The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-02
MEMORY.
The dwelling of the Monument
at Indianapolis
AMID THE MULTlTUDE's CHEERS
The Widow Draws the Veil of the National
ColOrs from OFF the Bronze Figure of
the Honored Dead.

INDIANAPOLIS, July. 1.-The day for the
unwilling of the Hendricks monument
dawned clear and hot, but with good
breeze blowing, and tie earliest trains be-
gan to pour crowds into the city and it was
early apparent that the crowd would be
the largest ever assembled in Indianapolis.
Governor Campbell, of OHIO, and party,
and Governor Hill and party of New York
arrived yesterday, ard among the earlist
arrivals to-day are Governor Francis of
Missouri. About every civil and military
organization Of Indiana and many from
Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri is
represented.
The movement which culmiEatfd today
in the unwilling by Mrs. Hendricks of the
monument to her dead husband was non
partisan one, which had its inception Decem
Der Z, 1885, in a meeting of The representa-
tive citizens of Indianapolis of all parties.
The monument stands on the southwest
corner of capitol grounds.
1ne parade formed at o'clock, and was
composed of civic and military organiza-
tions, the COVE rnors of Ohio, Indiana, New
York and Missouri and Stats. and many
other notable public men. The procession
its course. At2 o'clock Governor Hovey
called the assemblage around the monu-
ment to order and the unwilling began.
At the monument an amphitheatre had
been erected for distinguished guests and
a chorus OF 1000 school children. The
exercises were opened by pa riotic song
by tn S chorus. Governor Hovey then
made brief speech of welcome. Judge
| Rand, president of the Hendricks Monu-
mert association, Briefly reviewed the his
tory of the monument, and Rev. Dean
Jenckes, of st. PauPs Episcopal church,
invoked divine blessing. General
Sykes, of New York, was then led
forward and on behalf of Tammany
hall presented to Mrs. Hendricks a
handsome memorial wreath, accompanying
the presentation with brief speech eulo-
CYSTIC of the dead statesman. Mrs. Hen
| bricks, who was attired in deep black with
a long mourning vel, stepped forward and
with deep bow and few words which
/ were drowned in the noise of the crowd
endeavoring to catch a glimpse of the
honored woman, accepted the memorial.
Judge Rand then took Mrs Hendricks
arm and escorted her to the base of the
monument, where she drew the veil of IA
tional colors from the bronze figure of hen
husband amid the shouts of the vast
throng and the booming of cannon
An ode by James Whitcomb Riley was
read, and Senator Turpie then delivered
the Grafton of the day. At the conclusion
of his address, brief remarks were made
by Governors Hill, Francis and Campbell
and after benedlctlon by Bishop Chatard
the assembly dispersed
Letters of regret were received from
President Harrison, who said public dutie!
would prevent his attendance: from Gen
eral Sherman, who said his previou.
engagements for July would preclude hi
attendance, and from ex-President Cleve
land, who said, in part sit is useless,
hope, to assure you Of the satisfaction i
would afford me to testify my respec
and affection for your distinguished
fellow townsman by joining thos
, who will gather to honor hi
) memory on the occasion you contemplate
J His eminent public service and his faithful
discharge OF the many and important of
fetal duties render the enumeration of hi
public and private virtues most fitting anG
proper. 1 sincerely regret that positiv
engagement for the day appointed makes i
impossible for me to accept your INVITA-
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