The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-22
Monument iu the Men Who Freed
he State Is Unveiled ut
Galveston.
SAN JACINTO DAY OBSERVED.
People Generally Celebrate the
Winning of Their Independence
-HuSinrsS Suspended
All Over the State.
kt,(IEi.Ic SPECIAL.

| ht('I ELIc SPECIAL.
! Galveston Ten. April 2i.-The fine monu-
! ment /" the heroes OF the Texas ksNoln-
ton Of 1876 WAS unveiled this Afternoon. with
! impressive ceremonies. II was presented
| to the State by ifcuorab. NJ. f.. kieberg.
! on behalf Of Major 4. j. Walker. executor
OF the Henry Rosenberg estate.
! Governor Savers. in accepting the monu-
m"nt on behalf of the state of T.xas, eu-
| luSiz"i III" generosity of Henry Rosenberg
which mad" il possible. Hon"rab!" j. E.
iiuichisun. in an eloquent ora:ion. accepted
ib. monument on behalf of the heroes of
the Texas Revolution and their descendants
the monument cost 10000. II is seventy
four feet high. built Of beautiful light-Gray
| ~ iaiite The base is thirty-Gour feet square
There are four columns to tn" monument.
each mad. of n single block "f granite. and
Il IS an imposing and graceful structure
tn the sntablature above the columns are
! inscribed these WORDS: Patriotism. honor.
devotion. courage
s;u'n"unting tie granite PEDESTAL is
Irorzc statue of the Goddess of Victory. In
her left hand she hold. a sheathc: sword.
rose intwin"d. tyiifyins peace. In her right.
with arm extended. she holds tha crown of
aur.ls for the heroes of the war. The fig
Urc faces north and is y. feet i'll height Al
the front has" of IN. column. crlh."mr'ir
of wal and diplomacy. are . group of ,;euii.
I with a :'a. n tt" back. supporting ii mo-
d1lli"n al sam Houston. B"roath l. :! bas-
relief representing the surrender OF Santa
Ana.
On The south s duplicate Of this group
supporting Il NJ, .alliuu of stephen /. Ans
Tin. E.n.ath is Il has-reiiet uf tn" Stprnlng
of the Aa;nu. tn" east sid" represents 'hc
revolt uf the coluuists-a bronze 'ig-~e
fypifyins deti..nc" de- uictcd ~ ordering TIE
HcN.canS out "f Texas. The bas-r"!ief i"t-
ttays The Massrcr.. of ':"iad.
III" west Sida -. s-I.iitt tyu!;i"S III" bat
tie # san i;,ini" Above : u s'atue If
hand: in IN. other is the cuat-of-armS OF
the Republic "f T"Nas. o.. her head j. tie
! Lone star and crown oi 'aurelS. "mh!"fn;''!c
cf surcsss and victory. Beneath is the date
of the BATH. of San JacintO.
Extending entirely around the suhhJs, *
q irieze OF mecaifi"ns. containing PORTRAITS
ana names of 'n"se most conspicuous III the
struggle for Independence" Th. monument
| and sCup:urin,; are the work of Louis ANA
tics of Washington.
Preceding The unyriiing ther" was 4
school children. in which the military, 'rG
department and various civic societies na'-
tIc!Pat"G.
uRi.N AZ DELyALLE.
Rl .P'rFIIC SPECIAL.
Dallas. Tex Api!l 2i.-San Jacint" by
T,Nas. Banks business houses. courts AMI
Federal Offices were closed. William j.
Rrynn addressed an old settlers picnic a.
i,s ,slvai!c, eight miles from Austin. in rravi.
County Honorable Johi. Reagan and
Honorable A. v. Terrell the latter a for
Iner Minister 10 Turkey. also spoke. The
crowd was estimated at 2o,oc".
DAY OBSERVED AT AUSTIN.
Austin Tex. April 2i.-The sixty-fourth
anniversary Of ,h'. hattie of San Jac!nto
was celebrated to-day. All business was