Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-07-29

Presently Mrs. Jackson's four-year oil
granddaughter stepped forward, her sum.
head thrown back as she grasped the corr
which held the veil and wrapped it aroune
her tiny hand. 4 cannon doomed, th
little one gave pull, then as the veil still
hold fast, she gave another, throwing init
it all her strength.
| Slowly the veil slipped away from thu
head of the statue and then dropped sud-
denly to the ground, and Stonewall Jack
son in bronze stood revealed to the vast as
semblsge. The figure is lifelike in the ex
treme, the left foot thrown slightly forward
his left hand resting lightly on the hilt Of
| his sword and his right grasping pair o.
field glasses, which, apparently, he hac
just lowered from his eyes. For g moment
after the veil fell thee was a profound
silence, then another mighty shout welled
up. Cheer after cheer rent the air. the
csnnons that were heard to such effect al
Manassas doomed out q salute OF fifteen
guns, their deep toned voices mingliDe
Familiarity, even affectionately, with the
rousing cid rebel yell that swept across the
field, was caught by the ladies in the
cemetery and passed along into town and
to its farthest limits. The instant the veil
fell to the ground it was seized by half a
After Mrs. jackson and the children left
the stand the ribbons were torn from it, the
muslin with which it was covered, and
then the stand itself was torn to pieces and
carried triumphantly away, every one
prizing highly the bits Of silk, muslin or
wood be carried away. Nothing like the
scene ever has been or probably ever will
be witnessed in Lexington again. Old
soldiers who had followed Jackson through
the heat Of many a well.earned battle
threw their hats 10 the air, hugged each
other, and some OF them even cried. On to
town they came marching, with steady,
eager tramp, to the cemetery, and up
around the lifelike image of their beloved
commander, cheering as they came, and as
they approached him lifting their hats, and
those with canes presenting arms while the
tattered old battle-lags were reverently
dropped. After every one in the line had
taken good look at the monument the
crowd returned to their hotels and
luncheon, which had been bountifully pre-
pared for them. The enthusiasm was not
confined to the men alone, but elderly
matrons, whose husbands had worn the
gray, and their daughters took part march
ing in the procession, keeping excellent
step, cheering Justify ard seeming utterly
oblivious to the heat of the Gun and the
dust of the streets. Among theEe were
some of the most prominent ladies of Lex
ington.
Later in the evening the trains were
crowded with out-of-town visitors return
ing to their homes. The whole affair, from
beginning to end, was gratifying success,
without a single untoward incident occur
ring 10 max the pleasure oi the occasion.
At night Mrs. Jackson gave reception to
the veterans who had served under her
husband Hundreds took advantage Of the
occasion and paid their respects. Prof ".
Paria Chambers's Great Southern Band
gave q concert from to 6 O'Clock in tho
afternoen befoTe the residence Of Gen. G.
W. G, Lee, and later sereneded Rav. For
rest J. Pfattymau, pastor of Trinity South
ern Methodist Church. and lately of st.
Paul's Southern Methodist Church, Of Bal
timore. The Maryland contingent left
town at O'Clock at night on their train.
A committee Of the New York Southern
Society were aB follws:
Hugh r. Garden. Howard r. Bayne,
DR.. G. NJ. Blackford, Arthur B. Clarke,
Potter T. Cope, Gel. =. G. Dickinson 4,
Mills Dean, Hon. John w. Daniel, B. +.
Jones, Francis 7. Junkin, q. B. Mason,
Walter L. bloCorkie. VIM. F. Ovens,
James VI. Osborne, Rev. W. ". Page,
Hon. Roger A. Pcyor, Gardiner G. Sims,
VIM. s. Witham, Rev. ". E. Jankin.
The members Of the Confederate Veter-
an Camp of New York Who attended the
un7eiiipg we're George r. McGee, Isaac
Read, DR.. ]. J. Rivera.