The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-06
THE NICHE OF FAME.
Unvailing OF tho Statue OF General
Loo ut Richmond.
= Great Gathering 81 Veterans 81 the Lost
eau - and the Mllitia 81 the seeed-
81 states - synopsis 81 Col
onei Anderson's Grafton.

RlcmMoSp Va. May 20 With blare
OF trumpet beat Of drum and the boom
ing OF cannon. the monument to ten
,cral Robert Il. Lee. erected by the la
dies Of the south. was nnyaiied to-day
in the presence OF great multitude Of
people. The earlier trains from north
and south brought many accessions 70
the enormous crowd which filled the
city last night. The military companies
we're met at the dcpots by members Of
the local military company and escort
cd to the great Exposition building,
where most OF the citizen sol
dicry was quartercd- As the later
trains arrived, however, the new
corners were escorted or directed 70
The place Of assemblage where gather
ing thousands were already preparing
for the days parade. The streets OF
the city had been decorated very elab-
orately and tastefully for the occasion.
From all the business buildings were
swung streamcrs in which the colors Of
the Confcderacy blended with the Ma
fional emblem. The State colors OF
Maryland and Virginia we're literally
displayed. On some OF the buildings
were hung battle-nags, tattercd and
worn. and as the veterans passed be-
meath them on their way 70 the place OF
assemblage. they broke forth into
hearty cheers.
The gathering OF the militia began
at an cary hour in preparation for the
parade. The head OF the procession
formed on Broad street facing north,
the left resting on Adams street First
came a squad of mounted police. then
the Stonewali Band. and following was
the chief marshal. Ex-Governor Fitz-
hugh Lee, wearing broad yellow sash
as his badge OF Office: his chief-of-stah,
General John H. Cooke. wearing q
white sash, and the chief marshafs
aides, among who were Senator Bate.
or Tennessee; senator Colquitt, Of
Georgia: Senator Hampton. Of South
Carolina; Senator Ransom. Of North
Carolina: Colonel Basil W. Duke,
OF Kentucky; General Eppa
Hunton. OF Virginia.; Ex-Governor
Scales. Of North Carolina: Gen.
cral Joe Wheeler. OF Alabama. and
many other distinguished Southern
soldiers. Following the marshals We're
the carriages containing the invited
guests. in charge Of Captain A. ". Gar
Der: the veteran cavalry under the
command Of General Wade Hampton,
and the Farmers Alliance. mounted.
On the other side Of Broad street. under
command Of General Iieth. were the
veterans Of North Carolina. followed by
the Society Of the Army and Navy in
Maryland. the Frederick County Md. }
veterans and the veterans OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia. Beyond them, and
on side streets. were formed the
other military and civic organiza-
tions which were to follow in the
parade. Among them we're veterans
from Louisiana. Virginia and others Of
the Southern States. militia companies
from every State in the South. students
from the universities Of Virginia;
Catholic Union societies: the city fire
department OF Richmond and fremen
from Newberne. n. c. Noon was the
hour fixed for the procession to move.
Long before that time most OF the mill
tia companies and civic societies had
formed in the places allotted TO them,
and the chief marshars aides were
gallopiug backward and forward. bring
ing TO headquarters news OF the forma
zion.
1t was nearly 1890 when word was
brought to General Lee that the parade
was ready to move. Turning 70 his
snarshals he gave the command TO move
and the head OF the procession moved
down Broad street As the veteran
cavalry passed. the volunteer troops
infantry. artillery and cavalry fel
into line behind them. followed by thu
Farmers Alliance. The State troop
were arranged in the order OF secession
OF the Southern States; South Carolina
being in the lead, and Virginia bringini
up the rear. each Of the State contin
gents carrying a distinctive banner
These banners were furnished By the 10
cal committee, and they served for tn
Identification OF each State delegation
or far more interest to the throng tina
filled the strcsts and looked down upol
the procession from windows ami house
tops were the tattered and smoke
bcgrimcd war flags carried by tn
veterans. Waving handkerchiefs an
ringing cheers from a thousand throat
greeted them as they passed. Tn
students Of Washington and Le
University carried handsom
banner bearing the combined Goa
of-arms Of the families Of Wasl
ington and Lee. Each studcn
wore the university cap Of white an
blue streamers The faculty Of the un
versity rode among the invited guest
The students OF william and Mary Go
iegc carried standard that was III
dag OF Virginia when she was Births
colony. The surviving members Of III
Cadet Corps who took part in the ba
tie Of Newmarket carried the bann'
around which they rallied in that mem
rablc fight
At tho head OF the procession rode q
Governor Lee, mounted on a spirits
iron-gray horse. In the first carriaI
were Governor Mckinney. Colon
Archer Anderson, the orator Of the da
General Jubal A. Early and Gcner
Joseph Il. Johnston. In some Of the OF
or carriages were Captain X. Il. lie
General W. II. y. Lee, Miss Mildr
Lee, Miss Mary Lee, Governor Flemil
OF West Virginia.; senator Reagan,
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