Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-10-10
STATUE TO GRANT.
Chicago Does Honor 10 the Hero
Of the War.
Eloquent Address by Judge Gresham
ON the Occasion.
REVIEW OP GRANTS CAREER

Chicago, Oct : rhe great mettupo
lIs uf the west suspeuds AL the bust Ia
aud activity "f ,ts business TO day TO do
honor TO the memory % the illustrious
citizen soldier aud statesman who, next
To the immortal father ot his country, ID
enshrin-d 10 the hearts and memories oi
IT," people, not ouly ot thess United
Statee but ~ lovers ~ freedom aud hb.
erty the wide world over With the
blste ~ the cannon. the patriotic iuuric.
~ hundred bands, the enthusiastic ac.
clam ~ u hurdrrd lhuusnud thruals, IN
ia presence ~ the h, uuted and v-ueI
able rellct " the dead of the son that
smongst all his children he loved 81 well,
ot constitutional advisors oi the present
chief executive % the land, oi repreeen.
thtlyee ~ every religious denomination
~ men whose heroic deeds upon the
field Of battle have craven their names
upon tue pages % history, ot veterans
who once wore the gray acd met ia the
bloody conflicts the forces ~ him 10
whose memory they did honor to-day; Of
men distinguished IN trade and com.
merce, IN science and art, IN literature
aud philosophy, Ot tens ~ thousands of
little school children who have been
taught 10 honor and veuerat- his name,
the magnificent statue erected by the
citizens ot Chicago to the immortal
memory Of Cly sses simpson Grant, arti.
zan, citizen soldier, general, commander.
10 chief oi the armies oi the United
S,Ates, and twice elected to the highest
office ia the gift u the people III hls Ma
tive land, HHs formally unveiled this
afternoon.
Chicago IL en iete ~ honor ot the day
and thu event. The public holiday had
besn decre'd 10y tie city authorities, and
the public departments, the schools, M
well ~ the government buildings are
closed, while brslness ~ all kind IL gen
orally suspended. Tue decorations es.
pecslly IN the center ~ the city are
elaborate and tasteful. The iuiiuI %
visitors from abroad exceed the wild
est expectations Of the railroad people.
II commenced yesterday taorning, cot
tiuued fur into the night, whils from an
early hour TO day sn almost continuous
proce rlOu seemed 10 pour out ~ the
five central dspots, until the streets 10
, h.a - ,,,y o..
at stretch little better than
swaying mass Of pedet TRANS. Good ua.
ture and good order we're. however, pre-
served, and up to a late hour no accl
clden had been reported. As morn.
ing wo-e on LIncoln park became the
Mecca ~ both residents aud vsitors.
But the transportation facilities TO the
north side ample though they generally
are. dwarfed INTO insgniHcancs IN the
presrnce of the Imm.use throng, which
poured north on State and ID earborn, ON
CLARK ami La Sale and the other ave.
nues leading to the park like u resist rss
torrent, until long before the hour at
which the exercises we're TO commence
tue broad acr~s Of the beautiful park
and the lake embankmspt Tor miles we're
black with human forms. As early as
nine o'clock the various divisions of the
parade beg II To form on Michigan ave
nue., and the thotuughfares adjacent
thereto, The instructions issued Ly
Major General Nelson A. Miles, M chief
marshal were ~ clear and explicit that
no confusion WAS experienced 10 form.
ing the lue, but the tornout OF thu or.
carnations was far IN excess Of all an.
and It was no, until one
o'clock that the roar of artillery gave a
signal for the head Of the column TO !
move.
A division OF the city police five hun.
dred strong under command Of Chief II.
Z. ClsuRhry in columns Of companies, |
the frat on fuot, and those following
mounted, led the way. Then on prancing
steeds came General Miles and General
Joseph Stockton, chief Of staff with their
stats. The second division was led by a |
regiment OF United States infantry from
Fort Sheridan. followed by u battery OF
L, =. artillery and Gen. Miles famous old
battery +. Of the Fret artillery, aud Ss- |
hind these came for u distance of over a |
mile the infantry and cavalry Of the na.
tional guard, the various companies rep.
resentlng every section of the state.
The third division WAS n notable one be- |
ing composed oi members OF the socie.
ties OF the army of the Tennessee, the
army OF the Potomac, and the army Of |
the Cumberland. Many OF the distin.
guished men IN this division were instant. !
y recognized by ihe crowds and heartily !
cheered from point to point. Among
those that came IN for more than !
hearty greeting were Senator John Sber. |
man, Secretary Noble, General Horace
Porter, General Edward y. Bragg, OF the
famous Iron Brigade, Senator Davis, ot
Minnesota, Judge Waltsr q. Gresham,
Ex Senator J. J. ingalls,, and Henry Wat
erson. General Butterfeld, OF New YORK,
president u the society of the Army ~
the Potomac, also came in Tor q share OF |
tho hearty greeting accorded TO this and
the fourth division which was composed
Ot distinguished guests in carriages. !
General Horace Clark aud his stAff head.
ed the ti,h division which was exclusive
ly composed OF msmbers OF the Ga and