Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29
urvsil;ug Of the Farrarut Statue

The statue Of Admiral Furragui, modelled
by Winnie Rcam, was unveiled at Washing
ton Monday, with imposing ceremonies.
Farragut was unqucstionably the greatest
sailor of our time. His exploits at New Or
leans and in Mobile bay are among the most
daring and brilliant recorded in history, and
his memory well deserves this token OF a
nations gratitude. At the EXERCISES the
procession was n mile long, and consisted of
the officers and crews of all the vessels of the
North Atlantic squadrons now in the Poio-
mac, the naval cadets, the marine CORPS from
New York, Norfolk and Philadelphia, the
Grand Army of the Republic and civil or
carnations, and officers Of the army and
navy.
The statue is Of heroic size, AMI repre-
sents Admiral Farragut with a marine glass
in his left hand, his foot On a block and
tackle, and supposed TO be standing on the
Hartford. At each of the four corners OF
the bases is four inch mortar erected ON a
bronze carriage These were made of metal
from the propeller of the Hartford from
which was also obtained the metal OF the
statue.
Prayer having been offered ny kew Arthur
Brooks the ceremony of unveilins the statue
took place The Admirafs ilag was display
ed and the several bands beat four ruiiies,
the trumpets sounding four llourishcs. At
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