The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-06-06
Most Eloquent Address by EX-GOy'
ernOr Hoard Of Wisconsin
and by Others.
The Flood Gates Of Heaven Opened
Upon Northern Ohio Doing
Great Damage.
GALA DAY AT GALENA.
A statue of General Grant Unveiled Amid
Great Enthusiasm.

Great Enthusiasm.
GALENA. ILL.,. June 3.-Galena town.
which SEN to the front the greatest gen
eral of the late civil war. if not the great
est of modern times. is in gala attire to-
day in honor of her illustrious citizen.
Through the liberality of one of the
towns former citizens. and at the sugges-
ton of another, both now residents
of Chicago, the bronze statue to L. S.
Grant was unveiled and a new park bear
ing his name, in the center of the city.
was inaugurated today. The statue is
the gift of Ii. II. Kohlsaat. and is the
o%utgrowth Of the suggestion of James
w. Scott. The statue is eight feet high.
1t represents the old commander stand
ing. bareheaded and with his military
coat unbuttoned and thrown back. With
a touch ofincong ruity in view of his dress
the inscription on the base reads: "Grant.
Our Citizen"
Throngs of people arrived during the
forenoon from every direction. The pub
lie schools in Dubuque, Freeport and
other nearby towns were closed and
large delegations of their citizens came
to take part in the ceremonies. Business
in Galcna was entirely suspended. Two
special trains from Chicago brought del
egations of Grand Army men and dis
tinguished citizens. The ceremonies of
the day were inaugurated with a parade.
participated in by the Grand Army vet
Grams, the visiting military, and civic
bodies and citizens.
Gathered about the statue in the park.
the exercises were opened with The
Star Spanglcd Banner rendered by the
10th regiment band from Fort Sheridan.
After prayer by the chaplain the bands
gathered there in unison struck up with
Hail TO the Chief" as little Miss Pauline
kohlsaat, daughter of the duner. un-
yelled the statue and the gathered null
titude applauded. Ex-Gov. Hoard then
formally presented the statue to the city
on behalf of the doner. In rendering
the memorial OF Gen. Grant to the citi-
zcns of Galcna he paid a glowing tribute
to the dOner, II. ii. hohlsaat of Chicago,
as "a man whose soul delighteth in good
ly deeds" No narrow local horizon
he continued, .confines the significance
of this event. Speak the name of Grant
and we are in touch with the heart of
the nation. Once more we are strug-
Cling in the pitiless embrace of
that mighty stream of history,
borne God only knew whittier.
lnstinctively now our thoughts are upon
him who was ever our invincible and I'M
conquerable pilot-the God-given Grant.
ln~separably connected with the
name of Grant will always stand the
city of Galena. He was your own be-
loved citizen. Here he uttered words
h nf x-nrn ,.p.rpnnf ,,.fh oil 4Ln ALTON
meaning of his career. Entering his
store the morning after the dispatch
came announcing the surrender of Stump
ter he put on his coat and said: 1.-The
government educated me for the army,
and although / have served through one
war | am still in debt to that govern
ment and ! am willing to discharge the
obligation"
Loyal words, brave words, and
in the light of all they meant
for the veal of the American ma
ton. They are sublime words. Fortu-
nate is that nation that has such an eX-
ample of manhood, patriotism. courage,
and fidelity. Citizens of Galcna, receive
this gift, made doubly precious by the
sublime life and devotion to the country
OF him it represents. AS you have al
ways guarded the name and fame of
Grant, so guard and preserve this me-
mortal, and round and about you shall be
the prayers of all the American people
east and west, north and south"
The statue was accepted in a brief adj
dress by Park Commissioner Mcclellan
or behalf of the city. He was followed
by Hon. Chauncey M. Depew, who de-
livered the Grafton of the day, meeting
with an enthusiastic reception. Adj
dresses were also delivered by Governor
Fifer and Judge Crabtren. This after
noon many of the visitors to the city
made a pilgrimage to the house occupied
by the general before the war and to the
store from which he was summoned by
the nation, and to the house subsequent
ly presented to him by his admiring fel-