Morris tribune., 1891-10-14
HONOR TO A HERO
MONUMENT IN MEMORY OF GRANT
UNVEILED AT CHICAGO.

Many Distinguished Men From All Parts
of the Country Present-The Hero of
Appomattox Eulogized by Judge
Gresham, Orator of the Day.
CHICAGO, Oct. THE universal hope
of both citizens and visitors that fair
weather would grace the ceremony of
unveiling the monument to General
Grant was not to be realized. Neverthe-
less the programme was carried out
without hitch of any kind. With the
blare of cannon, the patriotic music OF a
hundred bands, the enthusiastic acclaim
of hundred thousand throats; in the
presence of the honorable relict of the
dead, of the son that amongst all his
children he loved SO well, of cOnstitu-
tional advisors of the present chief ex-
ecutive of the land, of representatives
of every religious denomination, of men
whose heroic deeds upon the field of bat
tie have craven their names upon the
pages of history, of veterans who once
wore the gray and met in bloody conflict
the forces of him to whose memory they
did honor today-the magnificent statue
erected by the citizens of Chicago to the
immortal memory of Ulysses Simpson
Grant, artisan, citiZen-soldier, general,
commander-in-chiefo of the army of the
United States, and twice elected to the
highest office in the gift of the people of
his native land, was formally unveiled.
The Parade.
Just as General Miles gave the word
for the head of the column to move the
clouds delivered themselves of smart
shower but even this did not dampen
the ardor or enthusiasm of the paraders
or spectators. The parade moved in five
divisions. and it is estimated that 25, 900
people We're in line.
The Fourth division, with A. G. Ducat
as marshal was led by carriage con-
tanning Mrs. General Grant and another
with Jesse Grant and family, third
with U. S. Grant, Jr., and family, other
vehicles containing General Gresham
and family, Secretary Noble and party,
Mrs. John A. Logan and family and the
members of the Grant Monument asso-
citation.
Ceremonies at the Monument.
When the division containing the dis
| tinguished guests had reached the base
of the monument Mrs. U. S. Grant,
Jesse Grant and his wife and their
children were escorted to seats on the
right of Judge Gresham, and the i'm
mense gathering was called to order.
Prayer was offered by Bishop John P.
Newman, after which the statue was
presented on behalf of the trustees of
| the association to the commissioners of
| Lincoln park and the people of Chicago
l by Edward T. Taylor.
At a prearranged signal the young son
| of Potter Palmer loosed the cord bind
ing the bunting that concealed the
eighteen-foot bronze horse and rider on
Ghe great pile of stone, and as every
curve of the noble steed and soldier
tood out and the stern face of the dead
gro sprang into view, a great plaudit
and salute arose that was American from
the heart. When the last rumble of the
last gun had ceased, Hon. w. c. Goudy,
as president of the Lincoln Park COM
missioners, madea graceful speech of
acceptance, and Mayor Hampstead
Washburne accepted the monument on
the part of the citizens of Chicago.
Judge Gresham then proceeded to de-
liver his address, in which he paid a
glowing tribute to the magnanimous
nature of Grant, his wonderful skill as
leader and the absence of vanity and
conceit over his victories.