The Saint Paul globe., 1901-04-10
UNWILLING OF THE STATUE OF
GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN IN
WASHINGTON
q MAGNIFICENT WORK OF ART
THE SCULPTOR, FRANKLIN SIM
MONS, WAS HNIGHTED FOR 1T
BY KING HUMBERT
MRS. LOGAN WAS PRESENT
As Were Many of the Survivors Of
the Generals Comrades in Arms
Gen. GrenviIIe Nj. Dodge Pre-
sided as Chairman.

WASHINGTON, April 9-The historic
bronze equestrian statue Of Maj. Gen.
John a. Logan, which rests on an impos-
ing bronze pedestal in Iowa circle, was
unveiled today in the presence of the
president. the cabinet, the widow and
relatives of the gallant soldier, many OF
his comrades in arms, and vast multi
tude of people. The sculptor. Franklin
Simmons also was present. Master
George Tucker, a grandson of the honor
ed warrior, pulled the unVeiling cord at
2:45 o'clock. The folds of the large Amer
lean flag fell away apd the dashing
figure OF BLACK jack Logan, seated on
his charger, stood revealed amid a roar
of cheering that echoed far down the
intersecting streets and avenues. The
president and members of the cabinet
had been escorted to the statue by a
military parade under command of Col
Francis L. Gunther, of the Fourth United
States artillery. The procession includ-
ed detachments from the artillery and
infantry arms of the regular army
battery of marines and a company of
seamen from the navy yard, provisional
regiment from the District of Columbia
militia, members of the societies of the
the army Of Tennessee and of the Cum
bcrland and members of the local veter-
an associations.
Mrs. John a Logan and other relatives
sat upon a platform at the base of the
monument. Mrs Logan has been quite
i'll with the grip recently, but was able to
be present. She was escorted by Col
Maxwell Woodruff, who was Gen.
Logan's adjutant general during the civil
war. With her We're also Thomas NJ
Logan. of Murfreesboro, Ill, a brother
of Gen. Logan; Mrs. M. E. Logan,
orrEg Ire i.nrD n =
brother; Mr.. and Mrs. Richard s. Tut
hill. of Chicago; Mrs. Geo. NJ. Pullman,
of Chicago; Gen. F. A. Starring of New
York; Gen. and Mrs. RlacROnan, of
Ioston, and the personal servant of Maj.
John A Logan Jr., who was with the
latter when he was killed in the Philip
pines The president and his cabinet,
and other distinguished guests occupied
a fiag-drapped stand opposite this plat
form. while in another stand, extending
around the monument, were other guests
including many of Gen. Logan's old COM
rades, representatives of John A Logan
post, G.. A R., of St Louis, the Logan
Republican club of Brooklyn, and the
Logan club of Philadelphia
GEN. DODGE PREsIDEs.
GreenviIIe NJ. Dodge, president of the
army of the Tennessee. who is the only
living general. represented in the group
on the bronze pedestal showing Gen. Lo-
gan in council of war with his command
ing officers, presided over the ceremonies.
He paid a high personal tribute to the
dead chieftain and after the invocation
had been offered by Rev Frank Bristol,
introduced the sculptor, Mr.. Simmons, to
the assemblage. The statue was then un-
veiled amid great applause and the
Fourth artillery band rendered "Colum-
bia, Gem Of the Ocean
At the moment of the unveiling sec
tion of the Fourth artillery fired a ma
tional salute on the White lot south OF
the executive mansion. President Nc
Kinley received an ovation as he was in
troduced, and it was some time before he
could begin his remarks The president
several times was interrupted by ap-
plauSe and there was a great outburst OF
cheering when he concluded.
The grafton of the day was delivered
by Senator Depew Of New York, and at
the conclusion of Senator Depews re-
marks, Senator Cullom, of Illinois, read a
letter from Gov. Yates of Illinois. EXPRESS
ing his regret at his inability to attend
and pay tribute to the love and affection
in which the memory OF Logan was held
in his native state. Rev. J. G Butler, of
this city. pronounced the benedction and
the assemblage then dispersed The
statue of Gen. Logan has been turned
over to the people of the United States
and now has become one of the great
monuments of the national capital
THE STATUE.
The equestrian statue of Logan un-
yelled today represented seven years of
labor on the part of Franklin Simmons
the sculptor and marks a departure in
sculpture in Washington in that it rests
upon pedestal of bronze. Congress ap-
propriated $4,000 for the statute and $50
600 was contributed by the Grand Army
OF the Republic. The pedestal is twenty
feet high. On it's west face is a group
representing Gen Logan in consultation
with the leading officers Of the Army Of
the Tennessee. This group consists of por-
trait bronzes of Gems. Dodge. Hazen, Slo-
cum, Leggett, Mower. Blair and Can't.
Strong. On the east face of the pedestal
is group representing Gen. Logan tax
ing the oath as United States senator
which is being administered by Vice
President Arthur. In this group are por-
trait bronzes of Senator Cullom. Evarts
Conking, Morton Miller, Voorhees, and
Thurman. The south front of the pedes-
tai is embellished with an alIegorical fig
ure OF war and the north with another OF
peace. The equestrian statue rises above
the pedestal fourteen and half feet
Gen. Logan, facing south, is represent
ed as riding along a line Of battle high
morse moving forward at a gentle trot.
ms nat on and sword drawn The statue
produces an impression of dignity. beau
ty and power. Humbert late king OF
1t ~, after private view of the monu-
Ent, knighted Mr. Simmons.