The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-13
HAR7RANFT N BRONZE
Statue Of the General and Governor
Unveiled IN Harrisburg.
A REUNION OF TIE SURVIVORS

VI OH0 uOhCiWA SSOAnuuhN iohouAVV
the Statue Perfect Likeness.
Harrisburg, May 1S-The equestrian
statue of Major General John F. Hart
ranft, In Capitol park, was unveiled
with impressive ceremonies yesterday
afternoon in the presence of large
concourse Of people. The exercises
were followed by parade, in which
the survivors OF the Third division Of
the Ninth army corps, commanded by
General Hartranft in the civil war;
had the right of line. The procession
also included the Ninth regiment of
immunes, from Camp Meade, pro-
visional brigade of the National Guard,
the Grand Army Of the Republic posts
and Sons OF Veterans camps of Harris
burg and vicinity and the Harrisburg
fire department.
A reunion of the survivors Of the
Fifty-first regiment, Pennsylvania vol
unteers, of which Hartranft was col
onel, was held in the morning for the
election Of officers and the transaction
of routine business. Altar the meet
ing the old soldiers marched to the
Executive Mansion to pay their re-
spects to Mrs. Hartranft and her two
sons and daughters, who are the guests
of governor and Mrs Stone.
The feature of the days exercises
was the unwilling ceremonies, at
which there were present many Of the
survivors of General Hartranft's di->
vision and several distinguished SOL
diers and statesmen. President and
Mrs. Mckinley were expected to be
present. but they could not come on
account of the condition of the pres
ident's health. Major General Miles,
on account of official business at Wash
ington, was unable to come to Harris
burg.
Postmaster General Smith, Secreta-
ry of War Alger and Adjutant General
Corbin we're present to do honor to
the hero of Fort Stedman. Another
guest of honor was General H. Kyd
Douglass, of Hagerstown, an aide on
the staff of General Stonewall jackson.
The exercises opened with music by
the Carlisle Indian band, after which
prayer was offered by Rev William A.
Houck, of Shamokin. chaplain of the
division. After selection by the
Steelton band the statue was unveiled
by Miss Leonora Embick, daughter OF
ex-Representative NJ. A. Embiek, OF
Boiling Springs, a member Of the Hart
ranft division. As the flags fell from
the shining bronze there was mighty
cheer. The Steelton band added to
the enthusiasm by playing the Star
Spangled Banner
Major Isaac c. Brown, deputy secre-
tary of internal affairs, followed with
an grafton. Short speeches were also
made by General Douglass, Secretary
Alger and Postmaster General Smith.
General Corbin and Sculptor Ruckstuhl
were introduced to the audience.
After the Carlisle Indian band rem
dered America" the statue was pre-
sented to the state by DR.. J. E. Van
Camp, of Carlisle and was received In
a short speech by Governor Stone.
The ceremonies closed with music by
the Steelton band, and then followed
the parade, in which over 5000
marched
The Hartranft statue was the work
of F. w. Ruckstuhl, New York sculp-
tor, and cost $4,000, appropriated by
the lSRlSldLuIe vi 1000. Ill lAS oluluC
the hero of Fort Steadman Is repre-
sented returning to his native town
amid the plaudits of the populace, who
strew the way with laurel and with
palm The gesture of the soldier pro-
claims that he is answering the salu-
tations of the public; the motion of
his hand containing his cap is arrested
at the end of the sweep that has lifted
it from his head. Hartranft repre-
sents a good ideal of the men who
fought out the civil war The veterans
of Hartranft's command who have
seen the statue pronounce it a most
perfect likeness of the general. In
most equestrian statues the horse Is
standing, but in this case the sculptor
has tried. and most successfully, to
make a horse that to the eye of the
spectator appears to be in motion. 1t
is hard to find anywhere among eques-
trian statues more animated horse
than that upon which Hartranft, in
bronze, sits.