The Dickinson press., 1890-05-31
MONUMENT TO LEE.
The Memorial to the Rebel Chieftain I'm
yelled at Richmond,

Selieu NJ 1tlCuNlOnU.
RICHMOND, Va, May 3O.-With blare
of trumpet and beat of drum, and the
booming Of cannon, the monument to
Gen. Robert E. Lee, erected by the
ladies of the South was unveiled in the
presence of a great multitude of people.
The earlier trains from north and south
brought many accessions to the enor-
nous crowd which filled the city. The
military companies We're met at the
depots by members of the local military
committee and escorted to the great ex-
position building, where most of the
citizen soldiery We're quartered. AS the
later trains arrived however, the new
corners were escorted or directed to the
place of assemblage, where gathering
thousands were already preparing for
the days parade. The streets Of the
city had been decorated very deliberately
and tastefully for the occasion. From
all the business buildings We're swung
streamers, in which the colors of the
C~onfederacy blended with the national
emblem. The state colors of Maryland
and Virginia were literally displayed.
On some of the buildings We're hung
battle flags, tattered and worn, and as
the veterans passed beneath them on
their way to the place of assem-
blage, they broke forth into hearty
cheers. The gathering of the
militia began at an early 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 Stonewall band and
/ "fnIIRuy1nr NO +Ln o1soG ,,o.1.-1 -.
Governor Fitzhugh Lee, wearing a
broad yellow sash as his badge of Office.
his chief of staff, Gen. John R. Cooke,
wearing a white sash, and the chief
marshals aids.
Following the marshals were the car
riages containing the invited guests, in
charge of Capt. A. w. CARRIER; the vet
eran cavalry, under command of Gen.
Wade Hampton, and the Farmers alli-
ance mounted. On the other side of
Broad street, under command of Gen.
Heth, We're the veterans of North Caro-
lima, followed by the Society of the
Army and Navy in Maryland; the Fred
erick county, Maryland, veterans, and
the veterans of the District of Columbia.
Beyond them and on the side streets were
formed the other military and civil or.
carnations which We're to follow in the
parade. Among them were veterans
from Louisiana, Virginia and other of
the Southern states; militia companies
from every state in the South; students
from the universities Of Virginia; Cath.
Ollie union societies; the city fire depart.
ment of Richmond, and fremen from
Newberne, NC. Noon was the hour fxec
for the procession to mov Long before
that time most of the militia companie.
and civil societies had formed in thu
places allotted to them.
Tho Procession Moved.
1t was nearly 1890 when word wa,
brought to Gen. Lee that the parade wa,
ready to now He gave the command
and the head of the procession moved
down Broad street. AS the veteran ca:
/ airy passed, the volunteer troops
infantry. artillery and cavalry-fell int,
| line behind them. followed by the Farm
} ers' alliance. The state troops were ar
ranged in the order of secession of tn
Southern states, South Carolina being il
the lead and Virginia bringing up tn
rear.
/. The passage of the professional col
, umn through the principal streets of tn
city was a continued ovation. Its pre-
gress was much impeded by the crow,
Iudt n1leO Ine streets, ana 1t was nearl
2 O'Clock when the monument wa
reached. An enormous crowd was i
f waiting there. Governor Mckinney. a
c president Of the Lee monument associa
. ton. called the assemblage to orde,
e After a brief invocation by Rev. Charlie
Mlnnlgerode. Of the Episcopal church
q Governor Mckinney introduced Ger
Z Early as chairman of the meeting. H
was greeted with prolonged applaus
and cheering: Taking the gavel frol
q Governor McKinney's hand, Gen. Earl
e announced in a few w~ell-chosen wori
# the orator of the occasion, Col. Arch,
,s Anderson.
Col. Archer Anderson's Grafton,
:, an elaborate %panegyric, eloquently d
n livered, was a comprehensive analys
h and brilliant portrayal of the charact,
and career of the famous Confedera
general. It delineated his social, MOI