Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-11-25


itary pomp and splendor an heroic
statue Of General Philip Henry
Sheridan was unveiled in this city
today. The president OF the United
Stats and members OF the cabinet,
the diplomatic corps. justices OF the
supreme court OF the Unitel States.
representatives in congress,
veterans OF the civil war and many
others prominent In ofiicial life, a.
we'll as q large cOncourse of citisens
we're present. Thousands OF soldiers
Of the regular army and OF the ma
tional guard and United States ma
rines and bluejackets from the navy.
we're assembled as tribute to the
dashing soldier Of the civil war,
whose efigy was displayed to the
public gaze for the first time In this
city today.
The statue, the work Of Gutsom
Borglum was admired by everyone
who saw 1t. II represents General
Sheridan on horseback. his steed be-
ing shown In q position OF action,
rather than standing placidly % Il
the case with 10 many OF the eGues-
trian statues OF this city.
The statue is one ana three-quar-
ter times larger than life and depicts
General Sheridan at the age at which
he performed his greatest deeds. Tho
pose Is taken from the occasion when
he returned to the field ct the battlc
OF Cedar Creek. He had been de-
feated by General Early and - he
reins in his horse he turns to his
men. waving his hat In hand and
shouts to them to turn back. He IA
Rienxi.
The sum Of $4,000 was appropri-
ated by congress for the statue.
which 10 said to contain more molted
brass than ever ! bes1z77 forest 7sst IN this
country. The piece is IL feet long.
8 feet wide and A. completed the
entire 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. oi
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 know as the Sheri-
dan Square at the intersection OF
Massachusetts avenue and Twenty
third and r streets. It Is surround
ed by many splendid mansions and
Is on the line OF the most popular
driveways of the city.
The military parade was headed
by General J. Franklin Bell. chief ol
staff of the army. with General VIII
liam p. Duvall, as his chief aide. The
18th cavalry, the 4th battery oi
Field Artilary. companies f. and II
OF the United States engineers, bat
teries D. and f Of the Sd Field Ar
tillery. the 18th Cavalry. four COM
panies Of Marines. two companies OF
blue Jackets from the presidents
yacht, Mayfower. and the Dolphin
were in line, the United States Ma
rine band rendering appropriate
music. The second division consist
ed of the District OF Columbia Mill
tia, composed Of the 1st and I'd regi
ments Of the Infantry. the 1st Sepa-
rate Battalion. the Signal Corps, the
1st Battery Field Artillery. the Ma
val Battalion, the High School Ca
dets. headed by the Engineers band.
The third division Of the parade
was composed Of veterans societies
oe the Army Of the Potomac. of the
Cumberland. the Tennessee and the
Ohio. whose members served under
the famous soldier In whose honor
they were assembled.
The following Is the address de-
livered at the unveiling Of the
monument by President Roosevelt:
It IL emfnently htting that the
Nations illustrious men. the men
who loom as heroes before the eyes
Of our people. should be fittingly
ccmmemorated here at the National
capitol, and I am glad indeed to take
part in the unveiling of this statue
tt General Sheridan. His name vii!
always stand high on the list OF
American worthless. Not only was
nc a great general, but he showed
his greatness with that touch OF or
iginality we call genius. Indeed
this quality OF brilliance has been
IL one sense a disadvantage to his
reputation, for It has tended to over
shadow his solid ability. We tend
to think of him only as the dashing