The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-03

were at war first Of all and that the life OF this
spubs was eopPG uP Th tsS 81
itmieht DO, but with sword and shot and shell
This day. this service. and most OF ALL the SO
our heroic dead stnnd-let us here swear never
20 forget tor the sopc nst Of and rT ST ths
abiding people. ~ In their honor we cone come
m ms5e s6sf What now is that one
feature In this occasion which lends to i
Tsero eS are other monument in ibis city Of
nations dead Distinguished as these graves
Names esI are biazoncd upon lem and whose kin;
the ea have ' repeorlod this scene with fhSir
vanished forme. have recalled their Inca.
nents have recited their deeds anH heSe Ssns
once to them living Joy ana Greseih nnsa hv m
afternoon train ho was introduced before Gov.
Flower, and congratulated New York on her
Gov. Roswell =. Flower was introduced. and
spoke 10 part as follows: ,-,,-,
This impressive scene is the homage which
bidding OF 6,O0O,00O people has sent us here
TO dedicate their token OF love to the memory
The so great battle fought on this haowcd
ground. New fork.s part was nrominsnt, ana
SS rs 81 Sc hSg men eolS hers NJ
the heroes OF the struggle were her sons.
third Of the soldiers on the Federal side were
and infantry organizations, equivalent to sew
enty.three regiments, New York h9d not much e.,
s InRn The batte was opened in the morn
ing OF July by ydettes ami skirmishers 81
Sa S s" ~ which the Sixth. Tlghth and Mini
New, York formed q part v,-,,,s ,.,,
ing sad but proud oclations to the celehra.
fion OF the deeds OF neiGhbors and kinsmen In
stuTy 81 anSbsr sns and here
over to the sIstody q a5o'h ha pesSHs a tnS
which our acts to-day dedicate. -.
For generations to come let us homo for
can be n thf s@nhy and md
love are now too closely knit together to .per-
NIT the srrayinG q one see,iop ns n, an
lasting shame Of the Z aiteG states.if adj
yanced they are in Syza,Hn and with the
sSa sntaf permit si nit any drersnes 81 poIIt
icai opinion 10 lend them to warfare. We
:esSnn Eh rSn"o S1I %
threatened but such outbreaks must neces-
Se and d thr ar Of t ths
zen soldiers, our State miitins ia srTfilcient
o1r %snstay Against Rig. spd disorder TSss
were the first to rush to the defence OF the
TRe sxisten seeS an me eeen militia
the engendering Of disorder. not by use OF
S snd ssl es S
70 BE- Wtf 9ts Ms
n Gem leH Green's nUe% was then ntfodneed Tho
crowd sheered while he said he had hut SPs
carried us through-the rank and file Of the
Then the guns of Battery c Numbered their
salute to the monumen and to the memory OF
the dead. and while smoke rolled across the
wheataileds of the valley tho crowd dis
The medals struck by the State Of New York
TO the veterans who took part IN me n Get.ys s
Grams who are here. and those who did not
come will receive theirs later.
fheips Of q the FR New cavalry who IS
! The New York State monument is the finest
ana most artstically commanding OF the many
Gr SnneIts Occupies a. comman dine position
one hundred yards east OF the Federal monu-
sna Il Of
shaft encsclipg the base q WhS =, are four
statue q Victory: The column nm Is ssnpportsd
+. by a handsome granite base with tablets con- m
Ssense. john sesnfs
assisted from hts horse. Gen. Sickles struck In
the leg BY ball and falling into the arms Of
s Gen. J; =. Carr and Gen. slocum holding
The monument is ninety-six feet In height.
The Goddess OF Liberty Mt tho ton is fifteen
feet tall She holds an olive wreath in her ex:
: tended right hand. and In her left is garland
Of flowers and n liberty pole surm ounted by q
liberty cap. The statue faces the New York
section OF the cemetery. and the extended right
hand seems to pronounce a benediction over
the dead heroes from the Empire State. Tho
monument cost the State S65.OOO
After the ceremonies at the New York state
monument were concluded Sickles's Excelsior
Brigade marched to their new monument on
< BickIes avenue. near tho peach orchard. Gen.,
Bickles. the organizer OF tho Excelsior Brigade.
presided at the dedication exercises Chaplain
w. r. Eastman Of Albany pronounced the in
vocation. Col. John N. Coyne of the First EX-
Celsior Regiment delivered the Grafton.
Coy. Flower entertained tho Generals. who
Thousands left town In the evening. but there
are apparently enough PEOPLE left to make a
good showing tomorrow when the handsome
new monument OF the Forty fourth and
Twelfth New York Regiments will be- dedicated.