The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
MARBLE STATUE
IS UNVEILED TO
GENERAL GRANT
Elaborate Ceremonies Held in
Hall of House Of Repre-
sentative.
AMERICAN SCULPTORS WORK
represents tllt Oiu oViulo' III e''o
Full Uniform Of a General
Equipped for the Field.
OWING EULOGIES WERE
PAID THE IINION GENERAL
He Combined the Qualities of Moitke
and Wellington, Planning with
the Precision of the Former,
and Carried Forward His
Plans With the Tena-
city of the Latter
General.
.Gl OWING EULOGIES WERE
PAID THE UNION GENERAL

vAsHINGTON, May 19.-The statue OF
General Grant, presented by the e1iaNu
,r,ov Of the Republic to the nation was
,,,,-o,,ed in tbe great rotunda of the Capt.
tol to-day, and elaborate ceremonies coiii-
noemoratiye of the event were held III tAie
hall of the House of Representatives III
the presence of a vast concourse OF peo-
nle. who included the widow, daughter anu
descendants of the General; hundreds Oh
his comrades in arms. the officers and
committee of the Grand Army of the Re-
nubic. and many persons oIsSiifs5 liisiisu ~
military, political and social circies.
Tho statue represents the contributions
of thousands of his comrades, none "
,,{,ou, was allowed to Subscrlpe iloie hiiu
~ cents and is the result of a moNemenl
started shortly after General Granl 5 uea -
at Mount McGregor. in July, $3.50.
is toe work of Franklin Simmons, an
American sculptor. OF marble, OF herolo
size. it represents the grim old soioler III
i.1e full uniform of a general edulppeu loi
Inc field with top-boots and gauntlets, ms
cloak over his left arm, his rlsht manu-
resting on the hilt of his sword
THO 7unyeiling took place shortly before
NOM in the presence of Mrs. Grant, Mrs.
cortorfs Miss Sartoris, the officers of the
Grand Army of the Republic Speaker
henderson. and Senator Frye, PRESIDENT
pro TEN. of the Senate.
The fact of the unveiling was Iept
secret, and only a few outsiders "ltiesseu
it. There were no ceremonies
Mrs Sartors attired in white, drew
tha LANYARD that uncovered the statue.
Mrs Grant inspected it critically, ana
smiled her approval The party tnen re-
haired to the hall of the House, Whefe
the ceremonies occurred
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES.
The ceremonies in the House were pro
fo,ndlJ impressive. They consisted OF
addresses by Mr. McCleary, of Mime
sofa: Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio; Mr. Rlcn.
ardson, of Tennessee: Mr. Warner OF
Illinois. Mr. Linney, of North Caroin'a'
Mr.. Gardiner, of Michigan: MI. niossiuo. .
of Pennsylvania, and Mr.. DolllNer, or
Iowa. The galleries opposite the Speakers
rostrum had been reserved for the mem
hers of the G. A. R.. and was crowded
Mr. richardson of Tennessee the
minority leader, who fought in the Con
federate army against Grant, sad III
part: .a
eu,orv that can possibly be bestowed
bv human lips upon General Grant does
not in the slightest degree Gerogate from
the D,,re and matchess fame of the hero
and idol of those who fought against
him. and all true Confederates IN tla1
bloody period. during which his mar
yelo,ls character was developed and
which gave him the opportunity to win
everlasting renown But for the an
domitable col-age and valor of the Con-
federate soldier, there would have been
no opportunity for his development ana
for the proof of his giant strength AS
an ex-Confederate soldier, / revere ms
memory and demand, and nave just
rieht to demand that we share In the
alor,, which clusters like iewelled dia-
dems around his name, and render him
conenicuolls among his contemporaries
&c an American soldier. I do honor to
Grant because in battle he was foeman
worthy of our steel.
Tn :l,e Senate Grant ceremonies We're
also held After a handsome eulogy by
Mr. Harris, Mr.. Turley delivered notable
address from the view-point OF private
soldier in the ranks of the Confederate.
army. and his tribute was brilliant He
said that the sentiments of the people of
the South had in recent years changed to-
wards Grant, and gradually had become
those Of cordality and esteem.
.INdNIORTAL LEE
He never could reach. he said. that In
ner chamber of the Southern peoples
hearts. That was occupied alone by the
..Immortal Lee whom the people Of the
Southland loved, because he was the very
incarna ton of their cause
Mr. Turley said he did not think of
Grant as commander or as a PresI-
dent, so much as he thought of ninl as
the gallant soldier, the friend of Lee, and
the protector of the private soldier of the
Confederate army, and as such soldier
he paid tribute to the memory of Grant.
Mr.. Turley spoke OF Grant as the Great
silent soldier who lies upon the bank
of the Hudson. AS he struck the hardest
blow. so was his hand the first to pour
the dealing balm into the wound thus
made
He was proud. he said. TO lay an hum
BILE brief upon Grants tomb. He consider
ed him as combining the qualities OF both
Moitke and Wellington. for he planned
with the precision OF the e former @ and ear,
rled forward his plans with the tenacity
OF The latter
Despite mistakes he made, .'his reputa-:
E5.-a-sszss fexon f}n,,ed IN s.TSehfn