The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05
n HONOR OF LOUIS KoSSUTH.
,rxetRT<Ss or NEW YoRR
fHS ~,pCH TBRoUGH THE RAIN.

Fe-s.. 4. the Proeersiou, Whieh - Re-
s,,v,s by the ssysr-tn TIE Eys-iss
-. Have ~ Mesttng 10 Cooper Dnisr.
=. honor Of the memory Of Louis Kossuth
80. uunesrians Of this city formed In line yes
n s ,nd marched through the streets Of
~. .a,t side. through the heart OF the Hun
~. .sttlsment. and down town to the City
en- ,bsrs they were reviewed By Mayor Oil
..nd other city offcisls The procession
W., bssn carefully planned. and passed OF
m,,Aopt any Of the bitches that usually attend
.nch ceremonies.
TN. rain was a great disappointment but In
..,o Of the steady downDour. which made
-. GAG, cling to their poles. and made the
sa,.utb hats. which the paraders wore feel
~. lad on the wearers' heads, the parade
"a ain more, the exercises In front Of the
M, Hall we're exceedingly impressive.
n, ,unrIse the Hungarian flag was raised at
,.Ii mast between two American flags on the
80, Of the City Hall Early ia the morning
~ Columbian liberty bell was raised on .
,,,m.vork directly opposite the City Hall
.,.ra II was tolled several times to test the
4 caring. and it's sonorous notes could plainly
Il l. heard long distance away.
n N12;3O o'clock the Hungarian societies be-
n an to assemble in the side streets below
yourt.snth street. between First and Second
.,.nuea At 1875 the parade started. After
Y i,hs s,cort OF police. which formed the head OF
Il ia PROCESSION, came two carriages. In which
,.ds the relatives Of Kossuth who live In this
.ountry There were Mrs, l. w. Rutkay. q
,,.es OF Kossuth's; her sons. Louis Kossuth.
/ a.briel A., and Paul. and Mira Zulafsky. who
= also a niece OF Kossuth. In this party there
v,s alsy Mrs. Richard II. Manning OF Brooklyn.
Il whose house Kossuth stopped while In
BROOKLYN After these carriages. nifty Hun
f.rians, each representing Q different Hun
s.risn society in this city. rode on horseback.
\ Then came ten carriages containing veterans
i Of the revolution Of 4a These were followed
bythe N embers OF dozen Hungarian literary.
bssevolent. and social organizations oil this
az Shs th d7sOn Of the parade consisted Of
italian Polish, and Irish societies. the mem
hers Of which had turned out to show their re-
lie Emancipation nal OF his country. There were
a all about i've thousand men In line and all
the Of the n isS
low In the crown. with curied brim. and a
S A he end Of the PROCESSION were two dozen
nrrisgss containing representatives OF the
il was $50 o'clock before the parade reach
ID City Hall square. largo crowd had oeen
rafting for nearly an hour unmtndiui OF the
and when the procession came In sight they
ssen mayor gGsS fos q the
Board OF Aldermen. and several other city OF,
out sns ss sss
Ssd oi the procession, At the head Of every
Is each passed him the Mayor doffed his hat.
,oEsS ss tSs os Ssssy ss
times. once for each =; ,S gsr5 Of nossuths liIs
essSS S;s Heads nn
covered. despite the drenchlng rain. sang
f hsi in the parade. and they were plsyins 50
many different airs. that the crowd which had
ins r eouId q moi hear the Singing. '"A' ''''
The veterans Of '4a. aftor they had tolled the
bell ninsty-two times came d0rwsrd and we're Der,
kay. the son Of hossuth's niece. was also intro
dueed TO the Mayor and the other city oileials.
pass the CITY Hill. At Grand street the parade
n the evening the HunGaElans held memo.
rial exercises in Cooper Union in honor Of
"the patriot OF Hungary. the hero OF the
ec e
ssSs hs Psr Rus
form stood bust OF kossuth. crowned with
wreath Of evergrsens. Close beside It was
Hungarians OF this city intend to erect to the
nsm9Ty Of their hero: Above the head Of the
s ssd taslkSnH as ss side y SIDE On he
fsrts Goodwin. Mr.. Charles A Dana. Mr..
s.w. and many Of The oflieials oi this city. The
Exercises began with the dirge "Hunyadi
After prayer 81 Dr.. Talmase Mr.. Marcus
schnitzer introduced Mr. Parke Goodwin. who
II remembsr to have seen. with some four or
I've thousand others, the landing OF kossuth
..s.aten Island. just below the old Quarantine
sI hss ns Bis
the Republic OF Liberty In the New World. I
a 81 the sn:ss o shss
houses were decked with banners and when the
shouts Of the people were as many voiced as
hyette, who had been our Revolutionary ally.
waite Aegusintanceship. and 1 think never In
: ali my life met man By whom was so thor
iussiy q ;.flS Ss . pI9toaPdly Impressed
my mind, until now. through the mists OF forty
year; nc looms In the distance as somsthing
kossuth was not . fanatic. He was q
q The world lace TO face s and he talked with
mem All on equal terms AZ an early age he
.a1w from his reading that Hungary had been |
o. diplomacy and the forces OF war into un- |
songen'ai association with Austria. and 1t |
i.Snomy. When he advocated this in bis paper |
tasy condemned him to prison. and the rrst |
steath that you must wind around his noble |
ssad Is that his first great suffering WAS In |
S Ssisnee o. the immortal principle OF the free
aom oil the press.
referred a moment ago to Kossuth's |
SstorJ II has been my good luck to hear
Sosi OF me great speakers OF the age in our |
Eaeountry-Websis and ChoAts. Claiming
ihillps Eeecher. Curtis. aud many others
YYSSead have heard Gladstone. bright and |
.nlaa cannot recall. however. am ng them |
sny one who was decidedly superior to |
s aossSsh as speaker ThrouEhout his
ttsssen' as rule. he preserved the converse
nA zone. II was only when his feelings be- 4
saas warmed By his theme or whsn some
as thought or image rolled into his ken
SaN ns raised his voice. and then for . while
~ 80 s ssald hear either the lnsiody OF chorus
netes or the roar OF the wind In the
Sssn II he had spoken only 10 his
on. langpags KOssuth would have been
I'M We most eminent of orators.
SPOKE In six or seven with equal ease
sfSS and facility | remember In this very
~ Y 9ne week to have heard him speak Ia
sssstis BROADWAY Tabernacle to audiences re-
KsSshs1 OF hungarians. Germans. Italians.
a'sSt hnen, and Englishmen. night after
SSHsSeerstaad him in all the languages, l
sI.'. HHAt ne was speaking very forcibly for
dsaakdes or four sentences evoked trsmsn-