The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1897-04-29
GRANT HONORED.
Sixty Thousand Men in Line-A
Million People Turn
Out.
DEDICATION OF THE MONUMENT
Memorial Address by President Mckinley.
A Grand Cerc-
mony.

New York, April 27.-To-day
the nation bowed its head before
the tomb of General Grant. With
majestic pomp and pageant OF
land and water a people sought t.
express love for their dead soldier
statesman. They called to theiI
aid all the forms and arts of mod.
ern times.
Nothing that human ingenuity
had devised to add impressivenes:
to a great memorial was somitteC
on this occasion. Nature offered
one of the fairest spots to be found
in all the world upon the border
line between city and country. Ar
chitecture contributed of its accu-
INFLATED stores of beauty, a monu-
tomb, massive, simple, no.
BILE. The President of the United
States and the personal represen
tatives of foreign sovereigns, Off
GERS of our government, member:
of our parliament, our army and
navy, the fighting vessels of Other
powers, the governors of states,
civic officials and organizations in
vast numbers, assembled to play
each proper part in the offering.
Military and naval spectacular.
ism, the tread of almost countless
feet of men and steeds, the CHATTER
of steel and booming Of guns,
formed the material part of the
the remains of him who was a poor
boy on the banks of the Ohio.
Above them rises the great white
tomb. 1t is chaste and strong like
the character of the man for whom
it stands. No decorations cheaper
it, no flags or banners or wreaths
of tawdry things. 1t is embellished
only by purple ribbons tied grace
fully around each of the six Ionic
columns of its facade, these holding
i'll place waving victory palms from
the tropics.
In front of this splendid monu-
ment tomb-to the south-a broad
expanse of temporary platforms,
containing thousands upon thous-
ands of seats for the potentates and
demonstration. Its soul found
voice in eloquence of speech and
the harmony of song.
All th;o fo1 the man whose ashes
now repose in a sarcophagus in the
very center of the memorable
scene-a man born seventy-hve
years ago today out in the West, in
the humblest of places and lots.
Here, IN the midst of all these
hundreds of thousands, upon the
spot round which reyolves this
wonderfully organized expression
of popular emotion, in the fore
ground Of this moving picture,
which neither pen nor brush, nor
all the achievements of multi-pho-
Biography could properly depict, rest
more and more stands. In the dis
lance, as far as vision reaches,
others and others. What concen-
tration of human gaze upon a sin
gle spoil
President Mckinley, Vice Presi-
dent Hobart, General Porter and
Mayor Strong rode in an open ba-
rouche at the head of the great
procession to the tomb, preceded
by a picked force of mounted po-
licemen and accompanied by a mill
itary escort of ten men. The widow
and children of the Appomattox
hero came next, followed by the
rest of the Grant family and 90, 600
men in line. OF this number,
40, 600 were veterans, members of
guards or regular govern
ment land and naval forces.
Cheers greeted the distinguished
party as it moved through the
decorated streets, the enthusiasm
being so noteworthy that Presi-
dent McKinley's face was joyous,
and his hat was in position of con-
slant salute. Mrs. Grant and her
family to the third generation were
objects of special attention, and
the widow of the hero was visibly
affected at the great popular dem
The visitors got a
chance to see one million people.
The unbroken wall of humanity SIX
miles long was an inspiring sight.