The Irish standard., 1896-06-27
Terrors Ever Beset Him Until He
Finally Landed in
Boston.
He Loved Humanity and Was by
Humanity Beloved Through
n. ~. out the World. ,.5 ,:5s:s:.;. 5s5:.'

Bay Park, says a Boston dispatch OF last
Saturday. Many well known men in
high positions We're among the spectators
memory. Adlai E. Stevenson, vice-pres-
ident Of the United States, was present to
represent the nation; Roger Walcott, act
ing governor and Josiah Quincy, mayor
Of Boston, represented the state and mu-
nicipality; while to represent the church
there were Right Rev. William Law
renee, Protestant Episcopal bishop of
Massachusetts,; Archbishop Williams.
Right Rev. John Brady, auxiliary bishop
of Boston, and Very Rev. William Byrne.
The little daughter of the dead poet and
patriot pulled aside the voil and exposed
to view the carved figures and bronze
bust, On the eastern face Of the CEN
trail slab Of granite are the poets head
and shoulders, in which features are so
cunningly moulded that the face seemed
almost ready to change its expression and
to speak. The artist, Daniel Chester
French, has exerted his highest skill en-
this counterfeit, and as q likeness and
embodiment of O'Reilly's spirit and ex-a
preston the work is considered a sdik-s
ing success. On the other side Of the
central slab, which rises as G. kind Of
screen betWeen the two parts, there is
group of allegorical figures syn1bolfzing
episodes in the poets career. Erin APP
pears as; a weeping mother, Poetry as g
winged youth holding Tyre and bending
lovingly toward her, and Patriotism as a
stalwart Milesian warrior, representing
the olden powers and national DEVOTION.
The exercises were opened by a selec-5
tion blythe: Boston Symphony Orchestra e
followed by the address Of the presiding
officer. Gen. Francis A. Walker.
Q Retlly's poem Forever" set to music,
was sung by male chorus, and then the
veil was drawn aside by little Blanid
O'Reilly. The formal speech Of presen-
tation was made by Thomas J. Gargan,
and responded to by Mayor Quincy.
James Jeffrey Roche read an original
poem. and a wreath of laurel was placed
by Louise Chandler Moulton upon the
bronze brow of the poet. The formal
grafton was by President Elmer H. ca
pen, of Tufts College. In closing q mas-
sterly oration. DR.. Capen said: i
eve place him here in our great VAL
halla. The venerable Puritan founders
Of this glorious commonwealth, the
mighty leaders of the revolutionary
epoch, the soldiers whose blood moist
ened and rendered sacred the soil Of Bum
ker Hill, the matchless orators and hev
roes of the anti-slavery crusade, tbs
nameless hosts, who with the first echoes
of Sunmter's guns grasped their mus
kets and marched to the defense OF the
republ must all lie little closer i11$
their graves to make room for this lover,
Of mankind. Here we set his. memorial! I!
in the public square, emballishe with All 3
the grace and beauty that art cam be-
stow" Il q SsSs.ss
Vice President Stevenson made brief
address Of appreciation for the patrdotcs VIC
spirit OF O'Reilly, and the exercises;
closed with the singing Of America. II
Mr.. Stevenson, who is a guest Of tteS
City Of Boston, was tonight entertained
at the Algonquin Club, and tomorrow
be shown about the city. ,.ss II.
John Boyle Q'Reilly had. in htmseafs all
the best elements in humAn nature he Ae
was a poet and patriot, and his ances-Sas
tors had been patriots and Irish warriors
for a thousand years. He was born ~
Dowth Castle 81 years ago, ON the bankB T
of the famous Boyne, in the most FERTILE
and storied land in Ireland. His fatheIssss
was fine scholar and a proficient sedgt-s
Gator. and his mother was a rarely intel.
lectual woman, with a generostty tsgSands n
pentlity Of nature that caused her 20 ~
beloved OF all. Up to the age Of E5l1H
O'Retlly attended the school Of which AN 81 4
father was the master, and special q, !,
tention was paid to the early edncat
of the boy. There were five danghtersks
and three sons In the family 9i4 Ss4e d &
whom displayed TO some extent the poet
ic qualities which bore full frGiti0p
John Boyle. He was the second son.
had a good constitution and was tdevptAdf
to outside sports Hfs- youth vas ~ |,
passed IN "a healthful, intel llectual end tt
mantle atmosphere. n a.f ii 8StS s:sa sss
But he carly went out into tlle EortlsE
to begin to earn his living. At tttetasaa l ls
of II he took his broth her's place ae al ApSfI
prentice in a printing. office. lAs swass5
probably the most apt, cheerful AnAA q AMills77s M s7s
chievous little devil IL that ever hai1rse 4;
a newspaper ofhce. ssS Sss
His first poetic enort was drawn s1prth tIs
aid the newspaper carriers. TasS a Il
Years Day song addressed TO the snpsss.Sg pss.S
scribers In the name of the carriers itis
duce fts. This was fore he sYas
Az that age he vent with htss 'ill ess sy
shipmaster, to Preston, England as hseoalss
ing an apprentice In the ofdce5 Of
QGuld, nS SUUu IUet5s SshstH
learned shorthand and equi kZ.3i
thoroughly for the pursuit.
During period sof three q, .sss
had 8 quiet stu dious and happy III
did not bold, 81 s
rations. Sss
sIIe was even then iir4b
ary principle then ssO prev 1lafs M 1saS e4
Hishmen an oFer the 1ssa
dreamed of maxi ing
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