Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-07-03
VETS IN BLUE AND
GRAY MEET AGAIN
Soldiers From North and South
Pouring Into Gettysburg.
ARRIVE BY SPECIAL TRAIN.
Thousands Walk From Station in the
Blazing Heat-Many succumb by
Wayside-'It's Hot, but Not So Bad
as Fifty Years Ago." Says One.

Gettysburg, Pa, June 30.-Gettys-
burg stepped fifty years backward to-
day into the halo of history and looked
again upon an army of blue and an
Emy of gray, meeting at its doorstep
% join in the semi centennial celebra-
lion of the greatest battle OF the war
between the states, and to show the
world that scars are not SO deep as
the feeling of American brotherhood.
From early morning the veterans in
blue and gray troGped into the little
town which has slept so peacefully
among its hills since Lee and Meade
turned their legions southwark so long
ago.
More than thirty special trains came
into the village during the day and
thousands OF veterans who tramped
visit rode in the luxury of soft-backed
day coaches from Harrisburg, Balti-
more and Washington.
Thousands Walk.
From the station OF the two rail
roads that come into the village is a
good long .nile to the camp of 5000
tents where the veterans are housed
Many of them made the trip by auto
mobile or by carriage or in the friend
ay shelter of a seeing" Gettysburg
car, but thousands shouldered their
suitcases and walked. The sun was
scorchirg hot under a cloudless Sky
and many succumbed before they
found their tents. There was no COM
planning, however, and the veterans
seemed ashamed to acknowledge that
a thing like heat could stop them.
Its hot" said one old soldier, "but
1t isn't as hot as it was fifty years
ago." Although the regular army ana
the Gettysburg commission of the
state could not cope with the heat
every possible arrangement for the
comfort of the united armies has been
made. The camp of brown army tents
is under the direction of officers OF
the regular army. The streets of Get.
tysburg are under the grim scrutiny
OF the Pennsylvania constabulary, and
for the care of the sick the army, the
state and the Red Cross have all made
extensive preparations
Wilson'S Stay Short.
News that President Wilson is com
ing to make speech July 4 caused a
stir.
j. M. Schoenmaller, chairman of the
Gettysburg commission, telegraphed
to the president, informing him that
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to Gettysburg at II o'clock, July 4
The president will stay here about
two hours.
The first serious accident of the
celebration came when two trolley
cars on the Gettysburg Railway com
pany's line, which runs over the bat
tlefield met in head-on collision near
the Devils Den, one of the historic
spots. Six passengers were Slightly
injured, but none seriously.
There were many heat prostrations
during the day, but most of the suf-
ferers revived under hospital treat
ment. Augustus D. Brown of Liver
to die on the field. He was taken sud
denly ill and died just as an army sur
,geon reached his side. The heat
probably hastened his death.
General Hunter Liggett Of Washing
ton is commandant of the camp. Three
hundred and fifty Philadelphia Boy
Scouts are scattered about the camp
at various stations, where they will
assist the veterans in any manner pos.
sible. Fourteen Red Cross stations
were established on the battlefield to
serve as rest stations and temporary
hospitals for the veterans.