New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-11

honor to the King OF RalwsyW, Commodore Wander
blt While Mayor Hall and other notabes aud nobodies
were witnessing the 1nymiag OF the Wander Wander.
PIT bronze rxai1irS on o0"n sSsr mo aeconnH
and one productive OF much merriment The ceremony
was performed In the Long Room OF the Stock Exchange
the ordnatOrs OF the blrlesGuo and the Glee Club OF
the Exchange occupying tho gallery. while the pt1eow
n hnb.bub second only TO that heard in the
Gold Room the day OF tho great panic; AZ 1880
Ppniponted place in the center Of tho gallery, and
was immediately concealed from the audience by
shawl held before 1t. The Chairman, Mr.. E. II; Van
Setback delivered short but grandioquent address,
and tho act OF showing to his own satisfaction,
at least that the heavens smiled on the undertaking
of this day, and all nature jubilan when another
broker broke in upon his welltuned sentence ana read
tnuace OF the ceremonial In the name OF the United
States Buenos AyTes Patagonia the supreme Gour anu
man appalled, pparenty at the vast power implied by
the pOnderOus document referred the matter 10 the au
dieice aud being advised to put head on MN. ana
70 put him out" and do sundry other things. acted on
the second suggestion, and put the bogus court
the tune OF John BROWNE original dy setting forth
the manifold services OF Commodore Vanderbilt chief VI
, wsSd S%i as the orator q the day He sad
In all ages Of the world gratitude for great pub
s lie 1s. ss: pa %s arc %bd to-day not 70 raise nu%p
arch under s6GS o.; s. ss but a1y T % 81 I
patn eyes whsreD the cunning hAOd the sculptor We may
noas principle! too which has grn made him mou, YCp q,
know that hs whom se honor commenced ne 100 sc
wealth which hs distinguishing Characteristic o. The achieve
mep of his later which the artist has sVen ~ an onEn
and uuaue design perpetual We say OF MN no 0nU
that he but that water pas oeen TOE
Csrtrl idea of bis life Poets 10 former times nave
sung the praises OF fold. the use OF when, enables
one 10 see thugs double bet II has been the good oluh
of oar artist enduring than ne
virtues aud udcOus use Of when uouO
the object while you It. Ths proud day 10 tae so OF
The Of all nations are nov turned 10
you permitted behold the curtain raised oeOe
you. - 80 ....-.s .hoso cy1o
As the word Of the address was uttered those VINO
held the aw dropped It, and the audience saw wnte
draped figure with ghastly contorted features oih.
tongue and prOtrudDg eyes. In one hand no hed
watering pot indicative OF the process through when
Central stock lately passed. bearing III large nEures
the consolidation price Of Central-OI The mana was
Incasod In a boxing glove but whether TINS
was typca Of the COnnOdOres ability TO strike IrOih
the shoulder" or not It would be hard TO say After the
unyaling the Glee Club sang another song, ana the
Chairman having been called upon for second speech
replied that "hs heart too full for utterance Al
eced by this heartbreaking remark the brokers ds-
persed that good buresque could De seen even
outside OF NIbO's or Wallacks.
Tho only flaw In the proceedings was the very I'M
sauekc conduct OF the static. AS soon as IL was u-
vailed t became overwhelmed with laughter, and from
be hind the mask could he heard the sounds OF caecna
ton such as no respectable statue would be guilty OF
Except perhaps Cog aud Magog, whom Dickens de-
scrbGs) while the body swayed and tremOed SO ylo
leny that the wateringpOt was III Imminent danger OF
falling.