The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-24

Raleigh, n. c., May 2O.-The unyeil-
ing on the capitol grounds here this
afternoon of the monument and statue
to Ensign Worth Bagley, a North Car
Gilman and the only naval officer of
the United States killed in the war
with Spain attracted a crowd of about
twenty thousand.
The only event of the day that inter
fered with its full pleasure was a tor
rent of rain that fell for twelxe mill
utes Immediately after the procession
reached the capitol, but the big crowd
stood it gamely and the sun soon came
out to dry the drenched ones.
The statue is a life-like resemblance,
and stands seven feet, nine inches ON
a base the same height. It is of bronze,
following the work of F. H. Packer, Of
New York, the sculptor, who designed
it, while the PEDESTAL and base are of
pink granite from the Balfour quarry
at Salisbury, n. C.
AAAoASA 1ASASy WOE LA dSlAoI4
off Cardenas, Cuba, being the deck-ofi-
Ger of the torpedo boat Winslow and
with him 0 of the crew were killed,
Bagley dying at once. The statue is
the gift of the entire Union, contri-
buttons of n dollar paying for it
The city was literally decorated in
United States flags, loaned by the Wa
Department, and the unwilling proper
was in charge of Frederick D. Ovens,
of Washington, who had charge of the
unwilling of the Mcclellan and the
Rochambeau statues in Washington.
The day is a legal holiday in North
Carolina, as it marks the twentieth of
May, the signing of the Mecklenburg
Declaration of Independence in 1775.
The invocation was by Rev. John S..
Watkins, of the Presbyterian church
of S~partanburg, S. c., who was Bag
leyts pastor, and in addition to music
by military bands there was a child
ren's chorus of $50 voices which gave
patriotic music. In the procession were
Confederate, Federal and Spanish war
veterans, national guard troops and a
thousand school children.
The Grafton was by Congressman r.
P. Hobson, of Alabama, the hero of
the Merrimac, grandson of the late
Chief Justice Pearson of this state,
and there was an address by Lieuten-
ant Victor Blue of the United States
navy, who was born in North Carolina.
Each paid glowing tributes to Ensign
Bagfey who had been their comrade-
in-arms.-
In his grafton Hobson dwelt upon
the past primacy in the nation OF the
south and the promise of the future
for it's repetition brought by the Span
ish-American war.
The address of Lieutenant Blue told
of personal incidents of the bravery
of Bag1ey.
On behalf of the alumni of Annapo-
lis a tribute to Bagley was paid by
Colonel John Wilkes, the oldest living
alumni and president of the Annapolis
alumni association.
"Bagley and the Four at Cardenas
Bay, a poem, was read by DR.. Hubert
Register, the chief marshal.
The presentation of the statue was
made by Chairman William w. Russ,
of the Bagley Monument committee.
and was received for the state by
Governor Glenn in an eloquent ad-
dress.
Mrs. Adelaide Worth Bagley, mother
of Ensign Worth Bagley, was the
honored guest of the day, and hand
some tributes were paid her on the
valor of her son.
Immediately following the unveilirg
of the Worth Bag1ey statue on the"caD-
itol grounds Governor Glenn gave a
public reception and over 1000 persons
passed the receiving line.
The reception was held in the ex-
ecutive offices at the capitol and OPP
posite the receiving line was a life-siE
oil portrait Of Ensign Worth Bagley.
In the receiving party were Govern
or and Mrs. Glenn, Congressman Rich
mond Pearson Hobson, of Alabama,
Lieutenant and Mrs. Victor Blue, Mrs
Adelaide Worth Bagley, mother OF The
Ensign. Misses Belle and Ethel Bag
ley and Mrs: Josephus Daniels, his
sisters, Ensign David Worth Bagley
Mr.. w. I'll. Bagley. his brothers, Mrs.
w H. Bagley, Mr.. Josephus Daniels.
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