The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
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ls Washing on, May 2 The statue Of
Ten. Grant presented by the Grand
Army of the Republic to the nation,
was " unveiled in the great rotunda OF
the capitol Saturday, and elaborate
ceremonies commemorative. of {, the
event were held in the hall of. epreL
sentatives3 in the presence of a vast
concourse OF people, who included the
widow. daughter and descendants of
the hero. of Appomattox, hundreds of
MS comrades jim arms, the officers and
committee Of the G. A. II. and many
persons distinguished in military, po-
litical and social circles. The statue
Of the preeminents chief of the, union
forces in the civil; war represents the
contributions, of thousands of his
comrades of the G.. A: r., none of
whom was allowed to subscribe more
than IS cents, and is the result of a
movement started shortly after Gen.
Grants death at McGregor. in July,
1889. It is the work of Franklin Sim
mons, an American sculptor.
OF marble of heroic size, it stands
on granite pedestal emblazoned with
a bronze seal of the G. A. r., and rep
resents the grim old hero in the full
uniform Of a general equipped for the
field. with top boots and gauntlets, his
cloak over his left arm, his hand rest
ing on the hilt of his sword. The
counterfeits of statesmen, soldiers
and pioneers in marble and bronze
adorn. the old house of representatives
chamber of the capital, now Statuary
hall, but these are gifts of the in
dividual states. Grants statue. was
unveiled in the rotunda as befitted
the statue of one whose valiant serv.
ice was for the whole nation. There
it will remain with the statues of
Jefferson, Hamilton and Lincoln,
which also are in the rotunda an ex-
ample and an inspiration to future
generations. The hero of Appomat-
tox; stands near the western entrance,
fanked on either side w the ia
nous paintings of the ''Snrrender of
CORVALLIS" and the Surrender of
,:Burgoyne:''
The unwilling took place shortly be.
fore noon in the presence of MIS-.
Grant, Mrs. Sartoris, Miss Sartoris, the
officers Of the G.: A. r., Speaker Hen.
>derson and Senator Frye, president
pro tenn of the senate.
The ceremonies in the house were
profoundly impressive. They consist.
ed OF addresses by Messrs. McCleary
(Mlnn.), 'Grosvenor co.,. Richardson
:(Tenn.), Warner Qll.), Linney N.C.).
Gardner (Mich.), Brosius (Penn.) and
Dolliver Qa.).
The gallery opposite the speakers
rostrum had been reserved for the
members of the G: A. r., and was
crowded with grizzled veterans come
to pay tribute to their loved command
err. In the area in front, of: the speak.
er's desk sat the officers of the grand
army and the committee appointed by
the grand army encampr1ent at Phil
adelphia,. who had been granted the
privilege of the floor for the occasion
by special resolution of the house.
In the gallery reserved for Mrs.
Grant and her family were Mrs. Grant,
her daughter, Mrs. Nellie Grant Sar.
toris, Lieut.. Sartoris, Miss Sartoris and
Miss Grant, daughter of Col. Fred
Grant.
Exactly at ~ Speaker Henderson.s
gavel fell After an impressive prayer
by the blind chaplain, the committee
OF the grand army. among whom were
Commander in Chief Albert D. Shaw.
Gen., S. S. Burdett, Gen. r. B. Heath.
S. ". Commander in Chief Irwin Rob-
bins and Cha plain in Chief J. L. Grimm,
were ushered into the house.
After the speaker had announced
the order of the day, Mr.. McCleary, of
Minnesota. chairman of the commit
tee on library, sent to the clerks desk
and had read the letter addressed to
the speaker presenting the statue of
Gen. Grant to the nation.
The letter was signed by the CON-
mittee of the G. A.. r., consisting of
Gen. S. S. Burdette, of Washington;
Gen. r. B. Beath, of Philadelphia;
Gen. Russell A. Alger, of Detroit;
Gen. Seldom 'Connor, of Augusta, Me-:
Col. E. S. Grant,. of Middleport, O..
and Hon. Horace S. Clark, of Mattoon,
III.
Mr.. McCleary then offered the fol-,
lowing resolution:
Resolved, by the house (the senate con-
curring) that the thanks of congress be
given to the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie for the statue of Gen. Ulysses s. Grant.
Resolved, That the statue be accented
and placed in the capitol, and that a COPY
of these resolutions, signed by the pre-
siding officers Of the house of representa-
tives and the senate, be forwarded to the
chairman of the committee of the Grand
Army of the Republic on the Grant me
The eloquent eulogies of Gen. Grant,
which followed, were listened to at
tentively, and several times wrung
round after round of applause from
floor and galleries.
: ., An Awful Deed.
Pueblo, COL, May 21.-Frenzied by a
jealous quarrel with his wife, Calvin
Kimblern' (colored), formerly cor