Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-30
THE CEREMONY ENDED.
LIBERTY STANDS
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Brief Resume of the Dedication of the
Magnificent statue on Bedloe's Island
A banquet Rendered the French visit
ors blythe New York Chamber of Com
merce-B arthoIdi Pleased.
NEW York, Oct. 3o-The oeremony OF
unwilling the statue of Liberty on Be1loe's
island Thurday was very imposing and wit
messed by thousands of people Tue French
guests were the first 10 land haaiel by NJ dc
Lesseps Then amid the booming Of cannon
| and the footing of whistles the presidential
party was landed, and all proceeded TO the
| stands erected for the speakers. DIR. Storrs
Offered prayer, and Gen. Schoiieh intro
duced NJ de Lasseps, who made the presenta-
ton speech. Then there were cries for Bar
tholdi, who only bowed and waived his hat
TO the audience. Mr.. EverJ's speech then
| followed
When Mr. Evarts had delivered about two
thirds of his address he mentioned the name
of Bartholdi, which was the occasion of the
| audience breaking forth into loud cheers.
This was mistaken on the part of those who
had charge for the conclusion of the address,
when the unwilling was to take place. Ac-
cordingly the flag was withdrawn from the
| face of the statue This was the signal TO the
steamers and batteries, and they Immediately
began mighty salvo of cannonading and
whistling, amid which Mr. Evarts helplessly
| took his seat.
After French and American national airs
| by the bands, AMI singing, President Cleve-
| land stepped to the front, and in neat
| speech formally accepted the statue Short
| addresses then followed by distinguished
Frenchmen and Americans The Doxology
was then sung, Bishop Potter pronounced
| the bcnediction, and the vast multitude left
! the island
| At night banquet was rendered to Bar
tholdi and the French guests at Delmonico's,
| by the New York cham Der of commerce.
Mr.. James NJ. Brown presided. On his right
were Messrs Albert Lefevre, Eugene Spul-
| Ter, August Bartholdi, Governor David B.
| Hill, Napoleon Ney, Col Buream de Pusy,
Maj Gen. J. NJ. Schofeld David NJ Stone,
and Rear Admiral s. B. Luce On the
chairmans left were Count Ferdinand de
llesseps, Gen. Pellissier, Admiral Jaures,
VI Desmous, George William Curtis, Freder-
lex H. Coudert, NJ. Deschamps, Levi p. Nor
ton, Col Laussedat, and Ma or Grace.
Among other well-known persons pres
ent were Roswell p Flower, 10
seph Pulitzer. Eugene Kelly, S. S.
Cox, Abram S. Hewitt, Cyrus W. Field,
Lieut. Nillengante, of the French navy; Hor,
ace Porter, Chauncey NJ. Depew, Franklin
E1son, Parke Goiwin, and Horace White
1t was after 10 when the toasts began. They
were; ITO the president of the United
States" ITO the President Of the French Re-
public" "To Our Guests Beyond the Sea, y
To Washington and Lafayette" ITO Bar
tholli," ITO France, Our Creditor, To the
Press
The toast to the president of the United
States was drunk among cheers and music,
Mr. Lefevre responded felicitously TO the
toast to the president of the Frenc republic
Other responses were made by NJ Coudert
Admiral Jaures, George William Curtis
| Gen. PclliSsier, and David n. Stone
| The receipts Of Thursday on the East river
brid ge amounted to 3, sol. This does not by
any means indicate the number of pedestrians
drivers or passengers in the trains who
crossed Every body who by uniform OF
otherwise indicated that they came from GU,
organization 10 participate in the parade
were permitted To drive, ride or walk free
1t Is estimated that li0,o0l strangers were il
| New York Thursday
BY invitation of the chamber of commerce
Count Ferdinand de LesseI,s he'll reception
| in the rooms of the chamber at , O'Clock Fri
day afternoon. No arrangements vert
made for speechmaking. and the affair wa
of an informal character. Its object wa:
to simply give the merchants of New Yorl
an opportunity of meeting a man who ha.
rendered so much service to commerce, a:
| the protector of the Suez canal All tn.
French delegates to the unwilling were in
vited to attend.
| The French visitors with the exception ol
Comte lie Lesseps NJ. Bartholdi and Col de
Pusy left their hotel Friday morning il
charge of Commissioner of Education Wood
who conducted them through several of thu
public schools, and explained the workings 81
che system
| Speaking to some of his countrymen Fri
day NJ Bartholdi expressed himself as over
whelmei with pride and gratitude at tht
warmth OF his reception in New York
Comte de Lesseps is still undecided as to hi
actions. He may go to France Saturday
morning and he may defer his visit unit
next Saturday In the latter event he vii
accompany NJ Bartholdi and his friends I,
Washington to pay his respects to Presiden
| Cleveland.
| Growl from John Bull.