New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-20
THE HENRY STATUE UNVEILED.
A GREAT CROWD WITNESSES THE CEREMONIES
REMARKS by PRESIDENT PORTER.

A GREAT CROWD WITNESSES THE CEREMoNIEs-
REMARKS by PRESIDENT PORTER
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, April 19.-An hour before the un-
yelling of the Henry statue this afternoon the lee
ture-room of the National Museum comfortably
filed with scientists, statesmen and politicians.
heads of Government departments and bureaus and
other notable people. In one group were Senator'S
Sherman, Hawey, Harrison, Salisbury, Groome,
Morrill, Hill and Mcmillan, Representatives Tucker,
Browne Wait Rosecrans. Pettibone aud Casso1,
and Representatives Robson aud Aldrich- {.
S. Cox talked with everybody said that he was
Regent of the Smithsonian Institution and had IL
vited himself TO be present and accepted the invita-
ton he declared that the Speakership contest
does not trouble him 4" any more than the man in
the noon." The Chancellor of the Institution
Chief Justice Waite, came in rather late and was
Immediately the centre of an animated group. Tie
new Postmaster-General was kept very busy shaf-
ing hands and making new acqualntances Secfe-
tary Foger, looking well except for green shado
over his right eye received congratulations upon
his recovery, and Secretaries Lincoln and Teller
discussed the Apache question with becoming
gravity Secretary Baird of the Smithsonian In
stitution, Superintendent Hillgard. of the Coast
Survey and Director Powell. of the Geological sur
vey-all members of the Academy-were ubiquitous
and busy, as also was Professor Marsh. the new
presdent of the Academy. There were real gsn-
erals and colonels by the score, and fair sprink-
ling of admras and commodores, but no display OF
brass buttons or gold lace. Even Colonel Poe, OF
the Army who was master OF ceremonies, wasin
plain clothes.
Finally the hour arrived and procession was
formed with Chief Justice Waite and Presdens
Noah Porter holding the right. The Marine Band
struck up a march," Transit OF Venus AS tae
line emerged from the Museum building. The way
led through dense masses of people The Govern-
ment clerks bad been given a half-hoiiday, sno
several thousand of them contributed to swell the
crowds. which filled every square yard OF space
within sight of the statue around which platform
had been built large enough to seat about LOO
people.
The statue stands about 100 yards from tho
northwest corner of the Institution, facing
south. and is in full view from ha
street which separates the Smithsonian grounds
from those of the Department OF Agricnl-
ture and the Washington monument on tue wese
Statues of warriors and naval heroes adorn, or III
some cases disigure, many OF the puDnc squares
and parks of the National Capital. CIVIC distlnc-
ton aud virtues have been commemorated only "
the statues OF Washington and Lncoio
The achievements of science have never
received such distinction In Washington
until to-day A brief sketch Of Professor Henrys
life printed on the back of the programme OF To-
DAYS ceremonies shows that he was frst IN many
things. This little memoir says F:
Henry was the first inventor us2Sl OF the spool
wound magnet, capable OF being actuated through
long conducting wire at great distances lie nrst 90
ysed and operated electro magnetic telegraph win
hell signal S30 Albany through the circuit ofa
mile OF copper wire. He first invented the electromA
netic On zine s3l employing the first automatic com
mutator pole changer He rst discovered lsSsl tas
senductOn OF electrical current on passing through
a long conductor. He frs; devised us3o) com
pound teegraphic circuit by which the primary circuit
enieebed by distant action, may control a loch
secondary circuit of great power He nrss dls
covered uS3Sb the successive orders OF eecttieM
cred s42J oscilang character OF an electrical DIS
charge lie hrst showed by the tbermo glly anoletcr
s45 that The solar spots radate less heat than tue sur
rounding photosphere. lie first established hrougn tho
agency OF the smt ian Institution us40 system OF
simultaneous meteorological observations by telegraph
tue results OF which daily plotted on map aud
weather forecasts made from them.
"He first devised and operated an eloctro-mas-
netc telegraph says the memoir. When the
statue vas unveiled to day telegraphic instruments
clicked lnerrly near its base and flashed the
intellig igence over innumerable wires
The ceremonies to-day consisted OF music, inciud-
ing grand chorals by tho singing societies OF the
District prayer by DR.. Hodges Of Princeton College,
AL address and the unveillng OF the statue by Chief-
Justice Waite and an Grafton by President Porter.
Among the prominent persons present not htherto
mentioned were w. w. Corcoran, Robert C'
Winthrop ex- Secretary Of State Blaine George ban-
croft, tho Ministers of Great Britain, France Japan
and Turkey, and other members Of the Diplomasio
Corps, Associate Justices Miller FIELD btsaiey
Harlan, Woods, Matthew Gray and BlatenioFes