Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-28
Pretty Wedding In Caroline.
NEW Works. GRANT MONUMENT.
Laying OF the Corner-stone-The Ceremony
Civil Almost Exclusively.
lBy telegraph 10 the Dispatch.

New YORK, April 27.-Around the space
where the monument to General 4. $.
Grant is to be reared was arranged to-day
n platform. On this were gathered the
President, Airs. Grant and family, ana the 2,4oI
committeeman through whose efforts the monu-
ment fund was raised. Nearby was another
platform, which accommodated 300 members OF
the loyal Legion. A few minutes betore2 o'clock
the United states Marine Band made the AR re.
sound with the national air, " Hail 10 the Chlei"
After the strains had died away Rev. DR.. John
Hall. of the Fifth-Ayenue Presbyterian clurchs
offered up prayer. Then General Horace Por-
ter, president OF the Grant Monument Associa-
tion, spoke. lie said:
"We gather mere TO lay the cornerstone Of
temple OF the dead; to celebrate an event which
will be forever memoraole IN history. This day
has been selected for The occasion, because IL Is
the Anniversary Of the birth OF the illustrious
soldier and citizen, whose ashes will repose
within the structure. We meet here 10 perform
tho ceremony in the presence OF people who
honorod him and OF brave men who followed
him TO victory.
Although the fund required for the completion
Of this monumental tomb IL large 1t has been
decided TO lay The corner-stone today, Ia the
confident belief that the patriotic work which
has begun will never be allowed TO stop until
competed. The organization created Tor the
comp Ileuon OF the fund purposes 10 complete iIs
labOrs before next Decoration-day the 3Oth OF
MAY, so that when the nowers oil spring are
laid on yonder cssket 1t can be proclaimed TO
the world that our debt has been discharged.
When the structure shall have reached COM
plciion its dome will point the ratn OF loyalty to
children yet unborn. The hallowed memories
which cluster about II VIII remind us OF the
heroic age VI tue republic. Its mute >eloquence
will plead tor equal sacrifice should war again
threaten the nations life Inc blending OF its
chaste lines and massive proportions win bet typi-
cal Of the hero who sleeps beneath It's granite,
aud will recall the childhke simplicity which was
mingled with The majestic grandeur Oh his na-
tnre. Its crypt will hold the ashes OF one who
had filled 10 tue very full the largest measure Cf
human greatness, and covered the world with
his renoWu. Here viii be entombtd his body;
his name will be eternolly enbaimed IN the
memory Of his countfymen. His SERVICES viii At
feat his greatness. lie did his duty and trusted
To history for his need OF praise His name will
stand Immortal when epitaphs have vanished
utterly aud monuments have cIumbled INTO
dust Throughout all the ages vessels upon tho
noble stream which rows at the base OF his
sspal. l.hre will In passing, sound their chimes in
token of saluie, and the echo Of his guns OF war
will have given place 10 the tolling Of the bells OF
peace.
When he concluded The cornerstone wrs
swung into place, aud President Harrison pia ed
tao az 81 cement uI on II with trowel made OF
gold Chauncey n. Dope" then delivered the
GRAFTON OF the day.
Ihr cereIoony was concluded by the firing OF a
salute of tweniy-one guns by the monitor Mian-
tononah. Which lay n the waters Of the Huoson
adjacent TO the scene Of the ceremonies.
Thers was no marked martial DISPLAY attend
ing the cere.l0niu4, saso 40 presence CT
splinkling mere ana there Il onicers OF the army
anu navy and 4 oSn A, which companicd the
President to the park. The whole ceremony was
civil was every point OF view.
No able ainO,g 6 those Who gathered around the
bier were Gene.ai nowhiu, sio = schoneid,
and Dodge, a Quertette CONF oslng the Only
living generals wLo were associated with Grant
during the war.