Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1881-04-25
THE FARRAGUT STATUE.
GRAND Display at the statue and Along
the Principal streets.
Reception speech of President Gar
field

WASHINGTON, April 25.-To-day the
statue of the late Admiral Farrsgut was
unveiled with imposing ceremonies.
The city presents gala appearance.
Numerous houses along Pennsylvania
Avenue are decorated with bunting and
the porticos of the Executive Mansion
are tastefully draped with the national
colors. Three large stands for the Presi-
dent, Cabinet, orators and invited guests
have been erected on three sides of the
statue, and are pro fuscly ornamented with
flags, while the stately mansions, fronting
the park on either side, are festooned and
draped with streamers and flags of every
nation.
The procession formL q at 1 l a. m, in
the neighborheod of the Capital, and at
IL O'clock gun was fired by the naval
artillery, and the procession moved in
column of companies from the Capitol,
10y way of Penns ylvania av.Due To Fiji
teentb street and Connecticut avenue, TO
Farragut Square when the head of the
column reached Fifteenth street, gun
was fired by the Naval saluting battery
stationed in Lafayette square, AS a signal
t. notify the President and cabinet to
proceed to the square. On arriving at
the park, the Cadets and naval division
Diassed ON the west side, and the army
division on the north side
Long before the procession arrived at
the square, the gaily festooned stands
were filled to their utmost Ca
pacty, with the exception of those
reserved for the Presidential party,
the survivors of Farrsgut's naval battles
and the members of the Grand Army of
the Republic. At 1890 the Presidential
party arrived, President Carried leaning
upon the arm of Secretary Of the Navy
Hunt. Prayer having been offered by
Rev. Arthur Brooks, the ceremony of
unveiiing the statue took place. The |
Admira's flag was displayed, and the |
several bands beat four ruffles, the trum- |
pets sounding four flourishes, the duty |
of unveiling the statue was intrusted to |
Quartermaster Knowles, who had held |
the position of Quartermaster upon
Farragut's flagship at the time of the
historic battle of Mobile Bay, and the |
.. who lsshed Farragut to the mast.--
- AT the moment or unveiling the Ad-
miral salute of seventeen guns was
fired in Lafayette square, the troops pre-
scnting arms at the first gun and coming
to carry at the last
The Secretary of the Navy then intro
duced President Garfield, who spoke as
follows:
FELLOW crTIzRNs: 1t is the singular
province of art to break dow the limta
tions which separate generations of men
from each other, and allow those of the
past generations to be the comrades and
associates of those now living. This
capital is silently being filled up
with the heroes of other times. Men
of three wars have taken their
places in silent eloquence as
guardians and guards of the nation they
loved so well. And as years pass on,
these squares and public places will be
rendered more and more populous, more
and more eloquent by the presence of the
dead heroes of other days From all
quarters of the country, from all gcaer
ations of its life, from all por
tions of its service, these heroes come
by the ministry and mystery of art to
take their places, and stand As
permanent guardians of our nations
glory. To-day we come to hail this hero
who comes from the sea, down from the
shrouds of his flag ship, wreathed with
the smoke and glory of victory, bringing
sixty years of national life and honor TO
take his place as an honored compatriot
and patriotic guardian of his nations
glory In the name Of the nation | sc
cept this noble statue, and his country /
will guard it as he guarded his country. |
(Applause