The Globe-republican., 1907-09-12
i'm HIS MEMORY.
A Beautiful Monument Now Marks
the Spot Where President
Mckinley Fell.
WAS FI11INGLy DEDICATED
Was Erected by the State Of New York
On a Site Provided by City
Of BuffaIo--Gov. Hughes
Address.

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. with fitting
ceremonies a beautiful monument, the
tribute of New York state and the city
of Buffalo to the memory Of the late
President William Mckinley, was ded-
icated here Thursday. Gov. Hughes
made the principal address Of the day
and paid q glowing tribute to the
martyred statesman whose career was
tragically terminated In this city on
September IA, 1901. Thousands Of
people from all over the state attended
the ceremony.
The monument wal erected by the
state of New York on q site provided
by the city of Buffalo. 1t is in the
form of an obelisk Of white marble So
feet high and is situated at Niagara
Square, the intersection Of Niagara
and Court streets and Delaware ave-
nue.. The obelisk rests upon a pedes-
tai IA feet high, the base OF which is
IL feet above the street level. The
whole is surrounded by a t~esselated
promenade, embellished with ornate
parapets and ballustrades and splash
Ing fountains. On four sides Of the
base OF the column are the following
Inscriptions:
This shaft was erected by the state
of New York to honor the memory Of
William Mckinley, twenty-hfth presi-
dent of the United States Of America"
william Mckinley was born at
Niles, Ohio, January 20, 1S43. Was en-
listed Twenty-third Ohio Volunteers,
June II, 1851. as private, and mustered
out July 26, 1865, as major by brevet.
for gallantry under fire."
William Mckinley was elected to
congress as a representative Of Ohio
in 1876, '7S, 80, 49,. 'S4, 'SS. Was
elected governor of Ohio in 1891 and
1898, and president Of the United
States in 1895 and 1900"
civilian Mckinley died in Buffalo,
September IA. 1901. victim of a treach-
erous assassin, who shot the president
as he was extending to him the hand
| of courtesy"
The monument was built under the
| direction of a commission, composed
of e. Fl. Butler and George R.
Matthews of Buffalo, John G. Milburn
of New York, formerly Of Buffalo, and
at whose home President Mckinley
died, and e. A. Curtis of Fredonia.
Thursday saw an end to their work
when Chairman Butler formally hand
ed over to Gov. Hughes a work com
plete in every detail and Of rare ar.
tistic beauty.
In accepting the monument Gov.
| Hughes said In part:
Here was marked the tragic ter.
minatlon of a great career. Here In
an awful moment there were revealed
In sudden lurid flashes the opposing
forces whose conflict is the history Of
mankind. At a time Of rare prosper.
ity, when American industry and com
merce were celebrating their triumphs
with every circumstance Of proud dis.
play in a city of almost unprecedented
progress, the powers Of darkness
moved to their attack and in an In
fernal frenzy Of hate an abject crea-
ture struck down the foremost and
best beloved of American citizens.
Never did evil commit more dastardly
deed. The victim was the chosen rep
resentative of the American people, no
less representative in his death than
In his life. The assassin's blow was
aimed at American institutions, repre-
sented In the head Of the nation and
Mckinley fell because he was our
president.
"In memory Of his martyrdom, In
memory of an heroic death, In testi.
monty to the futility Of insensate envy
and the lasting supremacy Of law and
order, in memory Of a worthy life
crowned by its sad sacrifice. this mon.
ument has been erected