The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-11-04

The unveiling of the Bartholdi Stat
he of Liberty took place at Bellows
Island, Thursday last 1t was the oc-
casion of general holiday among all
classes. Buildings, private and public,
were profuseiy decorated. French anu
American flags We're flying from the
hnuSet0ps aud windows, in every d.
Tecti0n. and the streets were filled
with bodies of soldiers, militia and
civic organizations. Fully million
/ OF people witnessed the unveiEng of
the statue.
! The following was the program:
Music during landing and seating
| Of the assembly.
| Signal gun.
! Prayer 10y Rev. RichaTd S. Storrs.
| Address by Count Ferdinand de
I.easeps on behalf of the Franco
American Union.
Presentation address by Hon. VIM.
NJ Evarts Oh behalf of the American
committee.
dwelling.
Salvo from all guns in harbor.
Music.
Acceptance of the statue by the
President.
Representative on behalf of the Re-
public of France, lie ministre plenIpo-
tentiarie ct deleuge extraordinaire, A.
LefaivTe.
Music.
| Commemorative address, Chauncy
NJ nepew,
Music.
DoXology.
"Old Hundred" in which the entire
assembly joined.
Bpnediction by Right Rev. Henry
) { Potter, ID. ID.
National salute, fired simultaneously
from all tho batteries in the harbor
ashore and ;.float
Illumination of statue with fire
works on Bedl"w's and Governor
Island and Battery.
The total height of the statue ant
pedestal, from low water mark to thu
top of the torch, j. 315 feet, IL inches
The fore arm is log feet in circumfer
ruce; the finger nail is II inches il
I"ugth the he ,d is Is feet in height
agd forty persons can be arcommOda
ted within its interior The nose is
1, t; and inches in length the eye |
, feet and | inch IN width. The tota
eight of the figure is nearly half
million pounds. 1t is made up O
three hundred sheets of copper one
eighth of an inch in thickness, rivei
ed upon 4 massive framework o.
wrought iron.
The grand military and naval paI
ade from Madison Square to the Bat
terry rivaled any similar demonstratio
the city has known since the famOu
pageant i'll honor of Daniel Webster
twenty years ago.
= The naval parade eclipsed all fol
1 mer similar demonstrations the me
trofolis has ever witnessed. Led b
D the United States flagship, the Ter
b n,ssee, of the North Atlantic squaC
/. ron, the grand flotilla started from tn
Battery at noon. Every available tn
boat and steamer were pressed int
n service, and from the summit of til
statue the bay looked like gigan Ii
|. amphitheater of compacted humanit
focused upon the grand stand at tt
n base of the pedestal. Here seatin
room was provided for some five tho,
;. sand invited guests, where the cer'
g monies of inauguration (Which spaC
4 will not permit onr giving in detail
: continued until sunset, when gran
g national salute was simultaneous
fired from all the batteries of the ha
# Dor, ashore and afioat, while as tt
y Jeaitning roar Of the artillery die
.s lifted, "A myriad OF staIs of electr
I,aiIt suddenly buIst from the statI
itself, stuAding its outlines from hes
e to foot, like gigantic Cleopatra irr
dated with countless gems.
- IL the evening a grand dinner W!
v rendered 10y the Chamber OF Con
e merce to the French guests, and
l. Grand reception by the Union Leagu
sf Bartholtii committee.
Ie The occasion may be recorded as 4
'e event having no parallel in the hist
ry of modern times.
I Tie statue is entitled Liberty E.
Vt tightening the World" the name b
! slowed upon it 10y Nj. Bartholdi. III
NJ idea aimed at is the symboliZation
RS the progress of civilization and Il
ri growth of freedom, as expressed
=. the republican form of governme
l.. in these United States. 1t was al
' ncant To perpetuate the friendship
." the French and American nation
:" begun III revolutionary days, wht
,d this country was struggling to thro
ii of the English y0ke-a magniflce
e gift from free nation to nation
freemen.
Is BURNED ALIVE.