The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-08
Lincoln PARK Grant Monument Unveiled.

CHICAGO, Oct. NEARLY a quarter of a
million people gathered in one of the
colossal phalanx to-day on the beach of
Lake Michigan at Lincoln park. 1t was to
honor the memory of the nations great
soldier. A giant hero in the sky-that
was what, suddenly outlined against the
heavens through the smoke and roar of
artillery, the huge bronze statue of General
Grant looked to the tens of thousands on
shore and the ships that had braved the
apparently threatening weather. Glorious
sun shine just in nick Of time, and made
perfect the apotheosis that before was as
complete and gigantic as human hands
could do.
Under a leaden sky, from which
rain had been falling at intervals
during the day, with sharp winds
blowing across the lake and city; in the
presence of great thr0ng who braved the
elements, amid the booming of canon from
government vessels off shore, the scream
ing of whistles from the shipping, the re-
sounding strains Of 1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner" played by many bands, with
regiments of federal and state troops at
present arms, while Grand Army veterans
and civic societies clustered about, the
heroic bronze statue Of the late General
Ulysses S. Grant, upon a magnificent
granite pedestal, spanning the roadway at
top the of the hill looking toward the lake,
was unveiled to the multitude present The
great silent figure, firm in the saddle, look
ing steadily across the broad expanse of
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less of the excited throng about him, scan
ming the horizon for enemies of the land
which in Gods providence he had been
called to maiestically defend The euor-
nous crowd gathered there formed an ex-
traordinary figure, including not only high
civil and military dignataries of the nation,
state and city, but those gathered far and
near, those who were closest to the dead
general personally, the wife who
the veterans Of his original regiment,
the famous old Twenty-tirst Illinois in
fantry, with the Identical celors unfurled
at his first headquarters tent. The orator
of the day, worthy of the occasion, distin-
guished like his subject in camp and
counsel, was the stalwart solGier-jurist,
General Walter Q. Gresham, Judge of the
United States court OF appeals. An i'm
presslve hush fell On the thousands as
General Gresham, facing the lake stepped
forward to the edge of the platform at the
base of the monument. On either side were
tiers of green slopes, and behind the
speaker distinguished guests were given
place. Among them was Mrs. General
Grant, her white hair showing beneath her
widows bonnet. Massed in front were
nearly twenty thousand uniformed men,
infantry, cavalry aud artillery, both regu-
lars and state militia, grizzled veterans
of the Grand Army of the republic; bright
plumed Knights of Pythias and many secu-
lar, semi-military and civic organizations.
Back OF them was the general public and
beyond was an imposing fotilla of
vessels, profusely decked with bunting;
the United States steamers, Michigan,
Johnson and Fessenden; lake steamers,
tugs, yachts, city fire boats and mscel-
laneous lake crafts. The heavy sea caused
by last nights storm prevented sailing YES
sells, to large extent, from participating.
Leading up TO this superb column of in
fantry was the formation on the lake
front, three miles distant, of a great land
parade and its march to the statute under
command of Major General Nelson A.
Miles, United States army. The process
sion was headed by platoon of police fol-
lowed in order by United States regulars
from Fort Sheridan infantry, cavalry and
artillery; Illinois National guards, in
fantry and cavalry; Grand Army veter-
ans, including the Society of the Army of
the Tennessee, Cumberland and Patomac
distinguished guests in carriages, including
Secretary Noble, Senator John Sherman,
Governor Buckley of Connecticut, Gov
ernor Fifer, of Illinois, and Mrs General
John A. Logan. Next came Grand Army
of the Republic posts of the northwest,
forming an entire division. Then veterans
and the Society of ex Confederates, closing
with civic societies. At the monument
Bishop John z. Newman offered prayer.
Then Colonel E. S. Taylor presented
the monument on behalf of the monu-
ment association to the commits
sioners of Lincoln park. The un-
Yelling followed, and General Gresham
then delivered his address.
The sculptor of the statue is Lewis
Rebisso, of Cincinnati. 1t is of bronzs
eighteen feet high. 1t represents General
Grant seated on horseback both the animal
and man in positions OF rest. The general,
rs he grasps his field glass in his right
hand with the glass resting upon his thigh
as after taking q careful survey OF field
suggests as a whole concentration of mind
confidence and self-reliance.
In letter regretting his inability to be
present, President Harrison paid this tri-
butte to General Grant: ode was tower
of strength and confidence in the crisis of
our civil war. He redeemed the failure of
other men, revived the courage of the faint
and disheartened, gave his confidence to a
matchless army and received in return it's
mistaken faith. Revealing to his soldiers