The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-02

PARIS, Dec. I.-DrIght weather shone
upon the ceremony to-day OF unveillng
tine group OF statuary OF Washington
and Lafayette, modelled by the well
known sculptor Frederic Augusta Bar
tholdl, and presented to the city OF
Paris by Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the
New York World. A notable assem-
bIage witnessed the unveiling, among
the company present being Mr.. Henry
Vlgnaud, first secretary of the United
States embassy, Major Sanford c. Kel-
logg, military attache and Lieutenant
r. p. Rodgers, naval attachO OF the
embassy, Hon. William i. Quimby,
United States minister to the Neither
lands, Samuel T. Morse, Unitgd states
consul general In Paris; Gen. Anson q,
McCoolI, OF New York,M. Dartholdi' the
sculptor, the prefect OF the Seine, M.
FTemige, designer OF the pedestAli .
number OF French officials and many
ladies'. The site OF the bronze group
Is at the west end of the Place deS Etota
Unls, In the most fashionable quarter
OF Paris.
Mr.. Ballard Smith, London cores
pondent OF tho New York World, FIRST
made short speech, presenting the
group of statuary, which was frequent-
ly aSplauded. He said:
II am here to-day as the representa-
tive Of Joseph Pulitzer, who honors
himself and his country In presenting
this statue OF Washington and Lafay-
cite. kindred names in the deepest at
fectlons OF the two peoples, TO this
beautiful and historic chief city OF our
sister republic. II he could have been
here Mr.. Pulitzer would doubtless say
more than ! can say OF the patriotic
and affectlonnte motives which inspired
his gift. But we can perhaps sufficient
ly interpret Mr.. Pulitzer's cardinal mo-
tive by quoting the inscription that he
had prephrcd himself. and meant TO be.
as he had written II, and speaking as h9
undoubtedly may for ull our fellow
citisehs:
i'Homage to France in gratitude for
her generous cooperation in the struB-
gle OF the people Of the United States
for liberty and Independence.
MT Smith then alluded to the tHct
that 1t was Mr., Pulltzer's good fortune
as proprietor OF the New York World
TO inaugurate the popular subscription
which gave q worthy pedestal TO M.
Ing the world In New York harbOr and
in conclusion, in Mr.. Pulitzers name.
he presented the group TO the city OF
Paris
The military baud that was present
thereupon played the Mnrselllaise."
NJ. lombard, vice president OF the
Paris municipal council, In accepting
the gift for the city. briefly reviewed
the history of the two men thus repro
duced IN bronze, and said that the
union of the fngs under which Wash-
ington and Lafayette stood hand In
hand, represented really the union OF
the ports OF the two republics.
He hoped that the echoes of to-day's
cheers would traverse the oconn and
unite even more closely the two no
tions. He thanked Mr.. Pulitzer warmly.
md also NJ. BGrtholdi for the manner
In which he carried out his conception.
The band then played the American
anthem
Mr.. Henry VIgnnud, secretary Of the
United States embassy, briefly offered
the excuses OF United States AmbaSsa-
dor Eustis for his unavoidable absence
en- account OF illness.
Mr.. Samuel Morse, United States con-
sui general then followed In an elo-
Quent speech He briefly touched upon
lne tNenR tnuL llllkcu tlle llNes VI
Washington and Lafayette. and which
had enshrined them in the hearts OF
Americans till the two men were alike
household words In every Village.
even the children" Mr.. Morse con-
tinuad. "can tell how Lafayette
brought light md hope to the strug-
Cling culonIsts. Republics nrc Rone-
times ungTatcrul, but not always"
The speaker dwelt upon Gafnyette's
long und finally triumphant battle for
liberty In France He continued that
It whs n happy thought Of patriotic
public citizen OF New York to offer to
Purs this beautiful memorial and II
WINS especially appropriate that tho
work should bu Conhacd to NJ. Barthol-
al and that such fitting site US tho
Place dcs Etnts Unis had been found
for II. Mr. Morse concluded:
"On behalf of AIR Pulitzer and OF tho
American people. Ithnnk Paris for her
gracious welcome to the offering, whose
purpose Is to testify in Il lasting form
10 tho homage in which Americans hold
Lafayette md TO illustrate again the
grateful affection with which we re.
gard the people OF our sister republic"
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