Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-05

rh. tvo.bundred and thirty.ninth anm'ei'
s.rv Of the day when the little band OF W.
t,rs ,ybo had formed the congregation OF mr.
r,bn Robinson, At Leyden, in the Ne'h'i''nU''
embarked ON board the speedweil Of sh9
.lD, a. ,be little Dutch port called Delttshaven'
Va thew were to be joined by others OF Their
~. eo-rehqionists, and whence they were 70
.-rsa1;. !, ,parture for the New World, was eel
't-s.aI I, pi,, Mouth, Massachusetts, on the ~
49,, +, ,oopnsr worthy Of the important
evcnt Psrsops from abroad aockod to the Gel.
ebratiou; the sons and daughters oi the O'u
Bay State congregated by t5ousahu'i R''"U
civic and military display took place .u' '0i-
ner stone of a National Monument 70 'uo Foie-
fathers was laid, and a banquet for 2,SuV per-
sons was served in a mammoth tent The MOI
ument is being erected by the Pilgrim Society,
on one of the lofty bills that skirt the town oi
Plymouth, and will be prominent memorial o.
the Pilgrim Fathers Stirring addresses were
delivered by Judge Warren, President OF the
Pilgrim Society, Gov Banks, and Mr. BurlIn-
game. At the banquet Gov Chase, Senator
Hale, and others, made appropriate speeches.
The corner stone of Monumental Canopy
intended as protection to FOreiather's Rock
was also laid The Canopy is to be near the
waters side, over the spot originally occupied
by the Rock at the time of the landing OF the
Pilgrims from the Maynower on the 2lst OF De-
cember, 1920 The identity of the Rock has
been verified from oge to age, which some IN
veterate wit has designated "the blarney stone
of New England 1t is insignificant in lie
proportions, being boulder,presenting some
what rounded appearance, of average diameter
of between four and nve feet and may have
originally weighed twenty tons, more or less.
In the year l74l, the rock was raised from
the bed where it had laid for unknown agesi
and, without disturbing its relative position,
was elevated few feet, in order to prevent ita
being hidden from sight by the new wharf, ar.
arrangements for the building Of which had
then been actually made.
In l775 an attempt was made to remove the
Rock to the town square, but In consequence
of an accidental splitting of this renowned
memorial portion only was taken from the
wharf, the remainder being left TO serve as 0
mark 10 designate the place of landing The
part carried 70 Lle square mas sluCe Nlh 1909
been again transported, andis now lying be
fore Pilgrim Hail, iuclosed by au iron fence
The VIII lrf and buildings standing upon it wert
bought Of Andrew L. Russell, Esq OF ofPlymoutt
at very liberal price. The buildings have beer
removed, and the foundation prepared for thu
corner stone.
The Canopy will cover a square space, tn
sides of which will measure about fifteen feet
The whole height of the structure will be abou
fifteen feet Each of the four facade
will present an arched opening, through which
Foreiather's Rock can be seen resting upon th'
floor Of the arched chamber. The angles o
the openings will be formed of solid piers, dec
GRATED with Roman Doric columns, bearing
plan entablature above which will be an orna
mental atti with tablets contalning inscrip
tions, in the spaces above the arches and th
whole will be surmounted with circular nedl
ments, the continuation of which will form th
roof At the angles on the outside between th
} columns are to be placed four statues, repre-
senting some of the most distinguished person
among the Pilgrims. The material Of WhcI
sit to be constructed is Quincy granite.