The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-03
Interest Of the Veterans Still There
centers Now on the Arrival To-
morrow Of Woodrow Wilson
and Party.
MANY RETURNED HOME
Today Was Governors Day and the
Weather Turns Cool and Pleas
ant After the Terrific
Heat.

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GETTYSBURG, Pa, July 3.-With
at least one-third OF the veterans who
have participated in the fiftieth an
niversary OF the battle of Gettys-
burg enroute to their homes, and one
half of the remainder little interested
in anything but the coming of Presi
dent Wilson tomorrow, today's cere.
monies those OF governors day
were robbed Of their promised inter
est. The camp was very comfortable
today. The heavy thunder showers Of
yesterday had cooled the parched
ground and cleaned the dust-filled air
and strong breeze blowing from the
Blue Ridge made conditions ideal and
! effectively safeguarded the lives of
| the thousands who remain In the
brown tents on the battle field.
President Wilson will have most
enthusiastic audience tomorrow, be-
cause he will be the first southern
born president to visit the battle field.
The confederates made the most ex-
! tensive preparations for his visit.
He will be given a rebel yell" with
all flourishes possible upon his ar
rival.
rs this was governors day, the
executives Of many states were on
| the platform when the afternoon as
isembly WIS called to order by Gov
lernor Tener CT Pennsylvania. Seated
upon the platform with their brilliant
lily uniformed stats in the backgrounds,
were Governors William Sulzer of
New York; l.. B. Hanna. North Da-
kota; James u. Cox, Ohio; Allen M.
Fletcher, Vermont; William H. Mann,
Virginia; Francis E. McGovern, Wis
consin Simon E. Baldwin, Connect
cut; Charles R. Miller, Delaware;
! Samuel R. Ralston, Indiana; James B.
McCreary, Kentucky; William T.
Haines, Maine; Adolph O. Eberhart,
Minnesota; Samuel D. Felker, New
Hampshire; James F. Fielder, Lieu
tenant Governor Birchard, Rhode
i Island.
i Governor Clark of Iowa, and Colds
borough, of Maryland, who had been
i here earlier in the week, we're oblig.
ed to return home. One of the chief
4 speakers today was Governor Cox, who
lis one of the most popular of visiting
governors. The visitors here were
augmented today by big COMPRESSION.
al delegations from Washington head
led by Vice President Marshall They
made tour of the field and camp In
autos and then returned to the big
ltent In time for the afternoon speech
making.
One OF the chief topics of discus
sion today was the speech of Major
Mcconnell Of Michigan at the reunion
late last night of the Iron Brigade
and North Carolina regiments. The
!, battle of Santiago was the topic Of
the speech and Mcconnell commented
on the value of newspaper adyertis
, ing.
!. .Roosevelt and his rough riders goi
!, more advertising out Of the insig
, nificant charge up San Juan Hill,
> said the major, than any one got ou'
OF the civil war, yet their killed was
|only two, while in the battle of Gettys
: burg some regiments lost over seven
ty-five per cent"
! Another union veteran, George p
Walls of Lewisburg, Pa. member
the Fifth Pennsylvania volunteers
I died today on the field where HI
fought. Death was caused by acute
q uraemia. Walls was the eighth veteran
/ to die since the beginning Of the en-
: campment.
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