of the town slept long before
the great struggle consecrated it anew
Rednning i'm rocky cliff TO the east
known as Cups Hill, il sweeps toward the
west in front of the town for three thou
sand Yards. and then bends toward the
south parallel to ana about mile and
half distant from Seminary Ridge. For
three miles the ridge runs due south, this
Hill terminating in bold, cone-shaped rock
called Round Top. On the northern slope
Of this dominating height IS a smaller cone
of rock. known as Little Round Top. In
the valley which lies between the rounded
stones Of Seminary and Cemetery ridges
reposod the homes and lay the smiling
meadows. the waving grain fields and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
The Many Contrivances on
View Proved How Busy In.
ventors Are on House.
hold Problems.

"A girl going out 10 cafes for her lobster "a
Newburg. II would be much easier 10 carry
along a kennel OF the edible animals anu
cook them with the watch charm stove
which could be carried i'm ones vanity Dag
Yes yes. our inventors are still workins.
Some stoves on view could be extended AMI
refolded until they lost their original snaps
and could be used for other pieces oil Iu'
niture. And there were couch beds 50 eoi"'
picated that you would have 10 hlre
chauffeur TO run them. and when were
whole sets OF furniture when ehahseu
around. Camping outfits were on view an
sale that could be carried I'm one OF INC
pots. The whole weighed something 'eS.
than fifteen pounds. with twenty pouhus VI
bacon In IT, SO compact have the inventors
succeeded In making household goods thss
before long one mayo be- able To support
large family In one small room ana IA"
enough space left over to house the motor
car.
There also was an abundance OF "S
articles. You saw the hrcless cooker anu
the iceless cold water bottle ana the hoiS'
less casters for chairs. The music ol 'h'
show was right I'm line. IL Was orchestra
less. SO TO speak. They didn't have Wn'''
lot OF men in fancy uniforms come there
and blow themselves red in the face on "in'
Instruments on your life! The hea''
harmony was furnished by big mach"o
all dolcd up in mirrors ard quartered o'A
that WAS run with a dynamo and didn't ha''
10 stop every few minutes 10 allow N'
breath to catch up. And the engineer VINO
ran ii never took music lesson In al l''
lfe Not one. ~. 5. TlsDALE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

were three corps near Frederick, and haG
learned something of their disposition. The
man was Harrison. the famous Confederate
scout. This was the first intmation the
Confederate army had that the federal
army was on the same side of the Potomac
with itself and I'm close pursuit, for Stuart 5
cavalry was away to the east, conducting
q useless raid.
The scout was sent to General Lee, ana
on June 20 the Confederate troops from all
Joints were turned toward Gettysburg
PENNSYLVANIA town. especially favorably To-
Gated for the concentration and distribu-
ton Of troops. and until then nesting IN
the receSses of the quiet huls without
thought Of fame and almost unknown be-
yond it's own ueighborhood. TT ere was no
intention of fighting a battle there, 10
prophets farseenG eye to foreten the hor-
rors and uudyinE honor which lay In store
for the village. Some overruing power was
drawing the two armies toward the amphi-
theatre on the eastern slope Of the cum
berland range for Lee was unaware of the
exact destination Of the Union army and
Meade was planning to fight defensive
battle along the line of Pipe Creek,
stream running northeast and southwest
into the Monocacy River, about dfteen miles
south Of Gettysburg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

And there were few mo passed who could
answer the unusually large Interrogation
point that marked the end OF the inquiry.
Therefore, Miss Marion Davidson did a
rushing business, to the chagrin OF evil
"tyaphoid" germs.
There are so many kidders In the world
she signed wearilS late last night Since
I've been working here I've heard 80 many
jokes that I'll never have 10 buy a comic
paper again as long as | I've. have
enough humor To run me a thousand years.
From the way the young men strain thei;
brains trying to spring some sad wheeze
you would think they got good salary for
doing It. | guess though. it's "A deformity,
she concluded philosophcally.
About everything they had To show I'm the
household line was some sort OF saver.
II WAS "A time saver money saver i
space saver, or life savcr-and often II
was all four. There were stoves that could
be folded mp and put I'm your vest pocket
almost You could take them ont and un-
wind them, ana lo!-they became minute
kitchen ranges that could be used for cook
ing elaborate square meals or meals OF any
other shape. They work on Pullman seats
or on the cushions of motor ear, This
one ran by alcohol-denatured, Of course.
Someone YOU can bet II was the press
agcnt-arranged for an actress To- come
down one afternoon and show what biz
things could Ice done with the little portable
cooker. II must have been the press agent
for press agents simply can't make a plant
without having AN actress star IN Il. And
Miss Land-for such was her aamc-came