The sun., 1892-04-28
TO THE MEMORY OF GRANT.
LATING THE CORNIR STONE OF 7HE
MONUMENT ~ RIvhRsIDE PARK.

and Makes IN Address to the Fifteen
Thousnnd spcctntors-Chaunc-y ~. De.
pew's Eloquent Tribute to the Famous
| Soidier-Mrs. Grant, ana Many Persons
| Conspicuous In Military, Naval, nnd civii
LITE Among the Look crs.on-tsen. Porter
Announces thnt More than Two Hun.
drcd Thousand Dollars has been Add q
to the Monument Fund In Four Weeks.
Under a cloudless sky. and with thousands
OF New iork's citizens assembled to do honor
to the dead soldier. President Harrison laid
yesterday afternoon tho corner stone OF the
monument in Riverside Park which is to mark
tho final resting place OF Gen. Ulysses 8.
Grant. 1t was simple but impressive cere.
mony from tho prayer OF DR.. John Hall to the
oration of Chauncey NJ. Depcw.
The scene from carly morning was n lively
one. and hours before 2 o. clock. when the cere-
monies were to begin. tho spectators had
begun to arrive. Tho platform built over the
foundation Of tho monument was gay with
bunting while from the top Of the great der.
rick which SUSPENDED the twelve ton block OF
granite in the air naval signal flags and pen.
nants were strung on all sides like streamers
from Maypole. The corner stone was near the
southwest corner OF the platform. and along
tho south side OF the platform seats had been
reserved for tho conspicuous guests. Near tho
southeast end OF the platform was the spoak.
ers' stand. raised a foot or two above the level
OF the main platform. and protected by cloth
canopy. To the east OF the platform bank Of
seats had been built for tho general public,
while at the southeast corner q special stand
had been built for the Loyal Legion. Tho
Grand Army men were provided for in front Of
the main platform by long rows OF plank
benches which were turned over to the public
RI m lls for \yhnp tha Grand ARMY
failed to MI them.
The invited guests arrived slowly. but by
o'clock every seat on the platform was occu.
pied. Commodore Erben. the commandant OF
the Navy Yard. was present with his staff. and
Gen. o. o. Howard with his. It was lust z
o'clock when the widow OF Gen. Grant. dressed
in deep black. appeared on the platform She
was accompanied by her two sons. Jesse and
Ulysses S. Grant. and their wives. Mrs. Gen.
c. H. T. Coils. and her sister-in-aw. Mrs.
Frederick Dent. Many of the guests gathered
around Mrs. Grant to pay their respects Just
before the Presidents arrival. Among those
presented TO Mrs. Grant at this informal 10.
ception was Tsui Kwo Yam. the Chinese Minis
ter to the United States. and his interpreter.
Shun lu Ting. who had come from Washng-
ton to witness the ceremonies.
Some Of the guests on tho platform wore
Whitelaw Reid and his father in-law. D. q.
Mills: Cornelius Vanderbilt. who walked to his
scat alone: Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford. C. II. 4.
Collis. ex-Gov rhinens C. Lounsbury. George
II. Taylor. Con. Isaac H. Catlin. Cornelius N.
Bliss. Albert Bierstadt. Comptroller Myers.
William T. Curtis. Russell b. Harrison. Gen.
W. II. Mccoy. H. W. Cannon. Frederick D. Tap.
pen. Henry c. Bowen. Daniel Butterfleld. i.
Van RENSSELAER, CruGer. Chairman Of the Com.
mittee OF Arrangements; Edward Mitchell.
Cornelius OReilly. Gen. Grenyille NJ. Dodge.
Mayor Boody OF Brooklyn. John Claflin james
NJ. Constable. Gen. Wager Swayne. Col. W. L.
Strong. John II. Starin. Frank Tilford. Gen.
Henry W. slocum. J. Edward Simmons. Kilrain
L. Dodge.
The Department Commanders OF the G. A. II
:. Taylor, pennsyIvnnia: Il. J. DonnelIy. New
ISr:ey ny ndd. b Smth cqpncrtirnI Dsyid :
1t was '2:iO o'clock when Capt. Roe and his
moupted rated nn ths drive al ead Q.
mild chssrins and a utter Of % handkerchi"fs aS i
the sS sthsprSd from the carriage
s!sSs g. f!sfd III e
yiss;Tre;sldspt Morton: Gen: schoheld. o9m;
GSsrnrd Chief tht the 6 John n' Ha ssi
Romcro the Mexican Minister. and Gen.
Daniel Butterleld., Cnauncey n. Depew, was
President Harrison put lis glasses on to
study the, manuscript of his address. q mo:
the silver ice. pitcher which was conspicuous
risd th n tabH and
bosra of Adsrmon and prssdens a.
eanopy The United States test band sH2 from af pavds
Grant Monument Association. ~ ~ Wv
GEN. PoRTER's ADDR ss.
tn the fund required for this monu.
to Lay h stone Gday in the
hhieted The present m1yement organized for
March y. Generous Brooklyn came forward
the ndnn ts hstd the eurn a"a S IL
work. and Their membership numbers. 2.+S7
persons l have great satisfaction in nn-
result Of about tonr. weeks, work; Is s2O2,s
continued until every company. firm. and in
dWEdnnl WS,1a has had an opn9rtunity to su6scrbe.
nation have seemed % to Ss' say to S New gYS YORK
have secured the honor OF entombng within
wlII Ie the ehe{ ornamsnt Of your city: hi!:
are the metropolis and the monied cen;
tire: you must unaided build the structure
New York has accepted the challenge and will
make good hor word. While this structure
will be thoroughly nationa! In It's character
and purpose. It will stand in history as .
tribute OF the greatest OF American cities to
the greatest Of American soldiers"
LAYING THE STONE
Gen. Portor read the list of articles deposited
in the corner stone, Then President Harrisoa
tentent Of buildings Brady had furnished and
walked over to the block OF granite. Tho
masons spread the mortar under the stone
and the President stooped to smooth It with
lowered and the great stone sank into its rest
ing place. cheer went up from the crowd:
and m old soldier standing by the President
handed him q big bouquet OF roses, which he
took back with him to the hotel.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
The President returned to the stand: and
DR.. Hall asked a. blessing. Gen Porter intro
ducea tho President who delivered his short
address well. He said;
-" Mr. CHAIRMAN. LADIES. AMP GENTLEMEN:
Ny assignment In connection with thase exer-
csrs has to do with mechanics rather than