Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-22
dwelling Of St aaddens' Statue in
Lake Front PARK, Chicago.
IMPRESSIVE ATTENDING CEREMONIES
Ne II
Imposing Military and Naval Dis
plays Feature. y the Day.
THE WORK oFTHE COMMITTEE

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few minutes past o'clock John A. Logan
III. the hve-yssr-old GRANDSON Of the
"Blaok Eagle" pulled the silksn cord
which parted the Wells conceallng the nag
nificent likeness Of the great commander
a. he rallied the broken ranks Of the fed
sral troops and led them on to victory be-
fore the city Of Atlanta, July -, 1884.
Crowds began assembling along Michigan
avenue at an early hour this morning, an.
ticipating the crush which was to follow,
and proceeded to establish themselves in
position for Q day Of sightseeing. Review
ing stands lined the broad thorouxhfars
facing the monument. Window space was
at a premium. As o'clock. the hour set
for the unveiling. drew near. the jam be-
came almost unbearable. But police pre-
cautions were timely and the crowds good
natured.
Committees Did Good Work.
The work Of the committees In charge Of
the dedication was perfect. The immense
body Of troops was handled without q
hitch. President Mckinley was unable to
leave Washington, but the government was
we'll represented by Secretary Of War Rus
sell A. Alger.
shortly before o'clock the reviewing
stand at the monument began filling with
distinguished personages. Seats were pro-
vided for 5000.
Governor Tanner and star Of Illinois,
Governor Schofleld and staff Of Wisconsin
Governor Mount and STAFF OF Indiana, Gov
ernor Atkinson and staff Of West Virginia
and Governor Holcomb and staff Of Ne
braska were among the first to enter. fol-
lowing Immediately after the presentation
committee. Secretary Of War Alger and
judges Of the supreme and circuit courts
came next, escorted by Chairman w. H.
Harper of the executive committee and
Sculptor St. Gaudens followed. The Logan
family, composed Of Mrs. John A. Logan.
Major and Mrs. VIM. F. Tucker and Capt
John A. Logan and wife, were almost the
last to enter the stand.
The boom Of cannon on board the rev
enue cutters Gresham. Fessenden and Calu-
met anchored in the bay, announced the
The Rev. DR.. Arthur Edwards opened
the ceremonies with an eloquent prayer.
Henry W. Blodgett, chairman of the
presentation, on behalf of the commits
sioners. presented re- monument . to the
Little Jack 1Ir' tuased;R t the silken cord.
the wells fell from the stsfue and the thous-
ands applauded. Agndn the artillery salute
rent the air as ths United States Band
struck up the stirring battle Scenes OF
Governor John RI Tanner. in short
speech. accepted the monument on behalf
Geo. r.. Pecak's,iAddress.
Mr.. Peck paid an s,oqaent tribute to the
soldier-statesman, with whom he served as
a comrade in arms,I .O-.s
The program was completed shortly after
o'clock. The parade ahd review follow
ed. The troops, sfaiiiuk foin' line in 18th
street, at the comm and ot Grand Marshal
Gen. Brooke of,ithe'' Department ssof Mis-
souri,. marched forth ON Michigan avenue
psst the reviewing stand. u Oyer $4,000 ,nen
were in line, headed byga squad of police
on foot. The Survivors rof Gen. Legan's
old regiment, the a31st ulinois Volunteers,
led the van. proudly bearing the old regi
federate bullets. Then came the grizzled
veterans Of the G. A. R., with barred heads
in honor of their first and idolized COM
mander-in-chief. With the veterans
marched the ex-confederates 200 strong.
The appearance Of the veterans who wore
man they met in battle on the bloody field
of Atlanta. Behind the southerners
marched, with easy swing, $500 regulars,
the largest number seen together in the
west since the civil war. Every branch Of
the service was represented, including
eight troops of cavalry. The gov
errors OF states with their stats followed
and then came the Illinois National Guard
1000 strong, under command of Governor
Tanner as commander-in-chief. knights
Templar and Knights of Pythias followed
to the number Of 1900. The rear was
brought up by 1900 Chicago mail carriers
ard 300 uniformed detachments of var
ious civic societies not bearing arms
The parade was over two hours in pass
ing the reviewing stand.
The Naval Display.