Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-28
THE GRANT MONUMENT.

Ground Broken For Its Erection at
 Riverside-Interestin Ceremonfes-
 General Freeman's Address.
 NEW YORK, April 27.-Thousands of people assembled in Riverside park to-day to witness the ceremonies attending the breaking of ground for the erection of 8 monument to the late General Grant. The weather was cool and clear with bright sunlight. To-day is the sixty-ninth anni- versary of the birth of General Grant and was therefore selected by the Grant Monu- ment association as the most appropriate occasion for the ceremonies.
 Fully 10000 persons were massed about the tomb when the ceremonies opened. General c. H. T. Collis, chairman of the Grant Executive committee, explained the nature of the gathering and then turned the exercises over to Charles H. Freeman, department commander. After MT. Freeman's introduction the 'Star Spangled Banner" was rendered by the Marine band and at it's conclusion Rev. Dr. Clarke Wrightinvoked blessing. After the prayer General Horace Porter, the orator, of the day, claimed the attention of the assemblage. His address was frequently punctuated with applause. At the con clusion of the address, which occupied over an hour, MT. Freeman, Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Nellie Grant-Sartoris and her two daughters entered the hollow square in front of the tomb, and the ceremony of cutting the first sod was gone through with. MT. Freeman gracefully oficiated while the band played America" Just as he removed the turf, soldier who stood on an elevated mound waved his hand, and the big guns of the U. S. s. | Yantic, which lay in the Hudson, belched forth a salute. This ended the exercises. | Among those present were Secretary Noble, ex-Mayor Grace, Commodore Meyers, George M. Pullman, Minister Romero, General Howard, Admiral Braine and General Sickels.
 General Freeman then delivered brief address, in which he alluded to the monu- ments and shrines of all the great nations, including those in which rest the ashes of Washington. Lincoln and Garfield. "The great soldiers bones lie here," he said, "but our broad land is his burial place. We gather to-day not simply as the represent atives of hundreds of thousands living and dead he lead to victory, but of the entire nation of men wore the gray as well as the men who wore the blue. It is fitting that here, in the greatest city of our land, on this eminence overhanging the harbor dot ted with the sales of every nation, so neal the ocean whose restless waves shall for ever sing his requiem, we erect the memo rial and pledge increased devotion to our common county. May oul children's children say with reference:
 ''Here lies the man whose fame was at wide as the world, whose military skill and undaunted courage saved from disso and whose memory will be cherished wher the marble and granite shall have crum bled into dust"
 Now, in the presence of Almighty Goo and these witnesses, we, the representa- tives of the Grand Army of the Republic
 break the sod preparatory to laying th'
 foundation of the monument which shal
 stand as slight expression of the love O
 the nation for its great chieftain, ant
 shall tell all the world that the United
 States of America does not forget her he
 roic dead.
 This was followed by the singing o
 "America" by the chorus and audience
 The ceremonies ended with the benedic
 ton by the chaplain.
 The monument will be about one hun
 dred feet square. It is intended first t
 build the portion of the monument desig
 mated in the plans for the reception of tn
 sarcophagus, and this will be completed 8
 if it were to be an independent structur
 and without regard to the other portion be
 fore anything else is undertaken. Tn fund already in hand, about $150, ,0O0,
 more than ample to meet the cost of thi part of the monument.
 Wrecked Of the Horn. l PHILADELPH1A, April 27.-Informatio was received here to-day of the wreck nea Cape Horn of the barkentine Hustle
 hence for Seattle. Beyond the bare ar
 nouncement that the barkentine will be
 total loss and that the crew were saved n details of the wrecking of the vessel wei received. The Hustler sailed from he, 3 December on her first and what hs proved to be her last voyage. Her care consisted of 916 tons of iron pipe value , at S37, 900, and was shipped by R. D. Woo , & Go. The Hustler was commanded | , Captain Perry and was owned by W. F 2 Besse ot New Britain. Both the vessel au cargo were fully insured.