New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-13
TO STAND FOREVER.
THE PERMANENT PART OF THE GREAT
CELEBRATION.
OBLIGATORY SERVICES o. THE COLUMBUS MoNU-
MENT-THE GIFT OF ITALIAN CITIZENS
SPEECHES BY CARLO BARsoTTI. SEC
EErARY RusK. GEN DI CESNOLA.
RARON FAYA AND OTHERS

RETARY RUSK, GEN. DI CESNOLA.
BARON FAyA AND OTHERS
The crowning incident of the Columbus celebra-
ton was the unwilling and dedication of the mon
urnent given to the city by its Italian citizens
Though other occurrences of the last three DAYS
have attracted for the time more general attention
and have been attended with more conspicuous
display, and though the programme of the ceebra-
ton does not end with this, yet it is in this sense
the GROWING and most important feature of all!
that the monument given to Ncw-York yesterday
viii stand as long its granite and marble and
bronze can endure TO perpctuate the name and the
deeds Of the great discOverpr. and to give per
peual testimony Of the devotion to the city of
Ncw-York Of its sons adopted from Italy.
The monument stands in the middle OF the
broad plaza at Eighth-ave and Fifty -nnth-st,. at
the southwestern entrance of Central Park. II is
imposing in it's proportions and one of the hand
soonest Of the works of art which yet adOrn the
city. The greater part of il is of granite. Three
steps on each Of the four sides lead up to large
square plinth. The north and south sides of this
hear bronze rclefs one representing the sighting of
land by Columbus and the other his landing. On
the other sides Of the plnth inscriptions. On
the top of it is a smaller square pedestal. Against
the south side Of thie Tests statue of Carrara
marble representing the Genius OF Geography. II is
o winged figure, with It's hands resting ter
restrial globe. On the opposite side of the monu-
ment i. a bronze figure Of an eagle. with the
shields Of the United States and of the city Of
Genoa. Above the pedestal rises the tall cylin-
dricsl shaft of the monument. II is of granite.
half way up are the words A Christoforo Colon
boz in letters OF bronze, and there is bronze
anchor above and another below them. The east
and west sides OF this column are each adorned
with three bronze beaks Of ships. The column
ends In capital, and this bears the small round
pedestal on which the statue Of Columbus stands.
This statue also is of Carrara marble.
THE WORK FINISHED JUST IN TIME.
The work of building the monument has been
extremely rapid. Early yesterday morning the
Statue Of Columbus still on the ground. After
1t hoisted and was nearly in its place
accident occurred through some miscalculaton,
the statue slipped and was barely saved from
falling to the ground. II was saved. however.
though IL took two hours to restore its proper
balance and get it into its place. Before the
appointed time adj ready. and the two statues
were draped in white. though the big derrick
used in building the monument still stood. with
its top almost over the head of Columbus.
The time set for the ceremony of unwilling the
monument was o'clock, and at that time the
SIX stands erected in circle around II were
crowded with people and so were all the places
between them whence anything could be seen
Several Italian societies with three bands. had
places in the street within the circle. Inc stand
directly south of the monument WAS erected Tor
The speakers and the invited guests Inc men
who were to take part in the exercises ana 'he
guests arrived slowly, coming a few at time,
and as each carriage drove up the bands played
and the crowd cheered Justify. IL was O'CLOCK
before an actual beginning was made. Among
those who were then present were Secretary
Rusl, representing Vice-President Morton, VINO
,cos TO represent the President Archbishop Corrl-
can. Bishop OFarrell, OF Trenton CarIo Oar
sotti president OF the Columbus Monument hNecu-
two committee General Luigi Palma di Cesnola'
Baron Saverio Fava, Italian Minister; captain
Dchebro and other officers OF the Italian cruiser
uausan Don Julian Garcia de la Vega, commanoer
M the Infanta Isabella, with Don iAueus'iii
puntado Don Ignacio Marines and Don Manner
+, - oeicars Of the same ship; General
Cnor,e u Sanford. Colonel Rogers Colonel Kup-
nv. and Colonel Sloan, Of Governor fIo"er
r.or r.nresentina the Governor; General frahcis
snies Vice-Consul for Honduras; fauI oo,o
Eberharit Vice-Consul TOR Austria; V"oin"
d,Abzai. Consul General Prone, senator rlullNn~
Jpdce Joseph F. DAILY, A. Motta kogari TAXA
,,r. Consul- General for Japan Juan Qufntana'
Consul General for Peru; Dr. Raphael Assei'ia'
Giovanni Morasin Professor Gaeano Russo, '"e
sculp,or: John D. Crmmins, Il. Ianoe IMAM.
COLOR of the japanese Consulate. ana "%el"i
lanes Grant Wilson, representing the COMMITTEE
:, charge OF the statue 10 he erected IN Ceh'rai
Park next April, and also representing '"e o''
in the abserce of the Mayor
MISS BARsoTT1 UNVEILS THE STATUE
,e,v minutes after o'clock the Italian socie-
tics began to march around and around the nnoh"
r.nt their bands playing, AID theh 'heH CAV"
H. rlsl 10.
cred in group in front OF the Spedhoi' &C.
>Ies Annie Barsotti, the daughter OF the pIesi
Ilr, - tho committee, stood in the middle OIL
,be platform with the prihcipai e"e'''
around her. and spoke as follows; ....,o q,
:, ~ solemn moment when the gloFlaH' sH'u
cnri.topber Columbus appears IN o.! >" NV. ,v
neautr ,eforc the eyes OF the peope o Wv" t,,,
80 .n ,rant two particular blessings; one ior i"'''
49,, uo,e. ~ the great dicoverer one LOT AN'''"' VI
-. ., ~. Genius Of his Skill d HI pef'eVeI'"co
,e a child Of Italian Tarenta2c ana OF American p
"a, AK nothing greater than this; "oo oeS 80 -
NJ. America and hay The friendship between 'he wv"
~ - 80 ,,vo ueople endure and resist time as
III a., a,lc and the bronze Of this great ood beau'l'u
monument.
As she finished speaking Miss Barsotti came -
the front Of the platform and pulled the Inc
which held the drapery al tho head OF oe s'a'""
~ Columbus But as the strips OF cio'h were
released they caught on the head oil ''e s'",u'
and did not fall. There was murmur Vi u''
appointment through the crowd, but the ACCIDENT
had been foreseen, and was provided for man
sat AZ the top Of the derrick over the head OIL
he statue with an Italian flag With the spear
head on the top Of the staff he disen8ased '"e
drapcrics, they fell away and the statue WAS
disclosed. Miss Barsott then pulled the line ~
leasing the drapcries II the statue of the "ehi''
of Geography, and the two stood revealed.
THE ARCHEP1SCOPAL BENEDlCTloN.
TIE bands played Hail, Columbia" and theh
Archbishop Corrisan stood forward TO bless ''e
monument After reading the appropriate prayer
he sprnl<led holy wafer toward the monument