The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
CIVIL WAR HERO
HONORED BY THE
NATIONS LEADERS!
Heroic Statue Of General Phil
Sheridan Unveiled in
Washington.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-With military
pomp and splendor, a heroic statue Of
General Philip Henry Sheridan was
unveiled in this city today. The pres,
ident Of the United States and MEM
bers Of the cabinet, the diplomatic
corps, justices of the supreme court
OF the United States, senators, repre-
sentatives In congress-, veterans OF the
clvn war and many others prominent
IN ofncial life as well as a large con-
course of citizens were present.
Thousands Of soldiers OF the regular
army and, of the national. guard and
United States marines and bluejackets
from the navy were assembled as a
tribute to the dashing soldier OF the,
civil war whose efhgy was displayed,
to the public gaZe for the first time In
this city today.
The Statue.
The statue, the work of GutzomS
Borglum, was admired By everyonet
who saw 1t. 1t represents General
sheridan on horseback, his steed be-
ing shown in q position of action rath-
er tina standing placidly as is the case
with so many OF the equestrian statues
of this city. &c.. -, 49, NJ.
The statue is one and three quarter
times larger than life and depicts Gen
eral 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 h battle or
Cedar Creek. 40 He had been defeated
by General Early and as he reins in
his horse he turns to his men, waving
in hand and shouts to them to
turn back. He Is mounted on his cell
ebrated horse Rienzi. The sum Of $780,
600 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, eight feet wide and as COM
pleted the entire bronze piece Is IA feet
in height. u II
Especial interest was given the occa-
sion by the presence of the widow OF
the dashing soldier and her. son, Lieu
tenant 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 sMassa-s
streets. 1t Is by many
splendid mansions and is on the line OF
one Of the most popular driveways OF
the city. ~
Military Parade.
The military parade was headed by
General j.. Franklin Bell, chief of STAN
of the army, with General william p.
ouNdll dS lie Cilltl dluS. 1DG lHlEI6GuII
cavalry, the Fourth battery of field ar
tillery, the Seventeenth, Forty-fourth,
Forty-fifth and One Hundred and
Fourth coast artillery, Companies f.
and H, of the United States engineers,
Batteries d and Z. of the Third field
artillery, the Fifteenth cavalry, four
companies Of marines, two companies
of bluejackets, from the presidents
yacht Sheridan, -
Mayfiower and the Dolphin were In
-line,- the United States Marine band
rendering appropriate music. The sec-
ond division consisted of the District
OF Columbia militia, composed of the
First and Second regiments of In
fantry, the First separate battalion,
the signal corps, the First battery field
artillery, the Naval battalion, the High
School cadets, headed by the E~ngineersI
band.
The third division of the 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 faJ
nous soldier in whose honor they were
assembled.
President Roosevelt addressed the asl
semblage and pronounced a splendid
tribute to the ~valor and the military
genius. Of Sheridan. Horace -Porteri
Formerly ambassador to France, aIsd
spoke in honor OF the soldier and PAL
triot and. told OF his daring deeds on
the field of battle. e