The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-19
A General Holiday al the "Hab" In
Honor Of the Occasion.
SPEECHES, POEMS AND BUNTING
Ors'ions BY Wendell Philips, Richard
s'oth'ngham and Others
THE DAY AT HARTFORD.


lsy TEIRoKAYH TO rnE uxRALD.]
Bosros. June Is. 1871
The ssnivsrssry Of the battle of Bunker Hill Wa
very generously and appropriately observed Boston
and vicinity to day. While there real general
outside denomination Of any magnitude. there were,
ncvcrt hesss such multitude Of company and asso.
cission celebrations that tho day made general
holiday aud nearly all business suspended, nos
only In Boston, but In the surrounding
cities and towns over 10 Chariestown the
day made specially carnival than IN Other
sections. ana the monument and surrounding grounds
made memorable by the struggle hundred and moro
years ago visited by thousands during the day
and evening Prominent citizens kept open house
civic and military companies paradcd, public and pri.
vate buildings gayly decorated, and In tho ovens
ing there brilliant displays Of fireworks and out
door concerts IN different sections OF tho city
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Tho chief and indeed tho only strictly literary OBJ
servanccs OF the day those held In tho aeSnoon
in the Old South Church edince, Of Revolutionary
tame. II filled tn every part by most cultured
and rcdned audience and the exercises oil high
and Interesting order. Hon. John ID. Long, 81
bingham, Speaker OF the House or Represcn-
talivcs, presided tho OCCASION aad In an
introductory speech reviewed. briefly and cloqussty.
tho significance OF the anniversary which was being
commemoratsd. Ho followed by Dr. George u.
Ellis, who in tho course OF his remarks uttered nm
eloquent appeal not only for the salvation Of tho Old
SOUTH but also Of the old State houso at The head NJ
tate street referring TO tho battle OF Bunker Hill
and tho conflicting arguments about how it was con-
Quoted and BY whom Inc American forces were COM
mandcd, no sad that he had finally come
TO the conclusion that there was 70 much Coz
fusion ON the occasion that even those
who participated were In doubt, and, therefore, was
idle to pay much need 70 the CLAIMS OF the different
historians OF the present period Before concluding
hts address DR. Ellis SAID that thore had been much
Just criticism the action Of the proprctors OF the
Old South church In taking advantage Of tho popular
Of money for The property rms The speaker ciamed
they mad right to do. for. the old Revolutionary
oar,oe nusuc and no, A. tho expense Of snv par,,ca
lar religious society
Mr. " eudcii Philips, who followed DR.. Ellis, differed
with him ms point, AMI. in sarcastic cfoqucnco
which pleased the audience highly, he undertook TO
the proprc,ors edice which they held in such
vcperatlon. Mr.. Philips orasory on the Bunker Hill
anniversary IN his most eloquent vcn and moved
tho audience 10 frequent ouburss OF enthusiasm The
battle, he said not organized anar but Grand
Inn neyy tina, N0 neither prescott Putnam nor any
one else commanded. rho speaker jailed to sec
good during the past century. Referring particularly
to tho partially on account Of sex IN granting the
right Of suffrage, and Us gradual drifting in the stream
Of iutempcrancc there IS not ono man In hundred.
| no SAID who rs qualified TO walk In tho company Of
such men Harry vane and Roger Williams We
should he said IN conclusion, set ourselves forward
and backward, and light ourselves up, become the
honest servants OF truth. and trust 10 the treat
| Teacher for The consequence
Or HOLMES POEM.
Following she speech Of Mr. Phillips the exercises
were pleasantly concluded By Oliver Wendell Holmes
who read bis poem Of ..Iirandmothsr's story pub.
itshed in tho HERALD two years enoe, IN which she
describes her view Of The Uatte Of Bunker HILL a.
soon from a housctop in Charestown.
BUNKER HILL MONUMENT ASSOCIATION
The annual meeting OF tho Monument Association
was more than usually Interesting and important
Hon. Richard rockingham, the historian and presi.
deaf made speech, IN which ho SAID that the cofn-
Prescott had gwen much attention, and
result a design which was submitted 70 the moet-
picture OF The battle Of Bunker Hin, ana tho form 10
drawn from tho common description OF his person.
Tho means TOR IT'S execution have not boon PROVIDED,
though IL Is Understood that several thousand dollars
at the call Of tho commlt,ce Mr. rockingham. IN
urging tho prosecution Of tho enterprise, said that
there can be no controversy as 10 the part
which the hero borc this battle. Ho Was At
the head OF tho drtachmcnt that marched on the
evening June 10 from Cambridge to Charlost0wn.
He gave order night up the rcdoubt,
from q corner OF when now rises the obelIsk. lilo
begun on Tho morning Of the I7lh-.ne broas,work.
lie sent the Connecticut troops undcr Captain
Knowon, after the British landed, 10 cover his lois
wing, and hence tho rail- fence position 1t the base
Of Bunker HiIL he fought in the rcdoubs
with a conduct and vslor th.. won the ad-
further defence bccamc useless he gave tho
order ~But this, she accurate relation Of
tho battle adopted by the Com nttcc oil Safety says,
hc delayed uIl the rcdoubt half filled with reg
the frovIncilIs had Kept The encmy NJ bay
rome time, confronting thom Win inc Dut chos OF Shee
muskcs" largo share oil the skill displayed by Tue
ProviBciais justly belongs to Colonel Prescott
Let nitiug statue testify IT, ths debt
Let 1t stand by tho sidc oi the statue
Of Warren. The heroes wsrc together In the awful
hour battle aud what 80 beautifully said OF
may DO said OF botn :-'Thcir memory will be ondeared
their countymen aud 10 the worthy In every pars
and age OF the World so long as virtue and value shall
be esteemed among mank md"
During the meeting suitable resolutions we're
adopted and tributes paid to tho nomory OF William
Appleton, Colonel Thomas Aspinwall, the nrst
president; Admiral James Alden and Rear Admiral
Charles H. Davis all members OF tho association aud
deceased during tho past year. President Hayes and
Emperor Dom Pedro OF Brazil wcrc made honorary
members OIL tho association. b