The evening world., 1894-07-10
State CAVslRrs NEW HOME.
Cornerstone Lay ing Of Troop As
Ar1ncry This Morning.
Mayor Giiroy and Other Arniory
Commissioner Present.

At 1919 o'clock this forenoon Mayor
Giiroy laid the corner.atone OF the new
armory for Troop A before n gathering
~ cavslrymcn In citiEens' dress, Com
missioner; y. l.. Barker and Clerk r. !.
Bel. OF the Armory board, Cap. Roe,
OF Troop A; Lieut.. col. Smith, OF the
Seventh Regiment, and a small crowd
OF citizens.
The cornerstone In a ton block OF
red granite, 9 la by feet In surface
and feet thick. It had bevelled edge.
and bore the French Inscription "Doutez
en- Avant," which literally TRANSLATED
means Push 10 the Front" or "Saddi.
up! 10 tho front"
The programme was simple the cere.
mony informsl. Truinpeter A. E,
Brsithwaite sounded the Cavalry
cail' then Assembly" rev. Dr. H.
Parker Morgan, OF the Church of IN,
Heavenly Rest, Chaplain of Troop A.
read short prayer; Boots and SAD.
dies followed, and then Mayor (;ilrov
In a gray SUIT ana straw mai, ia,u IN,
pen OF red mortar with q steel trowel.
"A copper box, containing copies OF
me evening World" and other news.
Papers, daily and weekly; the contra c,
~ .ne arLiory, ninuI - y. "a. .....l,..
BOARD. history of the armory, and othe,
ui soi h copper ana s,,or. CONS ..
FEDERAL and State Constitutions, "Iroo,
March" postage stamps, / to 30 cent.
OF the present and the Columbian il
smes cloth and buttons OF Troop ~
photographs OF Gov. Flower. Mayor Gil.
roy, Commissioners Barker and DAILY
@, ne Armory Board. and Of Generals
!. a1m AND McGrath, Major r. b. Nc.
Sapts; Roosevelt and Roe, Lieuts. O.
=: Brtdgeman, II. g. Badgeley and
fra n Halpin. and First sergt John
ths n s,ayy,, OF Troop A. was deposited In
The Mayor spoke briefly. commencing
was ns p,n n,snass to the uses for which il
defense OF tSs TIE and
Of the peop.e OF New York ana property
delivered benediction, and "RecaIl
va me signal for dismIssai vi u,
Troop Is the only cavalry orsaniza
s sion IN the National Guard Of tn
5 Sa lts commander. Capt. Charles +
to-day's occasion. because the troop ha
so recently returned from the Stat,
camp at Peekskill.
nalf 9f the block on which the Eight
Battalion's armory stands. The late
building fronts on Park avenue fro.
NT1She met nd to Nlnety-nfth street.
M ahe new sn bone Of Troop win front o.
Ninety.ffth street. Exclusive OF tn
projecting towers and turrets. It vii
haN q frontage OF 20i feet S Inches Oh
Mad.son avenue. and l0l feet on eacE
street. backing up against the rear OF
sonereted basement under the whole
building. with q stable for 100 horses
Will be pistol range OF 80 feet.
OWING to the topography of the site
the Ninety-fifth street sidewalk Is on u
level with the basement floor while on
with, the first floor. The space abov,
the basement except what Is taken for
entrances, stairways, doctors, quarter
master sergeants and armorer's quar-
tiers. will be devoted to the riding ring
II VIII be 70 by 200 feet, and Will 5,
mounted athletics. with ample galleries
for spectators.
The second and third stories will h.
made In Pavi.ions so feet Wide and es
tend along the north and south side
on the Madison avenue side will be a
open court. In the south pavilion will
be the officers quarters. lockers, bat
and toilets. On the third floor will be
will be occupied by u meeting. room
CLOAK and ladies' dressing r, oms; In tn
third Moor will be the troops kitchen an
the living rooms Of the armorer.
The building will be Of the Scottis,
baronial style. In harmony with tn
Eighth Battalion armory. In brick lai
Superior sandstone ami terra-cotta. IT,
main entrance will be on Madison ayenu
The armory Will cost $4,000.