New-York tribune., 1870-12-02
TIE YEw.YoRK SEAMEyS EXCHANGE.

LAYING TIE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bf Mr.
A. EOOTu, MAYOR HALL, AND SE'IiEIAHi
ROBEsON-DINNER AT TIE SAILORS HOME
Tho ceremonies attending the layiD. OF tuc
cornerstone of the seamenS Exchange. on Cherry
at took place yesterday afternoon Long before tie
hour nppontod crowd collected upon te steps of the
Sailors Home and In the street fronting the site Of tie
new structure. On the stand were Secretary E'Doson
Mayor Hail. Admiral stringham james st9hos the l'rF.
Dr. Tying, Wm. a. Booth and Capt. c. c. Duncan. 4Lo
Navy-Yard band furnished music.
Capt c. C. Duncan presided, and after prayer by tho
Rev. Dr. Tyng introduced WIN. A. Booth, who sul that
Willie had been made for almost every class Oh
worthy ana deserving strangers. litte had been
done for the GOCCO sailors who come annually to ti3
port For the accommodation Of thesc thers arr aDol
SToper piace. for sailors 10 lodge, whllo the IN
iuenccs of tho great majority are denaSihR IL
houses the sailor h de;Fludei Of lis money IN open DE-
tauce " law. Many efforts have been mace 10 b'sE
sailors ~ hon on shore are necessarily the moot c " al
men Thcy have literally place 10 pass tdcir t!me,
drInkcIneae and dCbauoLory. II is hoped 10 provide
them upon this so with building wht1 wiz servo rs
90 90 hoyc been raised ani aboat SIS re
Guirod To place the institution upon S.l-'N 'llS
Hal, who said;
SPEECH OF MAYOR HALL.
These cereruoncs in overy respect proper. IT'S
eminently suitable that the City OF Now-4orA, by It's
chief executive officer, should take part la them 1As Il
the capital Of he sailor world. doubt II any sailor In
eyerY sense of that word has arrived nj tho are Of 20
without having been IN New-Yorll On en- equal plane
with IL mechanic, contributing 10 greatness and
property stands the sailor And yet while al the great
sea eapl OF Europe and i@ soPS o5 baJo Joe yG yG
with each Other IN r. ma,inG t generous t t4I ~
remember that New-Nork las seace,y c,uo anything.
Bat today T. tribute commences, which II ia ONLY ne
night o. the sailor b eruect at tie hands ot New-l ork
ora Tho sailor has been On Oh the especial ward OF the
Admiralty Court which treats h.m aS tho Court OF
Chancery treated the minority child, or aa the
H,h Court o. Heavens Cnsic'y trats Tie s.r-
nef-tcAdery, kindly, iorEVnRy ana viii aI
f,oui bc eyerybody's ward and OF course everybody
should he lis guardian - mas small chance To learn 10
The roc says his home is the rolling deep; but pro
saicaly tho sailor has 10 hone lie g TIE profc i'an
approximate home 70 this end m attempt i made to-
day Tho sailors familiar sca-schoo Is tEe forccastlc
Gnd Of foro..stie he frs, enter Tho sailor
eSPoGd to Tc,c6 all 5t' w3cn TS he enfs"'S s oa nd @
ia influences Gpt to be impressed upon h!5 menay
his thought and h5 wiz wh"n no goes to te foIt
him through fe. in the building about 70 be erected
home. lI0 wu DO surrounded by tho be,. Influences.
In It he win learn tho bright phase of his pr''rs
non. II 10 30 can deposit hiA Ayrd eaininss WIN
torest; t;' or II II SsG.idsnt happen to hra that
his relatives can claim them. oe he can deposit hs
yaluabies and ht- mencnloos. L,re Nc can i4hr Aia
just barGains, without fear ~ m-frepToseht'no1 or
fraud. And IN CoIcluNOd fp'IkinE now, hlhll i"'o
through press to Influence tbc great body OF ctlrs
IL thls maIt IN gratefully aud generously provide
means to perfect TIE great undertaking 10" inIus'ed
Amen,
ePErCH or SECRETARY ROBSON.
The Chairman then introduced Secretary Robeion who
said he had come Illustrate by hs presence the inter
cet which he, together with tho General Government
felt in the Improvement Of the social and moral status of
tho sailors OF the country both at homo and abroad
This elevation lie understood be the object q the
~ lg
was To- provide TcalngroCm and savings bank, dc
voted 10 the interests OF good ana deserving
class ~ Tie community. 10 Is object worthy te %
efforts Of patriots and good men cycryNh mere bc3ulg
basis Of granite and flying from thc pnao,o tho nag
" this lrolt country this building viii stand as repre-
sentative OF the goodness OF this great state $500
The stone ~ about "a inches ia cngh by 40 IN width
and in thickness. ana the usun quantity OF coin, news
pIpcrs aud relics deposited In cavity IN tc BIO
beneath SECRETARY RobUson performed tho ceremony
with silver trOwc prayer was then Ci.ercd by mo
Rev. DR.. Eddy, the crowd separated nHd he luNlied
guests entered the Sailors Home. Here n sumpttou5
dinner was served, and speeches were maGS by Capt.
Duncan, Judge Benedict, tho Rev. Dr. LOOmis Lucl1l
Il. Hart, esq, and others.