The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-19
AT LEAVENWORTH.
A Beautiful Statue Of General
Grant Unveiled.
Thousands Of People Witness
the Ceremonies.
The Storm Along the Atlantic
Has subsidized.
A Meeting of the Grand Arm,
Posts at Los Angeles.

GORA LEA EN- WOtS1As hduS.s Sept.
1.-THE statue of General Grant,
erected in honor of the memory of the
great general, was unveiled to-day.
The ceremonies were impressive and
yetlacking that ostentation which the
plain Grant so much disliked. Excur-
sions had been made up from the adj
joining states of Missouri and Ne
braska, and the city was taxed to
its utmost in entertaining the
thousands of visitors. The occa-
sion was made a holiday in the
city of Leavenworth and as much
holiday at the fort as the discipline of
the troops ever allows. The public
buildings in the city were suitably dec
GRATED and from each staff on the fort
foated the national coiors. At one
o'clock in the afternoon the troops
from Fort LeaYenworth under com
mand of General A. Nc ID. McCook,
commanding officer at the post were
formed to prepare for the part they
were to take in the ceremonies. They
consisted OF five companies of infantry,
four troops OF cavalry and one battery
of light artillery. In the city pro-
cession was formed at the same hour.
It was made up of five divisions as
follows: First, the home veterans;
second, visiting and resident G.. A. b.
posts and the Sons of Veterans; third,
the Bandanna club of Leavenworth.
Knights Templar and Knights of Py-
thiaS; fourth, the Garfield rifles
and benevolent societies; fifth, the
mayors of Kansas City, Leavenworth
and several mayors from Kansas and
their respective city councils, and the
employees of this city. The line of
march was from the corner of Main
and Shawnee streets to the railway
station, where ranks were broken and
the special train entered which were to
carry them to the fort, where
the government troops we're
drawn up to receive them,
headed by the Sixth regiment band,
led by the United States soldiers. The
procession reformed and marched to
the grounds at the fort, where the
were massed around the yelled fl gure.
Behind them were stationed the @. A.
b. posts, and uniformed societies, while
| the remainder of the multitude took
up positions wherever a point
of vantage could be found. The Rev.
e. f. Holland. chaplain of the depart
ment of Kansas, G. A. b., opened the
ceremonies with prayer. Brigadier
General Wesley Merritt, U. 5. a, COM
handing the department of Missouri,
reviewed the work of the Grant Mon
ument association, by which the statue
was erected. and of which he is presi-
dent, and explained how the cost of
| tbs tribute had been betrayed by pub
lie subscriptions taken in all parts of
the country. Then the Sixth regi-
ment band playing. the national air,
| the general stepped forward and un-
yelled the statute, amid the applause
of the multitude. AS the veil fell to
/ the ground there was revealed to the
spectators statue of General Grant
l of imposing design and artistic execu.
i ton. The statue is a bronze military
figure of heroic size, nine feet high
upon a polished granite pedestal of
equal height. The left foot is slightly
advanced and the left hand holds q
paper of official appearance, to which
/ points the right f0refinger. A slOucI
hat, which all the army veterans
recognized at once as Grants army
hat, covers the head. The figure is
draped in a long military coat, ths
cape thrown back over the shoulders
The pedestal of the statue is a moni
18th four feet square and five feet high
The top was encircled in wreath O
bay leaves in relief. On the front is i;
tablet inscribed with the names of tn,
battles in which Grant was engaged
The rear of the monolith bears eques
trian figures of Grantland hissaides-de
camp in relief. The west side bears al
inscription of the names of the vari
GUS societies and organizations which
contributed to the expense of erecting
the statue. After the statue was un
yelled orations on General Grant wert
delivered by Senator ingalls, of Kansas
General G. w. Blair of Topeka and thu
Rev. Henry Swift Chaplain of tn
post at Fort Leayenworth. Majo
VIM. Warner, ex commander of the G
A. r. was on the programme for
speech, but private business in Wash
ington prevented his being yresent. HI
sent Il telegram of regret.