The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-09-04
MONUMENT TO rlARCUS
DAILY UNVEILED

of Marcus DAILY, the handicraft of the
famous sculptor, the late Augustin St.
Gaudens, was unveiled in Butte today
in the presence of thousands of admir-
ers of the great Montanan. The
statue was unveiled at II O'Clock, Miss
Winnifred Brennan, niece of Pete
Brennan, the lifelong friend of Mr..
Dals, and Marcus O'Farrell, grand
nephew of Mr.. Daily, and William
O'Neill, son of Jack O'Neill, superin-
tendent of the Anaconda mine, officia-
ting when the cords were drawn which
removed the American flag and the
veil that covered the bronze figure and
and ITS gigantic base.
When the heroic statue of Marcus
Daily appeared great cheer swelled
the air, the vast assem- blage of spec
tators, packing the street around the
statue and stretching for blocks in
both directions, breaking into spon-
taneous applause.
The address of c. F. Kelley, orator
of the occasion, was a splendid one,
and the remarks made by P. F. Bo-
land, chairman of the Marcus Daily
Memorial association, and the printed
eulogy from the pen of Martin Ma
ginnis, which was read by DR.. J. F.
Spellman OF Anaconda, were most
appropriate.
Music was furnished by two bands,
tana State band.
The statue, which is of massive
bronze, mounted on a pedestal and
bsse of gray granite, chiseled in artis-
tic and dignitied form, presents Mr..
Daily arrayed in the costume which
was habitual to him and which is in
stantly. recognized as true to life by
all acquaintauces. He holds his coat
over his left arm and his hat in his
right hand, the right arm being ex-
tended at his side. Mr.. Daily stands
with his shoulders thrown back and
head up in a natural posture, and the
sculptor has caught the dignified,
confident yet reposeful air natural to
him in life, with masterful fidelity.
The monument is stately and the
statue noble and inspiring, and they
will stand at the head of Butte's main
thoroughfare during the years to
come, an artistic as we'll as affection
ate tribute to the man who, more than
any other, created, established and de-
veloped the greatest industry in the
state.
The following inscription in gold
lettering adorns the pedestal upon
which the bronze figure stands:
"Marcus DAILY, pioneer miner. who
first developed the famous property on
the hill overlooking the site of this
memorial, which was erected by his
fellow citizens in tribute to his noble
traits of character, in grateful re1nem
brance of his good deeds and in COM
memoration of the splendid services
he rendered as a builder of the city of
Butte and the state of Montana.
Erected 19O6.''
While the unveiling ceremonies were
in progress, Mrs. Marcus Daily, her
son and daughters occupied front seats
on the speakers platform, which, be-
sides many others, contained the fol-
lowing notable persons and relatives
of Marcus DAILY: Mrs. Marcus Daily,
Mark DAILY, Miss Harriet DAILY, Mrs.
Madge Brown, Pat Daily, brother of
Marcus Daily, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
Ridden, Mrs. Ridden being a sister;
Mrs. James Shields, sister of Mrs.
DAILY; Mr., and Mrs. ]. Ross Clark,
Mrs. Clark also being a sister of Mrs.
Daily; Mike O'Farrell, Mrs. Mark
O'Farrell, Miss Hattie Evans.