t-...my had fortunntrly hcen given to the xarlon. expm~~3 not only tha lov~ an& admiration r hlrh...

Commemorative Lnndxtape~i of North Camlinn - htt~: /Jdocsou~th.~anc,rxlu~/commland/

Statue of Worth Ragley Unveiled irlrr N e u , u ~ d C l h . > e ~ v e r ; May 2 1. 1907:

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of ncccptance from

'closrd ni lh t:lc dlrcctlnn. nr Govrrnor Irlrnl ~t h!)mr;nl.:rtl to the v p r ~ r of a tl:rqrr in ~ ~ ~ h i c h r h r sneokcrw nnd the I Q C Xnr th C&lroIlnnand onebehalf of i l ~ r ~ m l l ~ , * r s m e Intn s l ~ h t th- Jt'orrh Rnx- ~ u r u t n ,of h o q r ~ v enme to t h e snunre. L oplc, to Master \ V + ~ . t h Hngl~Y ley ~tntup-und**,. *!lr f111yt n l tllf On tho slae\y\.nlkw t1.r p c o p l ~ \vErf 'Fsnlf l. to unvctl t h e r m t r ~ r e s u i his 1 coun:ry. unrlrr t l l ~ !crt lcnv~?r rllinl- p n r k ~ ~ l closely but wlthormr dirnrdrr . m a r t v r r d unrie. I mcr.nr: it'it:~ n c r - q h ~ o trn1.r o f l'lrln! Tlrrr; hUnp over t h e rtrppt In b . t l r o ~ i l + ~

Dnwn t he K ~ P : > S of the plRtfOrm ramr 1 5.1 was I t unrcfln~.l :1-1r1 ao mlgllt rltn nntl surgrd qt,t>rlt thr ni bo:: ali=n: ~h(. r.::lr brtrr.r..n the 3tcte5. ihr I': 71- thnt I r war in t h r squ;tre l \ i lPrr th* c.;al~ ml!ir;jt). cornl,~!n$~s. In-o *ct!l 1 1- cannon h0.d boometl t hw- -nlf3:2n 7.1- rclnc :ha. nzrn1 rPCPT,-C?I, ironl WI!- lute n-xr hih birr tl!?.t they I ~ ~ r ~ l l l f r k mil!r,t,>il n;ld SPXV fi~ccm. t h r r n r r n v his trlrlmnhgnt pntrr intn h'n!urr--ax- wIt11 t l w k r:17I:? f i re gun, Iht'11iy 11v- c rp t , also t h a t tl>ch OF w x n r.:tu::llt :~nl l 1.1 v i i r ~ : . ~ *s1111 tile ' ~p~nkrrw. r n ~ , ? ~ n cr)-=mlllre~l nt t h r nlalnu ni r~hlr.11 , ,r 111~ ro~nanlio~rv : ~ n d WUEPIQ. ,11110114 mr1cl8r 4 man in:o t l ~ 1)ad r(>rk of t 1 1 ~ ~ j n r nf t ~ l r nra~rrct lon t-c. s-hnol nntlon. (kikrlrrn mntlr a prr!t)+ a1nrE s t l r r i r . ~

so the runs bonmrtl rind thp croz, t h i ~ h t . ~ l l n r c h l r r ~ ill luna Iinru, true ~ t o o r l ~ P P A T P ~ ~ ~ Y i:t ~ a z e :,nrl rtr~:iPhP ~ 1 1 ~ 1 nrne?t~rbctI. b ~ n r l n1.1~rr1 t h ~ n.qrionul nnt9jbm 1 TVI.V,I r!~e I I I W I ~ ~ ~ I I I , ~ , . ~ I ~ mnp- t!lr lSr-ct t r ee< rrcrnrfl to w,ll->-: 3 ttr11 ~ t + r l f I E ~ O t ~ l r qr1tmr~ i t sprl.n.5 bencdlctlon nd the SCCne tll::t \''nu nhrn::!l i n t o ;l t l : :p t lrr!r brt,kon nnlv

rnn;: ;;\Ftl;W;;,fi ; ; ~ ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ :!';:: b~ tht- i i n r 0 : the %]>P:I~CC?'s +;:$nd a 34 lhr 11;1rrn$v 1*,7ro:l enrl*st:r* lr?(l!n$: dren. r d t h thc ntlllnc-'fl of the roullr t,, tlln L'r:hpocl rt;&Luc 7.~11 ~ , r d + m t 11. Ttlc trv nnd the in~:.;tnnt note th' rbr ;~>lr ~trerr bnn!:rrl rvrrvrrhrrr. b;. . . . .. . . . - , ibrid.. 1 i l~r ' lhf>!!~~l~lrtlt .nrr: ncrnun :!,-' tenAr touchpn upm1 the meanings :yltll ' w,vnr, tullalng*, nn t he s r r p ~ whl rh t h ~ day !\.a!: rn;lEnce-(: I., vrl'lrtl ' t h ~ Erl ytl::: r h ~ r r r h , , very p.l!:l t nrl glorlfir3 a Ialth r~n10rn.pl:ss In ~ r - l trelt tile r*rnn.tl rjre-srrl Ila5tlc. . x-

Btrt mnst of a11 In the spt t lnc of t h ~ mene, In theJqut& rearhe?. nf t he trees in t h e ~ h a d r a rvcrglmdes C-I whlch t?e

'ctov.d i.tretchrrl pamlve and n:lrnfbtc-L- I n ~ l ~ . v:ns t he Fcncre of r e r l s l tv rmll mf a prlde t lmt was ~ u l ~ t nnd sclI-a'-ur- ed.

And t o thl- wnse the s tntur Enh t he flnul note ot prnphfini~ rrs It :noti rrvenlpd at l rngth unAW the Ilitq- qutrt In htrcnhth. W t In t h r :ltfltuqle ~f rr-pnnnp brforc qction, of rrn(1i1rru.; t o nttack or tlrlenrl.

And Ihc rnnkq nf little rhl ldrpn h o k l n R I I ~ muvt have 7rtt rame!hinc: of this rrromisc nn thry lnnkd->:R nu- ~ u r ~ d l v , ntth mlnqled p?,zin nL thc t l ~ r o a t anrl p r ld r In the heart. d id th*n=@ nt l l r rs n hn Ilrrlkrd nut rtrrn!=s tila ~ a t h e r l n p creltlnh. ~ I t h rn;tr r l u r ~ t i r ~ n ~ n r l V P ~ 1~1 th r r t t ~ l n fa l th the f r a t u r w .-. , - of anothcr Rmclpy.

And Ihr gun3 hrromfd nauln nnd the ~rnoke drtfterl arrnsn thf ariuarp. throuffh thc l p a v w that rhimlnrrrrI xvlth t h r tear4 or rnln nnrl nr~nrkled In thc runllght. and rvr:lpl)rrt t h e hrnnze f l ~ \ ! r r wlth the shroutl or Par-

h Clwrrd1efi.s Srart A t t he hnlir whcn the prn,~u~wxlr~rr

s tar ted 1:om Ihc foot o: F~iy?CirvlSle

!;rttlllr:l On~ln ! ip l~ t or Rilli . And th-n, nlrnnst bh"?nrr t he re n:?u

time 10 vnrnrnmt, thr rln111l~ b ~ g ~ t : rcr rlrlrr n w r t h r pun nnc? $1 rhlll lr.11 thut v-.-s fiplnrhrrl \-;;.lth n l n . Thwr \\a,: n xolttnrv vrnph ol thunder, rh - i;rr.r rhrrolc anrl t he w a t r r I ~ l l . . Frrr ten rnl?lrt*s. whf l r th- rrotvcl ~r.:~.r shnltcn :1nrl n r l l n t r ~ l by t h e onsltuaht.

the rnln pelt~ul r la ,~~~n. l ' r n ) ~ r ~ l l w r1:rnt up, c w r - n KT-;* shrllt 8llrln ku. !'n{l I Z I P ~ I 111rIfrfi 11h th*slr wlnt c o l ~ ~ ~ v ~ . The storm hnrl th* prople r l t Itr mer- I ry. 131-crrr~hrrr thrrp r nr n -curry- Ing fcjr ~ R r l : ~ r . ~1,nft' dl{i s r r v i r ~ 3% 1 a m t h t r protcctorr. lol,lrw In 1'1- ! *tnn3 worr t l l t ~ r r l o r n ~ n l n ~ l thr rl*rvnnr,ur. For flrvhllr 11 lnnkrrl a s I h ~ u r l ~ t l l r r r mrrrt Iw rc- I lnr lul~hmrnt 1rP tho entli-0 u~rrl-r n: I rxvrclrfn, untkl. surldrnlr. like n pup.- I I n r tsmntrrtlnn tn :,npcr, the srnrm I rrtlr~rl nnrl t h v sun shnnp ! W h ~ n I t@r. J . S. T\-p.tkfn-. \1+qrtq, Ra%lcs'r old pnntor, roa? revor~ntlr 1 ~ ' r n n n u n r ~ the Invncnflon Ct rvna 3 t h r ~rr~~rnrnnlrnrnt nr ~ h p not":. ,,f : hfrds. thnt'h.tt1 l ~ u r r l r d nut again fnto 1 t h e nrm- f r ~ ~ h n P ~ l r of The qhn-I-r.7

I:rx, n',rtklnn ~ n o k P hrlrflv "fn r, : do r p ~ I I - n r c , n n i ~ r'hnlrmon rtil.. In. rrodurrd Mr. Rlrhmnnd Pnnrsqn 11~11,- Ron, t he rrnlor n i t h e day, ; r ~ 'L~oIollnl*, i

Tilt r-r~vriltng. I 1 I 1 1 1, f 1 - I!p Ihtn d : rp~ tp< l the unvolling lrv

I lr3.r Inal.=1, i 7 r r uron .' ' r n { 3 . ' ,1!:. f - ATil~tcr \ y n ~ l l l Bagley Danjpls and the cue, or rhe I>oc ; b~binlr: ?\'u'l*!kblhn*.l c.;crcl%r.$ \verc cnncluGcd, be?llg fill-

: snd t h ~ qlnn~rr IU- rc.:hl f l n ' l r b : :Il',..lrr.- 1n\xrcfl by t he pubilc reception y tlic . 1 lu~:irrl n f tTr of rhc lmrfm\t- >f llre GO\-ernof. omcp. ,%-hich ~ ~ p b i n ~lfc-bu>at t1:ltl S e n i" 113: \\:I:*'r iul' HuSrun and Lieurennnr Illue, r+-Lth v r r a n 11)ur.

I~unrtuate!! h k ihc Jlrrrlmoc'"

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e n t o r r c the BIonrtrc chtrlnc: th:tt I t \r.n.. n Xorth C8rrol~nIgn'who had flrrr w i l t an hmerlcm flrdt . nrrosn the world l o s tnmp o ~ t t thb relic o I vitae)..

m y had fortunntrly hcen given to the Xarlon. e X p m ~ ~ 3 not only tha l o v ~ an& admiration r h l rh the people borp IOI. 1i.orth Bw;bY but a l w the

h.s lliP I

I chnrat . t~s , l tenrp head,l tong broT. vmmlnrnt nosP and rt$~Wrlve chln. HI8

r grey CJ'PP are vt!led uT(der heavy 'lash- ns that drnun. 131s mouth Is wide. mohlla. s y r n p n t h ~ t l c and strong. kle ntand. r a the r hravlly m long l e ~ n and, for :returf. extend- nn qrm on whlcb h::. hand 1s 1r)cLeri with the 100% of I strennth t h a t 15 in a vtr-a ~ I K , man-

, ly, Sou the rn mnn. uneyrct,%d. w t t : ~ an rlo0urnr.p t b r w pnrtc ,nnture and one Dart acnulrrrl. H r tHrllle~i 2nml he ld h i s crrlr\d rind rlnrpd 11 s quQerh r:lthIn twenty-one r n i n u t ~ ~ A& the opening

' .entenre. 1 .

Cartlenns Far-.-'' t h e thehw of the reruaa b e t n ~ s c n m p a r l ~ n n b* ween t h ? Wbr and thc bnttiem on th! Inotbn:l q - , i i . Imn, the rsrraln. W h e n Usglny kftked a ~ o a ! . "

I - Statue of Worth Bagley Un- 1 .. ve Iled .

- - - -- -.--- [ riel compmed. and we: can nok only ! ' , rpw-ppt that Worth Bagley wtm cut olI '

1 (continueti from ~ s g 4 oh@.) I i gave d'pnns, up nine hla seam IIfp In agu. tItn Hay D l l r f n ~ of ~ a ; - trig

in t1l.r prime. I "With you hb loved mother a n d : . dear kln. the alumni would now r e - : h l c r as the\* w-ept with yo11 when ths l ,

: visits to the Xaval Academy at Annap- r ~ l l ~ , 1 have mad^ ita duty to a* for

1 and give greetln~n tn a l l ?rr'o~h ijaro-

i roll of hmor. and in day^ t n come the nRtnp ur !3al~I~r--Worth HoElpy-will be known among them eornmnmo-

: rated an ha# been done by the tutu^ of hrnnze untl6.r thc ehflflnw of the

' mpltol. '

"In the name nf the alumni of the T'nitPcl States S ~ Y $ L ~ A r n t l ~ m y I thank*

: >*nu. the committee who hakrc .done this, thnt corning gen~ratlons may ask anr! lw told that Worth Btt~ley., a urwriuate a t the Irnltpd state^ ~ c d -

' my. hns kept thr falth nnd shou-n '

new8 cRme 'rhat one of 11. had met ao g l q ~ i o u s o drath. I

Wrlrth Bnglry's name Is pnrnllcd " on the honor llst rrlthe dead. MTe httsr with us others ofthe alumni. . nhrlw, names &* onthe Ilclng Hrrt- . nnen t h ~ t Sorth Ctsroltna has the rlght ' to clalm r r Hobaol'a rip into the har- / ' h r nr Rantlam. frob whtrh (iod in: TIIS provldencr returned him la safety, ; but covered with ~ t o r y . Tictar Ellla., I l l s service in the mime n ~ l ~ h b o r h o o d !

b adds hi8 namr to the honor mil. Hob- : , mnn. yon have heard from-hfir glow- l i n s words of prornlw all wlt l parry1 h a y . Rltw wI1I tell you mare oti

I lhagleg-, nu he knew hlnl R S a t . 1 ~ ~ 1 I m ~ t e . May thdr I l vm be long and their mhadaa-n never grow 1~m.

i i 'T thank yoir all, and nnw clone, nrtth loving upnrds Iramthe a111mnl to B r t ~ l p ~ h mmothcr. and t c ~ you who have d m * lalm and h k sllma matoar honor thln day."

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i t h a t the confidence reposed In him-, : "In htn t-qnot. and ndrllty and ablli- i

1 t k " by the Preal~lent nf the ITnItuil stutes ti-9 tLxpremd !n hln comml~alon ! 1 KS en ~ntl lgn. ha, not brsn aburr~d, hut ' c n r r l ~ d out by larlna. down his IIfe hla cnuntryrs nervice. 1 "Or a ~ w h tlrnher is our naval ocran - i