The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15

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+ OF lha 4l4ll..o.4 me commotion then be-
i came so alarming that those on the
stand asked Mrs. Longworth to come
| forward in the hope that a glimpse of
| her might satisfy the crowd. She came to
| the front of the stand and 1t was seen
at once that something must be done, and
| it was decided to unveil the statue at
once. Mrs. Longworth then pulled the
ribbon attached to wires which drew the
! flags covering the statue aside. A man
| hoisted on another's shoulders, grasped
the ribbons and the wire and they were
quickly torn into fragments by relic
seekers.
The crush was stopped for few mo-
ments. but 1t was soon renewed. and
Mrs Longworth again came to the front
of the platform and bowed to the throng
In the meantime, however, the commit
tee on arrangements had decided to defer
the addresses until evening at the memo
rial hall, and soon as Mrs. Longworth
retired the announcement was made.
The people struggling for their lives
in the crowd around the stand cheered
but a storm of Kisses came from people
on the outskirts of the crowd, who did
not understand the situation.
Judge Days Address.
Judge Day spoke of William Mckinley
as a type of the best possibilities of
American life, of his exalted character
and his services to the country conclud-
ing an eloquent address as follows
I'm the fullness of life, with a message
of good will and kindness yet fresh on his
lips meeting the people who delighted to
which was his highest reward for faithful
and unremitting service, he was felled to
earth for no other offense than that in his
person he represented the head of the
nation and stood for liberty regulated by
law and not for that unbridled license
which knows no respect for the laws of
God or man.
So gentle kind and true had been Nc
Kinley's life that not even his slayer could
strike at him. With this gentleness what
mighty strength. Death meets all on equal
terms. The man as he is, then stands un-
yelled With so much to make life so
ideal, this gentle man did not falter when
the summons came Looking forward to
retirement In the home he loved, sure OF
the affection of his eountrymen and the
respect of the world holding the hand of
his loved companion whose welfare had
ever been the first purpose of his life,
and whose returning strength had made
the last summer one of his brightest, he
entered the shadow of death with no mur-
mur at his fate. leaning on the rod and
staff which had comforted his fathers,
died as he had lived in humble submis-
sion to the will of God.
He lives in the love of his country
men. His memory grows brighter with
the years; the nobleness of his life, the
sublime heroism of his death shall never
perish from the thoughts of men. He lives
In the thousands of homes where COM
fort and domestic peace reflect the wis
dom of his craftsmanship. He lives in the
benehcience of his example at every
hearth, where succeeding generations
shall recount the strength and beauty
of his character and tell again the story
of his life"
The programme of exercises which had
been arranged for the unveiling of the
Mckinley memorial was carried out at
Memorial hall tonight.
The famous hall was filled with people.
Governor Harris presided The speakers
were William r. Day. associate Justice of
the supreme court of the United States;
John W. Daniel, United States senator
from Virginia; Gen. Joseph Mckay of
Brooklyn, national commander of the
Union Veteran Legion. and Gen. r. e.
Brown, commander r-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
Mrs Mckinley, the widow of the Presi-
ident who was unable to attend the ded-
icatory exercises. was represented by her
niece, Mrs. Ida Mckinley Day.