New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-06
THE BARTHOLDI PEDESTAL
,rs CORNERSTONE LAID IN THE RAIN
MASONIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BY ooNsoL-'h>'

maj IrFAIVRE AND w. ~ h'iH'-'"
u,o 81, laden storm gusts Of yesterday morning
o ne td' i,rge American flag which hung above
tbe entrance TO the Field Building AZ bi'"u""S mor T
iattery place while below 1t droope3 u sl'a a.
i,oncb iNaV In the large room on inc uISt nVy19t
Iiou'" aihc,cd the committee of the BaftnQlul
Statue Pedestal Fund, and the guests WnoIn .uoS
had invited to Wines wi The aTae 0icc were as
scmhed about 100 members of he HIand houufc ~
New.York Free Masons SHORTLY aver :, ! 49, AMI
fhe Masons embarked on board the Bay HUGE "l,u
,,crc landed on BcdOes Island I'm the meah,lno
The reception room of the committee was Re''.he
every minute moro dCuscly packed WIN lno
visitors Among thcm were General stone WIS
W Field. Hamilton liSh' (onttoncl t Wltpuu ,ntc +
Goodwin Joseph w. nrc1oL " Mumi2rn mioo," =,
A potts j. W rnchot, Richard Butler u'ny IL
Snanidng Colonel Wood Colonel Fame, = d.
Chttcndcn. lnRcrno Lockwood tlW""u -; , "1h'
Hugh y, Camp. Eugene k'n'' 80 sstanI H'shop IT,
Captain benjamin Richardson NsHN'n,oo ,I GlKrrt
&. Potter, Congressman burrows '"m.ub a. NJ
lcfayre. Leon jolly .,ons aynn'' p"niamn IT,
Tield NJ. dOnvillc NJ. Rou-tan' Ian itinE,'N e~,
REPRESENTATIVES, OF the II ittorehl No''s''n tc
York and Ncw'lcrsry ~" oc ni,a Eyl Enguecrs
The American Institute OF Alcmtc't = IL ru,o"'e
benevolent Society and ne s9c,'to i M' mon
+ohie and renucsted those present 10 haIch III ~,
"a The Blrge ONCE, where steamer was M1I;m"S, ,
Headed by the committee the guests d'uoi"'"S?
ii""b"d }bronpb the ram followed by two com
NAMES of the iOchambeau ana l.aaN cue N""loa u.s.
Ey half-past | o'clock some 100. persons 49,
iioI1J an The island the rest following IN another
boot Bv this time the rain was ialhg III loIteu'o
and there genera! disposition 10 III The
ceremonies through as quickly as possible !Ho
COMMISSIONS placed the northeast corner Vi Wv
foundation Bv means of "A rough wooden Hia'lL''oo
the invited guests scrambled to the top vi the na0
concrete nile and stood about i'll groups looking as
Comfortable as circumstances would permit. nc
uninyited ones to the number OF some TWO VI ii,V
hundred stood on the grass below anu ihauo up
tbc;r minds that they could not get much wetIef,
Altopether there were 500 or HOO people On ,i!o
island The United states Depot Band, on Plat-
torrn holo,y the foundations played as bravely as
thonch the sun were shining. At 2 o'clock precisoy
the Masonic body marched up to Tue coIacI
and the ceremonies began. The stone was sio"i ~
boisted i'm the air. and the square copper ooA III
which were placed the articles enumeraleI III vs. >;
terdays TRIBUNE, after BENG sealed was tben Iaid
according to Masonic rites, corn, VINE ana OH pe.s
soemny sprinked OVERT In the course tSo @ rand
EXERCISES Grand Master W. A. BrOdle, OF the uIdnu
Lodge of the State of Newly Ork, sad In part
The question may asked, Why call upon the Masonic
fraternity to lay the II Sas become common
law practice all the world custom so ancient tSt
, Witch prevsied centuries before modern secre
societies were thought Of But there is special reason
WHY we should called upon for this specal uuty nI 10.
day No Institution has done more 10 pIOnoVe Hp {9
and to from the trammes ana c1s ., ftr
nifty take honest pride in depositing the 5
n ~ nrosHer by becoming beacon light OF liberty
to ali men and promoting harmony and brothery love
throughout the world TILL time shall be no more Amen
The hand then plaved the Old Hundredth." A
salute of twenty-One guns.was fired from the od
Fort Wood battery, and Deputy Urdnq MaS1ot
Frank X Lawrence ulaue an duul0oS' i" WV '00
of which he said:
Never. since the building OF the Temple OF solomon
have Mssons participated ina w9rk more enag. s4e
TO be placed upon this massive base ia grand III It's
It's rnre and ennobng friendship between two great
nations Of free men, at peace WIN one anoici an
Isa"ceT erect an enduring monument to typfy and
illustrate all the earth their love OF hDer 10 US a.
Masons this event evidences me growth OF brlncics
we hold dear and we would fam regard IL a. pG
saying the coming OF time when the loye OF man o
sl,.1I ftnita all
great brotherhood, when men OF all nations snalt com u,
ii,y and he IShtenment Of mankind. If this hope
j. too sancuine NAV at least regard the eecuon vi
Tins statue and the circumstances by which Its creation
Is surrounded as mauifestng arkable extension OF
the principles we CHERISH for never before has similar
event occurred and in no previous age has inc occur
fence of such an event been possioe'
lIc had hardly concluded when General Hancock
who had arrived during the ceremonies was Iecos
nzed by the crowd aud greeted with three cheers
NJ Albert Lef4vIe. in gorgeous consular uhloiI,
then mounted the platform and Delivered an al
dress in the course of which he said
Nothing can he more gratifying 20 IN rs Representa-
tives Of the French Republic in this country than tne
surctlce Of large assemhage gaiheIol TOT cIe
,oy which sftcs 10 the friendship of our two nations
Trlvclcrs arriving from Luiope ad stilug lo,. W t
yo1r soil viii be impressed on hen"lhg th s'a,ne W.n
The moral greatness Of yout Institutions social CHARACTER
and civilization IT, this light Illuminating new WON
our iIr', ON Ike os If INV millions Of ioe
mon I'm this emblem we acc the dawn oi now cry lol
mankind. whtu nations viii no longer hN In.rl ",
t,ti'u ttoo hni fgnt and Wisdom viii prevail and
,tyn H. 9n,i yn,lirt in ciy nm international con
Tris We md THE belief manifested hY at fpi ofa"l'
writer's and poets They express the WhW''t 4h
tatiy fpf Che misery hud drsth1Nlun. W huH'IHi
i,ti,u,. All resent thr bondage ui ouHnVrd huW'i
hrlnys s 1000 lnst 10 themselves, Iui thry 90 nor ~
tf,t the titr ul this human rtll 10 lhN Wh"" =" 7"
prurfa,iit NJ ANY AlnP, warrior or hlhl''htl lN.i
,,uu,ir lu flhrfIy h'f-cf Nc mono ms Poldr'' WI
ih.plfe tho citizens ~ ihis country WIN ~" A"'' ~
icnbrincc Of hrr origin and her native lama
At tAe conclusion of VI Lrltiyres IenaIks WIirl
were received with applause, NiIlhh AlIoh buI'
delivered an Grafton. He said IL part
Mr. Chairman and fcllow-tlrns; 1lr lne hos"Ie
ceurnoulr, On which the laying OF TINS corner stone ma
now been accomplished haze Ottcn marked lhr lhta
et.e ia The erection a. noble and world Isuowheu pul
ugs bat rarely they been associated WIN Won
more unique its design or moro ulNciaal IN ~ i'u
a.. Than thai which summons 10 thr dly OF TINS noun
The friendship OF France for the American colonies j.
thcir struggle for independence, ana me sid uc " ne
her timely Intervention succOg have evoked are IN
source and ground OF TINS truly international
eivs n suitable ana permanent expression 70 bpth ines
spulimeuts For the expression OF the sentiment q
friendship and gratitude Swinging rom pass a,sold
tiuus the idea OF MORTAL monument Oh tIi- SIC IA
been conceived and Ina, taken shape Let MS tAen roua
ourselves to grateful task Of responding 10 inns aP
peal to better natures ana 10 our l%liOJlc shcs
The work belongs To oar whole country. II mas en-
countered, as all such efforts must, some dcags W'
ludruccs IL la, encountered one Of those cyclones
financial disturbance in which Wall street perodcl ~
teaches thr vanity of human wishes NotWthstthui-
this let Us hope that the will 90 on to speedy sue
When Mr. Butler finished speaking Assstan
Bishop H. c. Potter pronounced an impressive ben
edctlOn. and the ceremonies were over. lh1 ram
bedraCgled spectators made rush for the boats, dn'
in half an hour the island deserted save hy 1t
usual occupants.
T-VtNfINTNC ASSISTED" VfNIGRANTS