The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-08-27
MONUMENT DEDICATED.
Fort Ridgley Monument Turned
Over to the State.

The monument to mark the site
and commemorate the deeds of the
dead and of the living at old Fort
Ridgley, % miles east of this city, was
appropriately decorated and turned
over to the State by the people and
the Fort Ridgley monument commits
sion, of which Maj. NJ. E. Powell OF
this city is member, last Thursday
afternoon.
As early as seven o'clock carriages,
loaded with residents of this city,
some of them bearing occupants of
the old Fort during the memorable
siege, left here for the scene of the
shaft and for the dedicatory exercises.
There was Presiding Elder Hanscom
and wife, j. w. Ferris and wife, j. H.
Bowers and family, Henry Lee Beech
er and group of relatives and
friends, Chas. E. Lamberton and fam
lily, Capt. W. P. Huntington and wife,
Mai. NJ. E. Powell and wife, Mrs. R.
Schmahl, Mrs. Matilda Liebenguth,
both occupants of the Fort during
the siege, J. A. Schmahl and wife, Eu-
gene W. Drake, Miss Grace Clark,
Col. Frank Ring, George Kettlewell,
Charles Luscher, Mesdames Finn,
Pease, Mckay, Isham, n. B. Andersen
and wife, Everett McClintock and a
large number of others, who left this
city before nine o'clock and arrived at
the grounds in time for the luncheons.
There they met many old friends and
acquaintance, made the most of the
day, inspected the beautiful marble
shaft, witnessed the artillery drill and
listened to the speeches.
There we're over 5000 people pres
ent at 3 o'clock, the time when the
dedicatory exercises commenced.
Capt. Burg's battery of New Ulm was
present in regulation uniform and
went through the various artillery ev-
olutions, firing salutes at intervals.
The New Ulm company of the State
Guards, under the magnificent drill of
Capt Steinhauser, was present and
marched to and from the monument,
and they were followed by group of
handsome young ladies in regulation
drill costume, carrying flags. Back OF
all this New Ulm sent the largest del
egation of any city that was represent.
ed, Sleepy Eye was present in large
numbers, as was also Fairfax, Nor
gan and other towns, while the farm
ers in that vicinity made the day q
regular holiday and we're there in
large numbers.
There were notable people present,
too. Judge Flandrau, Judge Egan
Senator Sheehan, Col. t. J. Sheehar
came up from St. Paul. They were
accompanied by Mrs. T. J. Sheehar
and the Misses Martha and Nellie
Jones, the former the wife of the
Colonel, and the latter two daughters
Of Sergeant Jones, who managed the
artillery at the time of the attack or
the Fort. Mrs. Margaret Hern O.
Clark, S. D., who cast the bullets fol
the rifemen, was also present. Hon
John Lind and Senator Peck, the
former silver candidate for Governor
and the latter silver candidate for con
gress, we're present. Then there were
3. H. Randall of Winona, Capt. J. G
McGrew of Duluth, Hon. 0. G.. Wal
of McGregor, Capt. N. X. Culver o
Chatfeld, Hon. G.. S. Ives, A. A. Stone
DR.. Daniels of St. Peter, Col. Vim
Pfaender, Werner Bosch, Judg'
Weber and other distinguished gen
tlemen of New Ulm, part of then
being in the Fort at the time the at
tack was made. The newspaper "frat
was strictly present. F. w. johnson
of the New Ulm Review, H. j. Essle
of the St. Peter Herald, H. G.. Hay
and W. R. Hodges of Sleepy Eye
Dan McRae of Morgan, and other &c
lebrities being among the number
Towering above all was Secretar,
Holcombe of the commission, the spe
cial correspondent of the Ponce
Press, otherwise known as missouri
Holcombe, who did so much to max
the dedication success.
There is little left of old Fort Ridg
ley to-day. The ruins have been ev