The New York herald., 1876-08-18
A MEMORIAL TO THE BRAVE.

DEDICATION OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
MONUMENT AT BRIDaEPoRT-ITs TRANSFER
BY THE LADIES TO THE CITY--oRATIoN BX
GENERAL HAwLEY.
BRIDGRpoRT Conn. August II, 1915
Oespite threatening clouds and falling rain drops
this has been gala day Tor Bridgeport II having been
OF the dedication with ceremonies OF the
monument at Seaside Park erected through the efforts
OF patriotic ladies' to tho memory Of fallen Union
soldiers The monument noble structure Of
granite os feet high and % feet square at the
base, is surmounted by statue In bronze
representing America and above the baso in alcove
ipgeniousy designed and wrought suands statue OF
Goddess OF Liberty in white MARBLE supported
either side by two figures bronze representing the
Army and Navy. Tue work has been ten years pro.
and cost nearly $50 000 The
monies OF dedication which were participated in BY
oetachments soldery from the military or
carnations Of the State including company Of
fantry from the Twenty regiment, N.YS.NG.,
began at three O'Clock in tho Bridgeport Opera House.
tho preventing the carrying OF the original
programme at tho park, by the singing OF tho tune
"America" Rev. Il G. Hinsdals of this city, offered
prayer, and D. IL Sterling Chairman Of the Com
mttee of Exercises stated he object OF the asssmbage
An original hymn, entitled
Toll the bolll the brave sleeping
the monument by the ladies' OF the Monument Assoca.
ton, the receiving and hosting half mast OF tho
national emblem by the color guard, tho firing OF min.
guns, dirge and the hosting Of the national nas
at full mast had TO be dispensed with
Instead OF these tho ''Star Spangled Banner" all
present joining the chorus sung grand siyo
Rev. Or. Alexander K Thompson, OF New York, deity.
cred the dedcaory address, which embraced nistory
trials and suerings OF those In whose memory 1t was
erected Eloquent allusion made to the patriotic
devotion OF those who themselves the Of
liberty the progress OF American institutions and the
growing refined sentiments which prompted tho inau-
guration OF work now so happily brought To compile
ton.
A Characteristic original poem delivered bv
Colonel 5. B. Sumner.
GENERAL RAwLrY's srEEcH
General Joseph K Hawley, the orator Of the day,
spoke folows:I had the honor years ago to lay
the stone OF the monument which we this day
assemble to dedicate accepted your invitation
gladly and esteem 1t honor oday to contribute my
testimony to the excellence of the COMPLETED work
You havo done well, women aud men of Bridgeport
Think OF II ! For centuries TO come this work will
stand as memorial OF your love and devotion. FoI
ages will remain looking out upon the waters, speak.
ing It's silent benedcIion and coronation. The same
story heard now will be told then, and they who ash
What Is thisS will be told by fathers mothers in
the words OF vcneraton
II is honor to tako part In these ceremonies The
completion OF such monuments tribute tho sol
diers who fought In the OF liberty. They teach
the young and help toguard the uture OF the country
There things more unfortunate tnan having a war
IL than TO permit the constitution bs
trampled under foot The benefit of late war has
TO make the country feel safer than before
We not afraid now OF The whole world. We have
a juster seli-respect than had before Twenty
years ago we were the jest OF foreign novel All
this Is now changed and we have thank these
dead soldiers Tor this renewed faith in human uature
The world is better than people say II Is Men
ready TO lily to the defence OF right Out Of
every twenty men who walk these streets nine iocu
can be found willing emergency buckle the
OF war, and OF the forty millions OF people
nnety nine out or every hundred capable OF
ing arms will willingly answer the call to duty the
countrys defence Such the character of those
whose memory We would keep fresh and green rhs
great lessons OF the show that boastcd patriot
ism and reverence for the institutions OF couptry
not all SHAM but living truths TO be
This address concluded, WLittler's Ccnten NAL hymn
sung. and General William II. Noble IN an cIo-
quent speech, formally transferred the in
behalf Of the association the city and Mayor Jara
Moriord, In his capacity chei magistrate accepted
the same In appropriate response The asscmbiase
then joined In singing 'Od Hundred" TO the words
Though far and wide heroes sleep.
Tho waves shall here their rcquie M sound
and Rev. H. o. Ferris pronounced the bened,cton
Among the distinguished invited guests presene
were Mayor Lewis, OF New Haven: ex.consrrssN.n
Kellogg OF Waterbury; Lieutenant Governor George
@. Sill and State Treasurer Raymond General w. IL
Morris General g. J. Whitehead and Colonel Huss OF
New York.