The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-05
Army Honors Those
Who Sleep Under Hills
of Gettysburg.
DRAMATIC MOMENT
ON HISTORIC FIELD
Guns Roar Salute, and Officers
and Men Stand With Eyes
Turned to Stars and Stripes.
President Wilson Days
Central Figure at Re-
union of Veterans.

Gettysburg. Pa, July 4.-The United
States regular army paid tribute to-
day to the thousands who sleep under
the hills of Gettysburg Somewhere
down in the tented city n bugle sang
out In silver sweet CALL that wandered
over the field whore Lee and Meade
made history. The big flag before the
headquarters of General LiGgett, flash
Ing In sudden curves of red and white
and blue, glorious In the sunshine of
perfect July day. came slowly half
way down the shaft In front of the
tent. shoulders squared, figure trim In
summer Uniform of white. face toward
the nag. the general clicked heels to-
sether and stood at attention
Somewhere the guns of the Third
battery burst in staccator- salute Every
ol'cer over the length and breadth OF
.he wide held every enlisted man,
turned away from the duties of the
moment and faced the flag, heels to-
gether and eyes alight with the senti
ment of the hour
Silence Is Solemn
AS the last gun of the guns sent
the echoes Gathering about Cemeterv
Ridge and Round Top. there was sol.
emn silence. the hush of peace Old
veterans who did not realize. perhsps
exactly what was going ON stood
silent under the spell OF the univors,I
leeling that seemed to sweep the field
Even the clatter of pots and pans in
the mess tents was hushed and the
yeis or cooks about to dish up the
midday meal lowered to whispers
For five minutes the camp was ouiet
Ihen the bugle spoke again In notes
more Joyous. The silken flag leaned
up the staff to its very pinnacle and the
noises that 10000 men can make re-
sumed their sway-the regular army's
tribute TO the dead and to the flag OF
reunited nation was paid
only few minutes before. Presf-
oeht wilson had spoken in the big tent
to the veterans In Blue and Gray, and
only short time afterward thousands
Oh tnose who were left began their
preparations for departure.
The President came into Gettvsburr
shortly before IL o'clock from Balti-
more Through the narrow. crooked
streets or this war-famed country
town, he motored to camp with Gov
ernor Tener. OF Pennsylvania. and
hepresentative Palmer. of Pennsylva-
MIA. by his side. His appearance at
the station of Gettysburg was the sig
nal for cheer. and from somewhere
down In the Gettysburg College
grounds came the customary twenty
one salute From the station TO the
camp over the village streets and gray
io"os, INC fFeSluent was driven, while
the Pennsylvania constabulary, look4
ing businesslike and efficient In slate
ike gray uniforms. guarded his auto
mobile and kept the traffic clear
Faces Camera Battery.
at the entrance to the big tent the
President paused for a moment to let
the camera battery pop away as he
stood with head uncovered between a
veteran from either army His en-
trance into the tent to the strains Of
Hail to the Chief brought the people
who estimates say numbered 10000
from their chairs with "a cheer The
speakers platform was filled with tho
staff officers of the Governor, with men
in Confederate Gray and few in
Blue. with women In gay dresses, and
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