New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-04
The woodhuI Monument Association.

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This Association met on Friday evening, at the
Brooklyn Institute on the occasion Of the delivery Of
the Grafton on Gen. Woodruff. JAMES HUNPHREY,
ESQ Of Brooklyn, of the Trustees and son OF the
late President Humphrey, was called 10 the Chair the
President OF the Association Gen. Jeremiah johnson,
being absent Report of the Executive Committee
was read It prepared by their late lsmented Sec
Rotary Col ALDEN SOONER, to whom chiefly the As
ISOLATION owes it's origin, and VINO was the most active
promoter Of its objects This Report-which one
Of the very las, public acts OF his eset forth that
the Board had resolved to raise $4,000 and endesvor
To complete the Monument In ls49 which Col spooner
confidently believed could be accomplished and that
the offer by the Cypress Hills Cemetery OF an acre OF
ground and all the stone requisite, would diminish half
the expense description OF the Monument, by Col
spooner. was also read Its style is a Feuda Tower
the only one of the kind in North south America
square aud same size all the way up Dimensions 40
feet souare 800 feet high six stories, each having
room 50 feet high ct. Room of Columbus with sta
tue 2d Room Of the Pilgrims Sd. Room OF the Cava
liers with Raleigh &c 18th Room of the Scholars,
with statue for Franklin and down to the inventor Of
the Electric Telegraph 9Th. Room of tho Patriots,
with Washington and his compatriots 9th Room Of
the Astronomers, with an Observatory covered by a
movable dome.
A eulocy Impressive and eloquent, then pro.
nounced on the life and character OF Gen. Woodruff by
Luther Marsh Esq OF this City. We have space only
for brief sketch of the biographical part OF the Grafton
Gen Nathaniel Woodruff was born at Mystic, l.. l. on
the Both Of December l72 and at the age OF thty SIX
entered the army Major under Abercrom0le IN the
war between Great Britain and France, during which ne
acted distinguish part in the bloody day OF lconde
roqa and in the successful expedition against Fort
Frontac was compelled TO receive the hre OF the Zoe
without In 100 he was engaged as Colonel in
the New York Provincials in the conquest OF Canada
after which he returned 10 the plow. lie represented
Suffolk County In the Colonial Assembly for SIX years
until l775 when in April of that year he became mem
her of the Convention to choose delegates 10 the Con
tinenta Congress, aud In May OF the same year was
sent as delegate of the mrs, Provincial Congress
OF which he on the 2sth of August liza, chosen
President, and reelected again In the same once
on the following year. In no the militia OF sui
folk and Queens under the direction OF the PROVINCIAL
Congress was organized into one brigade under Gen
Woodruff, to whom assigned the duty OF cutting
of the sources of sustensnce from the invading army
of Lord Howe which had then landed on Ions. Island
This duty he performed with great labor and signal
success Then came the disastrous battle OF Long
Island few days after which Gen. Woodruff iei into
British power Upon being commanded 10 say " Goa
sdUc ia kiHR he refused but replied Win the noocT
sentiment God ALL This refusal cost MN MS
life thrOuA the violence OF one OF the captors
But though defenceess assaulted with the sword,
severely wounded in the head and with an arm
maneled God sace all 2" was the only bene
diction that could be hacked from his lips The dying
man after having for bis wife TO bring with her
an the money she had and al she could Sd distributed
the sum among his fellow sufferers in the prisonshp TO
which ne had been conveyed He received ms mor'sl
wound in an act Of patriotism. and bresthed MS last
breath in an act of charity.
few words should be devoted TO description oil
the Monument itself 1t is to emerge from the Gene
terry of the Cypress Hill, the very ground ne was
commissioned by the Convention OF New ork TO de-
fend and on the morning OF the Gay ne feA ne ro1e
over this range Of hills to stem the tide Of desoatlon
The froyniug Palisades NewYork, Wlliamsoufgh
Jsmsca Rockaway, Neversink. the Narro~s ana al
unobsructed sernicrcle Of land and lie under view
A design has been adopted-economical, commo'
dious and permanent One room is gwen to columbus
ana illustrations OF his discoveries one 10 the Pilgrims
and their landing another 10 the Cheyahers OF w
enia fourth 10 the scholars Of America MIN 10 the
Patriots and Heroes OF the Revounon Snc ,ne "nee,
inc dome of its summit 90 the Heavens Inc WORK
will become National Monument-a great treasure
house of Patriotism Science and History "lthln us
walls may be clustered the choicest gems OF art ana
the most valuable illustrations OF our history-oi the
three classes Of men who have made up our nsuon tne
Pilgrims OF Plymouth Rock. the Cavshers OF James
River and the Dutch OF New-Amsterdsm ana Long
Island