Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1890 — HONORING HIS MEMORY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HONORING HIS MEMORY.

DEDICATION OF THE GARFIELD MEMORIAL.

President Harrison, Members of the Cabinet, and Many Other Distinguished Statesmen Participate. Cleveland, Ohio, May 31.—The roar of cannon and the cheers of 50.000 people welcomed President Harrison and Vice-President Morton to Cleveland to participate in the unveiling of the monument to the memory of the late President Garfield. The monster demonstration at the union depot, however, crowned the triumphal entry into the city. The first to greet the President was ex-Presideut Hayes. The President shook hands with him and several other gentlemen, and was then escorted to his carriage. As the President stepped into his carriage there was a mighty roar. In advance of the carriage doing escort duty were the cavalrymen of the First Cleveland troop in their black and yellow uniforms. Behind them In the first car-

riage were President Harrison, ex-Presl-dent Hayes, the Hon. Amos Townsend, and Mr. D. P. Eells. In the second carriage were Vice-President Morton, ex-Gov. Foster, Mayor Gardner, and’ Gen. Barnett. Secretary_Windom, Mr. Leo Mcßride, the Hon. R. C. Parsons, and L. E. Holden were seated in the third carriage, and in the fourth were Postmaster General VVananjaker. Marshall Ramsdell aud Mr. M. A. Hanns. Attorney General Miller. George H. Ely and S. T. Everett occupied the fifth carriage, and Secretary Rusk, the Hon. William McKinley, Jr., and the Hon. D. A. Angler the sixth. At Bond street the escort wheeled and led the distinguished visitors up to and along Euclid avenue past decorated blocks and residences until the borne of Mr. Eells was reached. The party then disbanded. President Harrison and Marshall Ramsdell, the guests of Mr. Eells, alighted and tne other carriages rolled away to the various houses where the occupants were to be entertained'. Gen. W, T. Sherman arrived later in the day and was the guest of his nephew Henry S. Sherman. Maj-Gen. Schofield of the army is being entertained by Mr. William Chisholm.

At noon tho procession started toward Lake View cemetery, five miles awwy. The cemetery was reached at 2:30 o’clock, and there was thunder of cannon as President Harrison’s carriage neared the head of the procession and passed under tho triumphal arch spanning the cemetery gates. President Harrison and Gov. Campbell occupied the first carriage. Behind them were ex-President Hayes and Vice-President Morton, and in tho next were* Postmaster-General Wanamaker, Maj.-Gen. Schofield, Major McKinley, and Secretary Rusk. In tiie other carriages were members of President Garfield's cabinet and utrmerous Senators and Congressmen. The parade surpassed in numbers and appearance anything eyer seen in Cleveland. Tho military and tho masonic bodies were massed in front, and the veterans and civic societies followed. Over forty bands were interspersed through the procession, which, although the men marched twelve abreast, stretched out for a distance of three

SftSWK'J The special trains had brought sfii<MWi»''oplb to the cemetery gates and dbout the monument was terHays., president of tha Garfield Monument Association, made the opening speech, and the oration was ex-Governor Jacob D. Cox, ■deao of thtniDincinnati law college. T-r rA fQf r >o° voices sung patriotic Ai«-ri.^*®. r l.U lo regular exercises the Knights 2femplar held brief services and a national salute was fired. stands on xhlufboverlooking Lake View cemetery. ■^ltS 1 100 feet above tho level’<3f 'tntV’ld'lbd,' three miles distant, and it .rises to.a-height of 180 feet. It is -aMK'injyosuig structure, conspicuous J6r“rfiiles in all directions, while internally it jsjthe njost magnificent mortuary temse off fftis Continent. Artistically •consideredi,' its dias few if any suin the world.

THE MEMORIAL BUILDING.