The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-06
TWO HEROES HoNORED.
Statues of Generals Meade and Han.
cock Unveiled at Gettysburg.

GETTYSBURG, Pa, June 5.-An immense
crowd Of veterans Of the late war and 9TH
ers gathered on the battlefield here to-day
to witness the unveiling of the splendid
equestrian statues erected by the State of
Pennsylvania in honor of the memory of
Gems. George G. Meade and Winfield S.
Hancock-two Pennsylvania soldiers-the
record Of whose gallant participation in the
battle Of Gettysburg will forever live in
American history.
The ceremonies began with the unwilling
of the Meade memorial. at 1880 a. m This
duty was performed by Master George Cor
don Meade a grandson of the dead hero.
AS the drapery fell from the beautiful
statue salute was fred oy Light Battery
c. L. s. A. which came here from the
Washington barracks, under command of
Captain Lancaster This was followed by
the dedicatory services. conducted by Geo.
G.. Meade Post, No. /. Pennsylvania
G. A. r. General Goblin. of Lebanon, on
behalf Of the commission which supervised
the erection of the statues, formally trans
ferred the3memorial TO Governor Hastings.
who received 1t on behalf Of the State An
grafton by Gen. David McMutrie Gregg. of
Reading, the famous commander OF the
Second Cavalry division In the battle of
Gettysburg, concluded the Meade cere-
monies.
At 2 o'clock Thu afternoon the Hancock
much the same as at the Meade unwilling
In the morning. Battery c fired a salute,
General Goblin transferred the statue to
the State, and Governor Hastings received
II. The GRAFTON was delivered 10y Gen.
Henry II. Bingham, Congressman from
Philadelphia, who was on General Han
cocks staff at Gettysburg. Hundreds Of
Grand Army men who attended the annual
meeting at Chambersburg stopped here on
their way home TO participate in the cere-
monies
Among the distinguished men present
Were: Major General Nelson A. Mics. com
manding the United States army; Brigadier
General John r Brooke. L. s. A., who
commands the Department Of the Platte;
Col. George Meade the son of General
Meade; Lieutenant Colonel William Brooke
Rawl and Maj. Edward Carpenter. of Phil
adelphia. and Col. Finley Anderson. of New
York, who was on Hancock's staff. Gen
Daniel E. Sick.es of New York, who com
manded the Union left on the battlefield
mere, was unable 10 come here to-day. He
| sent a letter expressing his regret and
| eulogizing in patriotic language the heroes
whose memory was honored to-day.
handsome. They were ercted at the ex,
| pense Of the State and cost over slOO. GOO
The foundations are ten feet below the sur
| face and are built of Gettysburg granite
| Pedestals are of white Westerly granite
| The Hancock statue stands on east Gene.
terry HILL nearly opposite the Nationa
cemetery gateway. Tne statue is ten fee
! high resting on pedestal Of blocks OF
| granite, the whole seventeen feet long ter
feet wide and twe.ve feet high. The statue
| 10 General Meade stands on an elevation
west of his headquarters and quite nea,
the bloody angle" It's pedestal is com
| posed of three massive blocks of granite
| Weighing twenty, twenty-eight and thirty
| five tons. respectively. II is almost fifteer
| feet long, eight feet wide and ten fee
high. Both statues are of the best quality
| of bronze, of heroic size and are abou
thirty feet from the ground at the hghes
point.