The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-06
HONOR TO WILLIAM
M'KINLEY At
BUFFALO
Monument Unveiled TO the Mar
tyred President.
HUGHES is CITTS GUEST,
Memorial Of White Marble Erected BY
Tho State OF Now Iork. Cost
100000.

Bunalo's old home week was the ded.
ication ~ the great Mckinley monu-
mcut aud H. presentation to the state
by the monument commission.
There WIS grand military parade
Ia which two hutinlions of the Twelfth
United States infantry. the SiNty.nfth
regiment. y. q. y. y: the seventy
fourth regiment. y. q. y. y. the Thir.
tcculh ROYAL Canadian regiment ~
Hamilton ont. aud the Royal IN.
silrrr, of London. ont. tuok part
The parade formed 40 Delaware ave
nue. nnd North street aud marched
down Delaware avenue 60 the resi-.
drucc OF e. ~ Butler chairman ~
the monument commission. There
Governor Hughes. who l. the guest
of Mr. Butler. with bis stan aud mem
beers NJ o.. monument commission. frll
into line ll,hiud the Thirteenth Cana.
dian regiment aul Immediately prr.
ccdIug ilr Sr,rut, fourth regiment 81
this clty. nnd thr march Go the site ~
the monument was then resumed.
The dedication ceremonies opened
with prayer hy the Rev william u.
Walker. D. a.. bishop ~ the Ep.-co.
pal diocrsr ~ western New York
After au Address by Mayor James y
Adam. Mr.. Truman g. Avery unveiled
tie monument The presentation o.
the state was made by Chairman But.
lcr. Governor charles T. Hughes nc.
ccpird fur thr state of New York The
h.urdIci.on WIS given hy the Right
Rev. Charles ~ Cotton. Roman Catho-
DE- bishop ~ Hunaio
A. Guycruur Hughes stepped upon
the PLATFORM Their. came roll ~ thnn
Der lopminr salute from the heavens.
Rain came down and th" Immense
Gag which cuyclui-d the ul'vlisk la L.
folds was INIT ln twain by the wind
The stay roiss hruke from their Ia
Jennings. aud the two ends - ihe nng
nuticrpi ont over tbr crowd.
Edward ~. Butler. chairman ~ the
monument commission. Introduced
Mayor /. y. Adam. Whu said in part
Buffalo WIS bowed down in grief
81 ihe death ~ william Mckinley. 10.
lny She lifts her head aui pays trih.
ute a. hls msmury Nu marble column
can make his memory d'urrr a. us.
Tie WIS our president our nrirhis"r.
our friend His unmr H. rn-hrInrd in
the heart ~ Buffalo To FUTURE geurr
ntinns who never knew bis kindly
smile or hrBd bic N"Ir" this noble
shaft viii attest biz fame We need
~ other measure ~ greatness than
the measure ~ his hiudnrs- and love
To-day be- looks down upuu us frum BIZ
abiding plnor tie sr,s uud knows aud
understands Peace bet Il d., We
loved him and will love him forever
Dead be- a. not dead o. ~. but lives
w our hearts"
The monument. which was designed
/ hy Carrcrr 4 liBsi.ug, ~ New York
city. was erected % the state " New
York on % site provided 10y the city ~
Buffalo n Is in thr form ~ an obc.
. iisk. the tnpsriur puiut ~ which rises
. high above the trees ~ Niagara square
and Il visible Tor hing distance on
. the six approaches formed by the To-.
. tcrseciinn ~ three thorDughfarrs VI.
agnm aud Court streets aud Delaware
avenue. There. midway between aud
visible from the hustle and hurry ~
/ business NE on Main street on the
north and east. Delaware avenue,
with H. pnlniIal homes. 10 Che west
aud lower Court street aud H. teue
mcnts 10 the south. II stands constant
reminder " the lofty ideals aud noble
qualities Of the mnriyr',i president
/ The ohcllsk II o pure white marble
shaft eighty six feet In height At IN,
corners " the shaft nrc four great
marble lions designed by 4. rhlnlzicr
/ Proctor ~ New York from mo'icls
studied IN the New York geological
, garden.
] ON four Sides Of the base ~ the col
umu are the following inscriptions:
This shaft WIS erected hy the state
NJ New York e. honor the memory ol
William Mckinley. twenty nth pr'si
dent ~ the United States ~ America
william Mckinley WIS barn NJ Niles
o.. Jan. ~. 1873: was enlisted In N,
Twenty ohio volunteers June I I
1861. M private aud mustered out Iuly
~. 1869. as major by brcyct for gal
lantry under fire. William Mckinley
died In Bunnlo Sept ~. 1901. victim
~ trcnchcrous assassin. who shoI
the president as be- was extending {,
him the hand ~ courtesy"
The entire cost. Inclusive ~ the sur
roundlngs. was nearly S2OO.OOO.