The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-31
Mrs. Thomas W. Fitch Of PlttsblE&s and
Miss Mary E. Sherman, who is abroad.
UNWILLING THE aTATuR

| that held the veil of the monument In
The flag swung clear and would have
| fallen away had not a gust Of wind picked
IN a corner " and dronnsed s' II on "a bronze
until n, some some one pulled IT away Then the
Through Georgia followed by Dixie
after which the column passed In review.
esid. war-worn uniforms, with The tattered
were followed by the New York council OF
the Military Order of the Loyal Legion,
Under 4s command of Gen. Henry l. Burnett EFT
me Legion men %oIe .rock o tsa SIN
hats ah tS sasnes, aha IN passing ne T stano
great send-off. 80.
The last organization passed On review
,h ama 1me &c 70 n CONNECTION Of,
he en III The sh rn1 Wtsm ~ f,odge
Chairman n" Of Of the i' eSambsr q Tem%esoe
special committee, Cornelius n. Bliss pre-
sided. Archbishop Farley offered the in
voc and Mr. liss then presented
''s n s,ue w VIZ su tho. Ia nsaon;as
were Witnessed by the family and near rela.
tives OF Gen. Sherman, and other men and
women of this generation, and by so many
r,,r ,,.von,s .ccvnr,,cv or,r
| T. .;., ~, e,;s, 60 ~ it,, ,h.
Mayor said VIC S"' W. ' ''' ''
1t is most welcome, both as memorial of
the, great soldier whom IT commentaries:
| and as work OF art, standing here, az Y
does at the entrance to the ritys central
to all our, people, of the sacrifices that have
TO De made OF the grim dangers that mus,
na IKE monunent conn,e,es the memorials
in this ritw nf tSe Tamn,s ero,p ' Of Grant
Farragut and Sherman, But the sisnificance
Of this occasion is to be found not so much
in what the city gave to Cen sherman r. IN as in
has ina .en Uy nssdtbs at sunre any a..
votio one ~ q gnna soidier and he ave Besides
talents FOR Command 90 rare and conspcuous
g to have made him one Of the few, few leading
New York shares IN the common onliSatlon
yice s' and Gladly aces them commemorated
; IN hs- u ntres s mner;shahe hrnnne Ant
New York has memory Of Gen sh sTn1
o hit Warrior 40 long q Familiar figure IN her
streets %Ssss every xqTd was Ia ds Of sosaa
sense ana whose ~ea o. hi,s S most de
ssu q aaps so' IKE city %S dm1s.
H. s5, Rss i sSss sss
memory CT the simple t honest w man s
w ssSy iyrs s presence IN our S'ree's we all
the Mayof said in CONCLUSION:
Mr.; commissonssS commit nit, this il; s statue
charge ~ bsy sd i G mos
dear ,,o,s o,..,ox
orator Of the day, had another chance to
learn that he pTP Ssa WI with MS
the the peop i on the stand arose With him and
sheeced for nearly Ave minutes; Mr. r.
With applause, but he 6ronsht. H. The crowd row
Neither praise can set up nor detraction
pull down the Isae in tina that b
~ ot we Ley ,,laoy. se"' ~'
eff In Dart R'sMf NJ. Root said:
Rarely. as the centuries pass. some great
national crisis, with the aspiration Of strus:
ps.y Se Of common conn men, sits the
Of nation and reyesls n'p On, equal To- ,s s,ss.
with the decisive events which determine
the worlds progress. render his existence
fast Of hsorS T Ss na ana MAXI sm min
Vas t ne HTsIsn var ior the Union such
, SsH e s
s dsyossd w si Rss mfses '
osive nrase a;n ,ao cnn deAne how the bamk:
would nave Deen HueO No ONE VIII uaIt W
. say another could have done what Sherman
ana and SIssona aS Ridge
, ny. The e statue We raise to-day can but point
future Generations 70 The pssss Q. nssfb5y
recorded Neither praise , can set up t nor
Sshaa OF Rn' truly great eat wRere he has taken
, n'f But I we Who knew him lvi ne can record
our admiration and personal ahecti9n. We
can tell those who come after US that so n3s
2n nsd H., This ster,, and relentless master
Of horrid war had a heart as gentle and as
tender as a womans.
, Many Of US remember the charm and
beauty OF his declining years wnfn ne nae nae
come 10 me .lme WITT stIrr inen tines Of their
over OYER IN IenSb e was won't TO seek familiar
Garner Garner in the old clubhouse beiGw' us on this
avenue-the club formed to support him in
the great confict-and there to discourse
with his friends with quaint. wisdom and 70
genial humor ana many vere na... M.sn En-.
nsiGht On -, onG ea agnS ann amid unyerssi respect
snd affection secure in the consciousness
OF great deeds done. he rested here In peace
happy thing that here, too. ne genius 81