Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-05

THE GARFIELD STATUE IN THE MONUMENT.
windows, and roofs caught sight of the
veterans, and yell went up that never
ceased until two hours later. The head
of the column, foot-sore and weary,
passed through the arch at the entrance
to the cemetery The throng did not
need the description on the strip of can
vas that was carried between ranks
Remnant of the Forty-second Ohio
volunteers. Col. Garfield's, 1S61-1S90'-
to tell who the veterans were. They
were nearly all that remained of the
gallant men who followed the lead of
their then colOnel-afterward president
over the bloody fields of Middle Creek,
Cumberland Gap, Vicksburg, Champion
Hills, Thompson Hills and Chickasaw
Bayou, and who had borne the flags
which they so proudly carried at their
head through many a hand-to-hand con-
fiict. Yesterday their march was one
continued ovation. Men and women
We'd with each other in testing the
strength of their lungs, while in addi-
tion many of the fairer sex, as block
after block was passed. tore the flowers
from their corsage and rained them
down upon the heads of the little COM
pany. Immediately behind them came
the veterans of the Grand Army, many
of whom had fought under Garfield at
Chickamauga, after his title of colonel
had given way to that of general. Not
a man was missing of the James A. Gar
field post, from the old home at Mentor,
and these two, as they carried a life-like
picture of their patron saint between
the battle-fags, came in for large share
of enthusiasm.
Pittsburgers Assigned Places of Honor.
Governor Campbell and staff, mounted
on magnificent specimens of horse flesh,
appeared in the second division, which
was devoted to the national guard. At
their head places of honor had been as
signed to the Sheridan sables, of Pitts
burg; the Washington infantry, of the
same city; the Jackson rifles, of Jackson,
Mich, and the Third regiment of the
West Virginia national guard. There
was break between this and the fourth
division, but when the First Cleveland
troop, with detachment of sailors and
marines from the United States steamer
Michigan. came into view, the cheering
was renewed with a will. This was the
special escort to the president and dis
tlnguished guests. President Harrison,
with Vice President Morton, occupied
the first carriage, drawn by four horses,
while in the following vehicles were ex-
President Hayes, Secretary Rusk, Attor-
ney Gen aral Miller. Gen. J. L. Cox, the
orator of the day; Gems. Schofield and
Sherman Secretary Window, eX-Post-
master General James, ex-Govern Fair
child, of Wisconsin; ex-Attorney General
Wayne McVeagh, Representative Nc
KinlaI- and r arlraSap tat va ToxxyT send
Ex-Governor Foster, Architect George
H. Kelley, and large number of other
distinguished guests. The scenes which
marked the progress of this division
were repetition of those accorded to
the veterans at its head. Cheers ran
from block to block like volleys of the
musketry, handl;erchiefs and flags were
waved by the thousands and flowers
aimed with very fair precision at the
occupants of the vehicles.
The President Responded
to the ovation by repeatedly raising his
hat and bowling until his neck was stiff
and his right arm tired. There was no
difficulty on the part of the crowd in
recognizing the visitors, and every few
yards some enthusiastic individual
would call for cheers for Gen. Rusk or
John Wanamaker, still more frequently |
for Uncle Billy Sherman. AT one point
on Euclid avenue couple of strong |
lunged individuals struck up the open |
ing notes of Marching Through Geor-
gia," and i'll moment thousands OF
voices We're joining in the refrain. Gen.
Sherman sat with a stolid look on his
countenance until the refrain was
reached, and then he stood up in the
carriage and, barring his head, bowed
again and again to the right and left.
The fifth division was composed of five
sections of Knights Templar, under the
command of Sir Knight M. J. Houck,
captain general. and as they marched
along with martial tread, their white
plumes waving proudly in the air and
their swords shining and jewels spark |