Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23

Indianapolis yesterday. President Harri.
son and Secretaries Rusk and Miller took q
prominent part in the ceremonies.
INDIANAPOLIS. August 22.-The corner
stone of the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors
Monument was laid this afternoon with i'm
posing ceremonies, in the presence Of the
President of the United States. Many men
of prominence OF the United States and
thousands of veteran soldiers and sailors
were present If the monument commits
sioners had had the privilege of selecting
the weather they wished they could not have
done better than did nature ITSELF 1t was
all that could have been asked.
All day yesterday and the early morning
trains brought thousands of strangers to the
city, and by noon there were not less than
400, 900 on the streets. The city was afiame
with color in honor of the occasion. With
the scaffold of the monument in Circle Park
as the hub, the streets radIated in every
direction like the spokes of mighty wheel,
and glance up any of them revealed to the
eve nothing save the red, white and blue,
the buildings being almost hidden by the
decorations.
THE VETERANS MONUMENT.
But the central interest and location IVES
the scaffOld of the monument itself, looming
up in the center of the city to the distance
of 104 feet. 1t seems to have been built
especially as frame for the decorator to
"spread Aimself' upon. In every direction
from the top, ropes stretch away to neigh
boring buildings or trees, and each is
strong with glowing rosary of pennons of
countless sizes and innumerable shapes,
from garrison flags 80 feet long to tiny en-
blems of freedom which are barely large
enough to crowd three colors into. At the
corners of the scaffold are 2, 900 candle power
electric lights which will make the beauty
of the scene as plain oy night as day.
The exercises Of the day began at day.
light, when the parade formed and began
its march through the principal streets. 1t
wis made up of various posts of the G. A.
r. throughout the State, and the State
militia and local civic organizations. 1t is es-
timated that {, 900 were in line. In the Sec
ond division, commanded by General Dick
Buckle, Immediately in the rear of the mill
itary, was the escort to President Harrison,
100 strong, all mounted and in command of
Colonel Or - Perry. Between the sections
of the escort rode the President In flag
draped carriage. Mayor Denny and Gov
ernor Hovey with him.
BowING TO THE CROWD.
The President acknowledged the compli-
ments of the crowd by repeatedly lifting his
hat Attorney General Miller, Secretary
Rusk and Private Secretary Halford were
in the next carriage. Then came the Monu-
mental Commissioners, State officers, city
officials, prominent citizens and speakers.
The officers of the Woman's Relief Corps
occupied handsomely draped carriage. 1t
was nearly 8 o'clock when the head of the
procession reached the monument. All the
streets surrounding it were packed with
people, all anxious to catch glimpse of the
President and other prominent personages
who appeared on the speakers stand, and
to witness the ceremonies.
As the President was recognized on the
stand he was greeted with a cheer, which he
acknowledged with slight bow. The
crowd watched in silence the laying OF the
corner stone by Charles NJ. Travis, Deputy
Commander of the Indiana Department, G.
A. r. The documents were consigned to
their resting place, and then the stone was
placed in position in accordance with the
ritual of the G. A. r. In performing the
ritual rites Commander Travis was assisted
by the officers of the department and by the
Presidents respectively of the Sons of Veter-
THE IMPOSING CEREMONY.
When the stone had been placed in posi-
ton the national flag was raised, and the
''Star spangled Banner" sung by Mrs.
Zelda Seguia Wallace. The imposing cere-
mony, which was too far within the scaffold-
ing to be clearly appreciated by all, ended
with the firing of a salute.
Following this Governor Hoyey, as pre-
siding officer of the occasion, made q brief
address, and he was followed by General
NJ. d. Manson, of Craw lordsville, and Gen
eral John Coburn, of indianapolis. At the
conclusion of the latter's address, President
Harrison was introduced to the assemplage,
and after the applause which greeted him
had ended, he spoke as follows:
Mr.. President and Fellow Citizens:
did not expect to make any address on this
occasion. IL would have been pleasant if l
could have found leisure to make suitable pre-
parations to have accepted the invitation of the
committee haviag these exercises in charge to
or TO associate my name with occasion 80
great as this lCheers.l Public duties how
ever, prevented the acceptance of the invita-
tion. and could only promise to be present
with You to-day.
A STATE AFFAIR.
1t seemed to me most appropriate that
should take part with my fellow citizens of
been few occasions in the history of our State
30 full OF interest, SO magnificent SO inspiring
rs that which we now witness. (CheersI The
suggestion that monument should be builded
TO commemorate the valor and heroism of
these soldiers of Indiana who gave their lives
for the flag, attracted my interest from
the beginning. ICheers.I Five years ago
last January, when tie people assembled in the
Opera House yonder to unveil the statue
which had been worthiy set up to our great
war Governor lcheers] ventured to express
the hope that near by It. as twin expression
of one great sentiment, there might be builded
another shaft not to any man, not 70 bear on
any OF its majestic faces the name Of a man,
veterans. the mothers of our dead, the widows
that are yet with us, might gather and pointing
TO the stately shaft say: There is his
monument" ICheersl
The hope expressed that day is realized now.
ICries of Thank God" and cheers.l i con-
graduate the people of Indiana that our Legis-
1ature has generously met the expectations Of
patriotic people. tCheersl I congratulate
charge that they have secured a design which
will not suffer under the criticism Of the best
artists of the world ICheersl J. congratulate
you that monument SO costly as to show that
tic as to express the sentiment which evoked
It. is to stand In the capital OF Indiana. tCheers
NOT A WASTE.
Does anyone say there is wastefulness here?
1Cries of No. mol Ny countrymen, $4,000
has never passed, and never Will pass, from
the Treasury of Indiana that will give better
return than the expenditure for the erection
of this monument (Cheers.I As have wit
messed these ceremonies and listened to these
patriotic hymns, read in the faces of the men
who stood about me that uplifting of the soul,
that kindling of patriotic fre that has made
me realize that in such occasions the nation is
laying deep and strong its future security.