The Washington times., 1913-07-02
MILITARY DAY" IS
FULLY OBSERVED
Veterans of North and South
Unite in Praising Their
Friends and Foes.


Friends and Foes.
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dropped to the floor of the Gettysburs
Hotel while standing in the lobby there
early today and died before he could
be removed to the hospital With the
Thermometer rising as the sun shines
more fiercely the medical staff here ID
on the qM yive and no one will be sur
prised IL several other deaths occur be-
tween now and dawn tomorrow.
There were only lis of the 4s9 stricken
veterans still in the hospitals early to-
day. The others had recovered and been
sent home. They We're urged not TO
remain on the fed. but to get home and
settle down. The remaining patients
are recovering rapidly.
Major Hess, In command of the 1eld
hospiteI, expressed astaonishment today
that ihe terrific heat bad not caused
more fatalities.
"A surprisingly hard bunch of old
men," said the major. We have some
thing like 2,eoe beds on the heid, and
the 20 beds In the central hospital here
would have safficed. However. this Is
promising TO be a blazing afternoon,
and you cannot tell what VII happen.
I thiEk the old men are holding Up
marveleusly, we'll considering their ad-
venced age
neguiar Troops FEED Heat.
HIT only the veterans but the reg
ular troops as well are feeling the
effects Of the heat, and several Of them
have been compelled to seek medical
Cd.
There were several reunions sched-
uled TO take place in the big tent to-
day. among them Of the Army OF The
Potomac. In which many Washington
veterans were Interested, but the sim.
mering heat kept all but a handful of
the men near their respective tents.
The big canvas auditorium shuts of
all the air and its interior is like
An trnpromptu meeting was held early
this morning at the head Of the street
on which the District men are eamped.
and the old soldiers listened to short
tslk, by former GoveTnoo Ma 0oon sansa sn,0. on
tendent OF Arlington Cemetery, and
John Callahan, who represented the
Confederate veterans Of the District
The signifcance of the reunion was
their general theme.
Eulegies for Beth Armies.
The forces of the North and the
South are being specifically honored
today. In the big tent where all of
the formal functions are held, the vet
Grams assembled this afternoon to listen
to praise of the heroism shown by the
opposing armies. Eulogies of the North
were sounded by Maj. Gen. John j.
Brooke, of Pennsylvania, while those
Of the South were delivered by Sergt.
~ Czr~ r.-rt, nf "a
lima And, as a climax TO the two
efforts came the reading of the mar
tyred Lincoln's Gettysburg address by
Barry Bulkley. of Washington.
There was a decided check 10 the wild
enthusiasm which has marked the pro-
ceedings up to today. Yesterdays ter
rible heat, which lasted well into the
night, had taken heavy toll of the
reserve strength of the old warriors.
They did not respond as quickly to the
bugle this morning, many preferring to
go without their breakfasts to leaving
the shelter of their tents and the hay
piled cots on which they were COM
fortably resting.
More Than 900 Frustrated.
With more than 5000 men in camp.
all over sixty-eight years of age. chP
death rate according to the law OF
averages, should be much higher. How
ever. the surgeons IN charge fear that.
as the camp draws to q close, these
figures VIII be increased.
II Is because Of this that orders have
been issued that the saloons in Gettys-
burg be closed AZ 1880 nightly. 1t was
feared that the spirit of conviviality and
comradeship would cause some Of the
old soldiers to indulge too freely and
thus fnjure their health. The CommiE-
the drinking places closed while the
camp was on but he decided that he
did not have the power to do this and
the Burgess of Gettysburg, appealed
10. agreed to order the doors locked az
1879
District Men Fortunate.
Washington veterans, listed thus far
as I'll from the heat, are Andrew Barber.
sia c street northwest; e. L. Clagett,
1850 Pennsylvania avenue southeast;
Joseph Smolensld, 3o6 G street north
west; J. p. Hanlon, Congress Heights;
d. r. Drenner, sle c street northeast
The hospital reports. however. show
that the condition of these men is not
serious.
The District men have been partieu-
larry fortunate IN the matter OF heat
prostratons, as these are the first re-
corded. This advantage is due largely
TO the location of the District camp on
Seminary Ridge, where the men can gel
whatever breeze is stirring. The site
oFerto0k6 the enLfe Ddtllellel0. ana te
somewhat apart from the other camps.
General Nggett. head of the War Col
lege. IN telling today how on Monday
he was the victim Of his own orders.
Officially he arrived In camp at ,
O'Clock In the morning when the salute
of seventeen guns doomed forth, but
actually he came In about ! O'Clock ia
the morning.
His own rules forbade automobiles IN
the camp after 10 o'clock So the armed
sentry halted the generals car and de-
cifned to let General Liggett proceed
further. Without diyuiging his Identity,
General Liggett agreed that the private
was right, and then he stumbled in the
darkness over the mile of road TO head
quarters,
Veterans Leave for Home.
Several hundred veterans departed for
their homes today. The hardships OF
camp LIE and the fear of heat prostra-
ton drove many OF the old soldiers To
: the realization that they We're in danger.
However. a big group of Confederates
from Houston. Tex. arrived 70 take the
a.