Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-25
Fine Tribute Paid to Gen.
eraI Sheridan at
Washington.
SHAFT IN HIS HONOR
Thousands of Soldiers and Sail
ors Take Part in the
Ceremonies.

Washington, Nov. 25.-With mill
tary pomp and splendor, a heroic
statue of General Philip Henry Sheri
dan 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 we'll as a
large concourse of citizens were pres
ent
Many Soldiers There.
Thousands of soldiers of the regular
army and of the national guard and
United States marines and blue jack
cts from the navy were assembled as
a tribute to the dashing soldier of the
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 be-
ing shown in position of action rath-
er than standing placidly, as is the
case with SO many of the equestrian
statues of this city.
shown In Famous Battle.
The statue is one and three-quarters
times larger than life, and depicts
General Sheridan at theuage at which
he performed his greatest deeds. The
.spese isstaken from the occasion wffef
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 turris to his men, waving
hat in hand, and shouts to them to
turn back. He is mounted on his eel
ebrated horse RienZi The sum of $780,
900 was appropriated by congress for
the statue, whicn is said to contain
more molten brass than ever before
cast in this country. The piece is II
feet long, feet wide, and as com.
pleted the entire bronze piece is IA
feet in height.
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, she pulling the cord that
held the drapery in place.
In Fashionable District.
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
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
Duvall, as his chief aide. The 18Th
cavalry. the 4th battery of field artil
lery, the 18th, 44th, 45th and 104tf
coast artillery. Companies E and II, o
the United States engineers, Batterie!
ID and E of the 3rd field artillery, the
18th cavalry, 4 companies of Marines
2 companies of blue Jackets, from tn,
presidents yacht Mayfower, and tn,
Dolphin were in line, the United States
Marine band rendering appropriate
music. The second division consisted
of the District of Columbia militia
composed of the 1st and End regiment
of infantry, the 1st separate battalion
the signal corps, the 1st battery fiel
artillery. the naval battalion the hig
school cadets, headed by the engineer
band.
The third division of the parade wa