Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-05-24
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1H{ MONUMENT UNVEILED.
! Grand and Imposing Demon
stration in Raleigh.
$4,000 People View The Parade.
Uomens Tribute to the North Carolina so''
dirrs Who Fell in Defence Of Right
eous and Just Cause.

The tOllOW1nS account VI eHS
unveiling of the Confederate
monument in Raleigh, on Mons
dav last,is taken from the Visitor.
Sunday was not at all like the
Sabbath here yesterday. All day
long people poured into the city,
The trains were i'll many cases
behind time, sometimes for hours.
The weather was perfect and Ell
thusiasm increased hourly. Be
fore day light to-day the fresh
arrivals began and the streets
were thronged. Trains came Ill
on ali the lines Of road and on
these were barely standing room.
It was after IL o'clock before the
last of the $50 car loads of visits
ors arrived. The local military
met all the visiting troops and
veterans, and the latter were both
escorted to the dinner halls where
there was an ample supply OF
food and drink. Raleigh kept
open house to-day.
A P. Hill Camp Of Veterans
was the only camp from another
State, and arrived tom Peters,
burg early i'll the morning. with
its buglc and drum corps of IS
pieces, and with So officers and
men. In its line were Past
Grand Commander Hugh r.
Smith, of the Grand camp of
Eirginia; Lieutenant Colonels 5.
b. Morgan and J. S. Northlngton,
Adiutant John r. Turner, and
Ouartermaster p c. Hoyle, Gen.
Stith Boiling, Commander of II.
+. Camp. G. v, was also present.
These gallant visiting Virginiars
were given a hearty greeting
and were repeatly deserved.
Camp after camp of Conteder>
ate Veterans from North Caro-
lima marched i'll There were
also hundreds Of veterans from
counties, un- organized as camps.
Il not a few cases they wore
their uniforms In line were tat
tered and war-wOrn flags of the
Fifth, Seventeenth, I II 7 ty-
fourth. Thirty y-eighth, and Fifti>
eth Infantry Regiments, North
Carolina Stat Troops
1t was 1910 when the parade
began. This showed great
promptness. At its head rode
Chief of Police Heartt. A sluao
of police on foot cleared the
streets. Following Ch'et Heart
were eight assistant narshals
After these were tWenty-One car
RACES. in the first of which were
Col. Waddell, the orator OF th'
dlv; Rev. Dr. Bennett Smedes
the chaplain; Col. S. McD. Tat
and Capt c. B. benson. IN tn
second carriage were Mrs. Stone
wall Jackson, Mrs. d. II. Hill
Mrs. l.. OBJ. Branch and l1tti
Julia Jackson Christian, the beau
tiful little daughter of Mr.. w. f
Christian and granddaughter c
that great commander, Genera
Stonewall Jackson. In the th1r
carriage were Mrs. Arm1stea
Ioues. the honored President
the Ladies' Monumental Asst
citation, Mrs. Garland Jones, Pre-
ident of the Ladies Memoir;
Association, and Mrs. John v
Hinsdale, of the Monument
Association. III the other ca
riaees were distinguished e.
Confederates and promine1
ladies and gentlemen from
parts of the State. In one ca
rage were Mayor Fishblate,
Wilmington, and Mayor Russ
Raleigh. In rear OF the ca
riages were an escort of marsha
Next came Chief Marshal Cs
roll, who was followed by ps
of his large and we'll mount
staff. Some wore their old W
uniforms. After these was t
first division of the great proc'
sion. This was the Brigade
the North Carolina State Qua
At its head rode its command
General John w. Cotton, witt
a brilliant staff, and then
three regiments swung along