The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-20
BATTLE OF TRENTON
The Massive Monuments
Corner Stone to be Laid
This Week.
TIE GOVERNOR WILL OFFIcIATE.
Public Exercises in the Opera
House-Paul Revere and
Chauncev Depew 10
Speak.
TIE GOVERNOR WILL OFFIcIATE.
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TRENTON. December 10. 1S9l.-One hum
dred aud fifteen years ago uext Saturday
Washington crossed the Delaware during
the night, swooped down upon the British
and Hessiaus. who were encamped just
above Trenton and gained one OF the
most brilliant and important battles Of
the Revolution. Ii is proi osed to itiingly
commemorate the event by a shaft to be
erected III this city and great preparations
are being made for the laying OF the cor
nrr stone OF the monuaent, which Will
tike pl ce there SATURDAY. AS General
Sryker sad yesterday. George Wasning
ton WIS most unfortunate in se.ectinz
December 26 tor the day of the battle, as
coming Immediately aster Christmas, As
II doe, ii Is an exceedingly q I'll ;ult mat
Ier to get together proniiuen, nien fro.m
abroad Nevertheless 1t is ex g ted that
Que of the most briiliaDt arrays of men OF
national reputation will gather IN Tren-
ton next Saturday.
The services will begin promptly at
noon at the site OF the monument al the
head of the town. The uisiinauished
visitors will be met ut the City Hall by
delegations Of the Sons of the American
Revoiutiou aud the Order OF the Clncin-
nati and e>cor. ell III carriages 10 the
uuUuulIitut Site- ndl VI DeCubtl 0l Il f0u~
ton will preside, and prayer Will be
offered by the Rev. DR.. Jonu Dixon of
the Presbyterian Church of Trenton. DR..
Dixon has been chosen to deliver the In
vocation because his church 8 the oltiesC
in Trenton. aud was in existence at the
time of the hattie was fought, having
been founded III l740
GOVERNOR ABBETT's ADDRESS
AT the cuuciusUn OF tue prayer Cover
nor Albeit Will lay the stone aud deliver
a short address upon New Jersey tie
B tile Ground of the R.volution." Tnis
| will conclude he services at the monu-
ment aud he guests will then proceed to
| the various hotels where luncheon Will be
| served. The Sous of thr American Rev-
olu ion will entertain their guests at tue
| American House, at wnicn time. john
| Whitehead, OF Morrlstuwn. president OF
| lie New jersey Society of Sons of the
| Revolutioii. will de iver a brief address.
| He will be follow ell by Paul Revere, Esq J,
great grandson oil Coiunei P.ul Revere,
who made the midnight ride 80 cei-
| ebrated by Longfellow's beautiful poem.
| Ex-Governor Robert 8. Green and Ah-
| jutant General William S. Stryker will
/ also speak.
AT The same time the New jersey Soci-
| ETY. OF the der OF the Cincinnati, will
lunch at The Masanic Temple and listen
! to Governor Abbett speak upon Our
/ Country's Flag. the Symbol OF Patriot
/ tStit. OOttHct+ <A7H lSuio 4dtAdHit Va
the United States Army, and Secrptsrv
| General OF the Society Of tine Cincinnati,
| will speak ON "Our French Allies OF the
Revolution" and rx-G vernon Joseph D.
| Bedle will speak OF 'The Revolutionary
Independence Of New Jersey" DR.. Aus-
tin Scot. President of Rutgers College.
will deliver an address uIion "Trenton
| aud The Widee ext ended Cuutiuent." Sam
| uel H Gray. OF Camden. will also speak
at this gathering.
AT TAYLOR OPERA HOUSE.
The general puulic service, VIII be held
| in the Taylor Opera Honse at four O'clock
| in the afternoon. General William ).
| Seweli will preside and the stage will be
| occupied by the Governor, State officers,
| members Of the two patriotic orders. tne
| iucinnati and the Sons ut the American
Revolution and distinguished men from
abroad. United States Senator John X.
| McPherso will deliver az addresss and
| Aajutant General Stryker will read IA his
| turical paper uu ~ he B tile of Trenton. !"
| General Horace Porter has also cons MT
ell to address the eeting, ard px-Secre-
| tary of the Navy George M. Rubesou VIII
| also speak. DR.. Chauncey M. Depew has
been invited 10 speak at these services,
| but has not as yet accepted the invita-
1 tion. President Harrison aud other mem.
| beis of the National administration have
| also teen invited 10 be present, but they
| will be unable to attend, as they will he
/
| Trenton the next day in time To partici-
| Date IN the exercises.
\ A GENERAL HOLIDAY.
Trenton Will make The day a general
hold ~. All the factories, potteries aud
| fouudtirs have agreed to shut down on
that day, and 1T is expected tilat the
streets will be lined with people.
aud that there will be a
crush at the Opera House. 1t is
expected that the monument will be COM
pleled next June, when it will be un-
| veled with elaborat. ceremonies, and
| ihnt Trenton will witness one of the most
brill Mt military aud civic displays she
ever saw. The shaft will stand at the
head OF Warren aud Broad streets, where
they meet the old PENNINGTON Pike,
which has recen' ly been named Wash
inuton street. The monument will cost
$4,000, half of which was given by ths
National Government. The State APP
propriated $4,000, and $4,000 was contri-
buted by private citizens. The base will
be fitted up as museum for Revolu-
iionary relics, while a spiral stairway
will lead to the top from where "a mag
niticeut view of the surrounding country
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