Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-27
BENNINGTON'S DAY.
The Monument in Honor Of the
Famous Battle Dedicated.
The Ceremonies Participated I'm by an
Immense Concourse of Citizens and
Soidiery Headed by the Presi-
dent of the United States.

erected TO commemorate the DaIbIe Oh
Bennington crowded this little town to
overlooking. The presence of the pres
ident of the United States and members
of his cabinet, as we'll 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 a 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 s o'clock, but the
wagon roads brought very large ac-
cession to the multitude in the town be-
fore that hour. and when the first train
arrived the gaily-decorated streets
were well filed.
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
ningtou, 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
flim went dozen members of John A.
Logan Post, G.. A. R.. of Orwell, VT.
(mounted), under command of IL. g..
Hubbard 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 Remington, the mounted
escort rode ahead of the car
ciage in which sat Gen. Mccullough
with the president. Behind this car
riage were others in which sat the
members 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. All 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 o'clock, but
progress was slow, and it was after 9
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 a
brief reception, at which the members
of the governors staff and other distin-
guished persons We're introduced to him.
In the meantime the militia forces had
been assem- bling 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 a number of grand army posts
and regiments of patriarchs militant
were drawn up on different parts
of the parade ground. Brig.
Gen. w. L. Greenleaf, the chief
marshal. and his staff, mounted in front
of Gen. Greenleaf's tent at the end of
the parade ground, and the marshall
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
1880 when the last report showed that
the divisions were all in readiness for
the start and word came to the chief mar
shall that the president and the review
ing party were ready. A minute
later the president and his party left
the home and resumed their carriage
which awaited them. The arrange
ment of the carriages was changed
slightly. In the first carriage sat the
president, Gov. Page and Adjt.-Gen.
Peck. In the second were eX-Gov.
Prescott of New Hampshire. president
of the Bennington Monument asssocia-
ton. and Hon. Edward J. Phelps, the
orator of the day. In the third carriage
Were the secretary of war and Rev.
Chas. Parlhurst, of Boston, the chap
lain of the day. In the other carriages
were Attorney-General Miller, Private
Secretary Halford, Gen. G. w. Veazey,
Gen. ]. C. Mccullough, Maiden. o. o.
Howard, L. S. A, Gen. Russell
a. Aiger, Senator Justin S. Morril,
Gen. Alex S. Webb, eX-Representative
j. W. Stewart, and Representatives
w. w. Grout and III. III. Powers, of Yer
mont; Hon. A. f. Walker, of Chicago;
Col Langdon, U. S. A; Maj. Aims
worth. U. S. A; the governor of New
Hampshire and his staff; the governor
of Massachusetts and his staff; the
Acknowledgements of Massachusetts,
and committees of the two houses of
the Massachusetts legislature Col.
w Seward Webb. John King, of
New York; Hon. 5. C. Crittendon. of
New York; Hon. Daniel Roberts, of
Burlington; Hon. S. S. Tar5ell, of Bos-
ton: Hon. IL. c. Hail. historian of the
Sons of the American Revolution: Gen.
j. Il. Carr, of Albany: Hon. George f.
Edmunds, Col. Mcdonald and Col.
Batcheidor, L. s. of Washington: l..
4. Demiug. of Connecticut: Howard
Cole. Russell Harrison, Gen. Warner. of
Albany; Hon. w. H. Brearly, of De-
troit: Col. Il. Il. Smalley, Capt. TAYLOR,
u. S. A.; Lieut. W. Fl. Humphrey, Capt.
Taylor. of the Ancient and Honorable
artillery of Boston; Hon. G.. C. Bene-
diet of RurlinptOD. III Walter Wabb