, 1881-09-07
YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL,
something Tangible Mt Lnnt In the
Way of Preparing for t1ae Great Mn
tiONMl Celebration.

Something Tangible Mt Lnnt In the
Way OF Preparing for t1ae Great Mn
tfoNAf Celebration.
BALTIMORE, Sept. o.-MuI. William r.
Crnigllisl, United States Engineer. returned
from Yorktown, Va, this morning, wllerp
lie has been looking ufter the arrange.
ments for tho centennial celebration ut
tint place. Mt tho request of the Con-
Rresslonal Yorktown Centennial Commission
for MI officer nf tic engineer corps to aid
them In tilt. work necessary for II proper
National observance of tile lo0th anniversary
of the surrender. Maj. Cr.fg}ill was llnnua
ald detailed by tho Secretary of War for tllut
purpose. md nlsU to slpcrlntcnh the con-
structon and erection OF the monument prU-
yldcd for by Congress. Up to this tluMe
progress In the work Inns not been utlvNnced
rapidly owing to tile fact Of general
impression that the display and observ-
a,lces Of the occasion would depend In Il
grcut uloastrc upon the assured coryales-
cence Ut the President and thu additional
fact ttut the n!uount ts299o) appr"pEiated
| pallses absolutely necessary to bo Incurred.
Work is now progressing moro expedtiously
aiAl satisfactorily. The site selected for !lis
Is'St 's vsr i a"ns IL j. pi"f aa S,S0h'nS Ssiaw s
village btundary line, only, ii deep
raville, extending, ,truM the tont
nf the illt INIT a.r.!dually HmlilaslI!ng Until
red es ts sSss % %arns s, liz rSsr ff% " 5
looking 10 tie rigi't eastwar5!y the view il
nMabstructed In the Cupes nf Virginia. Ills.
tantt, Nbo!t tweity-elgl!t Miles. 1.i front
across tho river to- Gloucester Point nil
oysr taloasester G0nitY. Io the le!t Mpta! !,qs.
| line to West Ioi!lt, the Junction Of tue
firm tia York The other yinw southwark
Will overlook the plains 9t Yorktown. When
greeted the monument viii bB distinctly ylst-
hlc from al! vessels passing up and down
| rhe assl purchased by the Government for
81. 900 en,bruges stx ncres, a. lics t,lsl wlthin
wliat wcro tho British lllHs. Tie fonnsla-
ton for o., the Gse ct the hi;,.i mo,iunrnt
with grant c0iGrotc. -, The conversions
0f grant, taken from the lticl,n0nt Nnnr-
rles|tlo s'',,a fro.n w!lieh I'll, the StMte. Wnr.
s ta vS Syy bs spetsss esstfacts IL Il s x
rrndy to he lowered til position for Atas9llle
eerenlalltes. Ihe e,lcntnpnient for United
StateS trunps md Stute military a!nl MAsoni.
lnile any i haIt distaut from tho nH9.!-
nearly loyrl, but with snfllclant ,untnlat!ng
for proper dta''tage ntN WYll n.iaptea 10
WIFI asay s'fi tie rist ~ st 5 ed Is md 'sF ssa
sae sloG Gfa W,s ueespsa vt Gy q wsspt Sfs s
| llne 100 years nRu, alhl by tio,. MeElellul,'s
army In lBli3. Un tE!s tiulu fronl
l,:.U0 10 1,huO tents, eacll shelter
Ink fifteen M!cM uni furnished BY. tbs
wntyr ID minpiv u,Mlitity viii ls supp!lcli
frnu, Wovnlley's CreaiS. 1t will be rulsetl
| Into tn,lks by two engines OF thirty hurstt-
1mwcr r.lcll. atla distributed Throughout tlle
camp, fur which pllrpt,Au i0,UDU feet Uf plro
Will lo uaetl 1t Ii estimated. ttut nl,t,lli !h,-
0JO military u.u 5, OO Mns.,ns will bu lii tents.
Fur tltt, accommodation Ut tlts executive
Cabinet, thu CONVERSATIONAL Commission, a.l
! distinguished Eiit4sts u u.eaptlut, building
lVU fcs,t lug a,lIt sixty W.lo Ii being l1ilii.
0ne fpr tp Srpretary of State, ojt, ft,r Iu,lies.
6l,I iarKu purt ut fio sl,ncu will l,., taken III,