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Ceremonies Attending Dedication Of
Gen. Hancock's Monument.
President Cleveland Presides at Exer-
cises-Gen. Miles Leads Cor
geous Military Parade.

Scott Hancock, nero Oh GettySDurg,
was unveiled Tuesday afternoon at the
intersection of Pennsylvania and Lou
isiana avenues with Seventh and c
streets, the busiest highway crossing in
the capital. President Cleveland pre-
sided at the ceremony, which followed
one of the most imposing military par
aides of a city famous for such pageants.
and which was witnessed by many dis
tinguished in the art of peace and war,
who had been closely associated with
the great soldier and popular idol.
The Statue.
The statue, pronounced by eminent
critics the finest piece of equestrian art
in this city, is the latest and best work
of Henry j. Ellicott, whose soldier mon
uments at various places are we'll
known. 1t represents Hancock as the
sculptor saw him during the battle of
Gettysburg, a picture which Mr.. Eli
colt declares was indelibly impressed
on his memory, and which he has ever
since aspired to reproduce.
The bronze stands IA feet inches
from the plinth TO the crown of
the hat, surrounding an elaborate
stone base 10 feet high. The soldiers
face wears an expression of calm de-
termination and dignity, as his horse
Frances under the restraint of tightly
drawn reins. The statue has the fur
Their distinction of being the first statue
of an army officer i'll Washington to
be erected wholly at the expense of the
governments, the numerous others hay
ing been secured through societies of
army survivors.
Magnificent Military Parade.
The military parade from the white
house down Pennsylvania avenue was
led by Mai. Gen. Nelson a. Miles, COM
handing the army, and marshalled by
Gen. r. Brooke, commanding the de-
partment of Dakota, both of whom won
their first stars leading brigades under
Hancock. Accompanying Gen. Miles
were former staff officers of the Second
army corps while commanded by Han
cock, including Gems. r. n. Batchelder,
Francis a. Walker, Joseph S. Smith,
Henry II. Bingham, John G. Hazard,
Coils Thomas J.. Livermore, George A.
Shallenbcrger, John Hancock, James d.
Brady, Clayton McMichael and Finley
Anderson; Mails. Charles Smart, Will
liam D. w. Miller and George A. Arms;
Capts. John G. Pelton, Richard p.
Strong, Israel Thicksten, Charles S.
McEntce and Albert Hunter.
| Next were some of the famous bat
tie flags of the corps, followed by the
veterans in column of platoons. The
Second division was composed of the
entire national guard of the District of
Columbia, preceding the president, his
cabinet and the congressional commits
sion, who We're escorted by the Sixth
States artillery and the United States
Marine Corps battalion, followed by the
Society of the Third Army Corps, mill
tary order of the Loyal Legion, Grand
Army of the Republic and kindred or
! CARNATIONS.
The Ceremonies.
| On arrival at the scene of ceremonies,
where a platform had been erected for
the 300 specially invited guests, the
the statue, and President Cleveland
commanded silence, while Rt. Rev.
Henry y. Satterlee, ID. d., bishop of
Washington, made the opening prayer.
After the Marine band played "Star
Spangled Banner" Cadet Glynn II. Han
cock, of the third class, United States
military academy, assisted by detail
of United States sailors, unveiled the
statue, while Il light battery stationed
on the Washington monument grounds,
near by, fired a major generals salute
of Is guns and all the troops stood at
"present arms"
Cadet Hancock is the grandson of
Gen. Hancock and the only male de-
scendant of that gallant soldier. Mai.
Gen. John NJ. Palmer. senator of Hi
nois, was then presented by the presi-
dent as the orator of the day.
Senator Palmer's Grafton.
Senator Palmer in his address said in
part:
THE military qualities of Cen Hancock
are we'll known to the country. The story
of his brilliant services has been told in
detail by biographers, but Gen. Grant has
condensed his real character and reputa-
ton into few sentences:
" Hancock stands, the most conspicuous
| figure of all the general officers who did not
exercise separate command. He COM
i manded corps longer than any other one
| and his name was never mentioned as hav-
! ing committed in battle blunder for which
| he was responsible He was a man of
very conspicuous personal appearance
His genial disposition made him friends
and his personal courage and his presence
with his command in the thickest of the
fight won for him the confidence of the
/ troops serving under him -
Continuing Senator Palmer said:
II have said that Hancock had an eve
for battlefield The terms 1 use are not
technical, but they describe quality in an
officer that every practical soldier under
stands 1t has It's application to field like
that of Gettysburg, and in less degree to
Chtckamauga. When he reached Gettys-
, burg Hancock found the position held by
the union forces menaced by startling dan
gers. AT a glance he saw the advantages
of the position and boldly resolved that
this great battle should be fought to de-
termine the fate of the continent. To be
great is to be equal to the requirements of
great occasions. and 1t is to the skill and
courage and the resolute GOODNESS Of Han
cock that Gettysburg was selected as bat
tlefield, and 1t is to the officers of all ranks
and grades and to the hardy, resolute cour,
age Of the private soldiers of many states
that the country owes the crushing repulse
Of the confederate forces.
II will not intrude myself into the in
vidious office of inquirlng wheher Gen.
Hancock possessed all the qualities which
are by universal consent conceded to other
great commanders. 1t is enough to say
for him that he was great according to
that best definition Of greatness: He com
pretended and seized great opportuni-
ties"
"Hail Columbia" by the Marine banc
followed the close OF Gen. Palmers ora
ton, which was frequently interrupted