The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-20

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Washington. May 19.-The statue of
General Grant presented by the G. A.
r. to the nation. was unveiled in the
great rotunda of the capitol today.
Elaborate ceremonies commemorative
of the event were held in the hall of
representatives in the presence o. a
vast concourse of people who included
the widow, daughter and descendants
of the hero Of AppOmattOX, hundreds
of his comrades il arms, the officers
and committee of the G. A. r. and
many distinguished in military. politi-
Z cal and social circles.
In the speech making General GrOs-
venOr took occasion TO rap the British
strategy in the Boer war and contrast
Wolseley with Grant.
The statue of the pre-eminent chief
OF the Union forces in the civil war
represents the contributions of thou
sands Of his comrades of the G. A r.
none OF whom was allowed to subscribe
more than 10 cents. Tt is the result of
movement started shortly after Gen
eral Grants death al McGTegor in July,
1855. Franklin Simmons, an American
is the sculptor.
OF marble Of heroic size, it stands on
a granite pedestal emblazOned with a
bronze seal of the @. A R represent
ing the grim old hero in the full uni
form of a general equipped for the
Held with top boots and gauntlets, his
cloak over his left arm and his right
~hand resting on the hilt OF his sword.
Few See the dwelling.
The unwilling took place shortly be-
fore noon in the presence of Mrs.
Sartoris, Miss Sartoris. the officers of
the @. A. r.. Speaker Henderson and
Senator Frye, president pro TEN of
the senate. The fact of the unwilling
was kept secret and a few people wit
messed 1t. There We're no ceremonies.
Miss Sartoris, attired in white dressed
the lanyard that uncovered the statue.
Mrs. Grant inspected it carefully and
smiled her approval The party then
went to the hail of the house where
the ceremonies took place.
Ceremonies in the House.
The ceremonies IN the house we're
profoundly impressive They con-
sisted Of addresses by Mr.. McCleary
CMinn.), Mr.. GTOsvenor CO., Mr. Rich
ardson CTenn.), Mr.. Warner Qll). Mr..
Linney IN c., Mr., Gardner CIicho.
Mr.. Brossius PENN, and Mr.. Dolliver
Qa).
The gallery opposite the speakers
rostrum had been reserved for the
members of the G. 4. r., and was
crowded with grizzled veterans who
came 20 pay tribute to the memory of
their loved cOmrade. In the area in
front OF the speakers desk sat mem
bers of the Grand army and the com
mittee appointed by the grand army
encampment at Philadelphia, who had
been granted the privilege of the floor
Tor the occasion by a special resolution
in the house.
Exactly at II o'clock Speaker Hender-
sons gavel fell. After an impressive
prayer by the blind chaplain. the com
mlttee of the Grand Army, among
whom were COmmander-in-Ch Chief Irwin
Albert d. Shaw, General S. S. Burdette.
General r. 3. Heath. s v. Command
er-ln-Chicf Irwin Robbins, Chaplain-in-
Chief j. l.. Grimm. were ushered into
the house. After the speaker had an
nOunced the order of the day, Mr. Nc
Cleary of Minnesota, chairman of the
committee on library. sent to the clerks
desk and had read letter addressed to
the speaker, presenting the statue.
G. A. r. Formally Thanked.
Mr.. McCleary then offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved By the house (the senate
cOncurring), That the thanks of con-
gress be given to the Grand Army for
the statue OF General L. s. Grant
Resolved, That the statue be accept
ed and placed in the capitol and that
a copy of these resolutions, signed BY
presiding officers of the house. of repre-
sentatives and the senate, be forward
e0 10 the chairman Of the committee of
the G. A. r. on the Grant memorial"
The eloquent eulOgieS of General
Grant which followed were listened to
attentively, and several times wrung
round after round of applause from
floor and galleries.
Mr.. Warner Qlls), who served under
General Grant, spoke feeei ngly.
Grosvenor Apes British.
General Crosvenor of Ohio said:
Grant has been criticized somewhat
by one OF the great generals of Europe.
great in the amount of pay that ne
draws, great in the high rank that he
holds, great in the splendid decorations
that he has, but 1 ask my cOuhtrymen
here today, when we are considering
something of Grant in the light Of
thiTty-fiVe years, whether we may not
with a pride that is enjoyable contrast
the career OF Grant and all his mis-
takes-if he ever made any-compare
them with the most critical eye, with
the best thing that has been done By
the British army in its great campaign
against the Beers, and tell me whether
Grant does not shine like a meteor I
think the strategy Of Grant that CEN
tered in the wilderness and in front Of
Richmond, the magnificent Organiza-
ton of the army OF the Potomac. viii
live as an eXemplar of military strategy
and perfection long after WOlseley. his
critic, long after Wolseley, the man
who had deprecated him. long after
WOlseley. the hero of Tel -Kebir in
Egypt, and the planner of the strategy
Of South Africa, viii have been rele-
gated to his proper position among the
great generals of the world" ZAP
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