New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
IDMIRAL DUpONTs STATUE
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-,,x rprstprSr AND CABINET OFFICERS PRESENT
--Appprss OF SENATOR BAyAhp.
w.sutSaroN. Dec. 2o.-The statue OF Rear
.s,n,ret samuel Francis Dupont, wis unVciiea "-o'y
18th appropriate ceremonies Tho arrnnsemoh'' VIZ.
y, ss.rre of Commander Bowman H. McCalla' assisted
ne tleu,enants Actiey, Kelly Rodgers Mason' Dyer,
s' s SHARP, and Potts Erected upon raised
,ua 4, tho certre OF dupont circle the statue Oh
,e,o,e sze occupies ono OF the most comhlan"nk So
q. wa,hinrton Tho admiral Is represenled as smhI"s
q, the quarter deck, marine glass In hano' "nicn nv ~
a., lowered after an inspection OF distant ovec' ea'
.,,,epancc M with an expression Of alert In
80, lie Is represented in the uniform OF the periou
sra his rank in the naval service
md for the speakers and guests had been
.ss.tcl on the south side OF the circle ana
.,ler stand on the north side was occupied oF TUG
$50 Rand on the east file OF marines stood az
, .s, ,seinr a SQUAD OF sailors from the wyoming
.t tv.,atch with drawn cutlasscs. detachment %
,., ,. MARKED IA the rear % the stand. The grand
..,.t A oecupied by many representatives oil the
tts,tNa,v Dnpoht Post q. A. r., OF Wilmington
- ..,+e.oniea by sixty fnen occupying position
tt ..sst t,hd khons the g.es's we're Tie ifesi
sstisriAs rte,ihehhy seh MtChnoch. Lincoln anq
s,sItg4 MI ttSheN MiHstet assistant secietlty OF
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Nuu,to Ne cliola Ile plna iAep pa!eN sANM
Ma.er secretary Chandler pa'g 9 t'su ENpNl ~ ",'
memory OK Admiral Dupont' ana lAe "ef Nr'4t =
,rl oi 81 Johns Protestant Lplscopa NupIeA %
,h. INV made bret prayer, after which AZ aSlfen
nl a rome was pulled aud the statue stood unveiled
10 he public gaze round OF applause sreeeu 'Ne sN0
ocssiul unvoilng ,.r, D.,
scrrotarv Chandler introduced Senator Ihos + Bay
ard Who with uncovered head, delivered all sadiess e
saidi - o,x,o
samuel Francis Dupont the Youngest son OF We,
,,s Ware Dupnnt and Gabrielle Josephine ue IN lttS
he VS. born al bergen Point, New Jersey on septen,nef
~ 1903 ON both sides OF LIE hous 6 tiiisbed an
eegfry iu France, whose d'.'c t'n ~. 1ta.tsh ,bc
tse United states have maintained without oehisn W,
snortly after his birth his parents removed 20
sd there on the picturesque AID heal D pahAs 81 'e
Brsndywine. the early youth OF the AoIaiI@i " %
on December 10 1915. he received from president
Madison hi. apponime1t ss var n pesce aoat Or
ashore, he diligently aha drratiap served his
country untl his death in June. ls6o. ~. ,,o,o ~,
In September SCI, lao w%s orieIcg 20 inc IN IT,, ~
the south Atlantic blockallng squadron, az ~ ~ ,r
lowing month OF June was promoted 10 te i"'A o.,
Admiral and continued IN the same con ~ ld se
10 prevent the secession OF IN" ooal'I ia M ~
lar as armed hostitcs were coifciues a. W. h,,t
I, .rsces in The period of It's continuance mcn"ra
he ara I'm The history az maritime warfare and developed
new tneOvs bi 1 ,odSv while abolshng a. with wave
OF the baud Of memorable fate the wooden pun nay les
tl wor al leaves uncertain and unsettled what .In 'I
nanenty succeed them Up to salnrday the se 40, OF
March, 1862. whom the Nerrimac; 'e i e ne ems o,
Tyt,ess Monroe ravaCed with IMMUNITY the snip
- armed aDd unar1ned In Hampton Roads
nav ~ the United states had been believed to con
Tain vessels OF war OF the highest type ana the eu" III
their respective classes OF any other navy ON me even
genius OF Ericsson, arrived IN h.nlton h4 "a s s
ncyt day presented herself 20 the Nertiar m deIec OF
the wooden frgate Minnesota uP 20 thal i.nle oo ,
ordd formidable manof-war, but N the IresTce Oh '
Merrlnac proved % be deichc'iess 'c' -, I,,
perse and critical battle that then took plce III M
ton Roads the end OF wooden na'es W's ueViu'u' nv"
what was 20 take their place was and SUI remains uii,
c,Ted In the winter OF 1851 inventions were quietly
maturing which we're 20 pe man , iac,s III W. NO.
neors the system OF naval warfare The combat
In November 1851, Commodore Dupont ,roo 6sn
shiifuy carried his feet ,.T h ,y wpQ Qien
mastery skill never surpassed ~ naval ole.tY.7 4a"
accomplished an and more man me tas a9oea i" e
came nj once loud and widespread ana was yisuel 20
q. Nyy D scf@Sg da ' Idn Sis Dupont &
monitor alone would cause te lml i i ,g,s nj
once isorou.y begun " My own pfeyion, inp -.,ns
pressed ~ Assistant secretary loAna,v NJ, ,fr ,nt
III that whatever degree OF impenetrahltl heN Wtul
~ "Reminiscences r. against foTis. These iacis
however seemed not 70 have changed tLe lt@- . ,no
and is we'll known determination TO elect tne capture
OF Charleston determined 10 make the e1eilu'I hn9
To- .k and probably lose whaieler of prestige peluel
CO. t .acesees on war and the wishes Of the Govern
men, The attach of me ronclads Charleston.
proved be a failure but Admiral Dupont SET l"n{
ana courageous Judgment ordered he With't'"a "i
the fleet when the proper mumen arrived in ofusi W nc
vro.p to frrvcnf failure from being converted lnin
disasr I'M the intention torencw the attack next iay,
B1' so furious bad been ne contest tha' h'e QUIZ o'
The eight vessels were disahlrf.
The nigh before TIE battle o. Ahoukir Bay Nelson snd
~ ii4 officers Before this time tv-innifoN sni hn.e
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irvaris which hts hetor spirit sought prrrirr ni-
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