The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-02
Two Deaths. but None of the
Hospital Cases Is
Serious.
MANY SLEEP on GROUND
New Jersey Delegation of Over
1000 Men Fails to Find
Quarters.


NAL and ceremonial opening Of tho
camp took place to-day with addresses
by the Secretary Of War. the Governor
and Generals. but the veterans did not
follow the programme.
OF the $4,000 Blue and Gray veterans
in camp to day only 1000 spent the day
with the Governors and Gene rails in the
big reunion tent while fully 10000 de-
voted the day to the 1864 known and
unknown dead in the National Gene
terry on the Ridge Immediately back Of
the camp.
The hcadstone of every grave was
decorated with crossed American and
Pennsylvania flags. which at a distance
turned the Gettysburg battle section Of
the cemetery into waving sea of car
nations and forget me nots. Toward
that flower bed covering Gettysburg's
dead heroes, their surviving comrades
travelled all day in reverend pilgrimage.
Hundreds of the veterans got up with
the sun at > o'clock and on canes and
crutches .ottered up the hill to the
soldier graves
All day the Sream toward the GENE.
, terry continued. and those who reached
Cemetery I'm spent nearly the whole
, day there. searching among the graves
for their dead brothers. looking for
Hanks brother from our town" and for
! "bii' schoolmate OF mine who fell
In my company" Then the veterans
just lay down under the trees in the
cemetery as close as possible when they
discovered grave of soldier com.
rade.
'r"v"~ Hiring "Reminiscences.
The grave brought fresh to the minn
All the circumstances under which
Hanks brother" or "Rill of our com.
pany," had been killed. and under the
cemetery trees the old battle scenes
We're all revived
No veteran found the grave of his
company mate without uncuvering his
mead and failing mis,rably in his at
tempt To hold back the tears
Around the statue of the p.nnsyl.
wanna leader Of the first days battle.
'eh reynolds, stood "A crowd of un.
covered veterans all day Indeed the
cemetery was the greatest attraction
To the encampcd veterans. Many Of
'h"m neglected their mess call and
stayed AT the cemetery under the trees
i,ihsihg the soldier graves. dreaming
all day about fifty years ago.
While the old soldiers dr.amt M Tho
graves the big circus tent, where Gov
ernors, Generals. Judges, bankers and
railroad presidents sat on the stage
hnnnr 10, h.
reciting their deeds of va!or and glory.
was largely ignored by the honorcd
guests. the old soldiers The graves Of
Bit and Hank" and Jake" were
much closer To their hearts. But not a
Hover was placed ON any Of the graves
Flags instend Of Flowers.
Those hags make about as pre,,v
fowers as YOU would want anywhere
observed some veterans, and the few
lowers that were brought along were
'arried away again.
only at Gen, Reynodss statue did tho
Veterans drop such modes, flowers az
hey mad picked on the battlefield.
The heat to-day caused two more ia.
alities The physicians however. ex-
plain that the heat fatalities would
probably have been largely increased ~
ne veterans had all been housed at
lome instead Of being on the open hill
ops. where they at least got every
'reath OF air that is stirring.
n thunderstorm came up Tonight and
vas heartily welcomed by the sweltsr.
ng veterans.
The deaths to-day were CHRISTOPHER
'ates. IS years old, of 3l5 Washington
treet. I-atrobe. Pa, and otto l.. Stamm.
4 years old Of Almond. y. y found
cad In his tent.
This tent city now has more than CO..
0O persons and the death rate nf two
o-day IL therefore extremely low
Heat Victims Recovering.
All other heat and exhaustion victims
AIKEN to the hospitals are recovering
'early all of those taken to the hos
itals yesterday are ont again to-day
nd speaking proudly of their quick re-
overy. With few exceptions the health
nd vitality Of the veterans IL far bet.
,r than was expected
Some have perhaps entirely too much
Dnfidence, like the seventy -three-year-
I'd veteran who this morning danced
jig on the mess table to the tune of
10 Baxter ZOuaves fife and drum CORDS
ODD experiences of veterans continue
} abound on every side. John Carson
burlington. \. j.. a Union veteran,
et to-day John Carson of Burling-
m. N. c. IA Confederate veteran. The
vo CarsOns from the two Burlingtons
ere directly opposed to each other on
10 Gettysburg battlefield. az the Union
arson was with the Philadelphia
'igade and the Confederate Carson
rived In Heth's corps.
ID. Vetter Of RinGgold, Pa. a survivor
Cen Sicklcss corps, went to Sickles's
eadquarters to-day and insisted on