Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-10-16
STATUE OF SHERMAN.
Testimonial to the Departed General
Dedicated at Washington.
GRANDSON UNVEILED
President Roosevelt, Orator on Oh,
Occasion, Speaks Of the Late
Ohloan In the Presence
10 Iof n Mighty Gathering.

Washington. oct. i5.-The equestrian
statue to the memory OF william TIE.
cumseh Sherman was unveiled by III.
tie grandson OF the departed chleftain.
william Tecumseh Sherman Thorn
dyke. in the presence OF official WASH
ington. the president. diplomatic
corps and cabinet at It's head Thou
sands OF veterans. members OF societies
OF the Armies OF the Cumberland. Ten
nessee. Ohio and Potomac. all regular
troops In the vicinity OF Washington. a
battalion OF marines. two battalions OF
seamen and District OF Columbia Ma.
tional Guard were reviewed by the
president before the unwilling ceremo-
mics, which began at 2:3O o'clock Thurs
day. After An invocation by Rev. ID.
J. Stafford and music by the Marine
band. General Granville NJ. Dodge. pres
ident OF the Society OF the Army OF the
Tennessee and chairmen Of IN Sherman
statue committee. made an Introductory
address Upon its conclusion the Ma
fiae hand struck Up The Star Spangled
Banner" The Fourth field battery,
United States army. fired salute. and
rags which hid from view the statue
were drawn aside by the grandson OF
him In whose memory Il was erected.
President Roosevelt was then intro
duccd and spoke In part as follows:
To-day we meet together to do honor
10 the memory OF one Of the great men
whom. In the hour % her agony. our
nation brought forth for her preseva-
ton The civil war was not only great
in the Importance Of the issues az stake
and NJ the outcome 81 modern times.
but Il was also. taking into account is
duration. the severity of the lighting
and the size OF the armies engaged, the
greatest since the close OF the Napo-
leonIc struggles Among the generals
who rose 10 high position as leaders OF
the various armies 600 the field are many
who viii be remembered in our history
~ long as this history itself BE- remcm-
bcrcd.
1T is not necessary here 90 go over
the long roll ~ Sherwgn't mighty fcats
They are written large throughout the
history OF the civil war. our memo
les would bp POOR indeed II We did not
recall them now. as We look along
Pcnusy'vdnil avenue and think 90 the
great triumphal march which surscd
down lts length when no the close ~
the war the victorious armies ~ the
cnst and ~ the west met here in the
capital ~ the nation they had soved.
ITO YER few ir any generation IS 10
given 20 render such service rs General
sherman rcud .rrd. but each of ne 10 his
degree can try 20 show something 81
those qualities ~ character upon which.
In their sum. the high worth ~ Shcr-
man rested his courage. his kiudlin'ss.
his clean ana simple living. his sturdy
cool sense. hls maulIncss and tender
ness Iu the intimate relations ~ ne.
and finally hIs lnNeN.hle r'ctitude ot
soul and DTS loyalty On 1'l that In this
free republic o. halIowei and symbol
tied by the national Has."
The statue which is the work NJ the
lat. carl Eohl Smith is ~ bronze and
nearly seventeen feet high and weighs
-Four tons Tho likeness ~ the dead
warrior is said 10 Boz excellent and cone
roiss,.rs consider the pose EXCEPTIONAL
! IS natural