Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26
To Memory Of Gen. Sheri-
dan at Washington.
Imposing Gathering Of Citizens,
Military and Naval Forces.
Splendid Tribute to the Dead Sol.
der by Pres. Roosevelt.

Washington, November 23.-With
military pomp and splendor an heroic
statue Of General Philip Henry
Sheridan was unveiled in this city to-
day 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 were
present. Thousands of soldiers Of the
regular army and of the national guard
and United States marines and blue
jackets from the Navy, were assembled
as tribute to the dashing soldier Of
the Civil War whose efigy was dis
played 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 it. 1t represents General Sheridan
on horseback, his steed being shown in
a position of action rather than stand
ing placidly as is the case with so
many of the equestrian 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 Creek. He had been defeated
by General Early and as he reins IN
his horse he turns to his men, waving
hat in hand and shouts to them 20
turn back. He is mounted on his ceie-
brated horse Renzi. The sum OF $50
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 II
feet long, s feet wide and as completed
the entire bronze piece is IA feet in
height
Especial interest was given the oc-
caSion by the presence of the widow
of the dashng 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 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
The Military parade was headed by
General J. Franklin Bell, Chief Of
STAFF of the Army. with General Will
liam +. Duvall. as his chief aide. The
18Th cavalry. the 4th Battery Of Field
Artillery, the 18th. 4fth, 45th, anu
104th Coast Artillery. Companies II
and II, of the United states Engineers,
Batteries d and +, of the 3rd Field
Artillery. the 18th Cavalry, companies
of Marines, 2 companies of blue
Jackets. from the Presidents yacht
Maynower. and the Dolphin were in
line the United States Marine Band
rendering appropriate music. The
second division consisted of the Dis
trict OF Columbia Militia. composed of.
the 1st and End regiments of Infantry,
the lst Separate Battalion. 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 societies of the
Army of the Potomac. of the Cum
berland the Tennessee and the ONO,
whose members served under the fam
GUS soldier in whose honor they We're
assembled.
President Roosevelt addressed the
assembage and pronounced splendid
tribute to the valor and 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.
1t is eminently fitting that the Nations $
illustrious men. the men who loom as
heroes before the eyes of our people.
should be tittinsly commemorated here at
the National Capital. and l ann glad in
deed to take part in the unveiiing OF TINS
statue to General Sheridan. His name
will always stand high on the list of Ann