, 1881-04-26
sneech ly tho President, Short
but Exceedingly Elo-
quent.
p,s..ncs Of the Largest Throng Of Ma
val People Ever Seem at the
Capital.
,mnostug Procession Of Troops, and
Graceful Decoration Of tho
city.
ststob Of the soulptress, Together with tho
History Of the Statue.

History Of the Statue.
TIE CEREMONIES,
4 HOT DAYt
Rs.tta, p.ipatsh 10 Tas Chiesso Tribune.
w,sn,sornS, b. t., April eb.-Thero WAS
h,eht Apring.Iike weather for Farrayuts day,
-uh wind enough to display tha NUMEROUS dags
seating from tho public ind private buildings.
ghe schools wcro aloeod. the Departmental re-
muinc, opeu only until noon. and buatnoss wi4s
generally suspended. An interesting spectacle
Tas presented thls morulug ut thn Navy iaras
s,o,n rbe wpnfvca of which n good Wow WIS on"
,.Inod Of the Fasragut Heat, whloh lay at anchor
M ths Potomac in 4 strntght limo half T. milo
in,n Tho sbIps aro tho Alliance, Vendalta,
1.ntie kearsarsa, and Palmetto. Alt deekad with
asas. commodore Wyman's blue tlug with
mn white star and fish. tail tuntlns from tho
Kea.,trge. All at once s1gnal thE from tho
Kcarsaruc was answered frum every other sh!n.
Boats wsro sowcred, steam lsunp1es putfed aud
wb!utIed. md ..-. &c.,,
THE LARGE FoHcg or sEAAEN,
armed and equipped ~ inf1ntry, can,o to the
Nayy.Yarl, wncrn they wera landed, formed In
not,I,un. and started for the Capitol. AT tha
,ame tltne the cars brought eight full oom'
naoles OF tho Naval Academy cadets from Ansl*
apolIs, Tho battalion OF marLnos, with Its full
oand, cams from their barracks, the regulars
marched up from ths arsenni. and tho District
volunteers. white nnd co!UrQd, uniformed IN rod,
In white, and IN bluo, appoare1 ut tho rlnca OF
rende1youz. Tho old War lays wcre rocallcd,
but there has never been aanh 4 taroAg OF naval
oydce.s and men heun hero ut tho National mo-
tropolls. The ceremonies attending tho d0dicR-
ton ot the statue ware in accordance With tho
program, and tho navy has reason to DO sAt|s-
Ged With tho high honors pn'o 70 lnO ncrolo OH
Admiral.
THE ONLY ptA"hAIn
vab tue grnet heAt' tno taaFlnoshetaF uarMns
WIn thosnaoe' IN tne pfucesa.ol we .oa vauo's W
tho Naval 'acaaeny ~ Annapn'.s, Nv srtons'
tho battalion or marlhes III 1nole SNOWY un'toena'
tho w blae JhcKets' atHto a4ia ueh'ea "a ~
fanttS, tho how'tzer patteFy OF e'aht Rons
manned py tha app.en.lce onSs t'un .uo sonu"1
solp saEatns". fen'tslpua "9n. uat.a9y ".sn
sc,rEct nnfscna'f R'ulnes waving lton. lno
heitnc9. io"f ct'tni'ao'"a VI tne n.N"Iu Su.ns'
hha !9o DIstfct nnt.a at'eno.oa ..'o n'os| ~ ~
teoaon. -Ihe posts Vi tno o'ano army " N'e
Hepab,1o pafat.ed IN uh'Inrm' ana onesleaseo
folofcd comtstao on cIhteses Iccp'vca 'Fe4"un1 ~.
,pploase, ,,, roaf caotea compHn.es ,,, VI wv
yntloI s''1l." apo"sp Roo" WILL s'a 'a"t'1eu
'Ae feeerahs'
PRESIDENT uAhtlE1p
escorted Mrs. fafsnsat. mo Ahm'fnra alaoM, 10
mo stand. ohe Is VOL pfeaersea' OF Mca'am
hlpht, with brown ea!f, hazel eyes. saa ploas-
aot smile. hcr only ehl!a, LoyR'! FAtFasut. WIS
also present Win hts ~lte. tho aouRhter OK "
s.,aa -. '. .no >,,,,"r, An.aoa,, ~ Wn., potn.
sae2 u tno N'ntuFy acNueu!y u sst 1".ns, 'xa
but lett tbs army ON aocotnE pt his Wl1aa
hcsttl, and Is now buukor Ut Now Fork,
r1r .nT,sr. >,,s v,uvtr urAu ,1ox,r.
..S. . . ..H1. ne. ns..'..'. g.. ,s,,
was sentea next 10 'ha rFes'dahts sne V oru-
md fascInutlur manners. She wore 4 black
sIk hrncude drc.s. win larn erm,n1,
pet throat and Tuscnn straw bonnet win q
lang white ostrich. plume. At tho wtntlowa OF
Ars. I1nx!ot1 pleasant hnme, which command 4
r'sM " luo 1Latue' we're tn1 W1aow ot An'n.s"'
p paassfeh. Afs. aory ClcMmer, Mfs. yen
navn1 ,a;,'crr. ~ Tho n,,nos ~, haiss;ss ~" A.
m,,nIs t,no. .nt sal,,t,,. - .~,,, ,rtti,er a,,t
sn'..i .a"M n"s ua'a e".u.ina WIN "t1u'elI Mat
masetal music. the troops standing ut present
sstns Until the sorentcon otus had been flrcd
ws.,,vnI mr., ,,n.Inn t,x..Iaont c.rno,a ~.