The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-30
MONUMENT FOR GEN. SLOCUM
ENTBUsTlsTIC MEETING BELD IN
PLYMOUTH CHURCH
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Brooklyn will undoubtedly have m onument
to the late Henry Warren sloeum. Resolutions
looking to this we're adopted unanimously and
enthusiastically at the memorial exercises In
honor OF Gen. Slocum held in Plymouth Church.
BROOKLYN. last night II was an overflow moet-
ing both in numbers and enthusiasm. and all the
aisles OF the church we're densely packed. The
family OF the dead soldier occupied the front
pew oithe middle aisle. and around and back Of
them were the veterans Of the Rankin Post
and the Charles H. Doane Post. q. A. r.. in
uniform. They had m srche ed In. carrying their
banners. and had taken possession OF the front
part ofthe church.
On the platform were Mayor sehieren. who
presided; Gen. o. o. Howard. the speaker Of
the evening ;the Rev. n. 3 Bliss. assistant pss-
tor OF the church; Gen. Horatio C. King. the
Rev. Joseph Bass. chaplain OF Rankin Post:
Adit. John Teer. and DR.. Mason Gallagher.
chaplain OF U. s. Grant Post DR.. Lyman Alb
bolt was unable to take part in the exercises.
ss he was in New Haven. where he preached to
the students OF Yale College yesterday.
Above the platform hung J. c. RuRer's por-
trait OF Gen. sloeum draped In the American
flag. The service opened with prayer by the
Rev. Mr.. Bliss. Then came the singing Of the
Dhtbe yum VI tnt hepuUlo. III WHICH hthED
every one joined. and II was sung as perhaps
no other hymn has been sung for many day In
Plymouth Church.
After the invocation By Chaplain Bass.
prayer by Chaplain Gallagher. and a selection
By the choir. Adjt. Teer read Gen Slocum's
army record. and on behalf Of Rankine Post
OF which Gen. Slocum was a member. offered
resolutions Of regret and coincidence to the
family. Then Mayor schieren was intro
duced.
The great heroes OF our war are fast PASS
ing away" said Mr.. Schieren. I'VE are here
tonight to pay tribute to the memory OF one
Of them. TWAS never my privilege to meet
Gen. Slocum until q few weeks ago when
met him at the Lincoln dinner. and listened
wit great admiration and pleasure to his line
euloGy OF the martyr President. The thought
sessed many Of the characteristics OF Abraham
Lincoln. Like Lincoln he was gentle and low
Ia sts sP PearIss:ness Sad deiits and sim piici'y
In his unassuming nature. and IN his love for
children. as shown In his last VIII and tesla
dren. This city once showed its reverence for
the memory Of the former pastor Of this
statue Of him, and around the statue children
groureS ishouId Ike to see such ,s statue
Bro nsn But S sm not here to make speech
the evening. ei Who will deliver the euiosy. and
o. Howard"
Gen. Howard was greeted with applause as
scribed GEN slocum's early life. his hard
earned schooling his course at West Point.
his s &c tSs Ssr the sd and
army. He told OF his settling in Syracuse. and
o. his coming 70 the front when the war broke
Gated me. and i I. ny duty now to give my
services to my country.
and told OF his part in tho battle Of Gettys-
burg. where he ithe sueakerl and Gen. Slocum
were togesner on Gem sse,y tidge ,,.
battle to me was Gen. Slocum's own battle. l
was awakened from my cemetery bed on the
By the startling roar Of siocums Rpns For
five anxious hours. with \. : Williams
Ing also some OF the sixth Corps and many
batteries com N handed the field.
M That rs sygss sSd RSM.la
abandon his prize Of the night before That
trains for our lmmedi ate upply slocu ms res
little preeaution. when Gen, Meade asked that
then last going to pieces two miles away-this
insistance, followed by Greene's marvellous
ana @ he
Ssados 0 iosins the battle q Getiy:SSrs i
step all i'm portant to victory"
Gen. Howard concluded with . review Of
Gen. Slocums services as citizen. private
and public. and O feeling testimonial to his
character as q man. At the conclusion OF his
speech Mayor Schieren called upon Gen. Ben
jamin F. Tracy to add ress the meeting. Gen.
Tracy arose in his place in the midst OF the
resolutions which were drawn up for the
Rankin Post by o committee consisting OF
Gen. Tracy. Gen. Woodruff Gen. Molineux.
and Gen. Msserole.
The resolutions, after q eulogy OF Gen.
Slocum. declare that |: 10 right and fitting
that q memorial should be erected to him. and
conclude as follows;
R-"Jr~t That the municipal Government OF the city
Brooklyn be and hereby requested to cAnss to be
erected in this city obtaining legislative authority
the memory OF that gallant soldier patriotic cit
Esn. Henry Warren slocum
We none OF us need any words Of endorse
ment for these resolutions" said Gen. Tracy:
" All OF US know Gen. Slocums war record. and
his record as q man and q citizen. What some
OF US perhaps do not know IL that he had the
unique record OF having been in the first and
monument We should erect. not for his sake.
but for the sake OF ourselves and those who
are 10 come after US"
Il want to say" cried Major Schieren com
ing forward as the speaker took his seat that
j am not only heartily in favor OF this, but that
my heart thrills with enthusiasm for 1t. and II
you citizens OF Brooklyn feel likewise, It shall
the people earnestly desire a. thing II must
come about This Is one o. the things that
Brooklyn must honor herself In doing"
Tho resolutions were unAnlm ously adopted
and the exercises closed with the singing OF
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