New Orleans Republican., 1877-05-23

The ceremony of unwilling the statue
| of Fitz Greene HGlleck, in Central Park,
| took place last Tuesday afternoon before
a large assembly, including the President
of the United States and distinguished
company Of invited guests. At half-past
one o'clock President Hayes and other
prominent guests invited to attend the
ceremonies, were entertained at lunch by
| General and Mrs. James Grant Wilson at
their house, East Seventy-fourth street.
Before this President Hayes took drive
in Central Park in company with General
Wilson, and also accompanied the latter
to the house OF Mrs. A. T. Stewart, where
visit was made to the picture gallery.
The Seventh Regiment, veteran corps,
who had proceeded to Seventy-fourth
street by the cars, marched through that
street from Madison avenue to Fifth at
half-past two o'clock, and were reviewed
by the President and General Sherman
from the stoop of General Wilson's house.
The military were accompanied BY two
bands, comprising ninety pieces.
At the close of the review the process
sion was formed to march to the site of
the statue. Members of the committee
and invited guests rode in carriages be-
hind the Seventh Regiment, President
Hayes and William CulIent Bryant occu-
pying the first carriage. They were fol-
lowed by the veteran corps column. They
proceeded down Fifth avenue to Seventy
second street, the entrance of Central
Park, and then along Driveway to Mall.
There the guests left their carriages and
walked between the military bodies
through space enclosed by ratings and
ropes to the stand.
After music Mr.. Bryant invoked silence,
made q short address and introduced
President Hayes, saying, 81 am to pre-
sent to you distinguished parsonage.
who has consented to grace this occasion
with his presence and to take part in these
ceremonies. The veil will now be with
drawn from the statue of our departed
friend and poet by the President of the
United States, who, in behalf of the SUBJ
scribers to the fund for erecting it, will
present it to the city of New York. !"
President Hayes then unveiled the
statue, which had been covered with the
national colors. He said:
Mayor Ely-The honorable and yery
agreeable duty has devolved on me, in
behalf of the subscribers to the Halleck
statue, to present through you to the city
of New York this new completed work.
Halleck, early an American poet favored
of early American poets, citizen of the
city of New York during all the years of
his active life, this is his statue. In his
life he honored the city. His works will
honor the city forever. On behalf of the
subscribers present this statue, through
you, to the city of New York. You will
preserve it; you will prize it; you will
keep it forever in these beautiful grounds
as one of the treasures of your beautiful
city.
Mayor Ely accepted the statue in behalf
of the city.
A poem, written for the occasion by Mr.
John G. Whittier, was read, in his ab.
sence by General James Grant Wilson, an
intimate friend of Halleck.
William Allen Butler delivered an ad-
dress, and after patriotic airs the exercises
were closed.
The President and some of the promi-
nent guests were then escorted in carriages
down Fifth avenue to the hotel by the
military organizations. The sidewalks |
and windows along the route were crowd
ed with spectators.
Mrs. Hayes was quietly conveyed to the |
hotel in the carriage of General Wilson.