Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-10-29
GRADY IN BRONZE.
Unwilling of tho Monument TIC
Henry w. Grady in Atlanta.
A Tribute to the Journalist, Orator
Patriot" by the PeOpie-Synopsis
of the Grafton of Gov. Hill
of New York.

Diage OF southern people. Inc uni
versal love and respect in which Henry
Grady was held, more than the pres
ence of New Yorks chief executive,
gave to the occasion more than local
interest The entire nation was in
terested in the erection of the monu-
ment, and Atlanta felt as
though the nations sympathies were
with her people in honoring the dis
tinguished dead. The hour set for the
ceremony was high noon. A cloudless
sky in the east at dawn gave promise
of a bright day. The promise was full
filled, for when the hour for assembling,
1920 o'clock, arrived, the sun shone
brightly on the busy streets of the city.
The sound of music and the tramp of
marching feet had been heard all
through the forenoon as the military
companies and the civil organiza-
tions which were to take
part in the parade, marched
to the place of assembling. The pro-
cession formed on Mitchell street, the
right resting on Washington street, and
extending along capitol avenue past the
state capitol. The cavalry and the car
riages which were to convey the gov
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guests of the occasion to the monument
were ranged along the east side of the
capitol. A local committee, headed by the
president of the Grady monument asso-
citation, Mr.. Northern, had called at the
hotel and escorted Gov. Hill to the state
capitol, where Gov. Northen received
him. Shortly before IL o'clock Gov.
Hill was escorted to carriage drawn
by four white horses which stood
at the foot of the capitol steps. He was
accompanied by Gov. Northen, Mrs.
Northen and Clark Howell, who sue
! ceeded Henry Grady as managing editor
of the Atlanta Constitution. The distin-
guished visitors from New York were
distributed with members OF the monu-
ment committee in the carriages follow
ing. When the guests had taken their
places in the carriages the news was
carried to the grand marshal, Col. w,
E. Calhoun, by one of his aides, and a
few minutes after the command to
march was given.
Marshal Calhoun rode at the head of
the column with ten aides, five from the
Fourth Georgia battalion in full uni
form, and five in civilian dress with
gray sashes and leggings The process
sion was in six divisions, under COM
mand respectively of Lieut.. A. P. Wood
ward, Lieut.. Robert Dohme, Col. P.
Thomas, Capt. r. A. Braile, Col. Albert
Howell and Lieut.. John L. Beattie A
squad of mounted police led the way,
followed by the famous Mexican band
Then came the Fourth battalion with
the Grady cadets, a battalion of police,
the Atlanta artillery and the Moreland
Park cadets.
In the second division were the Adolph
Brandt division Knights of Pythias
and the Atlanta division Knights of
Pythias.
In the third division, headed by the
Fourth artillery band, marched the con-
federate veterans, apd behind them 0.
NJ Mitchell Post G.. A. r.
The fourth division was made up of
members of the Railroad league, sew
eral hundred strong.
In the fifth division were representa-
tives of the press, including two hun
dred men from the editorial, bust
ness, typographical and mechanical de-
partments of the Constitution. Behind
them marched a squad of newsboys.
The sixth division was headed by the
governors horseguard, which acted as
guard of honor to the governor of the
state and his distinguished guest from
New York. Besides those already
named there were in the carriages
Mayor Hemphill and the members of
the general council and the Travelling
Mems association.
Following the line of carriages came
the fire department with seven COM
panies and seventy men in line.
Mayor Hemphill had declared the
day holiday and most all the stores
along the line of march We're closed,
while the sidewalks were thronged
with citizens of Atlanta and visitors
from the surrounding country who
had come in on the morning trains.
There were comparatively few decora-
tions on the buildings. The procession
passed through the principal streets of
the city, Mitchell to Whitehall, to Ala
bama, to Lloyd, to Decatur, to Pryor,
to Peachtree, to Marietta, and down
Marietta street to the statue. AS the
first division passed the monument the
Grady cadets We're detached and they
surrounded the platform about the
statue as guard of honor.
The procession passed on through
Forsythe street to Walton and
back to Marietta, returning to its
position about the monument after the
governor and his guests had left their
carriages, Gov. Northcn, Gov. Hill
and the other guests with the members
of the monument committee took seats
on the stand where accommodations
had been provided for five hundred.
Gov. Hill was greeted with loud APP
plause by the crowd which had assem-
bled about the monument and which
filled Marietta street in both direc-
tions 1t was shortly after noon when
the Mexican band having rendered
selection, President Northen called
the assemblage to order. Miss Gussie
Grady. the only daughter of Henry
Grady, then stepped forward and drew
the cord which held the canvass in it's
place about the figure on the monu-
ment. The cloth slipped from the
statue leaving the bronze figure re-
vealed. 1t was greeted with cheer after
cheer by the great assembly.
When the noise had in part subsidized
Rev. J. w. Lee was introduced to de-
liver the invocation. At it's conclusion
Hon. Fulton Colville read statement
prepared by the monument committee
giving a brief history of the movement
for the erection of the monument. 1t
showed that almost every state in the
union had subscribed to the fund, and
that the amount necessary had been
raised within thirty DAYS after Mr..