Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-25
HERO RACHAMBEAU'S
STATUE is UNVEILED
France and United States Pay
Tribute to His Memory.
CEREMONIES AT WASHINGTON
President Roosevelt and Distinguish.
ed Men Make Addresses-Bands
Play and Sailors and Soldiers Cheer
as Statue First Sees Light.

| ed Men Make esses-Bands
Play and Sailors and Soldiers Cheer
as Statue First Sees Light
Washington, May 24-The presi!
dent of the United States esatoday join.
ed with the official representative OF
the French republic in unveiling the
statue of Marshal De Rochambeau the
compatriot TO Washington and the
commander-in-chief OF the French
forces in America during the revou.
tionary war. 1t was an event combin.
ing many demonstrations OF interna.
tional good will, with French sailors
from the battleship Gaulois mineling
their cheers with American bluejacll.
cts, French flags entwinng their folds
with the stars and stripes and with
oratory and music expressive Of
FrancO-American friendship.
The ceremony of unyeiling was fix.
ed for II O'Clock this morning, but
long before that hour the streets were
filed with marching men and with a
great crowd eager to witness the exer.
cises and review A battalion of
French seamen arrived by special
train from Annapolis early in the day,
and headed by the crack band from
the French battleship swung through
Pennsylvania avenue to Lafayette
| square, where the shrOuded figure of
| the French field marshal awaited the
signal tor unveling. The American
soldiers sailors and marines already
had assembled and gave their French
brothers in arms a hearty welcome.
| The American troops were under com.
mand OF Major General S. B. M.
| Young.
President Roosevelt and the mem.
bers of his cabinet arrived at the re.
viewing stand shortly before II o'clock
and took position Immediately facing
| the draped figure. Alongside the pres.
| idential party sat the French ambas.
| gadOr M. Cambon, General Brugere,
| Vice Admiral Fournier and other dis.
tinguished representatives of the
| French government, and also the
| Count and Countess de Rochambeau
and Count de Lafayette. descendants
! Of the gallant soldiers who fought
with Washington. The Rev. DR.. Stat
| ford delivered an impressive opening
| prayer. At its conclusion President
| Roosevelt stepped to the front of the
E~platform and extended a generous vel.
come to the French guests
AS the president closed his remarks
the Countess de Rochambeau drew
aside the wells enveloping the figure,
bringing into view the massive bronze
| proportions of the famous French com.
mander, standing proudly erect with
| arm Outstretched directing the for.
| tunes Of war on the field of Yorktown
| A great cheer went up from French
men and Americans alike, and at the
| same instant the marine band broke
| into inspiring strains of The Mar.
| seilles." As the French national hymn
died away Ambassador -Cambon escort.
| ed to the front of the platform the
youthful sculptor, M. Hamar, who exc.
| cuted the statue. Then the ambassa.
dor, speaking in French, delivered a
brief address.
Following the French ambassador,
General Horace Torter, the United
States ambassador to France, spoke
The oratNy Of the day was Senator
Lodge, Of Massachusetts, who began
his address as the French band con.
cluded a selection.
AS Mr. Todge closed the French
band played the Star spangled Ban.
ner." The closing remarks of the day
were by General l. Brugere. of the
French army.
Bishop satterlea brought the cere.
mony to a close with the benediction
and the French and American forces
passed in review before the president