The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-02
BENNETT 4. YOUNG.
CHIEF FIGURE At
GETTYSBURG
Enthusiastic Greeting for Form
or Rebel General
$4,000 VETERANS ON HAND
Army Physicians Amazed at he Way
Old Soldiers Wlthstood siz-
zIing Heat.

Gettysburg, Pa, July LIN he
pitiless glare of sun that sent the
mercury bubbling over the 100 mark
and made clothes burden and a
bath only a delusion the armies of
the North and the South today be-
gan the formal exercises set to mark
the semicentennial of Gettysburg.
Veterans to the number of $4,000,
the army officers estimated, filed in
to the big tent set apart for the exer-
cises, sat in the haze OF heat for two
hours and shook the camp with
their cheers when the speakers
made reference to a reunited nation.
Every seat under the canvas was
taken long before Secretary of War
Garrison and Gov. Tener. the orators
of the day, came chuging up in
their automobiles. Although the
men in grey were far outnumbered
by those in blue. there were possib-
~ 1000 southerners through the am
phitheater and what they lacked in
numbers they made up In their lung
power.
When Gov. Tener finished his
speech, Gen Bennett II. Young COM
mander-in-chief of the United Con-
federate veterans, rose slowly and
bowed to him. Il can give you
something that no one else can give
YOU" he said. I'VE will now give
you the rebel yell"
Nine famous Confederate generals
and 1000 veterans of the South gave
It so loudly that 1t was heard far
back in the camp toward Gettysburg.
When Gen. Young stepped forward
to believer his address he was greet
ed with wild enthusiasm. the veter-
ans, led by Commander-in-Chief
Beers, giving him three lusty cheers
and tiger"
He took as his keynote the con-
viction of each side In the great
struggle that 1t fought for q princi-
pie which Il believed was the truth
One OF his opening statements was
that the northern soldiers deserved
more credit than the southerners for
the PRONUNCIATION and successful rea-
lization of the present great reunion
which he characterized as the great
est movement Of its kind in the
world.
This compliment to the northern
veterans was greeted with loud
cries of mo-" to which Gen. Young
quickly replied 81 know better than
you do"
All through the night. the veterans
poured into camp. took graciously
what small blessings fate passed out
to them for a few hours and found
permanent quarters when the hard
pressed regular army officers could
get them ready. Late today Maj.
second in command to
Brig. Gen. Liggett, estimated that
more than $4,000 men are quartered
in camp intended to hold 10000.
Through persistent efforts. how
ever, every man has been cared for
as we'll as possible.
Many veterans got no further than
one meal in camp and one look at
the crowded tents and then started
back home as quickly as they could
go. The real exodus, however, viii
not begin until Thursday or Friday
for thousands who might have left
sooner expect to stay over the
Fourth to see President Wilson.
The doctors we're amazed today
at the way the veterans withstood
the unusual heat for II poured down
in a way to keep men, scores OF
years younger in the shade. About
30 veterans were taken sick in the
big tent during the exercises. but
most of them we're able to get up
and walk away from the relief sta
tons to which they were taken af-
ter few minutes rest.
Out and out cases Of heat pros
trations we're unusual and altogether
the veterans showed their mettle to
be exceedingly good throughout a
trying day.
The fifth death reported in camp
was that OF Christopher Yates, aged
20, a veteran from Latrobe, Pa.
who died late today as result OF
heat prostration.