The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-11-27
Roosevelt Speech
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iO-Ns wv w ith !
military pomp and splendor the
heroic statue of General Philip Henry |
Sheridan was unveiled in this city |
today. The President of the United |
States and members of the cabinet
the diplomatic corps, justices of the
Supreme Court of the United States,
Senators. Representatives in Congress
veterans of the Civil War and many
Others prominent in official life as
well as large concourse of citizens
We're present. Thousands of soldiers
of the regular army and of the nation
al guard and United States marines
and blue jackets from the Navy, were
assembled as tribute to the dead
soldier of the Civil War whose effigy
was displayed to the public gaze for
he first time in this city today.
The statue. the work of GutZom
Borglum, was admired by everyone
who saw II. 1t represents General
Sheridan ON horseback, his steed be-
ing shown in a position of action
rather than standing placidly as is
the case with so many of the eques-
trian statues of this city.
The statue is one and three quarters
times larger than life and depicts
General Sheridan at the age at which
he performed his greatest deeds. The
pose is taken from the occasion when
he returned to the field at the Battle
of Cedar Greek He has been de-
feated by General Early and as he
.reins in his horse he turns to his
men. waving his hat in hand and
shouts to them to turn back. He Is
mounted on his celebrated horse
/ Rienzi. The sum of $4,000. was
/ appropriated by Congress for the
statue which is said to contain more
molten brass than ever before cast
/ in this country. The piece is l. > feet
/ long, s feet wide and as completed
/ the entire bronze piece is Il feet
/ in height
/ Especial interest was given the
occasion by the presence OF the widow
of the dashing soldier and her son
Lieutenant Phil Sheridan, of the
Army. The statue was unveiled by
Mrs. Sheridan herself pulling the
cord that held the drapery in place.
The statue is located in the most
| fashionable residential section OF the
city, in what is known as Sheridan
Square at the intersection of Mass
achusetts Avenue, Twenty-third and
r streets. 1t is surrounded by many
splendid mansions and Is on the line
of one of the most popular driyeways
of the city.
The military parade was headed by
General J. Franklin Bell. Chief of
STAFF of the Army. with General
William p Duvall, as his chief aide.
The 18th Cavalry, the 4th Battery of
Field Artillery. Companies f and II,
of the United States Engineers, Bat
teries ID and f of the 3rd Field
Artillery. the 18th Cavalry, 4 COM
panies of Marines, companies of
| blue jackets. from the president S
yacht Mayflower. and the Dolphin
were in line, the United States Marine
Band rendering appropriate music.
| The second division consisted of the
District of Columbia Militia, COM
posed of the st and End regiments
of Infantry, the 1st separate Battal-
ion. the Signal Corps. the 1st Battery
Field Artillery. the Naval Battalion.
the High School Cadets. headed by
the Engineers Band.
The third division of the parade
was composed of veteran cocieties of
the Army of the Potomic. of the
Cumberland. the Tennessee and the
Ohio, whose members survived the
famous soldier in whose honor they
were assembled.
President Roosevelt addressed the
assemblage and pronounced a splen-
did tribute to the valor and to the
military. genius of Sheridan. Horace
Porter. formerly Ambassador to
France. also spoke in honor of the
soldier and patriot and told of his
daring deeds on the field of battle
The President said:
1t is eminently fitting that the ma
tions illustrious men, the men who
loom as heros before the eyes of our
people. should be fittingly commem-
Grated here at the National Capital,
and am glad indeed 10 take part
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