The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-07-04
THE CRADLE OF VICTORY.
A PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION
AT DOBBs FERRY, N. Y.

Marking the Spot Where the Final
Overthrow of British Rule Was
Planned by Washington and Ro-
chambeau-An Address by Vice
President Stevenson.
At Dobbs Ferry, N. T., the New York So
ciety OF the Sons Of the American Revolution
laid the base-stone Of a monument at the old
Livingston mansion to mark the place where
Washington planned the Yorktown cam.
paign. The day chosen for the celebration
was the anniversary Of the formal adoption
Of the Stars and Stripes as the United States
flag. No efforts were spared to make the oc-
casion memorable one. Early In the
morning food Of gay streamers and flags
was displayed from the houses ofthe village.
and at 1890 o'clock people began to gather
at the Livingston house, where the literary
exercises were to take place. The society
and its guests, accompanied BY the full ma
rine band from the Brooklyn Navy Yard and
a detachment from the Naval Battalion. lett
New York on the starin Line steamer How
ard Carroll from the foot Of West Forty
fourth street at ten o'clock.
On board the steamer were more than 1000
persons, including Vice-President Stevenson,
Mrs. Stevenson. and Miss Stevenson; Miss
Herbert, daughter OF Secretary OF the Navy
Herbert, Mrs. Lavinia a. Dempsey,
grand-niece OF Sir Guy Carleton; the
Rev. G. W. Delion Nichols, Lieutenant
Seers. Rear-Admiral Gherardi, General
Ewing, General Thomas Wilson, Mrs. Will
son, Captain Mason, Miss Buell., Lieutenant
Colonel q. @. Cook. Archbishop Corrigan,
Archdeacon Tiffany, Admiral Benhan,
General Horace Porter. Captain Frank Ross
On the arrival at Dobbs Ferry the COM
pany was received by the Local Citizens
Committee of Ninety. Out in the middle Of
the river the Miantonomoh and the Lancas-
ter, gayly bedecked with hundreds OF bright
streamers, fred a salute as the guests
landed. With the arrival OF the guests
occurred the procession OF the
schuol-children OF Irvington, Ardsley,
Dobbs Ferry and Hastings. more than 1000,
led by the Seventy-frst Regiment Band OF
New York. In front Of the Livingston
anthem. Earlier in the day there was pa
rade of f1remen from various towns OF West
chester County.
The literary exercises began at one o'clock
In the following order Invocation, b. Arch
deacon G. G.. Tiffany, who took the place OF
Bishop Potter, who was unable to be present.
An address of welcome followed given by B.
o. Bradley, and was responded to by Colonel
John G. Calhoun. =.
Next followed the presentation OF the deed
OF the site Of the monument. Dr.. Hasbrouck
site and deeds of the gift. Chauncey NJ De-
pew followed briefly.
Vice-President Stevenson then delivered
his address. While tho Vice-Pres1dent was
finishing his address salute of seventeen
guns was fred from one Of the gunboats "
Ing of the dock. Then letter from M.
Patenotre, French Ambassador to the United
States, was read.
Historical addresses followed by General
Horace Porter and General Stewart L.
Woodford. Archbishop Corrigan then gave
benediction. After the literary exercises
were finished. luncheon was served to the
invited guests at the Westminster School by
the citizens Of Dobbs Ferry.
THE site on which the monument Is being
erected Is about 200 feet In front Of the his
tofic Livingston mansion, now occupied by
DR.. Joseph Hasbrouck. The monument
will be of gray Maine granite, and 1t was e1-
pected that it would be completed BY July
next. It will be about ten feet high with nat
TOP. on which ultimately It is proposed to
place statue of Admiral Comte de Rocham-
beau, who had his headquarters there with
Washington In 1888.
The monument will bear the following IN
scription
wAsHINGToS's HEADQUARTERS.
Here, August Il, 17s1, Washington planned
the Yorktown campaign, which brought to
triumphal end the war OF American lndepeo-
dence.
Here, May 6, 1888. Washington and Sir
Guy Carleton arranged for the eyacut1on OF
American soil by the British.
Sand opposite this point, May 8, 1888, a
British sloop Of war fred seventeen guns In
honor of the American commander-in-ohief,
the first salute BY Great Britain to the United
States OF America"
The base stones are two in number. On
the upper will be the names washington,
"Rochambeau." In large letters. On the
lower will be the inscription: "Ereeted June
IA, 1894, by the New York State Society, Sons
of the American Revolution.