New-York tribune., 1907-06-04

time ths high Of our ea5a tRoGgh Il
come little belated.
At the end of this address Mayor Mccarthy ac-
cepted on behalf of Richmond the sacred trust
imposed upon it by the whole South Mrs ]. A.
Hayes. Of Colorado Springs. COL daughter of Mr.
Davis then pulled gently the cord that held the
canvas shroud which covered the bronze statue.
Her two young sons. the grandsons Of the Confed-
crate President completed the unveing. The
moment was one Of never to be forgotten impress
siveness. Then the Richmond howitzers began fir
ing the Presidential salute
Mrs. Norman V. Randolph. of Richmond. chair
man of the central committee of the Jefferson
Davis Monument Association. made address OF
welcome to which response made by Mrs.
William J. Behan of Mississippi. president of the
Confederated Southern Memorial Association Mrs.
George s. Holiness Of South Carolina. president of
the monument association. made a report of the
work done, and ex-senator Carmack. Of Ten
nessee. read response that had been pre-
pared by Mrs. Lizzie George Henderson. presi-
dent general Of the United Daughters of the Con-
federacy Garlands were then placed the
the Confederacy, Confederate States Memorial AS
sociation, United Confederate Veterans. United
Monument Association After the benediction by
the chaplain general flowers were offered by the
The monument to jefferson Davis is the crown
ing feature of Ilichmond's great monument avenue.
It IS the combined work OF l. V Valentine and
William c. Noland OF Richmond The memorial
ing at each end IN a square pier. with large col
umn shaft rising from the iBclosed space. The
OF thirty feet. and stands sxty-seven feet in total
height. The leading inscription is Dec Virdice''
The colonnade composed OF thirteen Doric coll
urnns besides the TWO end piers rises about eigh-
teen feet above the walkway and has its frieze
decorated with bronze seals Of the eleven states
that seeded and the three others that sent rep
nclosed by the coionnade stands large Doric col
uH3n over five feet in diameter. This column forms
a background for the bronze figure of Mr.. Davis.
and also carries on its top an allegorical bronze
whose title is "Vndicatrtx'' The large column
bears the seal OF the Confederacy in bronze AMI
the Confederate states OF America, 1s51-1s65,''
The bronze figure Of Mr. Davis stands on a great
block Of granite in front of the column and about
twelve feet above the roadway The President IS
represented in Standing position as II addressihs ms
open book OF history.
tract from Mr Davis's farewell speech, when he
resigned from the United states senate on the the
not 10 injure any section OF the country. not even
for our own pecuniary benefit but for the high and
rights We inherited, and which it is duty to
transmit unshorn 70 our children , 49,,
on the points OF the CoonnRde stand bronze tab
5oSfeeracy der The army tablet is inscribed From
struggle against overwhelming odds The navy
ism. teaching new methods Of wa1(are. it carried
the flag OF the South to the most distant seas
Norfolk Va. June 3-In accordance with the re-
quest Of General Stephen D. Lee. commander in
chief Of the United Confederate Veterans. that the
memory OF Jefferson Davis thus honored. at tho
hour Of the Unveng of the Jefferson Davis monu-
ment. Richmond. Va to-day, practically all
entire vicinity suspended for five minutes.
Not only We're trains and all operating works
work at p. m. for five minutes as we'll. In fact
sion Of work for several minutes In honor OF the
unVeltnE.