Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-06

NLNAl'b LNAk4~. lFtFtl ABOUT TWO
thirds Of his address he mentioned the name
Of Bartholdi, which was the occasion of
the audience breaking forth into loud
cheers, This was mistaken Oh the part of
those who had charge for the conclusion Of
the address, when the uuyailiug was to
take place, Accordingly the nag was
withdrawn from the face u the statue.
This was the signal 20 the steamers and
batteries, and they Immediately began Il
mighty -alyo Of caLu0uadlug and whIstling.
amid which Mr.. Eyarts hclplcssly took his
scat. The salyo was continued without COS
satlon t~urfully twenty minutes.
When GIlmorc's band had played the
"Marsrllaise" hymn. " Yankee Doodle. 90
aud the Star Spauglcd Banner Presi-
dent Cleveland stepped TO the front Of the
stage and said:
'HH tHAIRuhS AND FELLOW CITIZENS; The
people of the United States accept with graft
l'udc today from their brethren OF the French
Republic the grand and completed work Of art
We have inauglrated. The token OF aHec-
ton and consideration OF the people
Of France demonstrates the kinship Of
the Republics, and conveys 10 US the assurance
that in our efforts 10 commend 10 man
f'A++' N+ 'hh'Ai'tN' VA a 'thf'lNlAFAl ItNIllE
upon popular viii we still have beyond the
American continent q stcadfast ally. We are
not here to-day 10 b0w before the representa-.
ton Of a fcrce and wurlske god. filed with
wrath and vengeance. bu' we i|oyously contem.
plate, instead, or own deity, keeping watch and
ward before the open yIteS OF America,
and greater than all that have been
celebrated In ancient song. Instead OF
graspinR IN her hand thunlcrholts Of terror
and Of death She holds a!uit the light which
ilumlncs the way 10 mans eufranchisement
We will not forget that Liberty has here made
her home; nor shall her chosen altar be neg.
lectcd. willing yotarios will constantly kccI
alive It's fires and these shall CLEAN upon The
shores OF our sister Republic IN the East. Re
iiected hence and joined with answering rays, 0
stream Of light shall pierce the darkness o.
ignorance and mans oppression until liberty
cnligh,cns the world
After a short address by VI. Lefaivrc.r rep.
resentatiyc on behalf Of the Republic Of
France, and a commemorative Grafton b,
thauncey ". Depew, the audience stand
ing sung the d~oXology, Bishop Potter pro.
nounced the benediction and the throng dis
pcrsed MD the firing Of the national salute
The display Of fireworks and the lighting
Of the statue was postponed on account o
the rain.
Bartholdi and the French guests were en-
tertained at night BY the Chamber of Com
merce at Delnonico's. The dinner part,
was a large one, Delmonico's banquet hal
was guyly decorated with the t~ri-color am
the stars and stripes, and presented a bril-
liant spectacle.
| In addition to the visiting Frenchme
= many prominent Americans were present
/ T0asts were responded to as follows: 9TH
r President Of the French Republic NJ. IL
faiyre, the French Minister: "Our Guest
from Beyond the Sea- f. r. Coudert
Q washington and Lafayette George vii
lam Curtis. NJ. Blrtholdi responded grace
fully to the toast Of his own name, an
David NJ. Stone responded for THE Press.
5 THE SCULPTOR.
% NJ. Auguste Bartholdi, the most distir
guished living sculptor Of colossal STAT
airy, was born at CJlmar in 1893. II