Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22

OF uelFering 10 10 the Ere6ldeEt OF the
United States. Col. Casey gave the his
tory OF the monument since 1876, and
closed as follows;
Although the dimensions Of the foundation
base were ORIGINALLY planned without due re
gard TO the tremendous forces 10 he brought
into play in building 50 large an obelisk. the
resources on modern eng tEeerlnF science have
supplied the mcans for the completion oil the
grlndeSt monumental column ever erected in
any age Of the world. In its proportions the
ratios Of dluensi0rs Of several parts of ancient
Egyptian oOellsk- have been carefully fol-
lowed. The entire height has been made
slightly greater than 10 times the breadth OF
the base, producing au Obelisk that. for grace
OF the large Egyptian mOnOllths, while IN dig
NIFTY and grandeur 10 surpasscs any that can
De mentioned Ir- President, for ami in be-
nan OF tne JOINT commission for the compile
tOn OF the Washington monument ! deliver
10 yOu this column.
President Arthur was greeted with a
round of hearty cheers. He read mis- re-
marks from manuscript in a clear, strong
voice, to which he audience listened
more eagerly than TO the words Of any
speaker. He said:
Fell9lC CONHfrvz5eu: Before the dawn of the
century whose cventfUl years will soon have
faded into he past. when death had but lately
r0noed inns republic OF ltS most beloved and
luustriOus citizen, the Congress Ot the United
states pledged the faith of the nation that in
this city, bearing his houOred name. and then
as now the seat OF the General Government, q
monument should be erected TO commemorate
the great events Of his military and political
lie. The stately column that stretches heaven
ward from the plain WhercOu we stand bears
witness 10 an who behold lt that the covenant
which OUr fathers made their children
have fulfilled. In the completion OF This
great work oI that patriotic endcavor there
d abundant cause f0r national re-
Joiclng, for while TINS structure shall
endure 10 shall be 20 an mankind
a stcadfast token of an alectionate and
reyerent regard IN which this people continue
10 hold the memory of Washington. Well
may he ever keep foremost in the hearts OF
his cOuutrymeu taItn that never faltered.
wisdom that was broader and deeper than
any learning taught in schools; courage that
Snrauk from no u.rli and was dis mayed bV 10
suooid dlnatc go the demands OF pa riOtism and
honor sagacity tuat displayed itself DO camp
and Cabinet ankle. unt- above al. that har-
moElOE- union ol uoral ami intellectual quail
ties which has never f0Uud its parallel among
mcu-the-c are the attributes oil character
which thc lntc!Iigcut thGught of this century
a5 .ribeS 90 the A-raudest figure of the lass.
Eut other and more eloquent lips than mine
viii 10 dav rcGcarSC to You the story OF his
noble lie and ii- glorious achievements. To
mys.ll Ha9 been assigned tRe simpler and
more formal duty in iulhiiment of which 90
now s5 President OF the United states and IN
behalf Of the people receive TINS monument
from the hands ot its builder, and declare II
dedicated from this time forth % tine memory
of the immO tai name OF George Washington.
The remarks OF the various speakers
were inaudiOle. but the putfs of steam
from their mouths was evidence tnat the
proceedings We're being carried on accord
ing 10 the programme, and al every little
intermissiOn the auditors stamped ap-
prOvingly.
Upon a signal from the Chairman. Sen
atOr Sherman, the assemblage broke into
cheers. The military then wheeled into
line, the civic DOIies and the distin-
guished participants in the proceedings
OF the day sought their carriages, and
the procession, under the m8rshalship of
Gen. sheridan. took up its line Of march
20 the capitol.
CROSSING THE oIONU lIENT GROUNDS
to Seventeenth street the procession
turned into PENNSYLVANIA avenue at the
state, War and Navy Department build
ing and proceeded 10 the capitol. Penn
sylvania avenue presented a brilliant
scene during the progress of the pageant.
Thousands of people lined the sidewalks
and occupied the grand stands that had
been erected on all Of the reservations
along the line Of march. Many buildings
were handsomely decorated with flags
and a long line Of cOlOred buntings. Al
though the sun sh0nc brightly and the air
was dry and clear, the temperature was
much below freezing point. and the spec
tatOrS were compelled 20 stamp their feet
and indulge IN gymnastic exercises
for relief from the piercing cold. 1t was
about 1890 o'cIock when the head OF the
procession turned the corner of Fifteenth
street ana Pennsylvania avenue and en-
tered on the magnificent, broad and
straight course OF mile TO the western
boundary Of the capitol grounds.
FIRST IN ORDER
came Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan, United States
army, Marshal Of the day, accompanied
by his chief of staff, Brig. Gen. OTdway,
United States volunteers, and twenty-fOur
aides-de-camp, in snowy army uniforms.
The following were the members OF his
honorary staff, representing the States
and Territories
Alabama-JOhu II. Morgan.
ATkaEsas-G n. jas. c. Tappan.
California ThOs. Q. QUantTel.
COlOradO-Mal. j. Y. y. Nandenburgh.
COnnecticut-Gen. T.. L. Graham.
DelawaTe-Gen. }. Parke POstles.
FlOrida-Col- Wallace $. Jones.
GeOrgia-Col. Gin ri W. Anderson.
Iliinois-Ge2- Green 3. Raum.
Indiana-Col. r. W. Mcbride.
lOwa-COl. Wm. =. Hepburn.
kansas-Geu. q. W. Blair.
kentucky-COl. J. Il. Castleman.
L0Uisiana-COl. Charles 4. LarendOn.
Maiue-Gen. John ". Brown.
MaTyland-COl. +. /. Rogers.
Mass8chusetts-Mr. \. \. Hayes.
Michigan-COl. II. n. Duffeld.
MinnesOta-COl e.. W. johnson.
Mlsslsslppi-COi j. !. McCaskell.
MissOUri-Hol. J. ". stone.
Nebraska-COl. /. W. Colby.
Nevsda-HOn. John II. Kinkead.
New Hampshire-Gen J. n. Patterson.
New Jersey-COl :. Meredith Dickinson.
New York-Maj. Alex. II. Davis.
North Carolina Mr. Fred. Stithr
OhiC-COl. &. y. Layt ton.
OregOn-Mr. +. b. Appleton.
Pennsylvania-tO Ol. p. l.. Goddard.
Rhode Island-COl. +. NJ. Bates.
South Carolina Col. J. II. SimOns.
Tennessee-Gen. II. B. pshur.
TcXas-COl. J. r. Labatt.
NermOnt-Gen. Wm- Wells.
NIrginIa-Maj. J.. BlackfOrd.
West Nirginia-Col. Robt White,
WiscOnsln-Gen. =. &. StarkWeather.
ArizOna-HOn. !. W. Eddy.
DakOta-COl. William Thompson.
IdahO-Maj. William Hyngman,
MOntana-HOn- Martin Maginnis.
New MeNicO-HOn- r. A. Manzanares.
Itah-Humphrey McMaster.
WashingtOn--H0n. q. L. :. Voorhees,.
WyOmIng-HOn. n r. Post.
THE MILITARY DISPLAY.
Next in order came the first troop Of
the Philadelphia City Cavalry organized
in 1714), Capt. +. Burd Grubb command
ing, which was assigned t. duty as escort
to the Marshal of the day. This troop
was magnihcently mounted. with a uni 1
form consisting of blue capes, white trOus-
ers and metal helmet with white plumes.
The Marshal OF the first division was
BYt. Mai. Gen. L. B. AYreS. United States
Army, who was accompanied by ten aides
in artillery UNIFORM. Following in or
der came three battaliOns Of
regular United States artillery,
numbering several hundred men; bat
talon OF the United States Marine Corps,
and the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company OF massachusetts organized in
1858 J, Capt. Augustus Wnittem0re COM
manding. IBis attracted marked atten-
tiOn. The peculiar combinations of the
uniforms of the various branches of the
service caused much comment as did also
the large number of men in line who had
passed the meridian OF life. Nevertheless
their marching was excellent, and the
eVOlutiOns Of this company were rewarded
by liberal applause. About eighty men
the Governors Foot Guards
of Connecticut organized in ND, Maj.
J. c. Kinney commanding. This compa-
ny was handsomely uniformed in black
and scarlet and marched well, and alto
gether presented very creditable appear
ance. 1t claims honor of being the
only military organization that has
preserved an active existence OF ia
years. The German Fusiliers, of Charles
ton. :. O., mustered about 50 men in line,
and boz q magnificent banner with
palm trC, device. This company was OF
ganized 1915, aud is commanded oy
Capt. Hen Schachte. Another ancient
Organization was the Richmond Light IN
fantry Blues. which claims 1893 as the
date of Its birth. Their blEe slits, he'll
NETS aud white piumes made up beauti-