Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-06-14
DOBBS FERRY'S BIG DAY
Monument to Mark an Historic
Spot Begun.
MANY PROMINENT MEN PRESENT

Sons OF the American Revolution Meet
Where Washington Planned the York
town Campaign Addresses by Chauncey
Depew, Adlai Stevenson and Others.
DoRBs FERRY, N. ", june l4.--Tho
New York Society Of the sons Of the Amer
ican Revolution today laid the basestono
Of @ monument at this place designed to
mark the spot where Washington had his
headquarters in 1888
Tho monument viii stand in front OF
the old Livingstone House, in which tho
yorktown campaign was planned, and in
which the American and British com
manders arranged for the Gnnl evacuation
OF American soil hy the British, and op-
posite which the British sloop-0f war fred
the first salute over given by Britain To
America Juno ia was chosen for the
celebration Of the laying Of the basestono
because 10 Is the anniversary Of the date
when the stars and stripes were first se-
loctod as the official national standard OF
the United States Tho monument Will
be Of Maine granite, about 10 feet high,
with fiat top, on which a statue of the
French Admiral Comte do RO8hamboau
will be placed 40 some future date.
On the hnsestones the names Of Wash.
ington and Rochnmhcau win he placed
Higher up an inscription VIII tell what
the shaft is TO commemorate.
Prominent Men Present.
The Starin line steamboat Howard Car
roll arEved here with about I, 600 persons
on board, members Of tho Sons OF the
Revolution and their guests. Among the
latter were Nice President Stevenson and
family Secretary Of the Navy Herbert,
Assistant Secretary McAdoo, Admiral
Gherardi, Admiral 3cnham, GcReral W.
A. Stryker, Postmaster Dayton, Fit1 John
Porter ana many others.
President Cleveland, Sir Julian pnunce.
fOte, tho British ambassador and NJ. Pa.
trCn0tre tire French ambassador, sent THEN
regrets as did also Governor Flower and
Mayor Gilroy.
The men of war Miantonomoh and Ian
caster representing the old navy and the
new, awaited the party and fired salute
to the Vice president The party was rs.
ceived by the local citizens committee,
who acted as hosts during the stay In the
village. Great eXertiOns had been made
/ 70 cause the town to look bright and clean.
Before the arrival OF the Carroll the
school children sang national anthems IN
/ front Of the Livingstone House, and then,
with the local militia, fire department and
/ civic organizations, they escorted their
/ guests to the site of tho monument, whcr,
the procession halted briefly while Chaun
/ cey NJ Depew president of the society
laid the hascstonei tho Marine band play
/ ing the national anthem and the warshipi
/ firing a national salute.
Tho procession then moved 70 the Liy
/ ingstone House, now occupied by DIR. 10
scph liashrouck, who gives tho society th
| land on which the monument stands, an,
the following literary exercises took place
The Exercises.
Archdeacon Charles G. Tiffany of New
York opened the exercises with an inyo
cation after which an address Of wolcom,
1 was delivered by Hon. ID. Ogden Bradley
/ chairman OF citizens committee Of ON,
/ hundred Dohhs Ferry Colonel John g.
/ Calhoun, chairman Of the monument com
/ mittee Of sons Of the American Royolu
! tlon, made a fitting response
Then occurred the presentation Of tn,
/ site by DR.. Joseph Hasbrouck president
/ of the village and osyner Of the property
| Tho accoptation and dedication addros.
/ was made by Chaunccy NJ Dcpcw, after
which % salute Of 81 guns was fired from
the men of war Miantonomoh and Lancas
ter, which were anchored off tho town IN
/ the Hudson
An address was then made by Adlni r
| Stevenson, vice president Of the Unitct
States, with repetition of historic salut,
/ Of IL guns. Letters Of regret We're ther
read. General Horace Porter made som,
/ interesting remarks, and historic address
was delivered hy Gonoral Stewart j.. Wood
ford. Archbishop Al. A. Corrigan repeat
ed the henediction.
After the exercises luncheon was served
! Afterwnld the marines and sailors from
the warships were landed and marched
down to Hastings, a mile below, wher,
they re.embarkod. There were severa
other features Of interest, among them
coaching parade by residents Of DobbI
/ Ferry.