Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-28
IN MEMORY OF NATIONS HERO.

I Corner stone of the Grant Mo.unen, l Laid by President HarrIson-ver, l Impressive Ceremonies-The Chiel | Bxeeutivess Address-Chauncey N
 Depew the Orator Of the Day-River.
 side Park Crowded With Citizens
 Eager to Honor the Dead Soldiers l Memory.
 NEW YORK, April 27.-The formal cere. mony of laying the corner stone of New York's monument to the memory of Gen. eral D. s. Grant will be begun at 9 o'clock this afternoon, at Riverside park. The proceedings were really commenced some hours before, when crowds of sightseers took up their places in the vicinity of the tomb, pre-empting every coign of vantage in order to witness the arrival of the dis l tinguished guests, the United States troops, the turreted warship Miantonomoh, anchored in the river as near the shore as possible, and the final touches to the preparations for the actual ceremony it. self
 All the hotels and most of the business buildings in the vicinity of Madison Square had out their flags, and the whole region bore holiday appearance. There were evidently many visitors-such as crowd Broadway on Decoration day and the Fourth of July. Much disappointment was expressed because there was to be no great military parade.
 INVITED GUESTS.
 The invited guests in couples and threes took carriages in this order:
 Vice President Morton and F. D. Tappen
 Secretary Elkins and General Daniel Butter ., Postmaster General wanamaker and John H.
 Secretary Noble and H. w. Cannon.
 Secretary Rusk and Cornelius N. Bliss
 Chauncey M. Depew and c. F. Tilford.
 J. H. V. Arnold and Albert Gallup
 Senor Romero and Russell Harrison
 Rev. Dr. John Hall, E. F. Tibbetts and E. F.
 General schofeld and General G. M. Dodge
 Captain W. F. Murphy of Twelfth regiment and Lieutenant Blake.
 When the presidents carriage reached the center of the line of Troop A, the troop sa- lauted and formed into platoons- pre- ceding the carriages and three following them.
 General Horace Porter, president of the Grant Monument association, delivered the opening address.
 THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
 President Harrison then spoke as fol- lows: Mir. President. Ladies and Gentlemen My as- signment in connection with these exercises was to to do with mechanics rather than with oratory. The pleasing duty of bringing 10 your memory to-day these brilliant instances of public services and those personal and manly virtues which high upon the scroll of fame and settled the love ot man so dee ply in all patriotic hearts, has meet those high occasions with credit to himself and with pleasure to his favored hearers lCheers No orator, however gifted, can overpraise that the architect can plan or wealth | can execute is justified when the name of Grant | has now 5ssn by this magnificent expression of public interest is only the topstone of a foundation. It speaks to us of pleteness which shall rise with steady progress | without check or tardiness till tho capstone is citizens of this great city. Thus his @ fame p grew from Belmont to Appomattox, in whose honor | this dome Is builded. am glad to see here what | seemed to me to be double assurance that this | work, so nobly planned will be spe -dily consum- mated. Your distinguished citizen who has as- | sumed as 8 labor of love the burden of conduct ing this great enterprise, learned of his beloved chief to exclude the word failure from his vo- | Loud cheers.
 CONTENTS OF CORNER STONE. After the address the president laid the | corner stone, using gold trowel provided for the occasion by the New York Public | Buildings department. In the corner stone was deposited copper box contain l ing these articles: Copies of the Constitution of the United | States, Declaration of Independence and Arti- | cles of Confederation, bound in one book. Copy of the Bible. Personal Memoirs of General Grant. !, COPY or Memorial day pamphlet, May 30 and | Copy of Mayor Grants proclamation, dated A new silk American flag Medals and coins from United States mint. Copies of New York city and Brooklyn daily Copies of New York city and Brooklyn daily morning newspapers of April 27, 1892.
 Various illustrated papers.
 THE ORATOR OF THE DAY. The orator of the day was Chauncey M. Depew. He pointed to the career of Gen. sral Grant as an illustration of the possi- oilities of advancement for the American | youth, recalled incidents of his mil itaIy | career Illustrative of his character and ex- | :olled his services to the country.
 THE BENEDIcTIoN. Benediction was pronounced by Rev. Dr. | Hall and the exercises were concluded with | he firing of twenty-one guns from the | United States steamship Miantonomoh.
 As soon as the ceremonies at the tomb | were concluded President Harrison and | party went to Jersey City and at 6:30 | started in special train for Washington. |
 THE UNION PACIFIC. Annual Meeting Yesterday-GeneraI