New-York tribune., 1884-11-14
MONMOUTH COMMEMORATED.
THE RATTLE MONUMENT UNVEILED.
An IMPOSING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES i""'
AND oRAr0RY.

An IMPOSING NORTHUMBERLAND
AND oRArORY.
,n,,, arrc,,, CORRESPONDENT or rHr rn'boN''
rn,ruo,n n. l.. Nov. 13.-The people .,
,'', a,a ,o,rn raro as,,r carly this morning. vi"
So, soon bus,v engaged In decorating 'h''' Nv, ,,
Sou,o. ona stores In honor OF the prcsenao ua,yo
mouth battle Monument At 10 ooo'N ,orerccns
IN town was mass of lags sre"n'', ,,, banners ~
m. Countv Court House was fcstoohe' ~ 49,, roo, IN
All k,nds and nags Of every ha'o", 80, ascroydcd
g., of Tho buldIng large stand "hio" 80, orcbcs
1'o"' " ,,vi.ed guests. TWO mug
ro,ocns and flags sp"""o' -,
.hovo and below the Court House. ,.,.a, General
80 cents largo oil paintings OF Wasn"s,o ,rh
s.f,vctte and the coat OF arms oi w" ' .,on,st
~ w aud down the street was one OF great i"'ot''"
,,,s ,,v ,n the many colors OF the deeora' IONS
80. 80 a,rcl by the vast throng OF people VINO n'o"
A., s,de,yalk aud ovcrran nearly TO the mu"'c VI VI.
.,reo, Mounted soldiers and guarosmc' y" ~
,orchod I'm all directions hcadecbby banoS anu =" ~ w
ar. corps The small boy was there III "'So 's
49,, ha added TO the general din by uerng shr cri'S VI
admiration as he pushed his way through '"o .',o"n
Uupdreds Of gayly attircd women pasSeo "p '"u ",
AZ, .,r.., while the members of the several coi'o
crossed their way through the crowd WIN ~" o'~
determination on their faces and riopon p'os' v" w.
coats Alert pickpockets were present p"' INV" ''
t,ons were cut short by kcen-cyed detectives VIM
thcm and ordered them to leave town 10y inc "' ''''
Tho various roads leading into the 'oW" WV
led with all kinds OF vehicles from the Costly '"ro"
~ ,he wealthy residents OF the towns oi No""
Comfy to the bounding bucSboaris ana 'ho S,''"o.
bonicd farm wagons OF the sturdy agricn'u"s'S" " Wv
snrrounlng country. Each vehicle was Ioa"cu W."
Measure seekers In the streets the crow" ''oo eO'
naturally for nearly three hours Large acceSsos "
, ,,oae IN Il from the special trains run over the
rroeho,d and New-York Railway and the Penhsyi iNa"
Railroad The crowd hlcd the town iu'i "iu
.,o,ped over into the adjoining townships roi "''s
mile in every direction the roads icauihs o"' VI Wv
q.
s,,ble I'm town was filled with animals Every num-
,a, a,d child chcercd, laughed and chatted unth the
ha,hc fairly drowned the noise made by the banus ac
the drummers.
SoT,BLEs REVIEW A FINE PROCESSION
The streets were cleared at noon for the procession
headed by Major James Yard the grand marshaahd MS
aides all mounted In the procession were the lst od'
lh and 9TH Regiments. National Guard New
Jersey Gating Gun Battery Company B, the hremeh Oh
Freehold and Red Bank and number OF civic soeiees
After marching through the principal streets OF the toW
the proces marched past the Court House. whee"
WAS reviewed by Governor Leon Albeit and his stall
I'm the platform with him were Ex-Governor Joel Parker
tbo orator OF the day. Theodore W. Norris the president
n, tho Monmouth Battle Monument Commission; State
Chancellor Runyon; Alfred Il. stoney Speaker OF the
State House OF Assembly; state Coh'rol'cr
Anderson State Senator Appcgatc, General "ershon
Mott Commander OF the NewJerscy National Guard
aud staff. Justices scudder and Deple, of the state
scarborouch OF the Episcopal Diocese of NcwJcrsey
Conrressmcn Kean and Fielder ex exCongrcssmcn Clark
and Ross members OF the Society OF tnc Chcnai, anu
the Mayors OF nearly every city or NewJersy, meh
hers of both branches of the state Legislature, ana
other officials to the number OF fully 800.
CEREMONIES AT THE MONUMENT.
After the procession had been reviewed by the crowd
on the platform the entire throng marched to the hill
side an which the beautiful monument stands. In the
rear of the monument large flag embowercd stand
which was filed by the invited guests, while mass OF
humanity gathered at me irohs 10 nch "e rr"rouh
Mr. Morri. advanced to the front of ,u;t6,, ;the
presented presented the monument In dong so. he
auicd to the fact that the commission were not yet re-
sysd their % ha wor r2a pa M MoT @
speaking pullel stout cord leading from the platform
To- the monument. and the flags which covered ue
bronze tablets at the the shaft fell to the ground
amid the cheers of thousands After sante OF thirteen
ALBEIT delivered the following address,
GOVERNOR ABBETI's ADDRESS.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COMMISSION;
lis my pleasant duty. Governor of this state to re-
eeive from your hands this monument commemorative
of the success the American army on the 2sh day o
June l77s NcwJersey is rich in Revolutionary memo
rics Trenton. Princeton Monmouth Morrstown, Rel
Bank and Springfield all awaken patriotic recolectionS
Among glorious achievements IN the carry days
OF the Revolution was the battle OF Monmouth ,
To fully appreciate this victory. we must recall the
winter scenes Valley Forge Scarcely hundred days
before this memorable bate the American army lay in
their inrcnchmcnts the banks Of The Shuylk in mis-
cradle hnts where for months there had been daily
struggle bare existence with tnn and iaercd cloth
Ing. shiycring in the daylight and hutded at night
around their camp fires. nearly -four thousand of their
were. at time, too NAKED TO appear on duty
for of shoes, hats shirts aud other necessary cloth
ing During all these long. drcdry days however. that
splendid German veteran-Blron Frederick William Won
scUhcn. trained the old soldiers. ana raw recruits INTO
effective body Of troops, nj TO cope IN military dril
ana discipline with the trained soldiers OF Great Britain
With unrcmittmg devotion he laborcd To create force IA
ni.r with all the grand movements OF battle; and 1t
greatly owing to his skill that the victory at Mon
mouth was made possible The Council and General As
seuby of NewJcrscy. deeply impressed with the many
and signal services rendered by him. passed an act De
cemher 30 7s3 appropriang certain forfeited estate
al New-Bnlge, IN Blrbadoes township bergen county
In striking contrast to the scenes at Valley Forge
lic than twenty miles distant. the British army
British officers led gay hic-crowding the balroo
OF the CITY Tavern, spending their nights in gambling
stage AT the Ola south Theatre spending winter of
dcipne and equipment. they gave no time 10 thoughts
of an aggressive campaign Tor l77s. General Howe
ttcresi himself IN the drill Of his men, and felt
In The strength Of his wei equipped forces
day of June, l77s the British army crossing Della
ware AT Gloucester Point. and marching thence through
Iaddonicd Mount liolly Bordcniown. Cro>swicks and
Allentown. reaching Freehold June 20; the American
Ipy "1shps a to Newlcnc Hone ,So Gro,s1s the
well, Rocky IIill and Cranhury. reaching English
town June q. The battle commenced on the next day,
Twill not attempt to give the details Of that eventfa
dy will ar them from distinguished icl
low cton who has been repeatedly honorcd by hi, ma
I'VE state He will coquenty recall the thrilling Incl
This hour will recall the of the brave Irish
woman, Molly Pitcher, and the many gallant
catcd with the of that day. There General
Gicone that splendid soldier whose heart was ever true
e. the holy cause, and OF whom Lord CORVALLIS said he
never fclt safe when he In camp near him there
Was the brave Lord sterling whose English tito could
not chill the warm ocatings of hls heart for liberty;
there that stubborn fighter Mad Anthony Wayne;
terc was the brave aud accomplished Baron Stcubcn;
there General Knox. directing the greatest cannonde
ever heard IN the Revolutionary struggle; there the
chiNalrous Frcnchman, Lafayette, filled with fcrVent
real there the gallant scott TO punish
The Toes of American liberty there was the resolue
Colonel Grayson of Virginia the able Harry Jackson.
OF Nassachusctts there the three youthful Majors
OF the New-Jerscy troops Richard Howell, Joseph
Bloomfield ana Aaron Ogden who grealy distinguished
themselves In the hight and subsequently
efn"rs of this state there the gallant Colonel
Ramsey. of Maryland, who fought hand 10 hand with
the British troopers there the intrepid Living
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