The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-25

GEN. GRANT HONORED
Brooklyn Unveils an Eques-
trian Statue of the
Soldier-Statesman.
GRAND MILITARY DISPLAY
Little Ulysses, the HerO's Grandson,
Lifted the Veil While Cam
mons Roared.
GRAND MILITARY DISPLAY

BROOKLYN, April %, 1Ss6.-The Ans
equestrian statue of General Ulysses
Simpson Grant which the Union League
Club of Brooklyn has bought for pres
sntation to that city was unveiled at
three O'Clock this afternoon with inn
posing ceremonies. The veil was lifted
from the statue by the hand of little
Ulysses Grant, grandchild of the Gem
eral and third son of Colonel Fred Dent
Grant of New York.
The statue, reputed judges say. is q
beauty Of It's kind. 1t is heroic in size,
sixteen feet high, made of bronze, and
weighs 10 tons. William Ordway Par
fridge was the sculptor The base is
square granite block, % tons in weight.
supporting three similar blocks. The
General is represented in soldier dress,
his slouch hat drawn well down on his
nead; ana his oyercoat on The horse
on tine pedestal, head, ears alert.
The statue was made at Chicopee,
Mass. 1t arrived N Brooklyn the other.
day In nine pieces. Contractor 3. c. Mil
Ter took it from the car, set il together
and put it in place. 1t stands on Bed
ford avenue. at the corner OF Dean street
Just IN front of the main entrance to
the Union League Club house. Il makes
an imposing spectacle.
On the 3front OF the base of the statue
II the word, Grant, in S-inch raised let's
ters. ON the reverse side Is this in
Presented to the city
by the
Union League Club
of Brooklyn,
April a. 1896
Aside from tine unveiling, the great
feature OF the celebration was the mill
Jafy parade About six thousand men
We're IN line. The head of the column
stafted at the fountain on Bedford ave-
nue. at Two o'clock. They marched
straight along the avenue 10 the scene
OF the unveiling. There the troops took
their stand until the ceremonies were
over when they marched home On the
third Regiment Armory. AS they trooped
by battery stationed on the hill by the
armery fired the Presidents salute of
The veterans of Grant Post. G. A. r..
constituted the guard of honor about
the, statue The guests OF the club
peciatly for the occasion. Many dis
dlnguished men were on the stand.
Among them were Governor Morton,
Major General Thomas H. Ruger, U. S.
A.; Commandant Montgomery Sicard. u.
S. N; Mayor Strong, Mayor Wurster.
General Horace Porter. Colonel Fred
Grant, Bishop John p Newman and
Bishop Charles F. Mcdonnell. -
The presentation exercises began with
prayer by the Rev. DR.. A. u f. Beh-
rends. Then General Stewart u. Wood-
statue to the city. Mayor Wurster ac-
cepted the statue on behalf of the city,
At this point the veil was lifted. Bishop
John P. Newman delivered the dediea-
tory prayer, General Horance Porter de-
livered a euoiogy on General Grant. and
Bishop Mcdonnell pronounced the bene-
diction-
The original plan was to unveil the
statue on April q, the Generals birth
day. The Committee of Arrangenents
learned. however, that Colonel Grant had
promised to be present at d Grant statue
unveifirg in Philadel7hia on that day.
so they decided to hold their ceremonies
on the 18th. aa
The idea OF erecting this statue in honor
of the dead General took its rise at a.
Grant memorial dinner, given in the
Union League Club house on April q.
1892 Then it was suggested at the ban
auet table that the statue be erected A
committee was soon afterwards appointed
70 raise the money and purchase the
statue. Their 1abors were completed
withsthe ceremonies today.