The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-01
CRUTCH AND CANE
THE ONLY WEAPONS
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Formal exercises OF the day took ]
place n tie tent erected for that pnr>
pose near the entrance to the camp
and were presided over by Colonel j.
NJ Shoemaker. Opening prayer vas
By Rev. George Edwards Loreioy. chap
iain-in-chief OF the Grand Army OF the
Republic Secretary Of War LlnGiey n.
Garrison was then introduced 70 de-
liver an address. The closing prayer
was hy Rev. II. NJ. Hau1ill, chaplain
general Of the United Confederate
veterans. The Official reunions held
today included the Tenth New York
cavalry veterans; the Army and Navy
Medal Honor Legion: Eleventh Penn
sylvania: One hundred and seventh
Ohio; Tenth Michigan: Sixth Penn
syiyan.a, Third Pennsylvania; One
hundred and eighty-eighth Pennsyi-
wanna; One hundred and f,fry-third
Pennsylvania: One hundred and
i twenty-nrst New York: Fourteenth
New York; National Association of
| Naval Veterans; Sixth New York:
! Knapp's Battery; Twenty-eighth
Pennsylvania: One hundred and for
4 ty-seyenth Pennsylvania: United
] prisoners Of war.
There were 100 patients IN the
field hospital today but none we're in
1 serious condition. The long hot ride
to reach camp told on some and the
policy of the medical officers IN
charge was to insist that all ailing
veterans who respond to sick calls
1 shall enter one Of the hospitals for
temporary treatment.
Most OF the cases are so light that
a good hot meal and several hours
sleep puts the patient In condition 20
reioin his comrades.
i The body OF Edgar Biggsby, Of
Wauwautosa, Wis. who died of old
age and complications last night, was
started home under escort today.
Major Normoyle. Major Greye,
Captains Hughitt, HENDERSON. Hark-
er, stewart, Justice and McCasky
have been on duty continuously since
yesterday getting the veterans settled
Z in their tents and 1t was announced
today that all of those listed to be
cared for are on the ground. The last
batch to come in were the Massachu'
sets, Maine, New York, Illinois and
southwestern detachments. Six spc
I cial trains came In between 2 and
o'clock this morning and most of the
veterans we're In a bad way from
fatigue and lack Of food. They were
fed on the best Of the camp and es
corted to quarters to get some needed
} rest.
| Secretary of War Garrison came In
: from Baltimore in an auto and spen1
: the day at headquarters. The fourth
$ death among the veterans was report
T ed today. The victim was Otto L
s Stamm of Almond, N. Y. veteran
S OF the Twenty-seEenth Massachusetts
3 The cause OF his death was apoplexy
e AS the sun mounted higher and III,
8 heat became intense today 1t was fear
j. ed that the field OF Gettysburg woult
! claim more of the heroes of the battle
fought here fifty years ago, the cele
o bration of which began this morning
q with both men of north and south par
;. ticipating When their comrades fit.
q years ago fell before bullets fired dur
, ing the first day of the fight the age
. and crippled survivors Of the confiic
I were dropping by scores today. victim
~ tho nerciless heat
This has been the hardest day ye
: for the thousands of veterans on tn
field. The humidity is high. Ambu
! lances have been rushing from al
:. parts of the field into the hospital
and up to noon today nearly 300 wer
given treatment for heat prostratiol
and weakness.
Many of the veterans are men VIII
, tramped about part of the night lool
y ing for quarters to sleep. Others go
up early and started out to see tn
{ scenes OF the first days fight Many Q
these fell on the way as they trudge
many miles over the battlefield.
Gettysburg and the battlefield ar
:. literally swamped with humanity. Az
Is commodations are most inadequate l
.. the face of crowd of $4,000 an
r. this is only the first day OF the celebrs
2 ton. The government has oiled tn
n roads leading into Gettysburg from a
a directions for a distance of % mile!
IT All of these roads are TANNED an
a. packed black with automobiles. wit
q wagons and with buggies.
The streets of Gettysburg last nigh
we're strewn with all sorts OF peopl
lying in the open trying to get res
The same scene was duplicated on tn
IS battlefield today.
al There is not enough for the visitor
II to eat and no place for them to sleel
81 Corridors, porches and even lars
n closets Of the hotels and hundreds
IL nrivate homes are filled up.