Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-27
sHER|DAN'S MONU- NENT AT LAST
 UNVEILED

DISTINCTION, November 25.- v;,b military pomp and splendor an ,,,,;c statue of General Philip Henry Ss.,i5on was unveiled in this city to- Iov The president of the United o,.,ss and members of the cabinet, the 3;,lomatic corps, justices of the SUI a,sme court of the United States, sen l,,-s representatives in congress, vet ,.ors of tho Civil war and many others eminent in official life as we'll as a i,.cc concourse of citizens were pres .,, Thousands of soldiers of the reg. ,,oy army and of the national guard o,d United States marines and blue Jackets from the navy, were assembled .. A tribute to the flashing soldier of ,bo Civil war whose efigy was dis oI,veL to the public gaze for the first time in this city today.
 The statue, the work of Gutzom R,rg'um, was admired by everyone who saw it.
 It represents General Sheridan on horseback. his steed. being shown in , position of action, rather than stand mo 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 Gen era! sheridan at the age at which he performed his greatest deeds. The pose ia taken from the occasion when he re. turned to the field at the battle of Ce- Jar 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 to turn hack. He is mounted on his celebrated horse Rienzi. The sum of s50,000 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 twelve feet long. eight feet wide. and as completed the entire bronze piece is fourteen feet in height.
 Especial interest was given the oc. casion by the presence of the widow of the flashing soldier and her son Lieu. tenant Phil Sheridan, of the army. The statue was unveiled by Mrs. Sheri- dan herself, who pulled the cord that he'd the drapery in place.
 The statue is located in the most fashionable residential portion of the city, in what is known as Sheridan Square at the intersection of Massa. chusetts Avenue, Twenty third and k streets It 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 William P. Dlvall, as his chief aide. The 18th Cavalry, the 4th Battery of Field Ar tilIery, the l7th, filth, 45th and l04th Coast Artillery. Companies F and II, of the United States Engineers, Batter. ies D and F. of the 3rd Field Artillery, :hc 18th Cavalry, four companies of Marines, two companies of blue jackets, from the presidents yacht Mayhower, and the Dolphin were in line, the Unit ed States Marine band rendering ap- Propriate music. The second division consisted of the District of Columbia Militia, composed of tho lst and End regiments of Infantry, the Ist Separate Battalion, the Signal Corps, the lst Battery Field Artillery, the Naval Bat talon the High School Cadets, beaded by the Engineers Band.
 Tae 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 ia nous soldier in whose honor they were assembled. "a
 President Roosevelt addressed the as. 'enblagc and pronounced a 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 patri- ot and told of his daring deeds on the deld of battle.