The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
Equipment for Thousands of
Patients at Gettysburg.
Old Soldiers Who Become Ill
VIII Be Well Provided.
PROSTRATIONS ARE EXPECTED
But Fewer Have Occurred Than
Conditions Warrant.
Heat Does Not Dampen ArdOr
of Visiting Warriors.

| Gettysburg, Pa, June 2S.-Arny Of
ficers watching crowds of visitors and
veterans arriving to participate in the
! exercises cOmmemorating the fifteth
anniversary of the battle of Gettys-
/ burg, said today that the event would
| go down in history as one of the
greatest reunions of its kind ever wit
messed.
The invasion. begun early this
morning, is expected to reach it's
gallantly the little borough of 1000
has attacked the problem of caring
. for the $4,000 guests expected. The
weather today was almost unbearable.
The sun was blazing in brasSy sky,
and the mercury around the eighties
and the humidity was SO high that the
/ least movement is productive of eX-
haustion. Thus far the veterans all
selves largely with sitting about in
shady places.
Gettysburg, Pa. June 2S-AIthough
there were several prostrations yes
terday, the extreme heat failed to
dampen the ardor of the old soldiers
here for the anniversary celebration
next week. Shortly after sunrise until
Late at night the streets of Gettysburg
were crowded with veterans, north and
south. Some of them paraded, cheer
ing and singing in fraternizing exuber-
ance with former foes, while others
gathered in groups and recounted the
stirring times of so years ago. Those
overcome by the heat were treated
at the emergency hospital of the state
department of health and all are out
of danger.
Veterans are arriving on every train
and they are in town but a short time
before a start is made for the big
camp, the scene of which many have
not visited since the stirring days of
the Gettysburg campaign. In spite of
the heat yesterday. the maximum tenn
perature being SO degrees. many of
them walked over the entire area and
officers in charge say that the small
number of prostrations demonstrated
that the physical condition of the old
soldiers was of the best.
Elaborate preparations have been
made to protect health of the veterans
while here. There are two large hospi-
tails with a capacity of 1900 designed
only for seriously ill persons. These are
supplemented by three regimental hos
pitals, q Red Cross stations and 20
first aid stations located near the rec
rea ton centers of the camp. a COM
plete ambulance battalion of the Uni
ted States army with 15 horse ambu-
lapces and two automobile anbulances
will carry the sick from the first aid
stations to the hospitals. The proviS-
ional field hospital beside wards and
diet kitchens has a complete operating
room aud the arrangem 9nts include ev-
erything down to the shower bath.
I'VE hope the elaborate arrangements
we have made will not be needed said
Major Huntington at the provisional
hospital. 1T will. be largely a ques-
ton of weather. If it is cloudy, we
may not be needed at all and as it is,
we do not expect any very serious
cases..
Lieutenant Simon Bolivar Buckner.
son of the ranking surviving officer
of the Confederate army, who is assist |
ing Major Normoyle in command at
the camp today made public the num-
ber of old soldiers that each state eX-
poets to send to the reunion. Penn |
sylvania heads the list with 1880; |
New York is second with 1888 and
New Jersey third with 1889. Massa-
chusetts will send 1868; Virginia, |
1,S27: North Carolina. 1,215; Michi- |
gan, 900; West Virginia, $40: Indiana, |
666:, and Illinois, 513. Other states |
range from Connecticut, $50, to 81 |
from oregon and 35 from Idaho.
Pennsylvania and New York will oc- |
cupy the northern section of the camp |
on both sides of a long lane. Federal
from other states will be en- |
between Seminary Ridge and |