The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-30
Gettysburg Turned
Into Metropolitan
City BY Veterans
SPECIAL TRAINS BRINGING
THOUSANDS OF THE OLD
BOYS TO CAMP.
Historic Spot Presents Animated
Scene and the Village Is in
Gala Attire.

GETTYSBURG. Pa, June %
Gettysburg stepped fifty years back
ward to-day into the halls Of history
ard looked again upon an army OF
oIue ana an army OF gray. meeting
, al her doorstep 10 join in the semi
centennial of the greatest battle OF
the war between the states, and to
snow the world that scars are not SO
oeep as the feeling of American
brotherhood. From early morning
until long after sundown the veterans
IN blue and gray trooped into the
little town which has slept among
ITS hills since Lee and Mead turned
their legions southwark so long ago.
More than thirty special trains
came into the village during the day,
ana thousands OF veterans who
tramped up from the Shenandoah on
their last visit rode in the luxury of
scft backed coaches from Harrisburg.
baltimore and Washington. Instead
oi the roar Of guns. the thunder of
charges cavalry and the vocal trib.
utcs OF mule drivers that greeted
them in the other days. they walked
or rode through the quiet calm Sun
day Of "A country town Only the
flags flying from every window, the
city ot tents in the distance and the
crow ds told that Cettsburg had come
out of the usual into the extraordin-
airy once more.
Many Modes OF Travel
From the stations OF the two rail-
roads that come into the village is a
good long mile to the camp OF five
thousand tents where the veterans arc
housed. Many Of them made the trip
by automobile or by carriage. or in
the friendly shelter OF seeing" Get
tysburc car. hut thousands shOuldered
their Suit cases and walked The sun
was scorchiug hot under n cloudless
sky and many succumbed before they
found tents. 4.
ITS hot said one old soldier to-
night, but II isn't as hot as il was
fifty years ago"
Although rhe regular army and the
Gettysburg commission OF the State
could not cope with the heat every
. hotel arrangement for the comfort or
the United states armies had been
, made. The camp OF brown army tents
Is under The direction Of officers of the
regular army. The streets Of Gettys-
q burg are under the grim scrutiny OF
the Pennsylvania constabulary, and
Tor the care of the sick. the army. the
, State and the Red Cross have all made
extensive preparations.
J
has been baked as hard as brick and
dried into dust by the winds that
sweep between the hills. but its sani-
tation. ifs water supply and It's plans
b J fCr comfort and feeding of the thou
sands of men have been made with
The utmost caro-.
Description OF Camp.
Tre tents fall westward With the
slope o. The ground from the Emmitts-
burg road % the point on Cemetery
Ridge. where the immortal charge OF
Pickett started on the third day OF
th" fight They cover the peach or
chard ana the wheat field" where
thousands OF men we're lost. and part
~ the ground over which Pickett
charged. but they do not reach 10 the
bloody angle or 10 the base OF Gene
'cry Ridge. from whose heights
Moadc.- artillery poured ont its mer-
cic.s rain OF grape and canister and
cut to pieces the leEions OF Pickett.
Tho formal exercises will he held
in "a biz tent near the Emmittsburg
road. but they will last only two
hours each day. and the rest of the
. time the veterans will spend az they
please
on the skirts of tho camp ground
and in tl" village itself there Is the
air ~ n circus d1v. Clustering close
f up 20 tho limits of the camp are the
raudy posters ~ the showmen. tell
iug of the marvellous feats OF the
beasts that "rlf 'em alive" or Of the
- titanic size of the fat lady To-mor-
row. when the ban 81 Sunday T. lift
90. the barker and The ticket seller
viii Try to induce tho nickels from
Tho pockets " The veterans. In the
village itself thousands of sightseers
aro qGartcrcd. and thousands more
m7do Tho trip in every conceivable
style ~ conveyance Every barn IL
H r1r8-,. and tho villages sit content
ou thrfr front porches and watch the
crowds ro by Every room that is
available was taken two days ago.
and tEe veteran without credentials
HuI fhn civilian who had not enough
Foresight to make arrangements are
s',.pirc tonight in any bod that
roy could ind in the hustle OF ths
G1v
Th" r'vs that President Wilson =
tu.r'r- fn mako "a speech July 4
caused % stir today
2 80 Schooumlk"r. chairman OF
fh" C.fr ehtrc commission. today
f'IrrrIphri tu fh' commission in
furrure tim chat Tho commission
unaid lke Dim to rot fo Gctfvsbure
If % O'Clock july The President
v.N "1, bon" about two hours
I"" 'rs' accident of 'hc celebration
DIn" fo I1N ulru fvo frollot c7rs on
frr G''ft .hurr F.1vlr Ccruanv.s
Iir". which furs over frr battlefield.
n'.' ir bead .u collision near the
'f.- ''u urn Of fIr r ef0ric er0fa
-fN TI. .u..t. r.rn .'I.lf'v injured
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