The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-06-10

security into everlasting fame, were
thronged with visitors on the occasion
of the unwilling of the Grant monu-
ment presented To Galena by II. H.
Kohlsaat, the well-knoHn business man
of Chicago. 1t is doubtful if the city
ever before held so large crowd. The
streets were fairly packed with mon,
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 n noble
monument which is destined to mark
forever the love, esteem and ven
,e<ation 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 il de-
serves. Mr.. Kohlsaat's gift is q credit
alike TO the city II 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
sucl htgs NudpullcpcC, bclHlOuI, Il pII
DonclsOn, Shiloh, Nicksburg, Chatta
nooga, Spottsylvania, Petersburg, and
AppomattOX.
Hard by the insecure old house that
gave shelter to the Old commander the
statue stands--a noble bronze cast i'm
heroic dimensions and mounted on .
pedestal of carved and glistening red
granite Three tiers of gray granite
form its base. II is i'm Grant Park-a
-siX-acrc pot of ground high above the
river, purchased and given TO the city
through the inStrumcntaity Of two
Chicagcans, II. H. KOhlSaat and James
w. Scott. both of whom are proud Of
having come ont Of Galcna. Already
the park is graccd by soldiers monu-
mcnt and fountain.
Sculptor Gclcrt did his work faithful
ly and artistically. He has given TO Ga
lena a marvellous life-like statue Of the
General in civilian attire and in an att-
tude Of meditation "Grant, our Citizen"
is the simple inscription on the front sur
face Of the monument The total cost
of the statue is about SO, 900.
The exercises were begun by prayer by
the Rev. II. w. Atchison, after which
Miss Pauline Kohlsaat of Chicago pulled
the cord and unveiled the statue the
time.
EX-Gov. Hoard of Wisconsin then pre-
scented the monument with the following
words:
am commissioned on behalf of one OF the
distinguished citizens OF your State-Mr. II. H.
Kohlsaat, of hicago, "a man whose soul de-
lighted in goodly deeds, to tender you this no
bile memorial of Gen. Grant. ! need not tell
you in set words OF the purpose OF the donor, l
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 thousand times more
eXpressively 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 perfume2 Who shall bound by
descriptive phrase the love of u mother or define
the devotion of II wife2
"A good aud perfect gift" like this, and the
creative spirit OF the gver who shall hope TO
bear Thorn TO your hearts on the failing wings OF
speech2
instinctively now our thoughts are upon him
who invincibie and uncCnquer-
able pilot, the God.given Grant. 1nseparably
connected with the name OF Grant will always