Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-31
tn. RODNEY MONUMENT.


Delay In Erecting the Shnft-Exer-
.cises ut Dover T0-dny-An ExiYact
From ihe Grafton Of Ex-secretary
Bayard.
Statf Correspondent of Gazette and journal.
DOVER, Got 30.-Work ON the erection
of the Rodney monument was pushed
forward with all possible dispatch yes-
terday afternoon, and this morning
Thomas Davidson, who Is personally
experimenting the work is going ahead
as rapidly as "a consistent with safety,
with view of having everything In
readiness in ample time for the unwilling
ceremonies. It is close shave, however,
az the arrival Of the monument was de.
layed considerably beyond the expected
time, and the work Is so heavy that II ia
impossible to hasten IL to any perceptiele
extent. A mishsp At the depot, yesterday
afternoon, when the sections Of she
monument were being loaded on teams
caused an unexpected trouble, the
awkward movements of mals team
preoipitating the heavy base to che
ground, necessitating two hours q extra
labor to raise 1t to the wagon.
Upon the operations on the monument
will depend the order Of the exercises. 1t
Ia desired to have the military parade
first, and to complete all the exercises 10
time to allow the visitors to retufn home
on the regular evening traips, a. 40
special trains have been arranged for. II
everything can be gotten in readiness
the military parade will start at POLLOCK
otherwise It will be deferred until later.
at any rate, it Is the intention OF the
committee in charge to start the meeting
in court house hall promptly A. $50
o'clock, and after. Bayard's Grafton the
line of march will BIZ taken op &c the
cemetery and tho monument unveiled.
Senator Higgins, Judge Leonart e.
Wales and j. ii. Hoffecker, Jr., Esq, o.
Wilmington, and ox-Secretagy Of State
William f. Causey OF Milford, comprised
the advance guard Of visitors who arrived
last night to attend the unwilling eIer-
cises.
VISITORS COMING INTO TOWN.
Special Dispatch u Gazette and Journal.
DOVER, Ost. So AT this writing III
O'Clock, o, m 1t looks very much, to use
iline.worn simi'e ss though the unyeil-
ing OF the Rodney monument will be
like tie play of Hamlet with the
Hamlet LETT out" M. Davidson is
doing everything pos1ible, but tho monu-
Inent Ia heavy, the base alone weighing
six tons, and the weighty sections cannot
he swung into place with case. The IN
yei,ing ceremonies, therefore, will be de-
ferred until the latter part Of the exer-
cises, II, indeed, they take place ut all.
e company of Wyoming, 20 mon In all,
arrived GU the $40 train this morning in
charge OF Captain Carey and marched tc
the court house, where they stacked arms.
Thoy will participate in the parade this
afternoon. d company of Milford came
up OIL the 10. 81 train.
On the train from Wilmington reach.
ing here at 1929. came Hon. Thomas II.
Bayard, who will be the guest of Oh,et
Justice Comegys during the day, Gov.
ernor Biggs, Ex-Governor John p. Ooch-
ran, John H. Rodney, Esq, Judge j.
Frank Ball. City Auditor John Nj. Newell,
Clerk OF Council A. F. MesHiok, Repre-
sentatives Theodore f. Armstrong and
W. p. Biggs, Ebe Tunnel Of Lewes, John
III. Voshell and eA-Stste Senator W. T.
Lavender of Smyrna, Nathaniel Williams
W. A. Oomegys, Benjamin b. Comegys d
Philadelphia, brother Of Chief Justice
Comegys, Henry q. Conrad, Esq, sherif
Alvan Allen, Speaker John II. Hohecker
George A. Elliott, Esq, School Superin
tendent Herman Bessey, Mrs. Henri,
Geddes Banning and her two sons, Johr
and James Banning Of Wilmington, de
scendants of the Rodney family.
Ex, Governor Hall of Frederick CAM
up this morning to attend the exercises
Bishop Coleman arrived ON the Whining
ton special and Bishop Norris of Oregon
who is to pronounce the benedictior
came up on the regular train from Lewes
where he had been visiting old friends ant
relatives.
Flags and bunting are being LIBERAL,
displayed on stores and residences AMI
country people are coming into the tow
in great numbers. The indications ar
that the affair will be q SUCCESS.
The parade of the militia will proceed
the meeting starting at 1 o'cloak, an,
will also escort the procession from tn
courthouse to the burying ground to wit
ness the unwilling.
Mr.. Davidson at noon began to fee
confident that the monument would b
In position at the conclusion OF the oour
house meeting. There will be no exer
cises at the grave beyond the unyeilin
and the benediction by Bishop Norris.
The special train from Wilmington
brought down only IA passengers, anon
them being Senator Gray, Levi O. Bird
Esq, and 4. Il. Cochran, ex Secretar
Bayard, ex. Governor Cochran and Others
The guests were entertained at Chief jus
tiee OomegJs. Congressman peningto
entertained Judge Ball, Theodore 1
Armstrong and others. Ex-Governc
Cochran and eI.Oongressmsn William
are attending the ceremonies.
THE ExEBoIsEs.
At LAO O'Clock the doors of the cou
room were thrown open and the roo
was soon crowded. mir. Bayard, Go
ernor Biegs, Chief Justice Oomegy
Chancellor Salisbury, Judges Wales
Paynter, and Grub, Ex-Goyernors Poi
der, Cochran, Hall and Stookley, an
others were sested on the bench.
After music by the Dover Oornet BAN
Henry Ridgely, Jr., of the Rodney Olu
introduced Governor Biggs as presidir
officer, and the governor introduce
Bishop Coleman, who, in tull robe an
surplice, arose and delivered an impre
sive prayer. He closed with the Lord
Prayer, in the recital OF which many
the audience joined.
Governor Biggs in o brief Rddre
highly eulogistic OF the orator and b
nu' ieot then introduced ex Secretai
Bayard, from whose remarks the follo'
ing extract is taken:
Gentlemen Of Tie Rodney Cluo: 1t wou
appear that William Penn had Jeen OF III
mind with 10y Lord Bacon, who held 1t
be "a shameful and lnblsssei thing TO ia!
the scum OF people, and wicked, cCuteGn,
men to be the people with whom u
plant" aud therefore when Penn can
to let In the sunlight OF liberty OF the ps
son In conscience aud In conduct upon q
colony he was planting on these shores,