Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-15
GRAND MONUME ENT.
Indiana Dedicated a 100000 Mem.
orial at indianapolis.
MAGNIFICENT STRUCTURE.

Indianapolis, Ind, May 15.-With
bright sunshine and blue skies, with a
grand parade of citizens, soldiers, with
teeming crowds. and in the presence
of distinguished company the In
was dedicated today. It was gala day
in the city. Thousands of veterans
here for the annual state G. A. r. en-
campment took part in the dedicatory
ceremonies The stars and stripes
floated from all the public buildings.
and from hundreds of private resi-
dences.
The ceremonies began at 10 o'clock.
The speakers rostrum, on the north
side of the monument, was handsome
ly decorated with shields, coats and
arms and large brass eagles. All the
hotels, club houses and other buildings
facing the circle were decorated with
flags and bunting. Rev. d. r. Lucas,
past chaplain-in-chief of the G. A. r.,
opened the exercises with an impress
sive invocation. Then came an ad-
dress by the presiding officer Major
General Lew Wallace, Major G. ".
Menzies, on behalf of the board of con-
troll, presented the monument to the
state, for whom 1t was formally accept
ed by Governor Winfield T. Durbin.
Following these addresses came the
dedicatory ritualistic services under
the auspices of the Grand Army. The
Grafton of the day was delivered by
General John w. Foster. The exer
cises were brought to close with a
poem written for the occasion by
James Whitcomb Riley.
This afternoon came the spectacular
faa nf q In a
of a monster military parade. The
parade embraced the procession of the
Grand Army veterans from all parts of
the state and was one of the most i'm
posing military demonstrations ever
seen In the city. The line formed
shortly after / O'Clock at the entrance
of the state house under the direction
of General James r. Carnahan. The
various divisions included, besides the
Grand Army veterans. a number OF
companies of state militia, cadets and
a band from the Soldiers Orphans
home at Knights, the famous Black
Horse troop from tie Culver Military
academy, the Seventeenth Mounted in
Ifantry and various other military and
semi-military organizations. An inter
esting feature was the torn and tat
tered battleflags of the various Indiana
regiments.
Washington street, Pennsylvania av-
enue and other thoroughfares included
in the line of march were thronged
with spectators, who cheered the vet
Grams and young soldiers enthusiastic
ally. The reviewing stand was located
on the north side of the monument
Conspicuous among those occupying
seats on the stand were General Eli
| Torrance, commander-in-chief of the
G. A. r., and Governor Durbin, sur
rounded by mis- staff.
The monument unveiled today is
probably the handsomest memorial of
its kind in the country. In 1887 the
state legislature made an appropria-
tion of $500 900 for the monument and
its construction occupied nearly ten
years. 1t is an imposing shaft of In
diana white stone and in height is sur
passed only by the Washington monu-
ment at the national capital, 1t is
capped by an allegorical figure fifteen
feet in height. An ADDED attractive
ness is given by the magnificent ap-
proaches which occupied a space of
nearly four acres. About the base are
magnificent fountains and huge bronze
groups. The memorial itself occupied
a conspicuous position in the public
park known as the Circle in the very
heart of the business district. So lofty
is the shaft that it is the first thing
seen by visitors approaching the city
from any direction.
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