The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-10-21
COLUMBUS DAY.

Columbus Presented iy the italian siti-
zcns az America 10 the CITY 81 New
York, In the Presence ~ Forty Thousand
People -->p.cres at III tir tnnie tsarsottL
baron Fava and gen. ~ Ccsnola. .
Nsw York. Oct THE circles at
the southwest corner OF Central park.
where Broadway ends and the Grand .
boulevard begins, were filled with
dense mass ~ human beings, Yesterday
afternoon. when the Columbus monu-
mcnt. presented by the Italian citizens
Of America 10 the city Of Now York,
was unveiled
TIL. ceremonies were Of an imposing
nature and were under the auspices OF
q cominit,c. composed of represents
tivcs OF Italian societies. The guests
OF honor included Secretary Rnsk,
Baron rava. the Italian minister; the
Italian consul general and vice consul;
Commander De iihro and staff OF the
Italian cruiser Giovanni Eausan; the
Spanish ccnsal: members of Coy.
Flowers starr city aldermen and Off |
GERS Of many italian societies.
The ceremonies were begun by I,
Italian and American airs by bands |
which played III intervals until
o'clscl, when tho monument was I'M
yelled hy littlr Annie Earsotti, daughter
~ the president OF the monument asso-
citation She made brief address as
follows:
IN this solemn moment whom tho Glorious
statue OF Christopher Columbus appears IN all
its majesty an eauty before tho eyss OF tho
people Of New York. Il pray that Col will grant
4 two particular blessings: one for ITALY ina
mother % tho great discoverer; on' for Amer
lea the daueht,r Of his genius. 81 hls skii ana
Of his pers ,rvanc,. AS a child Of Italian par
cntage ard OF Am rcsn birth. can ask noih.
ing great n than this. God bless Italy; ''oi
bless America: ana may tho friendship between
III, two count ries and the two people endure
ANA resist tima as viii the marble ana bronze
II this great AMI beautiful monu'nsnt.
She then pulled the cords which al-
lowed the drapcry TO fall from the monu-
mcnt. and the heroic marble statue 81
Columbus was discovered by $4,000 peo-
pie
The monument has square massive
base Of Barno granite. from which q
shaft Of the Same stone. - feet in
height arises At the top Of this stands
majestic status Of Columbus fourteen
feet IN height. ]. is II Carrarn marble.
and Is m excellent ~csis ~ art ~ Proi.
Gaetno Russo. leading sculptor OF
Rome. II represents the gree. nayi-
gator gazing out Into the vista which
his prophetic mind had already seen
filed with new and mighty landS. ~
one side Of the base Is Il marble figure
OF the genius Of Geography. and AT the
other il bronze eagle six feet high,
claSping tho shields of the United States
ana the city 81 Genoa. Two bronze
has rclicfs on the other sides of tho
base show The sighting of land and the
landing Of Columl;.ss.
After the unvciling Archbishop Cor
riran blessed the monument
Charles Iyarsotti. the president o. the
monument committee. then presented
the monument 20 the city Tie monu-
ment was accented bv james Grant vii.
; son in behalf OF the mayor anil the com
monwealth. Baron Fava, the italian
minister at Washington. then spoke as
follows:
Gr~rtvNrx - Tn VOL that covered ~
statue sr Christopher Columns has ju-. faliev
and X "a mr. zoo fortune 70 bring 10 tho wori,
] he hes III acowrrs1 the greeting o. the grvcrn
: r1ent an, peor'a ~ ItaIv. Before this hrar
,ifuf wow ~ art that viii recall ~ ,ostarit,
the nofla eff ,rt ~ the Ttaans ~ this ,1e.rovo
III oennnt lis rnisr thu pride feel IN consd
, crirsr that IN Sew York in Genoa. . f,v
? dnv~ nyc italian renius u horo-el. II q ,noa
/ rerrpsenfatives os all tho civilized nations scr
(. I rnnnded tho king ~ Italy and tn, rronli
chorrrd enfhnsi,sticallv tho august s1v"r
: cie,-,s ,~ho came expressly 70 off their hig
, trihur, OF revarerre to one ~ the creates
cloriss Of Itaiar history. On ~
,Ta+ers Of Lruria. ms now On thu Hn'~o'.th
Italian t,icolor waved near the Sfars IN
9 stripes A. n token ~ tho bond ~ brotherhoo
: that Columbus created between italy m
. America Great ara tho destiniss of these w
! nations. PROMPTED by the same fanacitv wh'r
,nsrirnl m grrnt navigator. 1falv. etrergt'
. eres bv tn evamnla % her glorous nHces'c
) who opened FOR hnr the nath ~ tho untfo'd'
,, Sons: America indnmitable in IN, d7~clnnmef
~ her economical force.
Other orators win sneak Of colunhrs' wor
= much better thqn r AZ for mo. who for mo-
: than ton vrnrs have cn1 'av0rei 10 rernnnt y
:, old aud stea Vast frieHiahin existing b'twe'
"a the two cru~triss. | will Only say that.
honoriry ! ,r n, rrnnrv ~ hor illisf~ious disco
Z crer A,norse-, honors herself fnn1 Italy. tn"
u who have aided so much 10 the dignity OF ~
IN celebration Inv ra~i.g in New York mon
A. mont worthy Of italian art. numbering nr"'
them hnth tffe rich and the hrmh" worsma
have gwen mark ~ vitality that y = 81
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nc OF THAR mother country. Tor WHOSE indrpHn
,r ono, thnv Inv, four'it AMI whom thrv nc
N. distinguish By their in'cllig encr and indust'
e. Gen. III Scsnola. in behalf " Itali'
it. residents ~ America delivered an q
he dress in which ne said:
Tho cou sfr, men II Coumtrs. the Tails
ss- res'dcn. ard citizans o. the United stat
~, conscious iriesi that his great morrm'ns
- This great ien'; ita Institutions IT'S 'nrospsri'
40 It's blessings: its lessons ~ advice for All
,p- rnarity: hsvs vt dcsrni ~ testify at lest
in the present generation their fnll AMI unfai''
mo sense % thor great and peculiar debt. III
- have Procured inv contributions. great :
small but uniformly large In spirit. the .
Az cu,ion ~ this monument and the u
tho erected and presented II ~ token OF their
bio fection and gratitude 70 this great and brlo
.l roratry; tsfa country IN which thry have for
an. rmnrscnt horne. n more congcnial form
vas government an better AMI frcnr facili'
liza, honoraby 10 earn their livelihood. 7
AS world otcnei IN freshness AMI beauty: IN
,iv- world rrgcncra'ci and rciuvenated: ths rls
millions from bodily r1l sriritual rrovelirl
~" cree. mpnhool: thu birth ~ u new era AM
IN tor nstlons. anl rrgrnrrstcd anil icttsr y
,rn 'rhnss ara what we owe 10 Tho unique gei
,,,r AMI cntnririsr ~ Columbus, and this