The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-18
BOSTON'S MEMORIAL.
Dedication of the Soldiers Mon
ument.
Magnificent Military and Civic
Display.

BOSTON, Sept. 17.-Boston today dedicated
one of the finest and most costly of the many
monuments which the people of the North
have erected in memory Of the heroic men
who laid down their lives to maintain the I'm
ion, Its description and history have already
been given. The selection of the day was most
fortunate. as it has to Boston peculiar sgnif-
canoe. On the 18th of September Boston was
founded and took its name.
Upon Dorchester heights nearly every socie-
ty or company regularly organized, wheeled
into line, while at least fifty new ones had
been formed, especially for the purpose of
parading. The municipal arrangements were
almost perfect. The police force was increased
and so posted and commanded that perfect or
der and despatch were the results. There were
at least 10000 strangers in the city. The
streets through which the procession passed
were beautifully decorated. and the national
colofs everywhere met the eye. From early
morning strains of martial music were numer-
GUS, as societies from the suburbs and other
cities marched to positions assigned them.
The military and navv not alone did honor to
the occasion. The knights of PythIas turned
out in strong numbers; the Irish societies were
well represented the temperance organiza-
tions, school regiments, and number of trade
societies, united with the militia, Grand Army
and the Veteran associations. Each of these
organizations was headed by band and wore
new and beautiful regalias or badges, while the
veterans recalled the days of war, by display
ing old battle flags and corps badges. The
scenes along the route showed more clearly
than anything else the magnitude of the oc-
casion, as in every available place. and also
some places that were more available than
comfortable, men, women and children sta.
toned themselves without feeling the fatigue of
two or three hours waiting before the process.
sion could possibly reach them. In many
places windows commanding view of the
procession, were sold at high prices, while the
number of impromptu stands which were
erected along the route was innumerabe.
The organizations came to their positions
with unusual promptness, and reported to the
chief marshal. There were less mistakes, less
grumbling, and less dissatisfaction expressed at
the scene of formation than ever before in the
arrangement of large procession in this city
The procession was very long and was made
up Of military and civic organizations. Fol
fantry was the First Division composed of
Massachusetts Posts of the Grand Army and
visiting Posts from Maine, New Hampshire
and Rhode Island. In this division was Bos-
worth Post Of Portland, 65 men, and Sheridan
Post of Biddeford, SO men.
The Second Division consisted of the veteran
organizations, and embraced Gen. Joe Hooker
and members of his old brigade. There were
some thirty organizations in this division.
The Third Division comprised the Boston
School Regiment; barge containing young
misses of the public school schools, dressed in
white, and representing the Goddess of Lber-
ty and the States of the Union; the Prescott
Light Guards escorting Major General George
B. Mcclellan. and the Manchester IN. H.
Guards.
The Fourth Division embraced the United
States marines and sailors, escorting Mayor
Prince, the Committee on the Monument. Mr..
Martin Millmore, the designer and SCULPTOR
members of the city government, the Massa-
chusetts Commandery of the Military Order of
the Loyal Legion of the United States Hon.
Charles Devens, the orator of the day, officers
of the United States army and navy, 1t Gov.
Knight, the Executive Council, Massachusetts
Congressman, ex-Mayors of Boston, Judges of
the Supreme Court, members of the state gov
eminent, distinguished officers of the United
States army, navy and volunteer forces in uni
form, officers of Harvard University and other
eading educational institutions, officers of
leading associations and veterans Of 1872.
The fifth division embraced the Grand Com
mandery of Knights Templar of Massachusetts
and Rhode Island, with subordinate commar-
deries, Grand Lodge of Masons, Independent
Or0er of Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias.
The sixth division embraced the Temple of
Honor, delegates of the Grand Divisions, Sons
OF Temperance of Massachusetts, in carriages,
Caledonian Club and Scots Charitable Portu-
guese Benevolent and Polish Kosciusko Soce.
ties and the Journeymen HorseshOers' Mutual
Relief Society,
The seventh division was made up of various
Irish charitable societies.
The procession started at II. 25 O'clock Only
one or two of the out of town organizations
tailed 20 report. At the corner of all the streets
on the route the crowds were as dense as could
be packed, and the cheering was so continuous
that it may be said that from the time the pro-
cesSl0n started there was one continuous Way.
ing cheer along the line until the close. The
route was very long one.
line signal corps did most effective service
Telegraph stations with signal flags were built
against long posts, and the position of the pro-
cesslon was chalked on blackboard so that
the crowd, as we'll as the police at the station,
could tell just the position of the line at any
moment. This prevented crowding and rush.
ing, and furnished very welcome Intelligence
to the anxious throng The line of carriages
containing distinguished men was feature of
the procession, and was larger than was antici-
pated.
A smart shower of fifteen minutes duration
about o'clock somewhat dampened the ardor
of the spectators.
To Gen. Mcclellan a perfect ovation was
given along the line of march, and especially
on State street, where spectators crowded
around the carriage to shake him by the hand.
"Figbting joe Hooker also attracted consid-
| cradle attention as he rode escorted by his old
brigade. The size of the procession may be
| pc estimated from the fact that it took three
peipp ao,, q,
sion at the he S SrTy the head of the process
diets az ss Sn1 a'e hoe the First Corps of Ca
up in line. and G nv drew
II
positions on the steps, while he entire volun.
teer Militia OF the state the Vete,sns of Massa-
cnusetts and Grand Army of he Rennhl;c
| passed In review before him. p"'4''
| 49,. Inc exercises at the monument did mot hoc;r
tlil 10 o'clock. The ceremony of unye;I;nn
winch mad been assigned to four sailrs was
performed by the strong southwest wind, The
exercises began with the performance OF Kel-
o lsr H American Hymn by Colts Armory Band
py Rev. Warren III. Cadworth.
Inc Masonic dedicatory service followea
conoucted by M. W. Percival Lowell Everett.
Trand master OF Massachusetts. Alderman
thompson then presented the monument to
mayor Fnnce representing the city of Boston,
al; ana the Mayor accepted it in behalf of the civ
lowed. "i DoVinS ioi-
During the evening reunions and banouets
military and civic organizations. the most nota,
DIeloelDg the reunion of Hooker's brigade at
Faneuil Hall. About 500 members. many of
Wnom mad not met since the war, were present
ana tne reunion was most hearty, GeneraI
hooker made short address to his ssold com.
panlons which was warmly received. The
sereets were thronged with people till past midi
Dlg6t. 1t is estimated that the yarious rail-
d 5 brought into the city 100000 people to-
Jay Jay Inc demonstration perhaps was the
grandest IN the history of the city. The best
OF order was maintained and comparatively few
arrests were made By the falling of seats in
blackstone square between % and 30 persons
were injured, some quite severely. AS far as
learned none fatally. Above 1000 peonIe yvars
on the seats when they gave way.
~ James Stevens had his pocket picked of
$43o0 while viewing the procession on Wash