New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-25
IN MEMORY OF M'CLELLAN
, STATUE OF THE GENERAL UNVEILED IN
PHILADELPHIA.

Success FINALLY CROWNS THE PERSISTENT
WORK OF HIS ADMIRERs-A PARADE OF
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS PREcEDEs
THE CEREMONIES
PHILADELPHIA Oct 2i-Just after the DEATH III W
toher 1885 OF General George b. Mcclellan move
ment was started in Philadelphia to cree, s'a'"c
>, tho memory Of the Hero Of Antletam. success
1id M, crown the efforts of the admirers OF Lite
Mae" but they persevered ard IN 1889 an appropria
ton of 5000 was secured from the Penhsy wanna
LEGISLATURE BY continued hard work SlS'VVo auu'-
tional was raised by popular subscription "Iiini'
Aston Of New York. and William FRAZIER Oh i''i,
de.pha each giving $1,000, and this afternoon .'e
statue was unveiled. The ceremonies were OF 'he
most elaborate character, the principal feature pe'is
tho Grafton of General William Il. Franklin OF hal'-
ford Conn., who commanded DIVISION uiue' w
C,ean I'm the Rebellion. and who was cohsiusfeu W
Mcclellan to be one of his ab.est officers reheia'
Franklin praise OF this distinguished son OF feh'-
sv;vanla" was unstlnted. Immediately after the I'M
yelling a parade OF 1000 United states marines anu
sailors Pennsylvania and New-Jersey mitia"ie''
Grand Army men and others passed Dy t'e sta'ue'
and gave marching salute to the reviewing oiiicer'
Major-Ceneral Schoheld OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES " Wv
United States Army. oooo
Tho ,,rve,,nx ceremonies were witnessed by D0o
nersons and at least 100000 others reviewed the pro-
cesson as 1t passed along Broad-st
rho statue is erected on the northwest corner OF
the CITY Hall plaza. only short distance from
similar monument erected to the memory Vi "Sne'"'
Rovn,lds which stands at the northern end OF 'He
naza Tho Mcclellan monument. when represents
rho former Chief Of the Union Army
in fl,, field Uniform astride OF his morse ana over
ioollng the battlefield Of Antletam, was Jointly "e
signed by Henry g. Ei.icott ana Paui NJ fe'%' VI
Washington the former designing the statue proper
ard the latter making the drawings for the pedestal
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elaborate IN this country 1t has broad base ana
70 or,ber,shel with gracefully festooned wreaths OF
hronze On either side ornamenta DEoHz' pa'e'S'
upon which are engraved suitable inscriptions re-
counting the virtues of the man IN whose hohor "
"a erected The statue IS made OF United states
e,,,uarv bronze cast in pieces. The figure or the
man is one and one-haf life slze and the morse IS
u feet inches in length. From the pavement to the
ton OF the hat the statue measures . Feet ihches
The PEDESTAL was built by James Ralston Jr's OF
this city and the statue was cast by the Aihe'
Manufacturing Company. OF Chicopee Mass. Inc
total cost OF the monument. $4,000. was PAID seVerai
weeks ago.
When General Mcclellan died. Mayor Smith OF
Philadelphia appointed committee Of fifteen clti-
Zens to attend his funeral at Tr 1t-n' y. D. Inc
idea OF monument originated with this delega-
ton. which comprised. among others. John wanna
maker John Cadwaader. General Isaac "ls'er'
< Davis Page John Y. Huber and Major Moses
vo,io The committee was subsequently enlarged,
and tho Mcclellan Memorial Association was the
outgrowth Major John d Woman being me hrs'
president ~
The ceremonies began at 2:3O o'clock. when Major
Moses Veale introduced General w r. smith the
,rsslden, Of the Mcclellan Memorial Association,
who presided The Rev. DR.. Henry g McCooA'
pastor of the Presbyterian Tabernacle OF this city
offered PRAYER and then General Smith delivered
brief address
With Battery A. Of the Pennsylvania Nat'ohai
Guard firing II salute Of seventeen guns ana ahid
cheors from thousands of threats. the statue
was next unveiled TO view. As the bronze inquire
was exposed the Is, Regiment Band struck up
pariouc air and following. 4 choir OF eighty voices
from 81, Marks Protestant Episcopal Church and
seventy other singers from the Maennerchor anu
Orpheus singing societies sang hymn espeeiahy
composed for the occasion. When General Franklin
arose to deliver Grafton he was loudly appau'eu'
lie closed his address as follows;
believe that II Mcclellan had been sustained IN
the winter OF lSGl-62 by his superiors. II ms hahds
had ba'n held up By powerful. friends, II he had
heen allowed 10 dispose OF the troops Of his own
army when and az ne thought best, II ms army
had not been depleted by ne dst4caenr IRON IN a.
Few words he had been allowed 10 carry out ms
plans the n IA tSe S ca Of iss3
and Richmond would have fallen
General Franklin occupied over half an hour in
delivering his address. Governor Pattson was the
next speaker The closing ceremonies were the ad-
dress OF Major Veale in formally presenting the
statue the city and the speech OF acceptance by
Mayor Stuart.
In separate porSn o. the reviewing sand ana
the Mcclellan family. They Included Mrs George
H. Mcclellan. OF \ew-York. widow OF the GeneraI
Colonel George b. Mcclellan. president OF the Board
OF Aldermen New York. the Generals son; Colonel
Arthur Mcclellan. OF Drifon. Penn. brother or the
General. Miss Mary Mcclellan Of Philadelpha, sis
ter Of the General: DIR. George Mcclellan Phia,
John Mcclellan, New-York nephews OF the General
Mrs j. H. b. Mcclellan. Of Philadelphia. the Gen
erals sis,er-In-law and three daush;ers' among
van!a. and Reynolds OF Delaware. with their re-
spective stafrs: Major-General Schoheld. Command
er-n-Chef Of the United States Army; Adjutant-
General Ruggles. L. =. A; General Fitz John Por-
ter Of New-York. and Adjutant- General william 5.
Strykcr. OF the New-Jersey National Guard, who
represented Governor Werts. of that State.