The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-04-30
IN GRANTS MEMORY
The Great Generals Sixty-Seventh
birthday COmmemOrated by the
People of New York.
Ground Broken at Riverside Park fol
the Monument to Mark Gen.
Grants Grave.

New YORK, April 29.-Amdst the plaudits
u thousands of citizens the beating o:
drums, the booming OF cannon, the
melody OF children's voices and the elo-
quence OF orators, ground was broken
to-day Tor the monument which
Is to be raised at the tomb at Riverside Park,
where rests all that is mortal OF the greatest
OF the heroes of the war Of the rebellion
the immortal Grant.
There, upon the hillside. gathered the
members of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie and a number OF other bodies and,
ranging themselves around the tomb. paid
reverence 10 the memory of him whom oil
nations honored while in lie On
the Hudson river, decorated with bunting,
lay anchored opposite the tomb the war
ship YantiC. aud mt 3 o'clock her guns COM
menced to belch forth salute OF twenty
one guns, which were heard at intervals of
thirty seconds. On the platform near
mound were gathered the members
OF the monument association. the
members of Alexander Hamilton post, G.
A. r., the leading members of the various
Grand Army posts and the orators who had
been elected Tor the occasion. BE ore the
regular ceremonies commenced Lawson
Fuller, at the head of 800 children from
the shclterinS arms institution and
a drum and ti.e corps playing America, "
that marched past tho tomb with tiage
dropped, cacn carrying bouquet of forget
me-nots, which was cast upon the tomb.
ture, alter which Rev DR.. Clark Wright,
chaplain o. Department Commander
Freeman's staff offered prayer, and a
chorus sang THE Star Spanged Banner"
Commander Freeman presiped.
GEN. PoRrERs SPEECH.
In Il few we'll chosen words, lie introduced
Gen. Horace Porter, the orator 0. the day.
Gen. Porter said, il part:
'SiXty-nine years ago to-day. there was
ushered into the world being who was
destined to stand pre- eminent in the his
tory of his country, and whose fame
was to reach into the uttermost
parts of the earth. Most of the
conspicuous characters in hostory have
risen to prominence by gradual advances.
but U. s. Grant came before the people
with single bound. Almost the first sight
caught o! hm was in the blaze OF his camp
fires and the flashes OF his guns,
those wintry days and nights in
front of Fort Donelson. From that time
until the crowning triumph at Appomat-
tox, he was leader whose name was the
harbinger of victory. From the final
eledCHlIlS vi HIS SWOTu I'LL Ills aSneS were
LAID to rest in yOndcr tomb, he was the
chief citizen of the republic and the great
central figure of The world"
The chorus SAM America when Com
mander Freeman arose to initiate the par
licular ceremony Of the day-the breaking
OF the ground tor the monument Before
turning up the sod Commander Freeman
said;
In the presence of Almighty God and
these witness We, the representatives of the
Grand Army of the Republic break the sod
preparatory to laying the foundation OF
the monument WHICH shall stand US a
slight expression Of the love of this
nation for its great chieitain, and shall tell
America does not forget her heroic dead"
At tine close OF his remarks, Commander
Freeman took the spade in his hands, and
with it tossed mp the earth. This ended the
ceremonies, and the crowd dispersed.