New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-22
Defeating THE ARCH.
A WORTHY MONUMENT COMPLETED.

,nprrs,Es BY THE REV. DRs. TALMAGE And
MCARTY-DEScRIPT1oS or TIE STRUCTURE.
proor,v, ,.d , double celebration yesterday. After
tho birthday Of the New World had been called TO mind
bv m, marching Of the children and the soldiers
through the thichly crowded streetn, between "'s"
walls CAV with banners and soon " DC iiiumn7u W
festoons Of electric lights. the memory OIL 'l"'' WY
vent out from Brooklyn 10 redeem the ahu WHICH
Columbus found from the curse OF slavery ana p'e
scye IN II united country. was honorcd b. tho ded
cation of Inc monument which the people oil brooSpn
have raised whore the converge which l"od 10
their bsautIf1l pleasure ground near the spot where
the pairors OF an earlier generation fought IN inc
struggle gain their liberties In the neht hno"n III
history as the Battle 81 Long Island.
Rrooslyn,s memorial takes the form Of a tiumphal
arch The structure stands over tho driveway OF
the Flatbushave entrance 10 Prospect PARK. There
IS 70, a moro prominent lite for pile OF masonry IN
Tho CITY II stands near the middle OF the Plaza
nverloolcng n on one side Is the reservoir At Mount
Prospect md the new stone tower, and On the other
tn. new residence portion OF Prospect Helgnts each
separated from the Plaza pavcments by me green
crcscents which carry the Park limits out 10 meet
tho city streets. Looking over the monument of
Lincoln through the opening Of the arch are
seen the green woods and valleys OF Inc PAX.
Long Brooklyn waited before beginning its memorial
To its soldier dead. nut at last noble monument
IS completed In honor Of the $4,000 citizens Of
Kings County who responded TO their countrys call.
II was finished in lime for those who marched IN
Yesterdays parade 10 file beneath its arch. and the
little ones who with hating steps oddled under 1t
Will recall With pride that they were the first 70 do
f. After all had passed under II yesterday. In the
prescnce 81 the vast crowd that filled the stands and
tbronecd the Plaza, the dcdlcatory exercises we're
held.
\ stand for speakers placed In front OF the
stand where the reviewing officers had witnessed IN"
parade not far distant were placed the boys Of
the Brooklyn High School. who were to sing inc
d,d,cotorv HYMNS. md across the avenue were as
sombled the members Of the United German singers
Of Brooklyn, who al,o took part IN the exercises.
Five men took scnis in the stand at 4 80 p. M.
inst m the I'd Battery under pain Henry :. Rasquin
was firing the salute Of forty four guns from tn" TOP
OF Noun, Prospect They were Mayor David y.
lIociy James :. I. suanahan. III" Rev DIR. A. j.
F. Behrend., OF the Central Congregational Church 4;
the Rev Dr. r. Dewitt Talmage. aud the Rev. Dr.
T. W NcCarty OF St. Auglsne's Roman Catholic
Church. As .oon the salute had been fired the
BOYS At the High school led b. Albert 5. Caswel and
| william F. Docgett sung America Then Mayor
Bouy made n short address and introduced the Row
| DR.. Gehrends who made prayer Closing Win inc
| Lords Prayer, In which the audience joined
Mnyor Body then announced DR.. 1ama; as one
| who needed no Introduction. Or. Tamagc made an
address Wtlcl 'all"n i''l"'HN O"iA''
! 4 applause lie Zee ed the notable fac 4 our
| history and rs II vision pictured the march Of ma
| tioual heroes In the days parade going on ana IN
| through tho arch and again to their home ABOVE.
| After h. had finished tho schoolboyN sang Inc
,,ar spansled Banner" and the Rev. Dr.. Mc'arty
| hogan his address II WAS eulogy Of the isi'n 81
| columbus and Isabella whom the orator pictured
as the two persons emitted under God I" N 'r'''
NJ ,patlpc tho New Words civilization p'ss.ble
| DR. McCatty also paid an eloquent triDut" 10 TIC
. Rows In Blue" and said that the arch w0u.d s'nha
no, only n memorial u them. but protest against
| rebellion recalling the awful price that uh on anu
,ih.r,v had cost IL was almost dark when The al
dresses were finished but both speakers were Us
| ,.,od T., with rapt attention The DoAooyy was
| v,pc and the exercises cios VITA the benedicu
he the Rev. Dr. Behrcnds. As the
| rovds went home they went through
,raSs illuminated by eoi"'a Manu-
and hetorc long the darkencd sky brilliant with
| the shooting stars OF the evening" - "re"o'N' "''
| played Reservoir Hi. -
The cornerstone Of the memorial structure tha' ",N
.,d,cotcd Yesterday was laid by General William T.
| sherman on October 30. lsoO. Inc 'o'ai Cost WIS
| 900 600 When II was proposed TO build 1t thirty
.ix designs were submitted. and That oil Johh H. pu"
| an, Wa accented. The arch Is OF Maine granite
| ,h,ch f. almost white and looks Ike marble Ia
,,,rc height Is seventy feet. ana The keystone
- tho arch stands forty eight feet SA inchrs above
| ,h, ,ovsm.nt The total width OF the structure u
| ,,,,v feet and the opening Is thrty-seven feet III
| ,,,h Tn, structure Is serene In lis simplicity ye
| .n,blc of ornamental On. Each OF the piers has
PEDESTAL about thirty feet high made TO receive bronx