The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-20
THE TRENTON MONUMENT.
Unwilling OF the Shaft COMMUNICATING
the Famous Hattie.

Unwilling oil the Shaft COMMUNICATING
the Famous iiattio.
TRExToS n. j., Oct. l0-Promptly at
1880 to-day the procession OF the
troops, governors and invited guests
started for the monument.
The reviewing stand was erected in
front OF the county court house, on
Broad street, and here, after the cere-
monies at the monument, the process
sion was reviewed by Governor Werts.
There we're about 5000 troops in line
from New York. Pennsylvania, Mas
sachusetts, Connecticut and New Jor-
sey, the command being formed under
tho command OF General sowcII, OF
this state. All of the large wagons in
town were pressed into service aud
loaded with boxes filed with sand
wiches. These were taken to Green
wood, where they were served out us
lunch. Coffee to the extent OF l,OOU
gallons was given to the troops. The
day was cool aud the streets filled with
people wearing badges and carrying
flags. Tho ground near the monument
WAS fairly black with humanity, waiting
Tor the procession.
Governor Wertz and staff, together
with tho visiting governors, were con-
veycd in carriages TO the monument,
where the exercises Of the day were
held.
After selection by the Seventh regl-
ment band, William s. Stryker, presi'
dent OF tho association, came forward
aud introduced Bishop StHrkey, OF Now
York, who invoked the divine blessing
on this suspicious occasion.
General Stryker then made the open.
ing address, and was followed by many
well known and prominent men. The
occasion was one long to be remem.
bered ior the memory Of those present
US well as the object for which they met.
The battle monument which was UNI
yelled to-day has for its principal orna-
ment large bronze statue OF Washing
ton, which stands on top OF q handsome
shaft. Tho manument is $50 feet above
the street level, weigh 1000, 600 pounds,
and the shaft alone cost over 10000.
The bronze statue OF Washington ut the
top Of the shaft was presented by the
state OF New York though Il Legislative
appropriation in view OF tho fact that
New York troops participated IN the
battle OF Trenton, which engagement
probably decided the fate OF our coun-
try.
Thus it is that New York's two most
distinguished citizens, President Cleve-,
land and Governor Flower, were invited
to be present at the dedication and, in
addition the West Point cadets were
asked to attend and New Jersey, Mas.
sachusetts, Connecticut and Pennsyl'
vania paraded tho flower OF their ma
tional guard, aud that fifteen governors
and stalls were asked to be present
with the officers ut to.day's ceremonies,
The shaft in itself commentaries the
battle of Trenton, which occurred alter
the stirring events about New York.
Washington is represented as he ap-
peared on the morning OF December 70,
previous to the famous battle. On that
day Washington came down the Penn
ington road to the spot where the mon
ument now stands and ordered Capt.
Alexander Hamilton, the nineteen-year-
old artilleryman OF New York, later the
distinguished Statesman, to open FIRE on
the enemy advancing up Warren street.
Washington then gave the order for
two brigades OF American troops to
hurry up the Brunswick road and pre-
vent the enemy from escaping to Prince
ton. Then came the battle and victory.
The statue of Washington surmountlng
the shaft is the work OF William Rudolf
O'Douovan. OF New York, who has made
study OF the face and figure of Wash
ington for nearly twenty years.