Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-11-25
HONOR THE memory
!: ><=:sQF PHIL SHERIDAN
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PreSideh. and Many High
officials Join Citizens In
Tribute to tie
General.
WIDOW UNVEILS
HIS MONUMENT
Biz Parade of Soldiers. Sailors
and Veterans MdrCht S In
RtvltW IN the Ma
tiOndl Copitdl
Today.

tary pomp land splendor an heroic
statue of General Philip Henry Sher-
idan was unveiled in this city today.
The president of the United states
and members of the cabinet, the DIP
lomatic 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 a5
a large concourse of citizens were
present. Thousand of soldiers of the
regular army and of the national
guard and United States marines and
bluejackets from the navy, were as
sem bled as a tribute to the dashins
soldier of the Civil war, whose efligy
was displayed to the public gaze for
the first time in this city today.
The statue, the work of Gutzom
Borglum, was admired by everyone
who saw 1t. 1t represents General
Sheridan on horseback. his steed be-
| ing shown in a position of action
rather than standing placid.y as is
the case with so many of the eques-
! trian statues of this city.
/ The statue is one and three quar-
ters times larger than lie and depicts
General sheridan at the age at which
he performed his greatest deeds. Tne
pose is taken from the occasion when
ne returned to the field at the bat
tie OF Cedar creek. He had been de-
| feated by General Early and as ne
reins in his horse he turns to his men
waving hat in hand and Shouts to
them to turn back. lie 10 mounted
on his celebrated horse Reinzi. The
sum Of $4,000 was appropriated by
| Congress for the statue, which II
said to contain more molten brass
than ever before cast in this coun-
try. The piece is IL feet long, feet
wide and as completed the entite
bronze piece is II feet in height
Especial interest was given the
occasion by the presence of the wild
ow 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 mos
fashionable residential section of tn
city, in what is known as Sherida
Square at the intersection of Mas
sachusetts avenue, Twenty-third ans
r streets. 1t Is surrounded by ma J
splendid mansions and Is ON the lih'
of one of the most popular driveway.
of the city.
The military parade was headed b,
General ]. Franklin Bell, chief o
staff of the army, with General WI
Lam =. Duvall, as his chief aide. Tn
3th cavalry, the 4th battery of fiel'
laitillery, the nth. 44th, 45th, an
, l04th coast artillery. companies /
and II, of the United S.a,es ensi
neers. batteries D and z of the 81
, field artillery, the 10Th cavalry, fou
companies of marines, two companie
, of bluejackets, from the president
iyacht Mayflower and the Dolphin
, were in line, the United states Mar
, inc band rendering appropriate mu
sic. The second division consisted u
the District OF Columbia mlnt.a, com
I posed of the first and cond regi
: ments OF infantry. the first separaI
, battalion. the signal corps, the fir'
! battery field artillery, the naval bal
}. talon, the high, school cadets. heade
1 | by the engineers band.
= The third division of the parad
: was composed of veteran societies {
the army of the Potomac, OF tn
- =
Ohio, whose members served unde
the famous soldier in whose hon
they were assembled.
4 President Roosevelt addressed IN
: assemblage and pronounced a spler
= did tribute to the yalor and the mil
:, tary genius of Siberian. Horace POI
= ter, formerly ambassador TO Franc
), also spoke In honor of the soldier a.
l, patriot and tod of his daring deco
!. on the field of battle.
q President Roosevelts address WI
as follows:
;, 1t is ieminently fitting that the M
= tion's illustrious men, the men WI
= loom as heroes before the eyes Of OF
people, should be fifth gly comm n
= Grated here at the national capita
: and l am glad indeed to take part
) the unveilng of this statue to Gene
I'll al Sheridan. His name will aiwa!
J. stand high or the list of Ameriea
a WORTHLESS. Not only was he gre
. general, but ne showed his grea'n
"a with that touch OF originality Will
~ we call genius. Indeed IN 5 qual
"a Of briniance has been in one ssn