The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-06-06
A GRAND EVENT.
TIE LEE EQUESTRIAN STATUE AT
RICHMOND UNVEILED.
How the Old Generals We're Received by
the Veterans and the Southern Boys.


Richmond, Va, May 30.-On
! Oct. y, 1870, in many OF the
Southern cities The mutfled bells
tolled out a seemingly plain'ive
knell of mourning, and pedestrians
uuappraised paused in their walks,
while the very children in the
streets hushed their revels and in
bated breath learned that "Lee
was dead" His career from youth
to manhood, TO his last moment,
was one honorable alike to the
man as to his native land, and yes
| terday, years after he was laid 10
rest, where the alarms Of war are
upheeded, the crowning event of
occasion transpired, very properly
upon an historic site, Richmond,
The capital Of the former Confed-
crate States.
For several days the veterans
that had followed Robert E. Lee
for years, on many a contested
field, representative military or
ganizalions whose personnel were
infants or unborn when red.hdnd-
ed war was rampant In The land,
and who preserve the title and
valiant traditions Of companies
whose records include the Revolu-
ion, the war of 1912 and of Mexico,
began to assemble from various
/ Southern States
Yesterday was clear and beauti.
lul. Nature itself being seemingly
imbued with a desire to honor one
of Gods nobleSt men, the lament
ed Lee. The streets were thrOnged
with sight-seers hours before The
organizations wheeled into line,
and cheer after cheer resOunded
whenever The admirable bands Of
music recalled war times by play
ing "Maryland," DixIe,o or the
"Bounie Blue Flag"
FAMILIAR FACES.
Whenever some figure, familiar
alone to the veterans, such as
Fltzhugh Lee, Early, Joe Johnston
or Longstreet came INTO view, the
old rebel yell was heard on every
side. Conspicuous in the process
SION were: General James Long
street. Dabney II. Maurcy, Marcus
J. Wright, NJ. G. Butler, r. L.
Walker, A. L. Long, Jos. +. John
ston, William b. TalIiaferro, r. L.
Page, j. A. Early, NJ. d. Corse, NJ.
l.. Bonham, G.. w. G.. Lee, Law
renee S. Baker, j. B. Imboden,
Geo. B. Harrison, Daniel Ruggies,
George II. Stewart, II. II. Walker,
Joseph Wheeler, j. B. Keerspew,
2. NJ. B. Young, w. z. Roberts, A.
r. Lawton, II. w. Fielder, George
j. IIundley. Benjamin Robertson
Governors Daniel q. Fowle, North
Carolina; Z. Z Fleming, Florida
| L. b. Fleming, West Virginia j.
p. Richardson, South Carolina;
United States Senators John S.
Barbour, John w Daniel, John IL.
Kenna, Samuel Pascoe; COlOnels
William Lamb and William E.
Cameron, Capt. j. Taylor Wood.
Colonies Walter II. Taylor,
Charles Marshall, 7. r. NJ. Talcott,
General A. l.. Long, Mayor Charles
II. Venable and the following
members Of General Lees family:
Misses Mildred and Mary Lee,
Captain Robert L. Lee, Jr., Gener-
al w. II. +. Lee, wife and SONS,
General Fitz Lee, wife and daugh-
ter, Captain Daniel Lee, wife and
children, and Captain Robert Lee.
Governor Mckinney called the
multitude to order and after DIR.
Minnegerode offered an eloquent
prayer, General Jubal Early was
called OH TO preside. Col. Ander- !
son, orator of the day, spoke at
length, eloquently porlraying the
life and services and character of
the 'noblest Roman of them ALL"
At the conclusion of the address |
General Jos. L. Johnston proceed
ed to The base of the monument |
and a second later
THE LEE MONUMENT
was unveiled amid an applause
and enthusiasm never before wit
messed in Richmond, a painful
contrast to am historical occasion
oft alluded 10 by participants
when these same old veterans,
with blanched faces and tear-5e
dimmed eyes, listened 20 Lees
farewell, when the Confederate
flag was furled forever.
DESCRIPTIVE.
The monument is situated on
the Allen plat in the West End, in
the direct line OF the most fashion
able residence section. The mon
ument is planted at the intersec-
tions Of Two wide avenues, on the
summit Of ascending grades. IL Is
| inclosed in a circle OF 200 leet IN
diameter, with a street 90 feet IN
width on each side, so that the
/ the dist ance through the area from
/ building To building is $50 feet.
The pedestal of the monument
consists of two parts, which may
be termed the base and the pedes-
ifal proper. The base is formed by
\ rectangle with the surface inclin-