The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-20


These are the names of the heroes inscribed
on the remaining three sides of the shaft:
Col. James Hammond; Capts Glode Requa, Will
liam butcher, Sybcrt Acker, Gilbert Dean, Daniel
Msrthng, Gabriel Requa, George Comb, oliver Ferris
AdjI Isaac Requa; Leuts. Joseph Reaua, Jacob
Van Tassel. Abraham odell, John odoll, Sam.
uei Youngs, Cornelius Van Tassel Isaac Van
wnrt John Van wart, Thaddeus Avery; En-
signs Peter Paulding. Thomas Boyce, Barnardus
swartwout: Commissary william Pauldlng; sergeants
John Dean, Stats Hammond, Jacob Acker: sergeants
Daniel ReQua- James See, Jacob Van wart, Isaac
Martling, John Hel!iker: Benjamin Acker, Jacob
Acker stephen Acker, Hendrick Bancker Peter Bout.
Abraham Boyce. Solomon Brewer, Jacob Buckhout,
Edward Couenhoven, William Davids, Isaac Dean
Thomas Dean, John Delamater, Cornelius De Revere
John Forshay, John Hammond. John Jewell Corne-
Illus Jones. Abram Marthing. Jr., David Marthlng,
John MARITIME, Abraham odeiL Isaac odeil Joseph
Paulding, Daniel ReauS Gabriel Re1na, Jones Re9ua,
Abraham ses Basd sse Fser seer psS np sSSms
!$ ss , Esh Ts..s rssS Van .s.s
slS william Van NAV Peter Van Warmer John
Many Of these names are still found on bust
ness signs in Tarrytown.
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mand of Rear Admiral Meade. were early on
hand TO take part In the celebration. and were
dressed with gay flags from stem to stern, and
batteries from Fort Hamilton were present on
Society OF the Sons OF the Revolution who had
been invited by the local COMMITTEES to conduct
on the steamboat Mary Pa,ten and arrived at
Tsrrytown shortly after / l A. VI.
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Tarrytown police on horseback. headed the line, and
R S sSe sn sc Of the an rhf
fS '" With As sayery THf
Then came Invited guests IN carriages, and th.n
Ssdersf Tailmadse. The sosis,y Of Colonial Wars
followed PIN In he second d,',so5 weTs the Wsri D.
Rsr and scRs More Ocs T0 Iog
and aeSa caap Tie s@a f Der
II the h sRs sn% hss s
s n9es FERRY nad hns' Fire Depart
There were bands of music at frequent inter-
walls playing all sorts OF popular airs in different
times: When all had arrived at the cemetery
nndraped the granite shaft. and ut that moment
the battery on the ground and the war ships in
At the same time, as nearly as could be. the
national cOlors were hoisted and a salute OF
twenty-one guns was fired On Harlem Heights
The Rev, Dr. Brockhold Morgan, chaplain of
ne SONS q the ReV2iatlon. offered PRAYER, ana
Tallmadge, delivered the address of dedication.
Mr. NJ. d, Raymond, editor OF tho Tarrytown
Hon. d. o. bradley accepted the monument.
On the return to town the parade was re-
stand erected on the lawn in front OF the house
of Mr.. Benson Ferris. The Sons OF the ReyOlu-
lion luncheu ON DOaru their steamboat ana at =
o'clock there were exercises In the Music Hall,
a. which Noah Davis presided, and an GRAFTON
was delivered by Judge Isaac Mills OF Mt
Vernon, and letters of regret were read from
Gov. Flower, President Cleveland and members
81 the Presidents Cabinet who were not able TO
be- present.
Coming back on the Mary Patten In the after
noon. the Sons OF the Revolution and the Society
Of the Colonial Wars got together with the
seventh Regiment band In the after cabin and
let loose lot OF patriotic enthusiasm. President
Tallmadgc was toast master, and there were Q lot
OF merry and earnest speeches; Mr.. Tall
teal watch by which Andre was hanged. Mr..
Tallmadge's grandfather having owned IL at
that time, Col, Asa Bird Gardner Of Long ISL
and, Col, Valentino OF Westehester, and Mr.. Relby
of the New York Historical society made excel
lent speeches. Mr.Pell OF the Society OF the Colo
NAL Wars said that his ancestors had hewed the
trees and made the roads over which the anoes-
tors of the Sons OF the Revolution had marched
u victory. Gen. Hardin, Vice-President of the
luton made a speech, In the course OF which he
said he had once been asked TO write In a mental
photograph album an answer to the query - II
not yourself who would you rather be Z" lie
mad replied My son." and so In like manner II
he could not be one OF the heroes OF the Reyolu-
tion he would prefer to be son Of the
Revolution The Rev. Dr. Flagg, who
was chaplain to Jim Fisks regiment
at the time of the riots In 1872, made an intense
~ American speech, and there were other re-
marks BIZ Col. Richard Church, Mr. Hale, Mr..
Revolution present were Col. Frederick G.Agens
OF Newark, Col. Z. N. Watson Of Jersey City,
Col, h. II. Walker Of Brooklyn, and Col. Thomas
Smith