The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-03
Camp Is Comfortable
After Four Days Of
Sweltering.
THOUSANDS ARE
LEAVING FOR HOME
1t Is Military Day" at Big Tent,
but Few Appear to Listen to
Speechmaking- Picturesque
Charge, Ending in Hand
shakes, Will Be Made
at Bloody Angle.

Gettysburg, Pa, July "A roaring
storm swept down out of the Blue
Ridge plateau of Gettysburg to-day.
bringing needed relief to thousands of
veterans In blue and gray, who have
sweltered for four days in an atmos-
phere dangerous iii a city OF $4,000 old
and weary men. For more than a half
hour the rain came pouring down upon
sun-cracked and wind-swept encamp-
ment grounds. 1t charged with violent
laundering over the ground that Pick
EFT covered in SO. It's salvos of
thunder were like the booming guns
of Meade and Lee. but the thermometer
dropped with wonderful agility and
the lightning cleared the air OF its
burden of humidity
The veterans dashed down their tents
and showed they had not forgotten the
old days. for not a tent was blown
over so far as reports showed to-
night. and not a veteran was injured.
Able to Enjoy ThemseIyes.
io-nlght the veterans were really
able to enjoy themselves for the first
time since their arrival. although the
ground was slippery, the roads a half
inch deep in mud
This was military day" at the big
tent. but comparatively few veterans
appeared to listen to the speechmakinK
ana TO hear the bands playing Turkey
In the Straw" old Black joe" and
Colonel Andrew Cowan. of Louisville.
acted as presiding officer of the day.
and told several stories that brought
smiles to the lips of his hearers. Col
onel Cowan was an officer In a Union
battery which played a part in the
Gettysburg campaign.
ON the third day of the battle" he
SAID, Two of my officers were wound
ed. I went with them to a hospital.
and before l left wounded Confed-
crate officer was brought In. I wish
you would see to it that no reports go
out that have been wounded the
Confederate said. My wife is in a
delicate condition and I'm afraid IL
she heard about it. ii might kill her.
II went to the doctor in charge and
do all he could
Iwenty-three years later that Union
doctor was sitting in his office at
Plainfeld, n. j.. whe ma boy walked
in.
Doctor he said, 7 want to shake
at Princeton and my father told me
when l came up here to look you up.
He said YOU saved his life
Doctor he continued. I'm the boy.
Wants More Dattleships.
Colonel Cowan turned to the Navy
and Japanese situation.
We ought to build two battlestipa
for every one laid down by Japan" he
said. and the veterans cheered again
and again. The people on the sea
coast cities ought not to be left with
out protection. We ought to be pre-
pared to demand peace"
Other speakers of the day were Ma
jor-General John r. Brooke. of PENN
sylvania: Sergeant John c. Scarbor-
ough. OF North Carolina. and Lieuten-.
ant-Governor Burchard. Of Rhode Is
land. representing the armies of tho
North and the South. Barry Bulkley,
OF Washington. read Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address
One of the most remarkable figurea
In camp to-day was that OF General
Funkhauser, OF Virginia. who Is sew
enty-six years old. but who was viEor-
Gus enough In the hot sun to hunt up
the headquarters tent OF Brtgadier-
General Hunter Liggett and paw hfx
Continued On Third PaGeJ