Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-26
PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF CAB.
MET AND ARMY NoTAeLEs
HONOR MEMORY OF pAsHlNG
HERO OF THE CIVIL WAR.
MILITARY PARADE
is ONE OF FEATURES
UNWILLING OF STATUE DEPICT
INC. SHERIDAN IN MEMORABLE
CHARGE is WITNESSED BY HIS
WIDOW AND SON.

Washington. Nov 25.-With mill
'afy pomp and splendor the heroic
statue of General Philip Henry Sheri-
dan was unveiled In this city today.
Inc president of the United States
rand members of the cabinet, the dipIo-
matte corps, justices of the supreme
court Of the United States, senators.
representatives in congress. veterans
OF the civil war and many others prom
inent in official life as well as large
concourse Of citizens were present.
thousands of soldiers Of the regular
army and OF the national guard and
United States marines and blueiack-
cts from the navy, were 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.
Represents Sheridan in Action.
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 position of action Jrath-
er than standing placidly as lis the
case with SO many Of the equestrian
statues of this city.
The statue is one and three-duarters
times larger than life and depicts Cen
eral Sheridan at the age at which sha
performed his greatest deeds. The
pose is taken from the occasion when
he returned to the field at the battle
of Cedar Creek He had been defeat
ed by General Early and as he reins In
his horse he turns to his men, waving
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 12 feet
long feet wide and as completed the
entire bronze piece Is IA feet in height
Widow and Son Present.
Especial interest was given the oc
casion 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 Sher-
idan 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 Massa-
chusetts avenue, Twenty-third and r
streets 1t is surrounded by many
splendid mansions and is on the line
of one of the most popular driveways
of the city.
Military Parade Feature.
The military parade was headed by
General ] 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 artil-
lery, the 17th 44th, 45th and 1O4th
coast artillery, companies q and Fl, of
the United States engineers, batteries
d and E of the 3rd field artillery, the
18th cavalry, four companies Of ma
rines, two companies of blueiackets
from the presidents yacht Mayflower,
and the Dolphin were in line, the
United States marine band rendering
appropriate music. The second divi-
sion consisted of the District of Co
lumbia militia, composed of the 1st
and End regiments of infantry, the Ist
separate battalion, the signal corps,
the. 1st battery field artillery, the naval
battalion, the high school cadets, head
ed by the engineers band
me tnird DIVISION OF lne parade Was
composed of veteran societies OF the
Army of the Potomac. of the Cumber-
land, the Tennessee and the Ohio,
whose members served under the fam
GUS soldier in whose honor they were
assembled.
President Roosevelt addressed the
assemblage and pronounced splen-
did tribute to the yalor and the mill
tary genius Of Sheridan. Horace Por-
ter, formerly ambassador to France.
also spoke in honor of the soldier and
patriot and told of his daring deeds on
the field of battle.