Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-06-07
IN MEMORY OF LEE.
Unwilling of the Monument to tho
Great Confederate General
At Richmond, va.-Distinguished Ex-
Confederate Leaders Take Part
in the Imposing Ceremonies.
Colonel Archer Anderson Delivers an Elo-
quent Panegyric Portraylng the Char
acter and Career of the Famous
Military Chieftain.

RICHMOND, Va, May 3o.-With blare Of
trumpet, beat of drum and booming Of
cannons the monument to General Rob-
ert e. Lee, erected by the ladies of the
South, was unveiled Thursday in the
presence of great multitude of people.
The streets of the city had been deco
rated very elaborately and tastefully
for the occasion. From all the business
buildings were swung streamers in which
the colors of the Confederacy were
blended with tho national emblem. The
State colors of Maryland and Virginia
were literally displayed. On some of
the buildings were hung battle flags,
tattered and worn, and as the veterans
passed beneath them on their way to
the place of assemblage they broke
forth into hearty cheers.
The gathering of the militia began at
an early hour in preparation for the pa
rade. First came a squad of mounted
police, then the Stonewall band, and fol-
lowing were the Chief Marshal, General
Fitzhugh Lee; his chief of staff, General
Cooke, and the Chief Marshal's aides.
Following the marshals were the car
riages containing the invited guests,
veteran cavalry under command of GEN
eral Wade Hampton, and the Farmers
Alliance, mounted.
On the other side of the street, under
command of General Heth, were the
veterans of North Carolina, followed by
the Society of the Army and Navy of
Maryland, and the veterans of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Beyond them and on
the side streets were formed the other
military and civil organizations which
were to follow in the parade. Among
them were veterans from Louisiana,
Virginia and other Southern States, mi
litia companies from every State in the
| South, students from the universities of
Virginia, Catholic societies.
1t was nearly 1880 when word was
brought to General Lee that the parade
was ready to move. Turning to his mar
shals he gave the command to move,
down Broad street. AS the veteran cav
airy passed, the volunteer troops-in-
fantry, artillery and cavalry-fell into
line behind them, followed by the
Farmers Alliance. The State troops
were arranged in the order of secession
of the Southern States; South Carolina
being in the lead and Virginia bringing
up the rear. Each of the State contin-
gents carried distinctive banner. OF
far more interest to the throng that
| filed the streets and looked down upon
che procession from windows and house,
| tops, were the tattered and smolSe-be-
grimed war flags carried by the veter-
ans. Waving handkerchiefs and ring
ing cheers from a thousand throats
greeted them as they passed The stu
dents of Washington and Lee University
carried a handsome banner bearing the
combined coat Of arms of the families of
| Washington and Lee.
| The students of William and Mary
College carried standard that was the
flag of Virginia when she was British
colony. At the head Of the procession
rode Ex-Governor Lee. In the first car
riage were Governor Mckinney, Colonel
Archer Anderson, the orator of the day;
General Jubal A. Early and Joseph E.
Johnston. In some of the other car
riages were Captain r. e. Lee, General
w. II. Lee, Governor Fleming, of West
Virginia, and Senator Reagan, of Texas,
eX-Postmaster General of the Confeder-
acy.
The passage of the procession through
the principal streets of the city was a
continued ovation. Its progress was
much impeded by the crowd that filled
the streets and it was nearly two o'clock
when the monument was reached. An
enormous crowd was in waiting there. A
large stand erected in front of the mon
ument had been reserved for the distin-
guished guests, the orator of the day
and ladies. The arrangement of the
mass of people occupied fully half an
hour. When the organization was COM
pleted AID quiet conld be had Governor
Mckinney called the assemblage to
order After brief invocation by Rev.
Minnigerode, Governor Mckinney in
troduced General EARLY as chairman of
the meeting. He was greeted with pro-
longed applause and che ering. General
Early then announced the orator Of the
occasion, General Archer Anderson.
Every point in his address was greeted
with warm applause and several times
he was obliged to suspend his remarks
while the crowd cheered again and
again.
At the conclusion of his address a
wave of applause swept over the crowd
and rippled out again and again, until
hands were tired and throats were
hoarse. When silence had been re-
stored, General Joseph e. Johnston
arose and walked toward the monument.
On either side walked a veteran ex-Con-
federate from the Soldiers Home. His
progress was greeted by continuous
cheering. Reaching the foot of tho
monument he took in his hand tho end
of the long rope which held the white
veil about the statue. A gentle pres
sure and the veil parted, disclosing the
beautiful outlines of the statue. AS they
came into view a shout went up from
the assemblage, in volume SO great that
1t almost drowned the boom of the cam
non.
A FAMILY in Dover, N. j., who have
long been missing valuables, wero
amazed day or two ago to find them
In the secret nest of not goose.