The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-03-01
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The History N lhe ruI,lls paHeansa ana
efehsalf festivities Il IahK nfs. iilled wiih
eeusrleauu4 and distinguished tFlHmrhs.
I'm heafly Every Heeassan the westIsef has
favored and seeonaea the eHofts ~ The msH.
sErFs ~ such aifalfHl hat to-day thry wefv
destined tn 40 evefwheimlnK failure, The
eetaslHn wac lIe unveIIlaa ~ . statue "
sud declarations u = muuamenl 70 the tom
fedsfats ehiaftain. ueueFsl isotaft !. I~e'
Tho fact that u was 10 take piare un Wash.
inston's birthday added stii more Interest
10 the intended display. an the military
ef the city and many visiting companies,
including the finn company Of light infant.
~ from DeiroIt, Mieh.. were 10 lend their
aid, aud all the organizations ef veteran
soldiers " the late war we're TO give o
Hfand historic interest 20 tho affair Not
only did the Veteran Confederate Assooia.
tions Of tho Army of Northern Virginia and
the Army OF the Tennessee appear 10 force,
hut large and imposing delegations 81 the
Grand Army Of the Republic. represented
IN Joseph A. Mower and Timothy o. Howe
Posts, graced the occasion with their pres.
cnce.
The hour of tive o'clock had arrived, III,
troops were on The ground, aud the Veterans
wcru IN their PLACES OF honor and a great
array Of distinguished guests were on the
platform. Seats which had been provided
for great number OF ladies' were fllIed and
tho small circular park In which the monu.
nent stands and the street which surrounds
the circle were crowded with people Of all
sorts and conditions. Full 10000 people
were on the ground. Flags Of nil nations,
over which the national standard domi.
mated, iionted In the hnlmy south breezs,
anu IN tho sunshine which gildad tho scene
but In the meantime a denseiy dark and
formidable looking cloud was seen rapidly
rising along the northern horizon aud
mounting swiftly In the heavens. Conf.
dent OF the favor Of fortune very few per-
sons took warning from the gathering
clouds and the preparations for carrying
out an imposing programme proceeded
without interruption. by 2il5 the entire
northern sky was black as ink, and the
thunder grnwled In the distance and the
atmosphere became oppressive and sultry.
The great orchestra, under the direction
Of Prof. Moses, Albert Sidney Johnston'a
bandmaster, struck up grand march from
Wagnel's kisnzi, when In moment the
storm burst upon tho vast assomblagc
Rushing down irom the north, Its advance
guard OF dust, fragments OF paper and
light rubbish oi all sorts, filled The air, fol
lowed by great drops OF rain. The crowd
broke up as II scattered by an explosion
Tho confusion was intense. Womef
screamed and men shouted, and all instinct
lively frokc for shelter. Escape for mos
Of ihsm was hopeless. Tor the rain cant
down IN an avalanche 10 be realized onl,
In these southern latitudes, and In flv'
minutes many thousands Of people wer'
drenched 10 the skin. The wind blow
awning, hat and other similar movable !
could lay hold on. Tho thunder roared
and the fighting cut the driving storm Il
every direction, and played around th
gigantic statue whose outline was strongly
defined through the wet cotton shroud tina
draped H.
1hc statue faces the north, aud the oil
commander stood unmoved amid the storm
Of heavens artillery as he had before stoo'
! In the ince Of wars Iron hail. But all hi
followers had ded. Fortunately. In the vas
Storm nobody was hurt 10 any serious ex
tent, hut grand and imposing ccrcmonin
, was eifectnally broken up. :,
The programme embraced poem by II
: ". Requler, Esq. and an oratiou BY Hot
: Charles Il. Fenner Of the State Suprem
| Court. These were dispensed with forever
4 But after the storm a smaIl squad OF th
: officials OF the Monumental Associaiio
gathered At the base OF the dripping colum
and Judge Fenner, In few words on b
half Of the Monument Association, prcssn
: briefly responded, accepting the trust o
A behalf Of the city. The Right Rey. Bisho
, J. N. GaIleher, OF the Protestant Eplscopr
: Church. pronounced . benedietion upon VI
I work.
The Lee Monument Association was O
I gnnixed here on the 10Th OF November, 1871
1 aud went TO work 10 raise money for n
, erection Of suitable shaft 10 the nemof
/. Of the Confederate leader. On the atst .
July, 1877, the City Council devotin
.Tivoli clrcle,p q small circular park
: the Intersection Of DeiDri street. for u
. slts OF the monument. and changed Il
0 name to Lee place. On the Ist oil Drcsu
0 ber Of the Same year 4 contract was give
10 John Roy 10 build the monument af
cost Of fg7,00.
The design chosen was nufsd dorIc co
umn Of whits Tennesser marble on baz
of gray Georgia granite, standing os
} turfed mound. The base Of the statsl
: stands % feet above the street. and n
!. statue Il 10 feet high. The dimension. !
Of mound. II feet. height Of granite has
II feet; height of column % feel
Y height III die. feet 4 inches
4 helrhf OF statue. 10 feet inches: diamefe
!. Of mound. 100 feet. diameter Of baz
! fsquarei, ~ feet; diameter OF column.
9 fest; diameter Of DIE, fe@t IHshss
!. height Of whole, 100 feet; basement. ~ fe'
square.
: entered into with The Hinsdals & Doyl
: (now the HoilowslI) Granite Company
2 Lee to snrinount The monument The stals
E was 10 cost $1,000. In June, ~, n
Ajax. Doyle, artist, vas sent BY The cot
> tracing company r. New Orleans 10 u1st
/. | : model. which hs did in the hall Of n
HOUSE of Representatives nf the old Hfs'
| Houee In thfs city. Il wns cast In bronl
i, By Henry 4 Bonnard, Of New York. and
J, the largest statue that was ever made In :
: American foundry. II weighs about 5p
!. pounds. y wss esst IN six sections, a
J, head alone weighing 111 pounds.
n
!, | urni position. standing errct, with foids
!. arms. a. though overlooking The Geld |
4 hattie. We y dressed IN fnii s~rvie~ nn
\ form. with cavalry toptzs and the swpi
|. | strapped af his sitfs useskurss eight fe
2 from iip 70 hiltl Tbs stars, according
: bis uish, sfe placed on the lapel uf his 60
2 instead of on The cellar. The entire NpI
E Is paid for. The total cost bsinx sbost ~
. eui.
d The o1lceru Of the Mouument Associate
: ere Charles 3. Fenner. President. q.
i B<ursgard. First viee President; n. NJ
4 son, tscond Vice Presidents 3. Y. k
= nedy. Treasurer: ". |. Hodxspn. Hernr
y Inx sesrstnry; W. n. Owen, cofrsspon
= spx Secretary.
4 john. IT,. ~ =
j coustefuation FsIensd to-day h ~ G