The evening world., 1893-11-25


But the chief event OF the day was set
down for the afternoon. All else led up
to grand elimination OF patriotic en-
thusiasm in the unyeiling Of the bronze
ter. who. in yielding up his life for his
country at the age of twenty-one years
on that Sunday morning, Sept. 2e l776,
circulated fervently:
II only regret that I have but one
life to live for my country
y, II was near this spot In the city Hall
Park that the British erected the scaf-
fold that was to be Nathan Hales
pinnacle Of glory.
The youthful rebel" was not TO be
hanged like a traitor. but as he stood.
bound hand and foot. with his neck
barred for the rope, he was radiant with
Of anS S4rh nhvsicel dayo'Sp6 @ pS
The American sculptor. Frederick Mac
Mopnies, has given us Nathan Hale In
bronze on that awful moment He is
saying, as he. did on that day. III years
or more ago:
You arr shedding the blood of the
innocent. II / had ten thousand lives,
would Law them down in defense OF my
injured. bleeding country"
Then. as the executioner concluded his
work. he uttered that last defiance Of the
.oppressor.
/ aat was a sad day for the little city.
The place of execution was on it's north
ern outskirts. The people We're silenced,
but not subdued.
To-day all about the location of Ma
than Halls scaffold were signs OF re-
:. 1picing The national, state and city
as WGlG oG aAs Gors ihS tioaaed '"s in thy thy wna H
over hundreds OF buildings. public and
private. The people were out in holiday
Marching bodies of men moved Up and
down the city, and 100000 happy people
did honor In the great community that
haS grGwn up around the place where
: -5Fhtingly. the Sons OF the Revolution
hal arranged for the beginning of this
'GSsle6ration Celebration T. with an assemblage AZ
farewell 10 his Generals after their work
Of liberating their country had been
The: programme for the afternoon
celebration was. arranged as follows;
Assemblagp OF the Sons OF the Revulu-
ton. COO strong, at the headquarters
Traunces Farm, Broad and Beaver
Parade through Broad and Wall stree,
and rormdIway t? the CITY Iiall Park.
BY Miss Corneia Montgomery, daughter
OF James Mortimer Montgomery. al 2
O'clock, preceded by PRAYER by, Roy nr
Sons OF the Revolution. and i'''i a prescn,ns m tI
tion OF the statue by William Cast IN
-mo1 9nlplS eql 10 uBruIIuVD 'uolUmBII
mttse.
After the unvellng salute of thirteen
guns by Light Battery X, First United
States Artillery. which came on from
'GONernol lSldnu thlS morning ana was
stationed on the City Hall plaza
America" by the First Artillery Band
Acceptance of the statue by President
Tallmadge in behalf OF the sons uf the
Revolution, and presentation to the Clty
roy
Addresses by Gen. O. o. Howard a
gre1t-gra and-nrphew of Nathan Hale.
The order of the parade was as fol,
lows;
Platoon Of Puli'c.
Grand MaTsAa
tirst United States ARTILLERY Band
United states Battalion Of EuEinaG"s. under rla.
nihnd Of Capt. william n nlacS L. $ A.
Ton batteries Of First United slater Nr'i',rl.
Two Batteries of Second INI'rd Slatps Nrtulcru
Company \. Sixth InitpI States Ir'an'r..
Old Guard In CONNER nd o. Major Tr1inss l.
Sloan.
Naval brigade, under command NJ Capt. H. r.
.a Wallace. l.. >. ~
First BsttaliCn United States Marines
u Second battalion United states Scdmeu {. s. s
ft1 New York Rud M,uGlag
Third battalion United States Seameu and United
States Steamers New York aud MIJnononoh
Seventh Regiment Band.
President and Oncerws New York SaClety Sons
OF the Revolution.
ohcers ot the Geueral SpcietY.
Society OF thu Cincinnati.
Society Of the WBT Of 1sls
AEtsc Society OF the Mexican War.
Mllitary Order OF the LOYAL LEGION
0klaaafiana 9TH