Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-12

scrritv into everlasting fame, were
tbrongcd with visitors on the occasion
n the unwilling of the Grant monu-
ment presented to Galena by Fl. II.
Kohlsaat the well-know n business man
al Chicago. 1t is doubtful if the city
ever before held so large crowd. The
streets were fairly packed with men,
women and children in holiday garb,
each bent upon adding his quota to the
great song Of honor that goes forth to
the dead hero of Appomattox. The
generosity of Galena boy, now grown
to be a Chicago man, has reared in the
former home of Gen. Grant noble
monument which is destined to mark
forever the love, esteem and VEN
Grafton in which Illinois holds the
memory of her greatest citizen-soldier.
Distinguished citizens were gathered
from all points Of the Union to celebrate
the unwilling of the monument as it de-
serves. MIR. Kohlsaat's gift is credit
alike to the city of his birth, the city Of
his adoption, and to himself.
The die on the base of the statue had
been completed in the last few days by
having cut thereon the names of twelve
battles in which Grant was engaged, as
follows: Palo Alto, Monterey, Moline
del Rey, Chapultepec, Belmont, Fort
Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chatta-
nooga. Spottsylvania, Petersburg, and
AppomattoN
Hard by the insecure old house that
gave shelter to the old commander the
statue stands-a noble bronze cast in
! aeroic Dimensions and mounted on a
! Wdcstal of carved and glistening red
Eanite. Three tiers of gray granite
re t,,c &c. i,, O,,,
six-acre plot of ground high above the
river. purchased and given to the city
through the instrumentality of two
Chicagoans. III. III. Kohlsaat and James
W. Scott, both of whom are proud of
having come out of Galena. Already
the park is graced by soldiers monu-
ment and fountain.
Sculptor Gelert did his work faithful
" and artistically. He has given to Ga
lena marvellous life-lile statue OF the
General in civilian attire and in an atti-
tu4e Of meditation. "Grant, our Citizen, I"
is the simple inscription on the front sur
face of the monument The total cost
u the statue is about S25,00O.
The exercises were begun by prayer by
the Rev. Fl. w. Atchison, after which
Miss Pauline Kohlsaat of Chicago pulled
the cord and unveiled the statue, the
band playing sHail to the Chief" at the
tine.
EXGov. Hoard of. Wisconsin then pre-
scntcd the monument with the following
Words
am commissioned on behalf of one of the
distinguished citizens Of your state-Ar. Fl. b.
Aohlsaat, of Chicago, "a man whose soul de-
lighted in goodly deeds, ito tender you this no.
Ole memorial of Cen Grant. need not tell
you in set words Of the purpose OF the donor,
need not speak OF the rare soul that lies behind
this noble gift. of his generosity, of his patriot
ism of his abiding love for his fellow-men and
his country. All this is u thousand times more
excessively told in the silent yet eloquent
presence of yonder heroic statue. Who shall
paint the rose or adequately tell Of the subtle
essence of its perfume? Who shall bound by
descriptive phrase the love of O mother or define
me devotion of q wife?
a good and perfect gift" like this, and the
creative spirit Of the giver. who shall hope to
DtaE them to your hearts on the failing wings of
speechp
lnstinctively now our thoughts are upon him
who was ever our invincib1e and unconquer-
able pilot, the God.given Grant Inseparably
connected with the name of Grant will always