The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-25
Philadelphia's Statue to
General Mcclellan I'm
yelled With Much
Pomp.
JERSEY TROOPS PARTICIPATE
Not Since the Bi-Centennial Has
There Been Such a Military
Display or Popular
Demonstration.
Special to The jersey cstp Nssus.

Special to the JERSEY Cttn Netcs.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. %. .184.-The
bronze statue of General Mcclellan at
the northwest corner of the Public
Buildings was unveiled yesterday after
noon when a great city paid fitting tribute
to one of the great commanders of the
civil war, a men distinguished in
military and political life came from all
parts of the Union to honor the memory
of the hero of Antietam's bloody field.
r. 1t was obvious that the event was a
popular event. Famous military leaders
were present, and prominent men of the
political world We're present, and scores
of those who had won names of note in
every walk of civil life were present.
Blu the feature that was significant was
the great surging mass ofthe people. and
the interest of those thousands in the
widow of the famous soldier as she sat
in the shadow of the monument raised
to his honor. Upon the dignataries they
looked with much respect and more
curiosity. But upon the woman whose
life had been part of the life of Nc
Clellan their gaze rested with a sym
pathy that testified, ever in this later
time, to the sincerity of the affection
that made him the best loved General
of the war"
Those who arrived at the scene before
one o'clock saw at the corner of the
City Hall pavement a high, white-sheeted
object looming up from half an acre of
boards and bunting. The main stand had
been constructed by the Monument AS
ISOLATION right around the statue, and
it was planned to seat 1,162 persons. In
back of it was the stand built by the
members of the Public Buildings Com
mission for their friends. On the north
pavement of the huge marble pile was
a long, low stand for the accommoda-
ton of friends of member of City Coup-
ellis. At the Market street entrance was
a small wooden structure, from which
the members of the reviewing party
were to inspect the parade.
M'CLELLAN,S FAMILY.
The main stand. with the statue in its
centre, for which so much generous en-
thusiasm has been expended, had on it
two small boxes, partitioned from the
rest of the space by a slight railing.
The larger of these was occupied by the
speakers of the day, by the Governors
of five States of the Union, and by the
Mayor of the city. The other, to the
right of it, seating a score of persons,
was accorded to Mrs. Mcclellan n
members of her family exclusively. In
the rear of these private boxes were
the chairs of the city and State offic-
ials, the stats of the Governors and
the officials of the army and navy. On
the extreme right of the main stand was
the space reserved for members of Coun-
ellis and on the left that reserved for
the Department of Pennsylvania, GAR.
Today's demonstration was practically
in two parts. One was the great mill
tary parade, in which 10000 men par
t%icipated, reviewed by Governors of
States and Generals of the regular
army. The other of chief interest was
the ceremony attending the unwilling of
the monument, which preceded the par
ade.
In the military column there were
about 1O,50O men, made up of 400 marines
and sailors, 1000 men sof the Third
Brigade, National Guard, of Pennsyl-
vania; 2,400 men of the First Brigade,
700 New Jersey troops, $500 Grand
Army men, and the rest scattered
among the miscellaneous organizations.
The City Troop was detached from
the marching column and assigned to
escort duty, for which purpose it re-
ported in front of the Stratford Hotel
NEW JERSEYS TROOPS.
The New Jersey troops, comprising the
Sixth Regiment, the First troop. of
Essex, and the Calling Gun Battery,
were commanded by Governor George L:
MR Vert whose ho5r sta afre was eW8mi1pF;o am g
stryker, Adjutant General; Brigadier
General Richard A. Donnelly, Quarter
master General; Brigadier General John
General william c. Heppenheimer, In
spector General; Brigadier General Bird
w. Spencer, Inspector of Rifle Practice;
Brigadier General Edward p, Meany,
P. Perrire, Assistant Adjutant General;
Aides-de-Camp Colonies Robert Adrain,
Michael T. Barrett, Anthony r. Kuser,
George Pfeiffer, Jr., Leon Albeit, Jr;:,
]. B. Henry Clark, Charles A. Sterling.
The Sixth Regiment of New Jersey
was commanded by Colonel William Fl.
Cooper, with staff as followszLieuten-
ant Colonel William H. Stansbury,
Major Edmund Dubois, Major John I.
Shinn, Captain Christopher s. Magrath.
Adjutant.
Precisely at half-past one o'clock
Major Moses Veale, President of the
Board of Directors of the Mcclellan
Monument Association, called the as
SSllDldS0 ~ lux III WOIo0 o1lt
then introduced General William Farrar
Smith, who had been chosen to preside
over the ceremonies. As the figure of
the well-known "Baldy"' Smith loomed
up to the view OF the crowd, a great
cheer went up.
General Smith having taken the chair.
introduced Rev. DR.. Henry G. McCook,
Pastor of the Tabernacle Presbyterian
Church., who is chaplain of the Pennsyl-
vania Division of the Loyal Legion. DIR.
McCook then invoked the Divine bless
ing, at the conclusion of which General
Smith proceeded to deliver a brief open
ing address.
AS General Smith concluded the OPEN
ing address the canvass covering that
enveloped the monument was quickly
drawn away, revealing to the assembled
multitude the bronze counterfeit Of the
distinguished commander. As if in one
breath the cry of Little Mac" rent the
air, followed by prolonged cheering. For
several minute the demonstration chal-
lenged description.
Suddenly there Numbered forth a salute
of seventeen guns and a Major Generals
salute, fired by a platoon OF Battery A,
and as the smoke of the belching cannon
took its upward flight the First Regi-
ment Band played a selection of Ma
tional airs.
General William B.. Franklin then
made an eloquent and impassioned adj
dress, which was loudly applauded.
When he had concluded General
Smith introduced Governor Pattison.
When the applause. which his appear
in a brief address, full of eloquence,
paid a feeling tribute to the memory
of Mcclellan, as a soldier and citizen
as well, and spoke in praise of the loyal
sentiment and untiring energy which to-
day had its ~fruition in the imposing
monument which had iIlSf been unveiled