The state capital., 1891-08-22
BENNINGTONib DAY.
The Monument in Honor of the
Famous Battle Dedicated.
The Ceremonies Participated in by an
Immense Concourse of Citizens and
Soldiery Headed by the Presi-
dent of the United States.

lcatiOn ceremonies OF the monument
erected to commemorate the battle of
Bennington crowded this little town to
overt1owing. The presence of the pres
ident of the United States and members
of his cabinet, as well as the governors
of three states, gave the event a more
than local interest. 1t brought people
from all parts of the United States, but
particularly from the New England
states, to witness the ceremony. At
the encampment grounds, the sol
diers' home, the crowd was up
with the soldiers, for with the first
break of dawn the streets began to as
sumo lively appearance. Every pri-
vate as well as every public house in
Bennington was crowded, and many
slept on the lawns, while hundreds
were glad to find sleeping quarters in
tents. The first of the special trains
was not due before o'clock, but the
wagon roads brought a very large ac-
cession to the multitude in the town be-
fore that hour. and when the first train
arrived the gailv-decorated streets
were well filled.
The principal interest was in the ar
rival of the president and his party who
had spent the night at the home of
Gen. J. G. Mccullough. at North Ben
nington, five miles away. Gov. Page
did not meet the president. He drove
over to North bennington last night,
accompanied by Adjt.-Gen. Peck and
spent the night with the president at
Gen. McCullough's. This morning he
sent Col. w. E. Seward and Webb,
of his staff, to act as the
presidents escort and with
him went dozen members of John A.
Logan Post, G.. A. R., of Orwell, VT.
(mounted), under command of Ii. G.
Hibbard. These grand army men
! were in undress cavalry uniform and
carried sabers. The carriage which
| had been provided for the president
was drawn by four white horses with
plumes of red, white and blue in their
head-stalls On the box sat two coach
men in livery. AS the procession ap-
preached Bennington, the mounted
escort rode ahead of the car
riage in which sat Gen. Mccullough
with the president. Behind this car
riage were others in which sat the
mem bers of the presidents party. 1t
was the duty of the escort to keep the
road clear, and it was not without diff
Guilty that they succeeded in making a
passage for the presidents carriage
through the crowds of vehicles which
filled the country road. AL the way
from North Bennington to Bennington
the president was greeted with cheer
| ing, to which he responded by taking
off his hat and bowling.
The start from North Bennington
was made shortly after 8 o'clock, but
progress was slow, and it was after
when the little procession reached the
soldiers home, where the carriages
drew up, and the president, with the
assistance of Gov. Page, left his carriage
and entered the governors parlor. Be-
| fore he entered the house he turned and
bowed repeatedly to the cheering multi
| tude which had surrounded the build
| ing.
In the parlor the president held q
| brief reception, at which the members
| of the governors staff and other distin
| guished persons were introduced to him
| In the meantime the militia forces ha(
been assembling on the parade ground
| without The corps of cadets from
West Point, accompanied by the post
band, had arrived on a special train
and had marched to the place of assem-
bly,, and number of grand army posts
and regiments of patriarchs militant
1 r, Il -nrt 1l-tS {
of the parade ground Brig
| Gen. w. L. Greenleaf, the chic
| marshal, and his staff, mounted in from
| of Gen. Greenleaf's tent at the end Of
the parade ground, and the marshaPs
orderlies rode backward and forward
across the parade ground, carrying or
ders to the marshals of the different di
| visions.
The hour fixed for starting the pa
rade was 10 o'clock, but it was nearly
1890 when the last report showed tina
the divisions were all in readiness fo
the start and word came to the chief mar
shal that the president and the review
| ing party were ready. A minute
later the president and his party lef
the home and resumed their carriag,
which awaited them. The arrange
ment of the carriages was changed
slightly. In the first carriage sat th'
| president, Gov. Page and Adjt.-Gen
| Peck In the second were ex-Gov
Prescott of New Hampshire, presiden
of the Bennington Monument asssocia
ton, and Hon. Edward j. Phelps, tn,
orator of the day. In the third carriag
were the secretary of war and Rev
Chas. Parkhurst, of Boston, the chap
lain of the day. In the other carriage
| were Attorney-General Miller, Private
Secretary Halford, Gen. G. W. Veazey
Gen. J. c. Mccullough, MAJ. Gen. O. O
| Howard, U. S. A., Gen. Russell
A. Alger, Senator Justin S. Morril
| Gen. Alex S. Webb, ex-Representativ'
J. w. Stewart, and Representative
w. w. Grout and III. II. Powers, of Yer
mont; Hon. A. L. Walker, of Chicago
Col. Langdon, U. S. A; Maj Aims
worth, U. S. A; the governor of New
Hampshire and his staff; the governo
of Massachusetts and his staff; th
lieutenant-gOvernor of Massachusett
and committees of the two houses o
the Massachusetts Legislatures Col
w Seward Webb, John King, o
New York; Hon. s. C. Crittendon, o
New York; Hon. Daniel Roberts, o
Burlington; Hon. S. S. Tar5ell, of Bos
ton; Hon. FL. C. Hall, historian of th
Sons of the American Revolutions; Gen
J. B. Carr, of Albany; Hon. George
Edmunds, Col. Mcdonald and Col
Batcheidor. U. S. A., of Washington; L
p. Deming, of Connecticut; Howar
Cole, Russell Harrison, Gen. Warner, o
Albany; Hon. w. III. Brearly, of De
troit; Col. B. B. Smalley, Capt. Taylor
u. S. A; Lieut.. W. H. Humphrey, Capt
Taylor, of the Ancient and Honora bl
artillery of Boston: Hon. G. G. Bane