The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-05
GETTYSBURG ROW
Sighting Remarks About LIN
C0In Starts Big Fight.
SOLDIERS HAVING GREAT FUN

cises OF Day-Gov. Sulzer Reaches
5attleground-Real Exercises open
President Wilson 10 BE Guest
Friday and viii Speak.
AT Gettysburg, Pa. seven men
were stabbed during fight In the din
ing room OF the Gettysburg hotel,
which started when several men
aroused the anger Of veteran IN blue
by abusing Lincoln
Several Of the wounded men are in
critical condition at the Pennsylya
MIA hospital The state constabulary
are making desperate efforts to find
tho man who did the stabbing.
The wounded men are: Edward J.
Carroll, sergeant Of the quartermas-
ters corps. U. s A.; David Farbor a
member OF the state constabmary;
John D. Maugin. Harrisburg; Charles
Susler, West Fairview, Pa: Malcolm
Griffin, Bedford City, Pa; Hayder
Renisberger, Gettysburg; Harry A.
Root. Jr., Harrisburg
Farbor, Maugin and Griffin are In
the most serious condition. Each was
wounded in the left breast and the
surgeons fear they Will not recover.
The fight started about z o'clock
when the dining room was full and
caused a panic among the scores OF
guests.
Veteran Resents Remarks.
The veteran, who was unhurt, and
disappeared after the row, was sitting
near Farbor and Carroll when he
heard the sighting remarks about
Lincoln. He jumped TO his feet and
began TO defend the martyred presi-
dent and berated his detractors>
The men who were stabbed. accord
ing to information. jumped TO the DE
Tense OF the veteran when the others
closed in Knives were drawn in a
second and the room was thrown into
an uproar. Women fed for the doors
and crowded to the windows ready
TO jump 10 the street below. II was
all over before the other men In the
room could act and the men response
BILE for IL got away.
The fight spurred the medical men
again TO an effort b have the Gettys-
burg saloons closed during the re-
mainder OF the celebration.
Numerous Reunions.
There are numerous rsgimental,
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gatherings held on the spot where the
commands struggled on the second
day OF the battle.
One OF the southerners at this re.
union was william Moultrle Reed,
C. S. A., a great grandson OF General
| Moultrie.
Exercises we're held on Little
Round Top, near General Warren. a
statute. bySWarren Post OF Brooklyn.
In the big tent. which holds per
haps 10000. military day was cele-
brated. Colonel Cowan OF Kentucky,
who commanded federal battery,
opened the meeting before 5000 vet
Grams and visitors.
Major General John r. Brooke.
spoke for the unioR veterans and j.
G.. Scarborough OF South Carolina for
the confederates.
For three years after the war |
hated YOU" said Mr.. Scarborough.
"But now love you. every blue coat
OF you"
Prominent Speakers.
The official ceremonies have actual
~ begun. The day celebrates the last
effort OF the coHfederacy at Gettys.
burg, the high water mark, Governor
Sulzer OF New York has arrived and
will be the principal speaker at the
New York celebration
President Wilson will arrive al
IL O'Clock on Friday morning. He will
be here but short time during which
he will speak.
The camp health report posted
gave no deaths and few prostrations
for the past twenty -four hours.