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Show I NATIONAL EM jtesoTB Oremonies at the Dedkatioa of the Garfield Monument at Cleveland. PA5QUET TO HEJ1T M. STAJflET. Manorial Day in Jew Tort, Tan Tiou5and Men in Line Viewed by Gen. Sherman. w CuvEtim May 30. -Special. -of the great national events of the ''"f'took place in this c'rty today.- It the dedication of the magniticent Honumeiit erected in Lake View cerue- to President Jame Abram Gar-j Gar-j ore than x week ago, the re-"j;a's re-"j;a's or the late president were quietly moved from the public vault, where ; ,,v ,ad lain, and deposited in the Jv".,t of the itieoiorial that a grateful ..iiiatrv has raised in his honor. The ',,Jettaker who had charge of the work i, removing the remains removed the .,,nt M the casket in the crypt and ail iat vas mortal of the martyred presi-mtwas presi-mtwas exposed to view. The bwly .B found to be in a good state of pre-Irvitiou pre-Irvitiou and could easily be recog-, recog-, ml. The hair has somewhat fallen f from the forehead, bin the beard has .w,vn fully two inches. ' The ceremonies of the day were en a -,1c befitting the occasion. Every in-Ltrv in-Ltrv in the city is inoperative today, i,bt those engaged in it may have an 1Dortiiuitv to participate in the uere-,liHs uere-,liHs the parade was over four Xiu length, over2M0 Knights Tem-,,ir Tem-,,ir alone being m line. I he Grand m from numerous states, was pres-- pres-- it. an.l every civic society of prom--ettce in the country was represented, fie parade went along Euclid avenue, ; ie mansions on which were decorated 1.1,1 the magniticent lawns were covered a'itb iuwers. , it the cemetery gates an imposing iirh was erected, it was a duplicate .f the arch leading to the the capitol at Hartford, forty feet apart and one hun-,rei hun-,rei fcet in height. The pillars were ippeil by a cone-shaped structure. Inflations In-flations were sent out to nearly all the ij.tin"tiished men of the country and aostof them were accepted. In the Biaiease procession could be seen men vim bad served the nation at home and IIIPNUl. The exercises at the cemetery were "aiited to an hour and a half. At the -iuthwest comer of the monument the waiter's stand, with a seating capacity i one thousand was erected. Among lui'se visitors were manV' who -had Helped to make history. fix-President H. B. Hayes was president of the day. His address was brief. The orator of m day was Hon. J. D. Cox. ex-gov-raor of Ohio. Mr. Cox was followed he other speakers, among them being a member of the cabinet. The president was entertained during his visit by D. P. Ellis, and Mr. Blaine hy Mrs. J. A. Garfield, widow of the iaie president. The marble statue of Garfield, which iiamls directly in the center of the peat pile of marble and sandstone, represents him as just risen from his rhair in congress and about to address I he house of representatives. .The mmicment stands on the highest bit of pjnml in the cemetery. It is fash-i'lneil fash-i'lneil like a circular tower. It is fifty feet in diameter, and is elevated on hniail. high terraces, reached by a kindred or mors wide steps. At the hase of the tower projects a great flare porch, handsomely decorated itemally with a historical frieze di-ided di-ided into live panels, containing ba-wiefs ba-wiefs representing the career of Gar-icld. Gar-icld. Upon these panel are 1 12 life ized figures, each possessing a distinct mlividuality. Over the entrance doors is the in-"Tiption, in-"Tiption, "Erected by a Grateful Conn-;y Conn-;y ia Memory of James Abram Gar-i Gar-i 'id, Twentieth President of the United "at of America. Scholar. Soldier, 'tatesniaii. Patriot. Born November AlSai. Died September 19, t88i." Probably 200,000 people in the United MQiribated to the building of the mon-"uenf mon-"uenf The sonth came forward with tMiial liberality, but the $150,000, ' lihii the monument cost, was made i(i m a large measure , of pennies, ixkles, dimes, and qnarters. Among other thiugs Mr. Cos said: .t u well this memorial should be "alt here in the eapitat city of the Tsti.Tti reserve.' He was nimself a "P of the western reserve boy. His irMe effigy rinder this dome is a rt of apotheosis of western re-rve re-rve manhood. It typifies the courage ,r m;ia and woman which planted new '"Hi; where the savages still roamed, Fvl vigor of botly and limb, tire-'" tire-'" industry and thrift and daring pur-luand pur-luand unfaltering-will- - . tamling in the presence of the Gar-statue Gar-statue were many young; souls "nscious of kinship in se"lf -dependence, a longing for cultivation and for noble arid possibly also in the capacity -ill will form aspirations and purposes b3"ilptui'cd form and pure as marble 11 "toll it is chiseled. It will be right-1 right-1 imvilege of such to idolize the !inr which serves as hL model Maimulatea his best ambitions." L then traced Garfield's career and sw with a brilliant peroration on the wyred president. -.W'siiieut Harrison, Vice-President ',11'- nicml)ers and e.t-mernbers of ' caoiuct, the general of the -army J".ne governor of Ohio were present, rresident Harrison then addressed Msemblage, which was followed by ceremonies by Knighu Templars. -"'Closed the exereises. |