The National tribune., 1884-07-10
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY

excursion to Niagara Falls at night. The next
day, July 4, the soldiers monument was dedi-
| Gated with imposing ceremonies. Promptly
at 10 o'clock the grand procession was formed,
| under the command OF Brig. Gen. Rogers, with
a large staff of retired officers of the Grand
Army of the Republic and the National Guard,
in the following order: First division, COM
posed of the 65th and 74th regiments, the 7th
battery, the independent military companies,
of the city, the visiting military companies
uniformed Catholic Knights. uniformed Select
Knights of the American Order of United
Workmen, and an open barouche, drawn by
four coal-black horses containing Gov. Cleye-
land and the orator of the day, Steward l..
Woodford. Following the Governors carriage,
and fianked on either sde were his staff III
carriages the mayor, common council, city and
comfy officers, Judge James nj. Smith, who
presented the monument for dedication, and
invited guests. The second grand division was
composed of members of the G.. A. r. of Erie
and adjoining counties, numbering about 5000,
part of them mounted. Hardly had the line
reached its point of disarmament when the
rain, which had been threatening all day, came
down in torrents. The companies were speedily
disbanded, many OF the men heing drenehed to
the skin, and thousands who had gathered
around the monument grounds were obliged
to seek shelter. The grand stand improvised
for the exercises was deserted. and after hastily
removing the flag which surrounded the cap of
the monument, the exercises were held in the
opera house. A singular incident occurred as
the flag was pulled away from the figure of the
Goddess Oil top of the monument. Her left
hand rests on shield, and on a point of it
near the hand the flag caught and large piece
was torn off and looks exactly as though the
figure was holding it in its hand. 1t will
probably remain there until released by the
clements The speech of presentation of the
monument was made by the Hon. James II.
Smith, the chairman of the monumental COM
mitteee, aud was responded to by Department
Commander Ira III. Hedges. In the evening a
grand banquet and Campfire was rendered TO
the visiting Posts of the Grand Army of the
Republic at Music Hall, at which over 5000
veterans, many of them accompanied by their
wives, were present. Conspicuous on the hail
platform were Gov. Cleveland, the Hon. Richard
Crowley, the Hon. James O. Putnam Com
mander-in- Chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic r. B. Beath, Gen. Henry A. Bar
mum and others. After the banquet appropriate
toasts were responded TO by Gov. Cleveland,
Commander-in-ChiefB eath and others. The
announcement of Gen. Beath's name called
forth great burst of enthusiasm and prolonged
cheering. This reception so electrified him
that be made one of the finest impromptu
speeches that his comrades have ever heard
from him. At the outset he said he thought
the Grand Army could speak for itself, and had
j AOAC So. IL liei1 DSSu lt5 OubN duu IlicdolIc W
follow the Grand Army for the past sixteen
years, but never before had it been his privi-
lege to look upon such scene as he had Wit
messed in the magnificent city Of Buffalo. In
the name of the q. a. T. he desired to return the
thanks Of every coInrade to the fair ladies who
| have so bounteously extended to US their hos
FATALITIES. He then urged the formation of
Woman's Relief Corps and concluded his re-
marks as follows One object of the Grand
Army is to have a good time but above and
beyond this is an aim which transcends all pur-
poses OF selfish pleasure. We are an association
of the survivors OF the war-a confederation of
the men who preserved the name and fame OF
this great Nation. We ask not in our Post
rooms the religious creed, the political faith
the color or nationality of those who apply for
admission into our ranks, but we do ask If they
have proved themselves true in the hour of the
Nations peril. In three short weeks / shall
meet my comrades at Minneapolis and there
lay down the position of honor which they
have conferred upon me, and in my closing
words i shall say to them that my last public
performance Of the duties of that position was
here in this beautiful city Of Buffalo. | shall
revert TO this day, the glorious reception of
this evening, and the noble monument which
your patriotism has reared. The browning
glory of that beautiful shaft is that it stands
on the soil of the Empire State-the State
which has said that hereafter no man who
fought and bled TO save this Union shall be left
TO the degradation and humiliation Of public
charity or panper's grave. but shall pass his
declining years in a home reared for him as a
reward for his sacrifices for his country, and close
his dying eyes beneath the starry banner which
floats proudly over the Soldiers Home at Bath"
The soldiers monument stands So feet high and
isa conspicuous figure in the central part of the
city. 1t is a granite shaft surmounted by q
female figure p feet high, with a mural crown,
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the base OF the monument are four pieces of
statuary representing soldiers in the different
branches Of the service. The cost of the monu-
ment is $4,000. Its erection is the immediate
result of ten years of effort by the Ladies'
| Monument Association. They were unable,
however, to raise the full amount, and the de-
| fciency has been made good by an appropria-
! ton by the city government.-Wm. Elmen-
dorf, Rondout: Pratt Post No. 127 of that
place, has 200 members. Officers: Commander,
r. w. Anderson; S. V. c., o. P. Carpenter: j.
v. c., G. III. Thomas; Surg, Robert Loughran,
III. d.; Chap, John r. Styles; O. D., Urben
| Hamburger; O. G., Vim. Auchmoody; Ad]'t,
YIN. Elmendorf; @. NJ VIM. II. Kniffin; S.
NJ, John A. Klug; @. ". S., Ed Herrick; G.. s.,
Joseph shelightner: D. NJ, Frank Bale; o. S.,
Ira Alderman; /. S., Wm. Arnold.
OHIO
E. c. Carson, Hillsboro: On June 90, assisted
boro, i mustered at Lynchburg Highlands
! Thos j. Murreli Post, with AZ charter mem
bers. The soldier after whom the Post was
named was among the first to volunteer and
the first from Highland Co. to fall in defense
of the fiag-at CarDifex Ferry, w Va, Sept. IL,
4 1861. Officers: p. c., Andrew Bisher; S. V. c.,
I Peter Vanmeter; J. v. c., Cary Michael; Q. NJ,
! w. v. Miller; Surg, w. j. Shrofe Chap, David
| Trontwine; O. d., Owen West; O. g.. j. A.
| Garner; Adj't, Thos. Montgomery S. NJ, Isma
| Troth; @. II. s.. J. d. Ross. J. Donald
! son, Dexter City: We expect to have good
| Post established here soon. Have already 80
names.
OREGON
In view Of the removal of the 26th Inf, IT, s.
A., from the Pacific Coast, it's commander, Gen.
! IL. A. Morrow, was rendered reception by the
members of Geo. Wright Post, of Portland, on
I the night Of June 81 About one hundred
1 couples went over on the City Of Salem and
were met at the Government wharf by Els
worth Post and the 2Ist Inf. band. They pro-
ceeded to the large hall in Vancouver, which
| was soon filed with the citizens and visitors
Maj. Bell, principal Of the school, opened the
reception with address Of welcome. O.
Summers, p. c. Of Wright Post. responded, and
then Maj. A. f. Sears was introduced, who de-
! liyered the farewell salutation and presented
Gen. Morrow with a handsomely engrossed
copy Of resolutions in bristol, elegantly bound
| The gift is pretty souvenir. and was greatly
appreciated by Gen. Morrow. Maj.-Gen ~ A.
Miles also made touching speech and then
Gen. Morrow made his farewell address He
said: +" The e. A. r. is grand; where is there