The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-07-03
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TO HEAT AT
GETTYSBURG
(By United rress-,

relief from the intense neat numerous
fatalities among the veterans is ex-
pected- The humidity Ii high and
the hospitals are overworked already.
The tents are veritable ovens and the
veterans are exhausted AS the re-
suit OF yesterdays heat seven are dead
up to this afternoon Today was Nil
itary Day and Major General John
Brooke enIogized the Union men and
sargeant John Scarborough paid tri-
butte 10 the Confederates.
10000 Veterans on Scene.
Forty Thousand old veterans OF the
war between the North and South are
encanped on the heid here. the scene
@, m. greatest battle OF the Civil war.
The old men are survivors OF the arm
ies that opposed each other atty years
ago in that bloody struggle. but they
meet as friends and comrades. nov.
not as foes. OF the nfsieth anniSer-
sary of that mighty engagement They
have lived long enough 20 forget past
bitterness. and TO remember only the
courage and the soldierly qualities
that made Gettysburg o=s OF the
greatest battles Of the worlds his
tory.
The reunion viii last throughout
next Friddy. Today is known as NIL
iiap Day. Thursday as Civic Day. and
Friday, Of course. as National Day.
The outskirts OF the great battlefield
look like a tented village. under the
rexniaisons being enforced. the State
Of Pennsylvania and the government
are furnishing entertainment TO veter-
ans only. and no old soldier Is per
mltted to quarter any member Of his
family In the eamps-
Immediately adjoining the camp "a
a great tent for reunion and herein
will occur all the exercises. excepting
the military parade and fireworks. The
reunion has drawn hundreds OF thou
sands Of people from every state in
the Union to Gettysburg and among
the visitors during the next four days
will be President Wilson and all Of
the members OF his cabinet
The President and Mrs. Wilson and
Governor Tener and Mrs. Tener will
be the guests of President and Mrs.
william Anthony Granville. of the
Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg.
Several OF the buildings Of this insti-
tuition we're used as hospitals during
the great battle. Leases OF land COW
ering a4s acres have been closed.
In tents on tho campus DIRE housed
the governors OF the various states
with their staffs-
OHf Ol tHt ul0rt thttttettAk VI A1t
veterans present on the battlefield Is
Colonel Charles Burrows. OF New Jer-
sey, who IL completely blind.
The tented villages In which the vet
erans OF the armies OF Lee and Meade
will live arc on the government res
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private land rented for the period OF
the reunion. These camps comprise
an era OF 1913 acres. on which besides
the tents that house the veterans.
there are 81 field hospital and In
nrmary tents. 30 bakery tents. and
numerous kitchen and storage tents.
The camps alone represents none
tary outlay, exclusive of ground rent
al. Of about s253.425,
Camp Equipment
The equipment OF the sleeping tents
for veterans includes t1.6&o cots. 4o.-
900 blankets, 10000 wash basins, H.
$50 candle burning lanterns. 10000
wax candles. 5000 galvanized iron
drinking water buckets. The total
weight OF this equipment is i.sA2.so7
pounds. and the total value about
s2as. 1000. Tho hauling of the tentase
aud equipment. together with the