The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-12
BY TELEG PHI.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
Exclusively to the IntelllgenCer.
CBy the Western Union Line,
0flco Northwest cor. Of Main and Monroe sts }
The ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
HOnOrS to Morse, the Inventor.
Unvciling Of Statue In New York
Central Park.
Tribute from the Telegraphio
Fraternity.
Imposing CeremOniOs.--.Yast Multi
tUde Present,
by Gov. Hoffman, Mayor
Hall, and G. W, Bryant.
Reception Of Professor Morse at the
Academy Of Music.
lie sends IA Greeting TO the fraternity
Throughout the World.
ELOQUENT Tributes BY EMINENT MEN.

NEW YORK, June TO-
The most COmplate arrangements have
been made by telegraph by the Committee
to Honor Professor Morse, to-day, and as
the weather is beautiful, the demonstrR-
ton will be oran imposing character,
rIrE EXCURSION ON RIVER AND BAY,
New YORK, June TO-
AIessrs. |. G. TillotsOn Il Co., well known
dealers in railroad and telegraph sup.
plies, gave, today complimentary cX-
CursiOn to the telegraph fraternity, as u
prelude to the ceremonies Of inauguratng
the statue OF Professor Morse IN the Cen.
trail Park At ten o'clock the steamer
James Fisk, with the attaches OF TillotsOn
u Co.'S establishment on board, met the
tclcgraphers and invited guests at Parmic
Ferry, foot Of Chambers street The boat
was decked with flags and had on board
the Forty.flh Regimental Band. The
company numbered in all one thousand
persons, including a gOodly number Of
ladies and many distinguished citizens.
Governor Clallin, of Massachusetts, was
present Among the prominent telc-
graphers were Messrs. Dole, Applebaugh
and Small, leading ones in the New York
office, aud Mr. Drown, the careful opera
tor on the Western Press report; Messrs.
lIuCRgr ana Burnett OF BuiialO; FRANK
Armstrong, Western Union Company,
Cincinnati; W. W. Smith and II, d.
Rogers, Of the same place; NJ. c, Bristol,
telegraph constructor, ind j. O. Reeves,
Superintendent Telegraph Louisville
Short Line Railroad. s. A. Green, bro.
her, and L. G. Weir, Agent Adams Elk.
press Company, Cincinnati, were also
among the guests.
The boat proceeded up the Hudson for
an hour, returning down the bay around
Governors Island, down the bay to Green
Point, and then out into the bay again
Hreund the Spanish man.OI.war Narrow
and several steamers outward bound.
After a bountiful collation. had been
served, speeches were made by Hon.
Erastus Brooks, Rev. Matthew II. Smith
and Mr.. Ashley, Of the telegraph.
During the trip series Of resolutions
were read rendering the acknowledge.
ments Of the guests to Mr.. Tillotson for
the compliments OF the excursion, and for
the pains he had taken to render it per.
iccty enjoyable. Mr.. Tillotson responded
in Il very happy address. The day was
magnificent, and everything combined to
render the excursion one OF unmarried en-.
iOyment
UNWILLING THE STATUE IN CENTRAL PARk.
The unvciling Of the statue to Professor
Morse, in Central Park, took place this
afternoon. All of the approaches in the
vicinity Of the statue were crowded, and
It is estimated that at least 10000 persons
were within twenty rods Of the speakers
stand.
GOV. HoFFMAE's ADDRESS
Gov Hoffman presided, and the cere
monies began with music by the United
States band from Fort Columbia, and The
Governor delivered brieI Introductory
address, during which he said
"ln tho most conspicuous and mos
beautiful Of the public grounds Of the chic
city Of the western hemisphere this STATUE
to Samuel +. b. Morse shall stand for ages
The enduring material Of which 1t Il
made may in the lapse Of time CrumOle
vet his name will not be lost to the mem
Ory Of men by his own works he ha
secured for it Immortality, and so long II
language lasts 1t will be spoken ant
hOmUrud'
insriSG TuE VEIL.
The event Of the hour, the unveilng o
the statue was performed by Gov Clatlir
of Massachusetts, and lion. William
Orton, who raised the national bannc
lromit it, disclosing the figure OF the light
ming controller.
ADDRESS NJ WIN. Q. BRYANT.
Music and cheers greeted its appear
ance and when they had subsidized tn
inaugural address was pronounced b.
| William Cullen Bryant, who said:
There are two lines in the poem b.
johnson on the vanity Of human wishe
which have passed into q prOverb
See nations, slowly wise and mcanly lust
To buried merit, ralsc the tardy dust.
at is our good fortune to escape tn
ccnsure implied in these lines. We cam
together on the occasion Of raising
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