The Colorado statesman., 1906-09-29
PIKE NE M 0 RIAL
TABLET UNVEILED ON THE SUM-
NIT OF THE MOUNTAIN.
PEAK FORMALLY CHRISTENED
Imposing Ceremonies on the Lofty
Height Amidst Clouds and Storm
Address by General Irving Hale.

Height Amidst Clouds and Storm
Address by General Irving Hale.
Colorado Springs, Colo.-Never-to-
be-forgotten features attended the un-
yelling Of the Zebulon Pike memorial
| tablet on the summit of Pixies Peak
and the official christening of the peak
itself, under the auspices of Colorado
College and the United States troops
| Wednesday morning.
Taken to the summit of the peak on
the cog road, the highest railroad in
the world, the 200 spectators heard
the salute of eleven guns. the first
military salute ever fired in the worlds
history from a point of that altitude
A binding blizzard ragged throughout
the ceremonies, and workmen were
| obliged to clear away the foot-deep
| snow from the Summit house to the
| monument. before the exercises could
| Oegin.
In honor of Zebulon Montgomery
Pike, and in memory of his high char
| acter and soldierly fidelity to duty, we
here to-day christen this mountain
Pixies Peak and unveil this me-
mortal tablet"
With these words, uttered by Gen.
| Irving Haze, U. S. ", retired, soldiers
| and civilians stood with barred heads,
and the Stars and Stripes unfurled to
the breeze as the salute of eleven
guns was fired by the Twelfth United
States light field artillery, in COM
| mand of Lieutenant Smart.
The exercises were begun promptly
| at 11:45 o'clock. Mayor e. E. Nichols
| of Manitou introduced Philip b. Stew
art, trustee of Colorado College, who
| read the address prepared by Presi-
| dent w. F. Slocum of the college, who
was unable to attend, his physician
having advised against his taking the
| trip.
General Hale also spoke briefly on
Pixies career. Especially beautiful was
his comparison of the great red of the
| mountains, the white slopes inter-
| spered and the blue dome OF heaven,
| corresponding to the red, white and
blue of the American flag
DR.. Clifford l.. Pike of Saco, Maine,
the nearest living relative of Pike, was
called on to make a speech. Choked
with emotion, Dr. Pike was unable to
speak for nearly five minutes Finally,
in low voice, he thanked those pres
ent for their courtesy in asking for
an expression from him, and in the
name of the Pike family thanked the
promoters of the Centennial celebra-
tion for the honor done his ancestor
DIR. Pike is secretary of the Pike
Family Association of America, and is
it's official representative at the cele-
bration.
Nichols Caldwell, the eight-year-old
grandson of Mayor e. e. Nichols, Of
| Manftou, performed the unveiling, to
the accompaniment of the artillery sa-
lutte, and the waving of the Stars and
/ hn
over, and as the party was about to
leave, a salute of six shots from re-
volver was discharged over tfe tablet
by Miss Stella A. Neumad, OF Newark,
N. j., great granddaughter of Major
David Pike, brother of the explorer.
Following is the inscription on the
tablet:
| In Recognition Of tie Notable
| Career of
| Zebulon Montgomery Pike,
Soldier-Explorer
The People of Colorado
Have Placed This Tablet on the
Summit of the Great Mountain
| First Seen by Pike
November Is, 1906
| General Pike was Born at Lamberton.
Now Trenton, New Jersey,
January5, 1879.
Died April 27, 1913, after Victorious
Attack on York, Later Toronto,
Canada.
Buried at Madison Barracks,
New York.
| This Tablet Commentaries the One
Hundredth Anniversary of Pixies
Southwestern Expedition.
The following message was sent
from the summit of the peak to the
Associated Press, signed by the men,
bers of the committee in charge of the
| dedication: Colorado Springs Cen
| tennial event on summit of Pixies
Peak, 14,14 feet above sea level. This
great mountain, for the first time in
its history, has been formally named
for General Pike. Tribute has just
been said that brave soldier by un-
yelling a bronze tablet on which is
recorded the soldier-explorer's life and
record. A salute of eleven guns fired
by the Twelfth battery of field artil-
lery."