Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-19
GEN. JOHN F. REYNOLDS,
a nKuNzs STATUS 10 ms ME~uEy.
lmpo,inE Exercises at the UnVoiiius In rAua.
delphi.-Uivio ana Military PROCESSION
witnessed by Thousands


presence of 1900 persons. the formal
ceremonies attendant upon tho unveiliug
OF the bronze equestrian statue Of General
John Z. Reynolds, at the northern entrance
to the new City hail. Philadelphia, were
performed. Shortly after O'Clock a
procession was formed at the Union
League building to escort the distinguished
guests to the platform erected between the
statue aud the City hail. General Ii. G.
Sickel was chief marshal The place of
honor IN the limo was accorded the General
Reynolds Post G. A. r. in which thoro
were $50 men. Major John w. Ryan.
Commanded $50 Girard college cadets, who
acted as special escort TO the Reynolds
Monuments association. Governor Robert
L. Pattison followed with his stat in full
uniform, as follows Brigadicr General
N. Z. Guthrie, adiutant general of Penn
sylvania Colonel 7. Lacey Goddard.
inspector general ; Colonel Il. ). Edwards,
quartermaster general ; Colonel T. u
Thompson, commssary general CoiJUel
John l. Rogers, judge advocate general
Colonel Thomas J. Hudson, chief OF
artillery ; Colonel L. w. Read, surgeon
general Lieutenant Colonel Sta ley
Hassinger, assistant adjutaut general
Lieutenant CclOnels w. r. Hartshogre and
II. c. Demipg.
Mayor Smith, President Perkins and
members Of the building commission
heads Of city departments aud members OF
councils followed in the order named.
Midway in tho procession were General
John F. Hartrauft and staff Briyafier
General Snowden and staff C0lOaOlq
Wiederskeim, Dechert and BOnuafiOu, Of
the Fust, Second and Third regiments.
| with their line officers. Bringing Mp thl
| rear we're the PENNSYLVANIA reserves, under
| Colonel George A. Woodward the LJya
Legion, commanded by Colonel k2ysur,
anu the members Of tho Grand Army,
| under the command of C0mmalLgr IN
| chief of the Order General Robert B.
Beath, Of that city, and Department Com
| maIder T. II. Dyer. Post 2 was the only
| organization of veterans in lire, except tbs
Reynolds post, although many iudivduaI
members OF other posts marched with
| their comrades.
In the open space at The base Of the
monument were stationed the Pennsylvania
Reserves and Reynolds post. The Girasd
| college cadets occupied seats on the plat
form to the left Of the statue. The invited
| guests and the distingu shed persons were
seated directly back Of the ilg covered
statue. In the front row of EcatS 81;
| Governor PattisOn, ex Governor Curtin
Mayor Smith. Joseph E. Temple, whC
donated s25, coo to the erection
of the statue General Latta, MajJ,
J. G. Rosengarteu, Rev. J. Hervey Baale,
George Il. Stuart and E c. knight
! Back OF these distinguished geutiemgn,
| gorgeous in uniforms Of dark blue, pro
fuseiy covered with gold trimmings aud
helmet hats with flowing yellow pIunes,
sat Lieutenant J. F Reynolds Lands
nephew of General Reynolds, and Leu
| tenant F. A. Boutelle, both OF the Uritet
States army. Mrs. lands and Ms.
Reynolds, sisters of tie dead hero were
BY the side of their soidlerly son ond
nephew.
Precisely as the hanas of he clock il
the tower of the Broad stree: station indi
Gated four o'clocb, Ex-Governor Curtin
clad in light colored tweed suit, arose
looked for an instant at the coat of arm
of both city and state which waved from
| the corner towers Of the massive muniCipa
building, and then bowed to the grea
multitude, With brief references to ia,
monument to a great soldier who bi5 th
dust that liberty might live. ths X
governor introduced Rev. J. Herysy B .ale
chaplain o; the Peunsy ylyania Reserve assO
ciatIon, who made short prayer. GOV
PattisOn was presPGted, and rec iycl
a round of cheers. He said b
was assigned the pleasant tasS o
presenting 70 the association tho peGcs.
tai, purchased by the state, uu whicI
rested noble representation ot ore u
| Pennsylvania bravest heroes. As The
executive of the great commonwealth h
took special pride in honoTiBg the memCr,
OF its sons, who in a great crisis aEd 10
moment OF supreme danger, spilled tGei
nH m taNa fr.- -.
OF foe, "In that roll of Peunsylr.ui;
heroes" he continued, "no name Shina
with greater bEilIiaucy than that OF tn
| soldier We honor To day. the brave. va,o
| Gus and lamentoi Reynolds. Withou
any misgiyings We can leave his nams Il
! tho historian" The governor euloG IzeC
the private and military career of GcuJra
Reynolds, adding that "Rsy HO!ds com.
rades and the students OF tho batIieGin
with singular uuanmity ack uOwledeed III,
| value of his services on that dread Julj
day at Gettysburg, when his lifeblOud wa
| mingled with the soil"
At the conclusion OF the governors rc
marks eX Governor CuGtiu made q motion
and seven members OF Reynolds Post ap.
preached and ssized the guy ropes AZ.
tached 10 tho flag which covered The
statue At signal they pulIoi tue ropes
and the flag vas suspended in mid cir
while the bronze statue stUUd OGt in bold
relief against the white marble background
of the city hall. There Was an cuthurat
of cheers, and the band struck up Hal
to the Chief" When the comm0tioa was
subsided John Rogers, who prepared the
model for the statue, was Introduced 70
the vast assemblage. He mOdestly bowed
his acknowledgement. and flash Of sUc
| prise aud qualification spread Oyeg HIS
iacs as he was haaGed d large basket oil
cut flowers, the contribution OF the
| Girard college cadets. Ex Governor
| Curtin as president Of the ReyrOl5s
Monument association formally presented
the statue 10 Mayor Smith as the IepTegan,
tativs of Philadelphia. 10 receiving the
memorial Mayor Smith said thai "on be
half OF the municipality to guarantee tbr
reverence and admiration OF liberty
loving and loyal city, whose proudest ~ ge
| in history shall be that which makes tba
nation prosperous, her people happy and
her heroes respected, | AM pleased TO
accept the monument aud guarantee IN
protection and care, feeling satisfied thai
time will add still greater esteem auC
glory to the illus.rious hero whose fame &
| celebrates"
When the mayor closed there wero call,
for Joseph 4. Temple. AS that gentleman
approached ex Governor Curtin took hin
by the hand, and in ringing tones said
wish my voice could be heard by every
loyal man in America. Here ia Joseph L
Temple % The philanthrOpist was Gree ed