New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-05
IN MORRISTOWN.
DEDICATION OF SOLDIERS MONUMENT
SPEECHES BY GOVERNOR RANDOLPH AN
SECRETARY robson

DEDICATION OF a SOLDIERS MONUMENT -
SPEECHES BY GOVERNOR RANDOLPH AND
SECRETARY robson.
The celebration of the Fourth in Morris
town. y. j., includcd real, odfasbioned "glorihca
ton" supplemented by tac dedication Of the Morris
County Soldiers Monument presented by the Board OF
Chosen Freehoders TO the county. and located in the
Park the site OF the old Revolutionary battle-ground
which has made MOrrisOwn place OF historic interest
Large delegations present from Chahain hanover
Rockaway and other townships in the county Inc DAY
was ushered in by national salute roin
battery of artillery on " Fort Washington ana
/ the ringing Of the bells Of the town chufches
The Park as early O'Clock, was filed wl'h people
from the town and county-men women ana chlul'h
the latter in great neutrality-suspicious. 10 convert '
spare pennies into explosive materials with "hich 10
ht nor the day and its associations platform erec"'
i'm the center of the square arranged 70 ac'oho
date 800 people and large number OF benches were pun
mn I'm front The COurt-House yard was covered WIN
tables for the accommodation aud entertainments 81 ''
returned soldiers OF the county and the wives anu '"
lies Of these who fell.
In fine front of the Park stood the new monument
which was erected last Spring by Henry H. Davis, the
architect II il very andsome piece Of stone 20 Ic'
in hight the base being feet square and feet t'h
with two steps subbases above ot loot e"'n'
heavily nodded. On the first OF theee u III
scrlbed in largo raised letters, " MOTIFS county
Above the base comes the die, 81 iy % lee'
with cannon carved each corner The inscription Oh
the front of the monument is ain Honor OF Our Heroic
Dead who Fell Martyrs for Union ana Liberty. INC
obeI,k y divided four sections between each Oh
which is nodded projection in which, in large raised
letters are the names OF battles III which MOTIFS county
soldiers Observation-Disclosures, Malvern Hill, Cola
Uorbor. Antietam, ycksburg, Appomattox Roanoke
Wipchcstcr Gettysburg. The other inscriptions arc;
"a Grateful Country Mourns the Loss OF Those VINO feH
In Her Defense" "Thcir Memory Shall Never Fade VINO
Fan in a Just Cause" and Erected by the People OF
p,rrs Couuty TO Perpetuac the Memory OF her sod't
and sailors Who Fell during the Great Civl War Tue
obesk il capped with an Octaeonhl prp.acuns 49,
heavily nodded and snrmounted ny Tue ngut VI "a
|idieT eight feet high, fully armed ana equipped, nm,
Standing nj rest is built of Quincy granite ana co'
nearly $4,000 49,. ...t.ti,, 900 nersons
formed about 10 o'clock SOut-St, the Hght IeS"S
am fine PARK, in the following order: NJ. ~,
Major Thomas Il.ly Marshal n toe pay I , S. and . C Of
Ihry borne BY Joseph H. OampcA anl "s oi o. cg,rof
800 Soldier Of 1872 Omeu ~ The Army ana saw
- NJ Ter or and sisd Board Of Chosen Ieeho Ter o Hei
Common Council If Nor i,Ieli haGcp,l .o,I rrri
st,te of NewJerey. from Jeney Crj Dmt corr li"@ T
Ora fe veterans Becefs Bias Band from olsr W town.
RFs s, Bard Mofarosni Grand Arsy Of The helugl t
toicrs Of county, under 'oansnd o. M r. .' ~
F;. line Of march was through Nashingtohs' 10 iit
If bridge st. Morris ST. LInst., sOIihst, bV5 snL
ST. and around the PARK 10 the speakers s'an" n'" "
Soldiers NO naceabo features Of the procession was
~ Garsr ridden by Capt. BgAtlu- ana ndin'u ~
W, rom ne flct ~ its having h,cn ei!iaH ~ &
o. INA, ,I er Nv he ladies' of New York Tue mar
,, ~ tic march was ntcdle-sly maIeu ~ lIo "a,
h1{,-t c,nduct Cf the MOrr1TOWn iIc hittII'' ~
tacnrd az which has been anythl1g nu, hpho.i H. 81
Ii ~ lie ni,uunont Gov. Randolph h--ih'u NJ s,at
on the p"tioIIH1 (icn WIN stryhcr chief
I o. 10 On l. L. + Appleby, Col Robert = Danon.'
eva s%S Col Tyederes A. peNoit Judge Ao'oeaH "eD