Evening star., 1901-04-06

ShSuidi ANo. I.-JOnn "A. Logan fteSl-
ment, No. 2. Division of the Potomac,
Union Veterans Union, or Order of Union
Battle Men of the United States, as a mark
of respect to the memory of the patriot,
soldier and statesman whose honored name
the regiment bears, will attend the unveil-
ing Of his monument erected in Iowa Cir
Gle, this city, on the 9th of April, and has
commissioned the division commander to
invite all the regiments of this division to
JOIN with them and participate in the ex-
ercises of the occasion. Therefore in COM
pliance with the wish of Logan Regiment
and also the invitation extended to the di-
vision through our comma ander-in-chief by
the committee having in charge the unveil-
ing ceremonies and signed by Col. Thos F.
Bingham, l have the honor to request the
attendance Of your regiment with as full
representation as it is possible to assem-
bic The division VIII form on the east side
or 9TH street. right resting at f street
northwest facing west, at 1:30 o'clock pm.
sharp In the following order: Logan, Han
cock, Sedgwick, Shaw. Kenly and Smith
The line of march will be along r street
to 9th street. where the commander in
chief and staff will join the division and
will be escorted continuing along F street
to 18th street and north to Iowa Circle.
The division staff Is requested to meet at
these headquarters at 1 o'clock pm.
JOHN F. MEACHAM,
Major General Commanding"
'E. A FENTON. Asst Adjt. Gen.
Under Act Of Congress-.
The Logan statue was provided for by an
act of Congress approved March 9, 1889,
this act carrying an appropriation Of
$4,000. By an act of Congress approved
March 8. 1891. an additional appropriation
of $4,000 was made. and contribution of
$4,000 was made by the Grand Army Of
the Republic. Mr. Simmons, who was WIS.,
iting Washington In December, 1892 was
invited by Stephen B. Eikins, then Secre-
tary Of War. to submit a design. In the
interview between the sculptor and Secre-
tary Elkins the former called attention to
what he characterized the similarity Of
the statues in the national capital in that
they nearly all stand upon plain pedestals
of granite. Mr.. Simmons suggested for
the sake of variety, that a new feature be
introduced by constructing the pedestal Of
the Logan statue wholly of bronze and
that this pedestal be ornamented with
bronze figures, life size and in high relief,
which would portray incidents Of historic
interest.
The sculptor submitted a model of the
monument and the design was approved by
the Secretary Of War. On December 4,
1893, contract for the statue was made
with Mr.. Simmons by a commission Great
ed by act of Congress consisting of Daniel
$. Lamont. Secretary of War; Senator
Roger Q. Mills of Texas, chairman of the
joint committee on library, and Gen. Green
B. Raum, chairman of the Logan statue
committee, Society of the Army Of the
Tennessee. Mr.. Simmons returned to his
home in Rome and began work upon the
monument, completing the pedestal first
The work was finished at Mr.. Simmons
studio in Rome in October, 1900, and was
assembled in Washington in January, 1901
The Pedestal.
The pedestal is twenty feet high. On its
west face is a group representing Gen.
Logan in consultation with leading officers
in the Army Of the Tennessee. In this
group are the portrait bronzes Of Gen.
Dodge. Gen. Hazen, Gen. Slocum, Gen.
Leggett, Gen. Mower. Gen. Blair and Capt.
Strong.
On the east face of the pedestal is a
group representing Gen. Logan in the act
of taking the oath as a United States SEN
ator, which is being administered by Vice
President Arthur In this group are por-
trait bronzes Of Senators CulIom, Eyarts,
Conkling, Morton, Miller, Voorhees, and
Thurman
OF the men whose features the sculptor
has reproduced in metal the only ones who
live are Gen. Dodge and Senator Cullom.
The south front of the pedestal is embel-
lished with an allegorical figure of War,
and at the north face of the pedestal is
another allegorical figure of Peace.
The Statue.
pedestal four en- and one-half feet. Gen.
Logan, facing south. Is represented as
riding along a line of battle his horse
moving forward at a gentle trot Artists
have remarked that the statue produces an
impression of dignity, beauty and power.
They also have remarked upon the har-
mony between the statue and its pedestal
The statue of Gen. Logan is twice life
size, and, with the horse. weighs five tons.
'It was originally intended" said Mr..
the statue should represent Gen Logan in
a posture of acknowledging a salutation
by riding with his campaign hat in hand
This design was changed SO that as COM
pleted the statue represents the general
riding with his hat on and his sword
drawn"
Humbert, late King of Italy, after a pri-
vate view of the monument, knighted Mr..
Simmons.
The statue was discharged from a steam
er at pier No. of the Delaware Lacka-
wanna and Western railway, Brooklyn,
early in December. 1t remained at that
pier a month, the delay In forwarding II to
Washington being due to the fact that the
problem OF its transportation to Washing
ton was found to be difficult one.
As boxed, the statue measured thirteen
feet in height by nine In width and twenty
in length. Its removal to Washington by
rail- was inpracticable, because OF tunnels
through: 1t was determined to ship Ii by
schooner. On Wednesday. January 16. the
two-masted schooner Ida L. Ray OF Ston-
ington, Captain Anderson, arrived at Wash
ington from New York. bringing the monu-
ment. On Monday. January IA. the Ray
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