The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-10
State CAVALRY'S NEW HOME.
Cornerstone Laying Of Troop AS
Armory This Morning.
Mayor Gilroy and Other Armory
Commissioners Present.

At 1890 o'clock this forenoon Mayor
Giiroy laid the cornerstone Of the new
armory for Troop A before a gathering
Of cavalrymen in citizens dress, Com
missioner: e. P. Barker and Clerk F. J.
Bel, of the Armory Board; Capt. Roe,
of Troop A; Lieut.-Col. Smith, of the
Seventh Regiment. and a small crowd
of citizens.
red granite, 2 IL by feet In surface
and feet thick. 1t had bevelled edges
and bore the French inscription "Boutez
en- Avant," which literally translated
means Push to the Front" or Saddle
UP! To the Front
The programme was simple. the cere-
mony informal. Trumpeter A. e.
Braithwaite sounded the Cavalry
Parker Morgan. of the Church of the
Heavenly Rest Chaplain of Troop A,
read short prayer; Boots and Sad
dies followed, and then Mayor Gilroy
IN a gray SUIT anu straw mar, laid the
bed or red mortar with a steel trowel.
"A copper box, containing copies of
The E'ening W,orld' and other news
papers, daily and weekly; the contrac,
lor the .arlnory. minutes of the AIlnUry
Board. history of the armory, and other
atocuments; copper ana shy coins OF
1884, lists of National Guard officers, the
teaeral and State Constitutions. Troop
March" postage stamps. to 80 cents
OF the present and the Columbian Is
sues; cloth and buttons of Troop A
photographs of Gov. Flower. Mayor Gil.
roy, Commissioners Barker and DAILY
or ne Armory Board. and Of Generals
afe a aad MSfr aa Meior r. B. o Ms
GTaptS; Roosevelt and Roe. Lieuts. o.
3. Bridgeman, H. G.. Badgeley and
Francis Halpin, and First Sergt. John
H. HOLY, OF Troop A, was deposited in
The Mayor spoke briefly, commencing
the she building to the uses for wnicn II
defense Of hs RSery sna pnd as
of the people of New York.
The stable Call" followed, DIR. Morgan
delivered benediction. and a Recall
was was me signal for dismissal of thu
Troop A is the only cavalry organiza
ton In the National Guard Of thl.
state stat ,o lts commander. Capt. Charles F
| to-day's occasion because the troop ha,
so recently returned from the Stat,
Camp at Peekskill.
The new armory occupies the othe
half of the block on which the Eight
Battalion's armory stands. The latte
| building fronts on Park avenue fror
The new home of Troop A will front o
Ninety-iifth street Exclusive Of tn
projecting towers and turrets, 1t wi
have frontage of 2ol feet inches o
Madison avenue. and 104 feet on eac
street, backing up against the rear G
the Eighth's armory. 1t will have
building, with a stable for 100 horse!
saddle-room and other fittings. Their
will be pistol range OF 200 feet.
Owing to the topography of the sit
the Ninety-fifth street sidewalk is on
level with the basement floor. while O
Ninety-fourth street II Is nearly levt
with the first floor. The space abov
the basement except what is taken 70
entrances, stairways. doctors. quarter
ters. will be devoted to the riding rint
1t will be 30 by 200 feet, and will b
used for cavalry tactics, drills an
mounted athletics. with ample gallerie
for spectators.
The second and third stories will b
made In pavilions 50 feet wide and eN
tending along the north and south side
OF the armory, while the space between
open court. In the south pavilion wi
be the. officers quarters, lockers. bat
and toilets. on the third floor will be
gymnas SUM.
In the north pavilion the second foe
will be occupied by meeting room
cloak and ladies' dressing rooms; In I'll
! third floor will be the troops kitchen an
the living rooms of the armorer.
baronial style. in harmony with II
Eighth Battalion armory. In brick la
In red mortar and trimmed with LAX
Superior sandstone and terra-cotta. TT
main entrance will be on Madison avenu
The armory Will cost $4,000.