The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30
GREAT WAS THIN day.
dwelling Of the Monument to Con.
iederates at Dallas.
MANY COMRADES THERE.
Tusa'y-ss ThousAad People wiasss
- the Uavsiiing and Torty.nvs.
ThousaEd viewed the Parade.
FFogramms Carried out.

Dallas. Tex, April %. -Twenty-seven
thousand people witnessed the unvell-
Ing Of the Confederate monument here
at l:i5 o'clock this afternoon, which
was erected by the Daughters Of the
Confederacy. II was a grand sight to
see the old white headed comrades Of
the Lost Cause cheer 10 their hearts
content the uneoyering Of the statues
Of heroes Of the Coniederacy Tney
were inspired TO the utmost and Joy
seemed 10 have seized all. aud each and
every one gave way 10 their feelings
and yelled a. they had not yelled in
years Their friends. and IN fact all
present. assisted them in their Joy adn
II ls safe TO say such 4 scene has never
before been witnessed Ia Dallas. II In
all Texas
The programme AZ mapped out for
the occasion was carried out IN detail
without bobble. except that the COW
ering on the hgure that adornf the top
Of the monument. which represent
private soldier, caught during the un-
yelling and refused 10 fall
The parade was one of the grandest
ever seen here and was by FAR the
largest In line we're societies. police.
eH-Confederntes. Grand Army Of the
Republic. hre department. labor organ.
iEatlons, etc. and IN all between 1000
and 5000 persons In the parade we're
many Handsomely decorated vehicles
and floats.
The old Confederate soldiers dld not
Join In the parade until Il was within
i've blocks Of the monument on &C
count oi the ieebleness Of many OF
them, but when they fell In and the
band. Just in front Of them. played !
Dixie" they sent up a mighty yell.
Il Is estimated that between IS. 900
and $1,000 people viewed the parade a.
I, passed up and down the streets
The welcoming addresses we're de-
liyered az follows and each and every
one received applause after applause
On behalf Of the Daughters Of the
Coniederacy Gen. W. l.. Caben
On behalf OF the city % pallas. Nav. /
or Bryan 7, Barry.
On behalf Of the people Of Texas /
Governor Charles A. Culbcrson.
On behalf Of Camp Sterling Price
Adiutant Charles l. Martin.
After the speeches came the unvsu. /
Ing Of the statues and Il was then the |
old soldiers gave full vent TO their
feelings. The following was the order
In which they came.
dwelling oi the statue OF Jefferson
Davis, Master jefferson HAYES Davis.
.ulogy by Honorable John H. Reagan.
unveiling Of the statue Of General
Robert 2. lee Lucy Hayes. eulogy
by Judge George n AldredEe
Unveiling Of the statue Of stonewLl
Jackson, by bis youngest srandehlld
'ulogy BY Judge H. W Llrhtioot
unveilinE Of the statue Of General
Albert sydney Johnston. by s,onewsI
lsekson's eldest grandchild. eulogy BY
honorable Norman G. KlureI
dwelling Of the monument proper
md statue of private soldier on the
Iummit, the eulogy vas pronounced by
honorable A. T Watts.
The sixteen young ladies represent.
ng the thirteen states and three ter
.itorIes Of the Coniederacy then ad-
'anced and lay horal tributes al the
DOT OF the monument Tais was fol.
VNed by a battle Of flowers. which
losed the ceremonies.