Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-01
RUSH 70 oGTrvsouRo BATTLE
FIELD ovERvvhELMs REGULAR
ARMY oFFicERs.
TRAINS povR THEIR LOADS
INTO CAMP ALL NIGHT
Five T6susaWd More veteeans Than
ExpeeAed Arriving and Emssts Being
Made % Care For. Thsm = -Four
Deaths Occur In Camp But Health
Re,eed sf Assd Men 10 Remarkable.


Get4ysburS. Pa. July !. = Fifteen
thousand veterans Of tho war between
the states sat in the heat Of the big
tent on the battlefield today and joined
In the ceremonies Of the first day OF
the semi-centenniaI celebration. Doc
tors Of tho regular army, the Pennsyl-
vania department Of health. and the
Red Gross. looked with apprehension
on the crowd. fearing some OF the old
and feeble men, who jammed the aisles
and climbed over seats in q tempera-
ture Of more than 100 degrees might
collapse.
Col. J. NJ. schoonmaker, chairman OF
tbs Pennsylvania. anniversary celebra-
ton commission, presided. Governor
Tener. Of Pennsylvania, welcomed the
veterans. and Secretary OF War Garri-
SON followed with the address OF the
day. Then came speeches by Judge
Beers, of Bridgeport. Conn. COM
mander of the g. A. r.. and Gen.
oehoes -. I,...oa Ca,fado-o+ -
COM S'ander OF tue o"''e1 ~
veterans.
aeetysDufs, Ia.. 'u.y =. AZ ,,,.no..
forts OF the fesu!1 army ~ w a.ase.. n.p
slole thnsA ous~n ..s a.h-
'p'AAs 'A'' ,,,.
ing between them and the stars but
their clothes and their courage.
It was not the fault Of the regulars
and It was not the fault OF the vetef-
ans. The railroads poured thousanos
into Gettysburg the best they coula.
hut train after train tnat was iooaeo
night and after. They kept coming NJ
al NIGHT and shorty a1teF ofess1s@s
the rush began again.
a5of 1loEqoyle. q tne quarter Mas- IT,
Z ts1'ss sdeDefsme0t =. =. A. Wn0 - -. -
pulse g me vss camp 1 - -
hnSsrA DID not 90 20 Do1 .... - - 800
hm company. They provsoeo olsnAe..: ~:
pointed out tents and oao Al tney So1's
to satisfy the veterans tns. eselS ''1s
would be all right snls me. o.ns'
More Than Expsotso'
Major Normoyls deciafeo tay 'as 10
probably $1,000 veterans WIN DO on tns
deld by night. 5000 more rnen iooAe~ s,,
for. Altho half that num0er Wouio ~ ~.
the camp in comfortaole tssnlon' e sne
taken care Of. that no BODY wou1o 81
hungry aud all wouio nave D'@aAe's
and tents.
In their rounds Of the man :else's ~. :.
tho camp NJ I4AS Ss -.
regulars found . Pennsylvanian N n1 .
tent lying on three blankets ana WIZ
three over him and nine oeneA.n ~.
cot. He was kesping them 1or 1laenas' @ ~
he saso' Dut -
This was tho hrst formal DAY o. tne
.smi-centennial celebration. Aeno
Rnford and Wheeler had sKirmAsn
near Gettysburg nfty year 80 20 ....,.
a.v A. was ON July that tho battle
S.san which forced the union troops
ont Of Gettysburg back toward Csme-
terv Ridge.
r., !. M. schoonmaker, chairman OF
.hs Pennsylvania Gettysburg commits
s,or was presiding officer for tooays
meeting In the DIG tent anu -.
~ war Garrison. Governor Tener' OK
pennsylvania, Commander -Chiei Al.
fred B. Beers; Of the g. A. H., ana Com- n
n,ander-in- Chief General bennett H.
Young. Of, the United Confederate vet.
evans. were listed a. tho principA
.neakers.
Four Die In Camp.
The army surgeons are surprised al
+he endurance shown by the veterans.
mater Collins Of the army medical stan
.aid: