, 1881-01-25

1I1E OlSEJlGhs
PUTTING IT ul'
Owing 10 the prevalence 0l Saturday Of
storm wllicl. entirely Isolated Nov York. =
teieErnphtc account OF tho erection OF tho
ubelisk WINS rendered fnpracticabc. Tho
following ia the Hcnutd's descriptions:
There yns no tormat1ty. No wcnrying cerc.
mony drcw impollto exp1ttivcs from waiting
multitude. Commander 0orrfnrc waved hts
handkerchief ns tho sIana!. md seven minutes
Inter tho obelEsk stood nt perpendicular. Thu
Commander and hia sutnnrpntc* were m the
ground hy 10 O'Clock. tnakeng the final l'ropara-
tons. Tho platform that hnsl becf, prepared for
those who had cards Of invitation wns covered /
with leo from tho snowfall Of Frhlny night, mil /
while some laborets wore ctopnltlg nwny tlio Ice
others wcro taking down tho Inst uf tho onor-
nos tIn,bcrn that hn,l supported tho n,nltollth.
Tho huge stnno wns suspended at hoFlzontnI o'i
It's trunnons, tho pytamld0n pointing straight
tn tho west. FTnm point nhput loot frnni
tho pyrnntdon largo wire c9hlcs wrru carried
over br!t!gc thnt had been Hladp III tho nbt'
itsk, resembling tho bridge nf fiddle, md these
cables extended down to tho basc, whcro thoy
wcro nndc fast.
THESE CABLES
wcro n precautionary mensnra nEAnst tho nos
efhte trenktng Of tho stntio under It's own
weight whilo suspended Mt tho centre Of Brnsity.
70 Insure safety Rftcr tho hugo stone Ind ,hccn
rnsol to perpendicular. cornor cinlnps, TINT
had been 40 cast from p1astcr moltls tint they
lifted Into tho hierDglyphIcs, Wcr0 hound nrnlind
tho 0hcllsk ncnr III bnsc mud from taieso M In
tho platcs Of tho trnnninns thnt supported tic
stonn wcrp run several steel rolls thnt l'ntt Ccn
secured 10 bnth tho clamps md tho trt,nninn
p!ntcs BY means Of n Mrro tur1lbncklc. Thus
equipped, tho obetIsk could not alp nFter 1t tad
hcon act upright until tho Commander gave tho
order to loosen tho turnt,acklo and let tho
sO0 TONS OF sJENE GRANT
elip down md rest or lis ptslcstnD chn!ns md
wire and tpe1np ropes were suspended frum both
tho btBo and ncnr tho 'lpcx Of tho nnliolltb.
Nil secured to wint11asscs. 10 hold tho stono
under perfect control iron. tho instant 1t
began to nloyo until 1t reached nn Nr-
right position. some narss 1T tho trilmwAy On
| which it wns carricd up TO- tho hight where 1t
| rostctl-about sixty fcot ahoyD the pc1cstnl-
wcro still standing. to be utilized In cnsc OF 'cci-
dent md ladders stood nHnfnst tho steel acrrcks
TINT supported tho trunntons. These trllnnnna
nro eighteen inches III diameter, and asc proba"
| bIy tho largest nx1cs ever 1Ando.
| SOME OF THOSE WHO WE'RE INVITED. :
| The first noticeable Indication OF iii event af
Importance II, tho pnrk was tho arrival. Mt half
pnst 10 o'clock, of Cnpt. lsenty ut tho hcn Of tho
| park police. These marched with military pre-
clston down tho Enst stdo Drlvo to Il polnt duo
wcst of tho Metropolitan Musoi'm Of Art, md
| thence they wcro distributed ui0ng tho drives
anu pntuss anu ~, ~ ~, ~. .,,..o,, - Tr
.,.e - r. aho,iar rhms Mi tho snnco
within radius Of Goo feet was reserved for visit
ftors on foot
| Mi1s' CONTINUE -.
tho Commanders mother, arrived about II
o'clock, but was persuaded to tnke Shelter uH"
der tho lrlchalS ROOF u the hc'Fopoll'a" MM'
SCUM OF Art, Us thefo "as set M nolF ~ WIZ,
aud tho a'r was rnw anu tho platform uan'p "llu
cold. b'any DINERS OF tae Heht!cE se4 were o'1
tho ground long before noon' anss somo OF tiioal
found warnth fnr halt I'M ho'lr N the Miscu'''
At 1l:3o all The wor&mctl aesconaea INC M"ae9s'
and potoRraphcF caught IN i,'s camera neg
at!v ot tho ooc'lek rs t rcstea IT. hoFlHoh''l'
ro,ss ~. 10 ~ ,,n.,,
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'''p''A - Ao" =, II. A''@
. ON THE r,ATFoIM
woro Mayor Grnco anu otnor ol''eefs OF tno elt1
Government. Judge spelr, o. tho s1apoflortohet
President Hunter, Of tho Normal College: tht
Nov. Dr. 3. 1ncncaa frlnac' Poiicn Justice slau.
rico ]. Powor, cx-Fresidont William Wood' o.
tho. Doard OF Eiucat!ons ex-senator Jamcs :"
Gerard, Collector Morrill, Fntk commissioner
Wales, Lane, M0cI.eht,, and Oll1Ho afan ox'Lom
missioner con0'er; ucn' Healoas H. lo"ef'
tho Corps Of EnEincers., United Stntes Army
Dr. Walker, Mr.. md Mrs. uoFdnM "
Ilurnhnm, who gave tho park tho statno Of Ian
lei Webster aad tho lros,zu ong!ca; Gen y. u
: Curtis, Or, T. r. Wolfe, Loyal FnrrnHi,t. son
tho Into Admiral. Chaflcs Ii MeAlp!ne' te'
:, Joan noRaft any Cha1Icso"Ge1, " tio 1."... "1..
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