New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-06-16
The BUNKER Hin Celebration.

consecrated ground; and. from the arrangements
that have been made, it seems evident that lhe
occasion viii be worthily commemorated. Inc
1 Cornerstone Of the Monument was iaid IN io~'
| by LAFAYETTE and DAHlEL WEBSTER pro-
! nounced on that occasion one OF Inc most Go
nuent and admired Orations that ever tel from
the lips of man. Among his auditors ne had
! about thirty survivors OF the Battle OF Bunker
Hill-the " venerable men . whom he addressed
with such sublime and startling effect OF these,
few still rcmain-bu: their dcenesdants, and the off
spring of their brave compatriots who went be-
lore them 10 their eternal home will throng to
the holy ground by thousands, and present there,
as on high and holy altar, their offerlngs-hal-
lowed by sacred memories and desecrated, it Is to
be hoped, by no p2rtizan stains, by the intrusion
Of no local, sectional or party bitterness
The Monument stands upon the summit,
where the SHALL rcdoubt was thrown up by the
Americans on the night Of June 10th, Ito
Previous to its erection, the ground was dlstln-
guished by small column in honor of WARREN,
who fell upon the spot, erected in 1874 by lodge
of Free Masons-Warren, at the time Of his go-
rious death, being the Grand Master of the Free
Masons Of North America. Subscriptions were
first asked for the present Monument IN lo2l-
An Association, called The Bunker Hill Monu
rnent Association, was formed, membership OF
which was to be enjoyed By those who subscribed
five dollars An engraved diploma was their GER
ti6cate, and their names were inscribed upon the
parchment records deposited within the corner
stone The corner stone was laid June 18th,
1925, but the work was not resumed until March,
1927.
The structure was placed under the superln-
tendcnce of Mr.. James Savage, Of Boston, by
whom the foundation and fourteen courses of the
superstructure were laid when, In August, 1925,
the work was suspended on account of def
cheney in funds. About S56,OO0 had then been
expended The work was not resumed I'LL the
summer of 1884, when sixteen additional courses
were laid and the work was again stopped in
1885, about $50, 900 having been expended. All
business was then greatly depressed and the pro-
iect of holding public Fair was suggested, al
which every female in the Union who desired 1t
might contribute aid for the completion of the
monument.
The Fair was held in Boston in September,
1910, and its proceeds, with few munifcent do
nations, put within the hands Of the Committee
of the Bunker Hill Association sum sufficient
to complete the great object. Mr.. Savage, by a
contract with the Building Committee, was en-
gagged in the autumn Of 1910, to complete the
work for S43,S00. He resumed his labor by lay
ing the first stone May I'd, l84l, and finished it
with entire success, by deposting the apex on
July 90, 1872 The last stone was raised at
o'clock in the morning of that day, with the dis
charge of cannon; Mr.. Edward Carncs, Jr., OF
Charlestown, accompanying 1t IN It's ascent and
waving the American flag during the process.
There n;natu courses of stone in the whole
structure, eghty-ionr OF them being above the
ground, and six of them below. The base Is
thie.y feet square; in a rise of two hundred and
apex begins, there is diminution Of fourteen
feet, seven and half inches The net rise OF the
stone from the base to the apex, is two hundred
and nineteen feet and ten inches, the seams of
mortar making the whole elevation two hundred
and twenty-onc feet. No one can stand and look
at the structure, or scan it with close ebserva-
ton, without being impressed with the wonderful
mathematical accuracy which distinguishes it.
The joints of the stones seem to be chiseled with
great exac,ness; and the diminution Of the ODE
lisk has been faultlessly executed.
As matter OF general interest, we copy the
following
PROGRAMME
OF the PROCESSION AT THE CELEBRATION OF IHR COM.
BuMlseH-Hill Monument.
JUNE Eth lS42.
ESCORT
Or Volunteer Mili,l. under Major Gen Appleton Howe
q ucluding the National Lancers, companies Of Aui
ley and oftyve companies of Light Infantry and Rifle
menu
Body Guard,
Composed ofthe Boston aud Salem Cadets,
under Col Winchester.
Chief Marshal.
Six Aids.
FIRST DrvisIoy
Committee Of Arrangements
PREsipESr OF THE UNITED STATES.
and
President OF the Bunker Hill Monument Association
On baronche dEawnby six horses, aud
aanked by detachment OF Lancersl
Orator aud Chaplain, aud First Vice President OF the
Bunker Hill Monument Association.
Members OF the Cabinet
Marshal i; q sss. an. nd sss 4' Marshal
Council. Secretary and Treasurer.
ExPcesidents OF the United States
Governors Of ether States.
Marshal United States Martial and Judges Of ,,b,
Uai,-d States Courts. 1a-s'ta
Senators of the United States.
Representatives Of the United States.
Sheriff of Suffolk.
judges OF Supreme Judicial Court and Co, Of Common
Pleas
Marshal Revolutionary Officers and Soldiers Marshal
| SrcoSp Drv,,Ios
Aafshai' Marshal Marshal.
oficeEs Of the Army and NAVY
Collector, Naval oficsr, Postmaster.
Surveyor, Navy Agent, and Captain of Rerenu. Cutter