Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-09-11

from Rhode Island.
Ten Gould and staff, of Newport, r L
Gen Dyer and staff, of Providence, r. /
Mayor and Council Of the CITY of CIsyelan,
n Committee of Arrangements.
1. Jones Sons, Contractors for the erection {
the Perry Statue.
BAND.
Surviving Officers and Soldiers of the War
ISL, under command of Major Boylston
r'lFOfs Tho shared In the Battle of Lake Fri,
Officers Of the Army and Navy
surviving Relatives Of Commodore Perry, tn
-, Hero of Lake Erie
William Walcutt, the Sculptor of the Statue. an
heY Dr Perry, a kinsman of Commo-
dore Perry, and Chaplain
John O'Brien, sculptor, and James Butler A,
sistant
Hon. George Bancroft, the American Historian
and DIR. Usher Parsons, Surgeon in the
service of Perrys Fleet, Ora
Judges of the Federal Courts and State Courts
NleIBy OF the CITY Of Cleveland and from broad
RAND.
Free and accepted Masons under the command
OF Heman Ely, Marshal as follows:
Master MasOns.
RAND.
Royal Arch Masons.
BAND.
knight Templars
RAND
Grand cOmmandery Of knights Tsmplars OF
Grand Lodge of Ohio.
/ RAND.
Independent Order of Odd Fellow, und.r the
command of H. c. Babeock, and assistants
BAND.
Order Of Good Fellows under command cf H.
Sackman
American Express Co
uII hlgged Ship manned by sailors of the war
Civic Societies.
Citizens and strangers.
Professions are proverbially slow in start
ing, but this one got under way in good
time, and then amply repaid ono for the
trifing Inconvenience of brief delay. It
was truly most splendid pageant. The nu-
merous Bands of Music made the air fairly
tremulOus with patriotic strains and the
echoes Of bugle blasts were thrown from side
to side as if the houses were pelting each 9th
er with musical notes.
All the military companies lOokedwell. Our
Cleveland boys had taken pains to make
good appearance, and succeeded finely. The
Light Guards have Just come out in iauntv
The Providence InIuntr5J -,.s-af hIue Jackets
all Their uniform is an elegant one, not
gaudy, but serviceable and attractive. Then
they paraded over one hundred men, max
ing by far the largest company upon the
ground Their band, by its playing showed
that they had been thoroughly drilled by
the veteran Greene.
Dodworth's Band was of course much ad-
mired. They are too celebrated to take part in
a display without being one of the great
guns. But we need not particularize upon
these companies or bands. They all did well
remarkably we'll
The Governors of Ohio and Rhode Island
occupied conspicuous positions.
The procession formed upon Euclid street
and thence moved as follows:
! Up Perry to Prospect street down Prospect
to Erie street down Erie street to Lake street
| down Lake street 10 Ontario street up Ontario
street to St Clair street down St Clair street to
Superior street TO the Public Square, where the
/ ceremonies Of the Inauguration of the Perry
Statue took place.
During all this route cheers upor
cheers arose as the successive beauties
of the procession passed along. There is {
natural military enthusiasm in the human
mind, and on such occasions it will haYt
vent. One of the best features of the pro
cession was the full rugged ship, drawn Oh
wheels and manned by stalwart men. Th'
vessel was fitted up most perfectly, and wa
worth long journey to see. The passag
of the procession up Superior street to tn
/ Square, was triumphal march, the populac
crowding and crushing to get a view of them
At TIE STAND. j
Arriving at the Square, the Governors c
Ohio and Rhode Island, with their staff:
the Rhode Island Legislature, Old Soldiers
and other invited guests, occupied the plat
form. This is located northwest of tn
Statue, and in front oft. The Reporters 70
the Press have accommodations in 'front.'
The Masonic officers filed up the space frOr
the platform to the Statue, in readiness fc
their portion of the ceremonies
About, around and behind stood the peopl
the great masses of human beings cOnver
= ing and filling the Park. So dense was tn
crowd that wO doubt if one out of thOusan
: heard the addresses.
The scene was beautiful and impressiV
Through the green trees the sunlight can
down upon the vast sea of human being
behind the platform the waters of the -Four
tain danced and froliced in the sunbeam
throwing coquetish rainbows at the crow,
and there in the centre was the object th
! had brought all together. Itwas about to !
l unveiled to the light and to the gaze of Il
multitude, that when they were asked "Whi
went We out in the wilderness to see?" the
could make a fitting reply. Itwas eminent
! proper that at such a time, when all hear
| were beating in anxious expectancy, that the
q a solemn prayer should commence the inau
o uration ceremonies, and, order being calle
d Rev. DR.. Perry delivered the following ell
d quent prayer.
-, --.. PRAYER,
: n the inauguration Of the Statue 10 Coz
.Olirer Il. Perry, blythe Chaplain Of the Da
Rec. DR.. G.. B. Perry, Of Nateksz, AississiPl
l O God thou art very great. Thou o
!, clothed with honor and majesty, thou coverC
, tbyself with light as with garment; th
IS walkest upon the wings Of the wind VIII
we reflect upon the immensity of thy gIOr