The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-23


At the head of the veterans were two
Confederate flags, one belonging to
the Ladies' Memorial Association. and
the other to the l.. OBJ. Branch camp
of Veterans. Then three military
companies arrived who had come in
on a belated train. The military
were arranged and finally the process
sion moved up the street, around the
eastern side of the square, entering
the capitol grounds at the northern
gate. The Wilmington company was
the only one carrying q banner. The
Naval Reserves brought up the rear
their white uniform contracting with
the blue of the soldiers.
The order of March was as follows:
A platoon of Raleigh police.
l., OBJ. Branch Camp of Confederate
veterans.
Wright's Concert Band.
The Raleigh Light Infantry, under
Capt. Bernard with AZ men.
The Forsyth Rifles, of Winston,
with 80 men.
The Wilmington Light Infantry, I'M
der Capt. C. II. White with 40 men.
The two companies from Durham
under Capt. Woodall and Capt. Chris
tan, 40 strong each.
Franklnton company, 40 strong.
The Granville Grays, of Oxford, 40
strong. under Capt. Lonby
The Vance Guards, of Warrenton,
40 strong.
The Clinton company. with "A men.
The Goldsboro company, under
Capt. Griswald, with 40 men.
The Kinston Naval Reserves. with
80 men, under Lieutenant n. b. Moore.
The Newbern Naval Reserves with
80 men, under Capt. Hill.
Of the Confederate veterans, there
were only two camps besides the L.
OBJ. Branch Camp that were at all
well represented. The Cape Fear
Camp, of Wilmington, had about 80
veterans in uniform and rank. and
was led by Col. Waddell. About 100
of the r. S. Webb Camp were in line,
lead by Mr.. V Ballad.
AS the procession passed up the
street stream of visitors passed up
each sidewalk. the citizens generally
preferring such shade as could be got
ten from the awnings and buildings
on the sidewalks to the hot sun of
the middle of the street. The military
companies kept on around the square,
but the citizens cut through the walk
10 UnS StotHu.
Owing to the fact that the crowd
was scattered very much. and that
only a small part paraded. of those
who it was intended should do so, it
is very difficult to estimate the num-
Der present today. The railroads say
that 800 came into town Tuesday and
Yesterday morning. If this is true,
and the railroads have a more def
cient way of getting at the number
than any one else. There was not less
than 10000 people present at the I'M
yelling.
The ceremonies took place on the
eastern part of the capitol grounds.
All the park benches of the city had
been secured for the occasion, and
large platform had been built, from
which the orator of the day spoke.
The crowd stretched away from the
platform to the edge of the grounds,
the statue being about the centre of
the crowd. They remained patiently
until the exercises were over, even
through the sun beat hot, and there
was scarcely breath of air stirring.
At 1912 o'clock. exactly the eXer-
cises began. On the platform, in adj
dition to the orator of the day, Mr..
r. II. Battle. were the State officials,
Messrs. Spei~ht, Boushall and Brown,
C. NJ Busbee, of the Committee, Mr..
c. NJ. Busbee, Hon. f. a. Woodland,
Judge Walter Clark, Mr.. II.
b. Warner, Messrs. Henry and
William London, Mr.. f. ID. Winston,
Mr.. f. NJ. Simmons, DIR. Dinwiddie,
Mr.. ID. H. Mclean, Mr.. Perrin Bus
bee, Col. Lane, who commanded the
Twenty-Sixth North Carolina regi-
ment-Vance regiment, and number
of other citizens. Mrs. Vance, accom-
panied by her son. Mr.. j. II. Martin,
came just before the exercises com
menced .and Capt. u. b. Vance with
his two nieces, Misses Espy and Ruth
Vance were among those upon the
platform. Mr.. Martin has with him
his two children, Corrall and Florence.
Col. Kenan. Chief Marshal, at 1912
o'clock. announced that the ceremony
would begin with an invocation by
| Rev. Eugene Daniel ID. d., pastor of
the Presbyterian church. of this place,
and DR.. Daniel delivered an impress
sive prayer.
Then in a few choice words Col.
Kenan introduced Mr.. Il. II. Battle,
, the orator Of the day.
Col. Kenan's introduction of Mr..
Battle was comprehensive, though
short and to the point. He said:
'It is gratifying to know that our
people have this day furnished addi-
tional evidence of their intention to
honor the memory of our great men.
That intention has been practically
manifested by individual contribu-
tons and an appropriation of public
money by the Legislature. The re-
suit is the erection OF that statue in
it's enduring form, and it represents
the ideal North Carolinian. What
manner of man he was, and what are