New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-15
THE GARFIELD MEMORIAL TABLET.

Tho n,s,uorial tablet TO the late President CARRIED
which TO be placed III the ChurSH % T' esterav
INlheron was put on private eXhlOlllon yesletu"y
br I II Ruck the representative OF tue LohnOn
b9nse of Cox a Sons. at No. 13 Bible House: Inc
tabet which is of polished brass is hiyslx inches
long by twenty three inches wide ne let1e rtS
and decoration arc in black ana col0feu chaT1i,
the latter being used IN the initial letters anS
decoration NAV be roughly described as modlned
and very free of the Gothic, cn elther sue arc
columns treated in an eccleslastlcal style, sur
mounted by tretol arch III inc CGiI here Is
also scroll work the sides and TOP III inc cen'I
is sword the hilt encircled with wreath OF
laurel. On either side of the arch ABOVE are tRo
two sides of the great seal of the United States On
The diverse Is the eagle with the olive branch anu
arrows in its claws; on its breast is an escutcheon
showing the stripes of the flag, while above are ING
thirteen stars, sgnifyng the thirteen orglhal
States On the reverse OF the seal appears an IN
finished pyramid lyrical pre- the 0i Use eye and the
date I776. Halt way down the tablet are 'he
shields of Ohio and New-Jersey, the former snow
ing the sun setting upon wheat heId, anu tne
latter hearing three pOughs. On the lower paIt Oh
the tablet is an inscription in black enamel leller
ing the initial letters being III red when leaUS Us
follows:
United states. Shot at Washington July = 1871 Disu
al J. boron September 10. 1851.
On the sides of the tablet within the scroll work
are the words OF the text from which Bishop Scar
borough preached the funeral sermon III II. James
Chapel: Know We not that there Is pTihc9 ANU
Chapel is directly opposite tie fTanckIyn courage
AT Elberon. This tablet. which has been secured by
The subscriptions of cOttagers at Elberon, VIII be
placed on the south wall of the chapel facing the
congregation.
DEPARTURE OF THE COLUMBIA CREW.
The members of the Columbia crew will leave the
city tonight for New-LondOn, where they Will
occupy their last years quarters under the care OF
Farmer BOwles They will take with them two
paper shells and their steam launch AT New
London they will be on the water twice day. IN
Tie morning and afternoon and 10y rowing ten or
twelve miles daily will endeavOr to get themselves
into perfect shape fol their race with Harvard Oh
the 9th.
The training of the crew began in December and
presents no especially novel features The men took
runs of from three TO five miles nearly every day,
exercised with Indian clubs and dumb bells, and
pulled from SEQ TO 500 strokes on the hydraulic
rowing machines under the supervision OF thelr
coach They appeared on the river IN the fist week
of April and began taking one pull day OF four or
five miles in length. When the crew was hnally
made up the length of the pulls was increased and
for the last fortnight the men have been rowing
twice daily making distance OF about ten miles.
This includes several pulls over four-mlle course
on time. At present the men are in good condition,
with the exception of some slight trouble from
diarrhga The names and statistics OF the crew, as
obtained yesterday from CAPTAIN Cow-eS, are as
follows: