New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-31
rEg TWENTY,SECoNDS HOME.
y.y1Ne THE CORNERSTONE OF THE
A2MORY.
x.oalTroS BY COLONEL JOHN o'BYRNT-soME

uSortr4oy BY COLONEL JOHN o'BYRNT-soME'
~yuYe ABOUT THE PROPOSED BUILDING
with so,omnly impressive ceremonies tho corner.
-. Al the new armory Of the 22d Regimens, SS
p,csdvay, Ntnth-ave., and sixty'seventh and ei&S-
s..AtA sts. was laid yesterday. All the open space
.shp the foundation walls Of the proposed structure
"a the streets In the neighborhood wore ero"ueo
,vttA men and wemen interested IN the oeoS a
rss restruene assembled at its old armery IN rout
tsenth-st at o'clock, and half an hour Ster'
nv otmors's Band, began It's march 10 the sl'o ..
~ nav homo. II was accompanied by an escort Oh
a.. oaa Regiment Veteran Assocauon.
recorder SMITH, Colonel John o'Byrne ana eol0hei
Stewart rode In carriages at the head OF tho
m. site WIS reached at O'Clock and the guests as
ssmblsd upon platform erected IN "A"' W..
be the basement of the building Gatnereu 'uo ,l
vere ths officers Of all tho other regiments III mo cry
Governor Hin and Mayor Grant were ooth eAp0''o''
but mother came. ,.,, =, ,,o
..s,,ant had osred PRAYER General Louis Fitzgerald,
commanding the First Brigade, N. G. S. n. " de-
nosjted box in cavity beneath the block OF gral'o
which WAS then lowered by derrick to It's poSiuoh
rhs box contained copies OF the CohSu'uu0h VI 'N'
Unted States the Constitution OF the e'@Ve VI NOV"
York the city charter, the laws ana resn%AoIls Vi
the n G. S. N Y, the bylaws OF the BOARD Oh onl0els
NJ the o2d Regiment the roster ana inc history u '
.ccount OF the building Of the armory, copies OF inc
1910, aa,v papers coins OF the United States OK
,hs ,atst issue and Of the issue OF l941 orders from
N. Generals office and brigade headquarters
ard hadees Of the Grand Army OF the Republic ana OF
James Monroe Post ,,
vban the list had been read by General Fitzgerald,
Cotopel John T. Camp, Of the 22d Regiment VINO
food nj the entrance to tho platform said; soldiers
IL sdyss me pleasure to introduce as the orS'0r ol
tho day Colonel John o'Byrne'
coIonsi o,Byrnc was heartily cheerod when he came
forward 10 speak Among other things, he sald
that sherc was q school Of guShy senumentahsts
who deprecated war; sneered at soldiers ana dTeameu
u turning the sword into ploughshare. tbs was
fsss and pestentia doctrine, for as long as human
nature should exist 1t there would 90 neeo Oh
the soldier He had great faith in the ia Regiment
and believed It would face danger to-day as fearessy
as Il did in 1851 The laying Of this cornerstone was
the placing Of milestone in tho onward maroh VI
people TO greatness and prosperity.
Tho new armory of the 22d Regiment VIII be proc
ABLY one of the finest buildings Of It's kind in the
United States The plans are those OF Captain J. F.
Leo, who Is IN command Of Company OF the regiment
and Is the architect Of the Potter Building. The
exterior Of the structure will be Of fine brick with
granite trimmings, and will have every appearance
Of O strong fortress. In the first story will be q
drill room ITS by e35 feet On the north side OF this
room are 70 DO ten company lockerrooms, and above
these ten company parors each with gallery capable
Of soatin, fifty people. In the main building on the
left Of Ii. entrance Will be situated the armorers and
Qusrtermssters department and in the second story
wu be q large storage-room for the care of state
property. On the right of the entrance, which will be
through corridor 25 feet wide will be library and
handsome for field STAFF, non-commissoned stan
and the headquarters.
Tie officers OF tho regiment and their guests had
banquet at the Mt st. Vincent Hotel after the cere
monies.