Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1902 — IN HONOR OF M’KINLEY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IN HONOR OF M’KINLEY.

Monument to the President Unveiled nt Muskegon, Mich. The first statue of President William McKinley erected in the world was nnveiled at Muskegon, Mich., on Memorial day with impressive ceremonies. The bronze, pedestal and quadrangle, which cost 530,000, are the gift to the public schools of Muskegon of Charles H. Hackley, whose benefactions now aggregate 51,000,000. The statue, which is of heroic proportions, portrays the President as he stood in one of his characteristic attitudes dur-

Jng thfr delivery of his last speech at the Pan-American Exposition at Buff ala just before he was assassinated. His figure Is erect and is in an easy position, with one foot slightly advanced. One hand Is in his pocket, and in the other reposes the manuscript of his speech. The bronze stands on a handsome granite pedestal, and surrounding it on three Sides is a court, also of solid granite. The fourth side is open to allow of closer approach, and is terraced by slightly rounding steps of stone. The floor in the center of the court is composed of mosaic. Charles Henry Niehaus of New York is the designer of the monument and statue. Between 5,000 and 6,000 visitors, from all parts of the United States attended the dedicatory exercises. A military and civic parade in which 2,500 persons took part traversed the principal streets of the city. There were present two companies of United States infantry from Fort Sheridan, commanded by Maj. Wood; the entire Second regiment of Michigan National Guard, under command of Col. William T. McGurrin of Grand Rapids; Gov. A. T. Bliss and his entire staff; the Uuited States revenue cutters Morrill and Fessenden and several companies of \Pythians, Templars, Odd Fellows and othbr secret societies In uniform.

MUSKEGON’S M’KINLEY MONUMENT.