, 1881-07-23

At o'clock
THE PROCESSION
was formed by Gralit-AIa,sl,al r. Buck
lal,d nl,d Ills aitles In tho following order:
First DIVISION.
Grand siarsha! and Aides.
Fr'mont tE dtEtt Guards.
Cleveland 0ray..
r4s President of tho Day,
Tho Governor Of Ohio.
fn,x!,,.,d forxa,,dt1s,tions: s,ia,s.
- SECOND DIVISION.
Columbus BArri,gtss land. =
All Posts ct tho 0rand army Of the l.cpuoilc
and banda accompanying them.
r1lIaD niyislua.
Hopkins linttcry.
H. gixteeutli Regiment Hand.
aouaEss ga oos uqnst na nus
Ca.lets.
FOURTH D1vtsIoN.
Dand,
c!sahosa County Soldiers md Sailors Union.
HnfdiGrs.
Uatlu.
C1tZols On Foot.
The procession nSyed a. ls;o to Merhesson
order by
Ex-rnEslpENr HAYES,
President Of tho day, With tho following re-
.lav, friday, July y, lsdi, .amcs Irlscyo blc-
phcraon was kllltst ia nattto nenr Atlat'ta, Gu.
shot with Il rItic- -puil which, passing i,car Ills
heart, shattered bib splue and ca,,soii Ills dalth
III about ono hour nfter fo wns wounded. llu
which coststetl Of tho FftcentE sixteentli, mi
sHyes!socnth Army s'orps' xnd formal tho LIFT
r MR II ts y {" oata a ir a wsn w
stronKhulds ut!d ct',nmuncations upon which
shn e.. iito t!. at ,ho confedu.aSy dapenaot.
chArnaier his surviving comrades Of tho Army
Of the 1onncssco and h's frionds, anl lIoighbors
ross!tng ut and ne4r hls birthplace, Mt Ciyt.e,
stntne Of hera!c slze in brunze. 1t Is tho work
Ut Louis 4. lsobisso,, Mn ltallnt artist, VINO ,Ow
resinS p,acu of tic earthly sesins % Of v de1, ie1s
Mnrh9rdu,. It stands betoro us, within a fow
roia " tue spot where TO was born. att Is In tho
,a!slst o9 tho scenes ln which bis intancy md
b0yhuod Wcra passed.
THE FACTS OF HIS cANEER.AND CIrA1.AC-
Will 10 fully spread bofore yon by .tha dIs,tn-
.'ssiRnc i'll rank his @ s a gSl lis
brflltant scrv!ccs, tho cause for which he died,
bis n!l9nts. bis ol.ltur9. bis grace and beauty!
!osaH0an tiaturo 70 nfeot'nnatea so 9entlv und Mt
death = orc oi slo. great battIss 81 ,iccisive
res y xs t.kaa stoxatsas a
navo n!yen to Mcrherson Q place 10 tho hcarts
that which belongs 10 any othor oi the .ho,- i.
s1n1s ot honorea heroes whoa0 death In battle
BIS eouMtrylnen haye boen ca:etl to s,o,,rn. 1lta
~ tho worlds boat -iovcd heroes. Nnithcr l,ay.
o{:r o{ rGr S,ey oE E NS!son % n9r Wf9 nos any
aKc had ncttcr tites 70 love as,ts gratef@i ~ r.,
!ncnbranco tnnn belong to him whoso grnvs.
here at his birthplace. wGnre now about to mark.
PRESIDENT aAI!F1ELp.
Tue comrades aud friends Of ler. MCPHERSON.
mt snP
Ale luath 10 assist IN tno grateful duty OF I'M
vul'iug Il stAlue crooted Is coili.uumorato lis
e ea sSfid sad2 fssM fssaaax rs s
cun,pnsed Of citlzona ropsosontiug osory suatlo
y. tn deepest sympathy With president Garfleid,
his wife. 9nd n!oilor. and children, and heartily
"a ny fe es r. SSy
]oce that in this crlsts 1t has been shown that
thP Union which Mgrherso, dicd to preserve ls
presence 9t q common nf1iictl0n Or 9rnnt Nas
aona! F,eril tho peopiE Of our Nhole country arc
rSatSred ,s health and long. honorcd, and useful
!GRN. SHERMAN. :
o,sl Following 10y the opening remarks came tue
Tulea0, after which, Con. Sherman, Iii iii itli-
lresslyg, 'na!ttler, perforMea the ceEemoMy'
VI l'nyelllng the colossal statue OF Mcl'hcr.
8DIl, 0H kllu tl1l lnNlIlK L1 nuIiGIlEG, q nlN1Qf
uuIl1r1l'H salute bB(lig fired meanwhile, Tbe
magnificent t!Cllrp nj oico cntni,lnifiatl tha
nfi1,iirnfjn;, ~ Tia nmtlfenna nntf IL anra"r.
niict, WA rr,et,.l witi, Tia ttvaijcst nnnin'Isa
Gen. Sherman spoke M follows:
a., a !, AMp GnMnAnks os TMh ARMY
Ss,,aM;,,s tMt .SsIH;s.E. ;. FMLsNna, AND tELLoW-
cas0ns. by words spokcil and oy letters written,
~ ncMe teistnnay ~ !Io noolo cn4Eactor Df ueT.
t.aa tJaiiloe ilsasoye ,MoFaessont WHOSE forM ~
,'s,Ins us"ne nnW 4v!ors ". an1 WhGso poAy !!es
s, uann noaEa ntaess aosce!1o hta paF:
nunnt .I @ 1.-THE @'a g9loAl1g n!a many Vatanen
ffH1l,sness0nsy se uens ts'9aa. stronY, ana
MlokettoohoF. hM conisatlos atiu warm lrtanIg,
nt .ae t'tn3 ~nGn Tue boeioty Of tho
sMuesiF, s.1 ~ ,ss,.a s!M1 y, sna cty o. Wasnnx.
IVY; ~ - ~ Mhtl5ns t!!E tny sGAIanneo y coao
y " au@e s4ttuu tstEy t'Mo iook tftin ny trout
ar}iet ,,.,s seS N 'ffao hana!Mork o1 tn3 satnp
Ma NJ mind rnni1I rns mnn hanT Hnhtaa .aa vcon. ~
nttt i sso Werhufson pialnIT Of his biaoE
11n11r Avn cureny. erunvn AVN ,,,ouuv,t,
s,,n - 10 49,, +".." aNn @ euat
" tAonlal 9tfQtlKth ana KQnlAl huulort Of III NY
ac!uatntallccs. ! ~ 90t pTufots 70 TO m hatto.
rAIl oat Mttaess nelNfn tho grant tribunal ee
M ~ " tneeo taluKs haye eetl', aud
y taa ieelings thAs marx each stop ~ tho worlds