Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1895-11-26
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TUESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 90, 1895.
Confederate Monument at New
York.
Movement To,cdrds It and the Relief
ofEr- onfederdtes. Fine Spirit
among New Workers.
What c.. B. Rouss is

Dug we neclueQ Guat There WAS lHlcA-
est in every line of it. All we can
say is read it:
"We are to have Confederate
monument in New York and parade
of Confederate veteransl -
The speaker was Col. A. 6. Dick
inson, formerly of Virginia, but now
commander of the New York camp
of Confederate veterans.
The colonel then gave some inter-.
esting details about the monument
and the parade.
As commander of the Confederate
camp he found short time ago that
the burial of some of the veterans
and their families was becoming a
serious matter, as many of them were
in straitened circumstances. The
camp was anxious to provide burial
ground for them, but had no money
in its treasury.
One day Col. Dickinson mentioned
the matter to Mr.. Charles Broadway
Rouss, the Confederate millionaire,
and asked him if he would aid in the
erection of monument to the Con-
federate dead.
.tWhy do you ask me such ques-
ii onl !" he answered. Contract for
monument and have the bill sent
to me-"
Then the colonel told him that with
monument they could get the bu-
rial ground on better terms.
''How much am 1 authorized to
N Mr. PonES
"Oh, any amount. Just have the
bill sent to me-" said the millionaire.
Colonel Dickinson said it was a
delicate matter. He wanted more
light on the subject.
"Will So, 900 do any good? asked
MIR. Rouss.
The colonel told him that it would
pay for just such monument as the
Confederates desired, and that he
would not allow him TO give any
more.
So the monument was contracted
for-granite structure Sc feet high,
the shaft being forty seven feet.
The bottom stone weighs nineteen
tons, and three stones weigh sc tons.
1t will be the tallest monument in
any cemetery in the vicinity of New
York city.
The idea is to have it dedicated
next Decoration Day, with imposing
ceremonies.
The monument will cost 81, 500,
Taintor & Co. the contractors, do
mating 81, 800 of the amount.
When the managers of Mt. Hope
cemetery were made acquainted with
the facts about the monument they
generously donated all the land that
was needed for the Confederates.
Mt. Hope, as many of Constitutions
readers know, is one of the most
beautiful cemeteries near New York.
1t is within fifty minutes of the city
hall and is easily accessible.
The southerners and their friends
in New York are taking an active in
terest in the matter and some time
during the Christmas holidays there
will be benefit at the Fifth Avenue
theatre, rendered by Mr.. Henry
Minor, the proprietor. A number
of leading actors will be in the per-
formance, headed by Mr. Joe Jeffer-
son.
There will be lady patronesses
composed of prominent northern and
southern ladies in the metropolis,
and it is expected that a handsome
fund will be raised TO be held in
trust for the burial expenses of Con-
federate veterans belonging to the
New York camp and their families.
Col. Dickinson's eyes were moist
as he told the story of the monu-
ment.
''But for Mr.. Rouss," he said. ST
could have done but little. There
were many demands upon me, and /
was at the end of my row. But
Rouss never fails to come to time
when he can help the old veterans
who wore the gray. He is always
helping some of. the poor fellows who
fought with him in Virginia, and the
South never makes an appeal to him
that goes unanswered. He is Won
derful man. Busy as he is all the
time, he has heart full of sympathy
for the unfortunate, and he has set
many n broken down Confederate
upon his feet again and started him
on the road to prosperity. 1t makes
no difference what mistakes or follies
man has been guilty of; ifhe wants
to turn over new leaf, and wants
bread and work, Rouss will gave him
chance.
Col. Dickinson spoke of the pro-
posed Confederate parade in New
York.
The idea originated with NJ. Chas.
A. Dana, of The Sun. He talked it
over with several ex-Confederate
officers and asked Col. Dickinson to
formulate plan
Some time next spring, if con-
venent, the Confederate camp in New
York and the Confederates living in
the city, together with delegations
from the Confederate Camps of the
south, will march up Broadway es-
corted by the New York State tro ops,
detachments from the army and
navy and distinguished ex-union
veterans.
1t will be a magnificent parade,
and it is thought that there will be