| Show wPfbf GRAND ARMY0 o Grizzled Veterans of the Civil War Present Heroic Statue of Grant to I the Nation iJ Unveiled in hz Great Rotunda of the Capitol by Granddaughter of I i the Hero of AppomattoxElaborate Ceremonies Commemorative Commemora-tive of the Event Held in the Hall of RepresentativesElo quent Tributes to Memory of the SoldierStatesman Washington May lOThe statute ol Gen Grant presented by the G A I to the Nation was unveiled in the great rotund of the Capitol today and elaborate elab-orate ceremonies commemorative of the vent were held In the hall of Repre M sentallves in the presence of a vast concourse of people who Included the widow laughter and descendants ol the hero of Appomattox hundreds of his comrades In arms and the ofllcerc and committee of the G A H and many distinguished In military political politi-cal and social circles POPULAR MOVE OF SOLDIERS Tile statue of the preeminent chief of the Union forces In the Civil war represents the contributions of thousands thou-sands Of his comrades of the G A R none of whom was allowed to subscribe more than 15 cents and is the result ol a movement started shortly after Gen Grants death at McGregor in July 1885 I Is the work of Franklin Simmons Sim-mons an American sculptor STATUE OF HEROIC SIZE Of marble of heroic size it stands on a granite pedestal emblazoned with a bronze seal of the G A H representing represent-ing the grim old hero In the full uniform uni-form of a General equipped for the field with lop boots and gaunllcls his cloak over his left arm and his right hand resting on the hill of his sword The counterfeIts of statesmen soldiers and pioneers In marble and bronze adorn the old House of Representatives chamber ot the Capitol now Statuary hall but these are gifts of the Individual Indi-vidual State UNVEILED IN ROTUNDA Grants statue was unveiled in the rotunda as belllled the statue of one whose valiant service was for the whole Nation There It will remain with the statues of Jefferson Hamilton and Lincoln Lin-coln which also are in the rotunda as an example and an Inspiration to future 20 n era lions WHERT3 STATUE STANDS The hero of Appomaltox stands neai the western entrance Hanked on either side by the famous paintings of the Surrender of Corn wa Is and the Surrender of Burgoyne The unveiling took place shortly before be-fore noon In the presence of Mrs Grant Mrs Sartoris Miss Sarloriu the officers of the G A R Speaker Henderson and Senator Frye president pro tern of the Senate UNVEILING KEPT SECRET The fact of the unveiling was kept secret and few people witnessed it There were no ceremonies Miss Sar loris attired In white nulled the lanyard lan-yard that uncovered the statue Mrs Grant Inspected It carefully and smiled her approval The party then repaired to the hall of the House where the ceremonies occurred CEREMONIES IN THE HOUSE The ceremonies in the House were profoundly Impressive They consisted of addresses by l Mr McCIeary Minn Mrs Grosvenor 0 Mr I Richardson Tenn Mr Varner III Mr Lln ney N C > Mr Gardner Mich Mr Brossius Pa and Mr Dolllver a GRIZZLED VETERANS PRESENT The gallery opposite the Speakers rostrum had been reserved for the members mem-bers of the G A R and was crowded with grizzled veterans who came to pay tribute to the memory of their loved comrade In the areain from of thc Speakers desk sal members of the Grand Army and the committee appointed I ap-pointed by the Grand Army encampment encamp-ment at Philadelphia who had been granted the privilege of the floor for the affair by a special resolution In the House MRS GRANT AND FAMILY In the gallery reserved for Mrs Grant and her family were Mrs Grant her daughter Mrs Nellie Grant Sartoris Lieu Sarlorls Miss Snrtoils and Miss Grant n daughter of Co1 Fred Grant AN IMPRESSIVE PRAYER Exactly at 12 oclock Speaker Hen dersons gavel 1 fell After an Impressive Impres-sive prayer by the blind chaplain the committee of the Grand Army among whom were CommanderinChlef Albert D Shaw Gen S S Btirdette Gen R 13 Heath S V1 CommanderInChlef Irvin Robblns ChaplnlnlnChief J L Grimm were ushered into the House PRESENTING I THE STATUE After the Speaker had announced time i order of the day Mr McCleary of Minnesota Min-nesota chairman of the Committee on Library sent lo the Clerks desk and had 1 letter rend addressed lo the Speaker presenting the statue Mr Mc Clean then offered the following reso lulonTHANKS THANKS OF CONGRESS Resolved by the House lho Senate concurring That the thanks of Congress Con-gress be given lo the Grand Army for the statute of Gen U S Grant Resolved Thai the slntue be accepted ac-cepted and placed In the Capitol and that a copy of these resolutions signed by presiding oflicers of the House or Representatives and the Serate be forwarded for-warded to the chairman of the committee com-mittee of the G A H on the Grant memorial EULOGIES I ELOQUENT l The eloquent eulogies of Gen Grant which followed wers listened to attentively atten-tively and several limes wrung round after round of applause from floor and ga Ii cries haltrieN Mr McClenry said In the spring of 1SG3 more men moved obedient to the ommnncl of Gen Grant than were ojnmanded by Napoleon In nil his campaigns from the begInning of his meteOrIc career on the plains of Italy and before the Pyramids of Egypt until hIs sun set at Waterloo and tho area oC Grants operations exceeded the area cO ired I by l Napoleon from the vinegar illls l FraiKo Ui tin simw slippes uf HUlsla SAVED THE UNION I Rut to appreciate the real dignity I and worth of i Jen Grants service to nanklnd they must be coixsldrivd In lho light of universal history His j f genius was exercised to save to the world its most secular possession I I J measure my words when I say the most I valuable secular possession of the worlds today Is the union of the American States Hundreds of livjis and hundreds hun-dreds of millions of treasure have been expended to preserve it bit in Its potency po-tency for Good to the world It Is I worth infinitely more than It has cost ENSHRINED IN THE CAPITOL I Mr IcClcary closed by saying I I Every man who had any part however I humble In the piescrvatlon of the Union Is I entllled lo the gratitude of the world Hence the propriety of enshrining within with-in this Capitol the temple of the great pacific principle of representation the building in which the represent atlvcH of the commonwealths meet n statue I of the great commander through whoso genius the Union was preserved The statue worthy alike of the genius t I which it commemorates and the brave men whose cheerful contributions produced pro-duced It I will be accepted and it will I be preserved In honor through the coming com-ing centuries SERVED UNDER GRANT I Mr Warner of Illinois who served under Gen Grant during the Civil war closing a review of Grants record said Within five years he was In command of all the armies of the United States the army under his 1m mediate command had moved by the left Hank down through the Wilderness Wilder-ness Gen Lee had tendered him his 5OIt and surrendered to him the gallant gal-lant army of northern Virginia and our country was saved and united forever Within eight years he was President of the United States and but a short time thereafter all the potentates of tIme world felt honored In standing uncov cred before the modest unassuming American the former woodchopper and country dork Today his statue honors the Capitol of the greatest na lion on earth l GROSVENORS EULOGY f t L Gen Giosvcnor of Ohio said in parts Thirtylive years have passed over our beads since Grant achiivcKl4hC Jc l l mlnntion of his great fame as flblrtleri During that time therttliave been wars r In Ihe world During that lime there have been great changes In military ladles In military organization In military mil-itary supplies and munitions and all I that appertains to the military arm of the Government but I venture to say that among those abe have come and gone among thos who have led armies in Egypt in Germany in France there has been no man who has any pretense of competition with Grant as a soldier today 4i RESPLENDENT OVER ALL I He has been criticised somewhat by one of the great generals of Europe great In the amount of pay that he draws great in the high rank that he holds great in the splendid decorations that he has but I ask my countrymen here today when we arc considering something of Grant in the light ol thirtyfive years whether we may not with a pride that is enjoyable con irast the career of Grant with all his mistakes If he made any compare I them with the most critical eye with the best thing that has been done by I the British army In Us great camI palgn against the Boers and tell rue whether Grant does not shine like a I meteor WILL LIVE ALWAYS I think the strategy of Grant that centered in the Wilderness and In front of Richmond the magnificent organization or-ganization of the amy of the Potomac will live as nn exemplar of military strategy and perfection long afler1 Wolseloy his critic long after Wolse hey the man who had deprecated him I long after Wolseley the hero of TclI ElKeblr In Egypt and the planner of the strategy of South Africa will have I been relegated to his proper position among the great Generals of lha world EXCONFEDERATES TRIBUTE Mr Richardson of Tennessee the minority mi-nority leader who fought In the Confederate Con-federate army against Grant said in part The most extravagant and fulsome ful-some eulogy that can possibly be bestowed be-stowed by human lips upon Gen Grant does not In time slightest degree derogate dero-gate from the pure and matchless mine of the hero and idol of those who I fought against him and of all truo I Confederates In that bloody period during dur-ing which his marvelous character was developed and which gave him the opportunity 4 I op-portunity to win everlasting renown I REVERES HIS MEMpKY But for the Indomitable courage and I valor of the Confederate soldier there would have been no opportunity I for his development and for time proof of his gIant strength As au exCon federate soldier I revere his memory and demand and have a Just right to demand to share In the honor and glory which cluster like jeweled diadems dia-dems around his name and render him conspicuous above his contemporaries as an American soldier and citizen Confederates can and do honor him because be-cause In battle he was a foeman worthy of their steel l DOLLIVERS ELOQUENT EULOGY ll Dolllver la concluded his eloquent elo-quent tribute as follows I count i also a part of Gen Grants achievements achieve-ments that he gave his name and the Influence of his administration to the > most beneficent treaty thai ever was drawn between two nations the treaty of Washington which was followed by I jft < the Geneva award settling a long1 J standing difference more than oncu1 threatening war between the two art 1 Ions t of the world that ought to stand side by side for the freedom and pros pro-s of mankind BELlEVED TN PEOPLE It was an absolute confidence in the judgment and patriotism of the American Amer-ican people that when the treaty of san Domingo went down In the Senate In a noise of vituperation In which even the PnNUlnt did not escape to urn away from the clamor of the hour and In the special message appeal from hat derision to the American people whose Judgment he said no Beldam rrs and against whose will 1 have no jolley lo enforce1 SHOULD HEAD HIS MESSAGES In the midst of aol new notional re iponsibilltltis I think American states ntJiei a great deal of gntlier could g IIat men 0 strength C1 and encouragement J l y going cncourngcmcnt 8tCnth papers letlers over again the messages let and biography of Ulysses S Grant 1IOgraph mark of Al 3 oclock as a further respect td the widow of Gen Grant and the and grandchildren hfs grandchidren daughter Grand Army of the llcpubllc the 0 JIpusc adjourned |
