New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-10
N MEMORY OF HEROES.
c,,uucd from Thirteenth Page.

p' ,d5er Company, Fire Patrol. Huguenot
enu ,,nen and New-Rochelle Wheelmen, and
"hee ., lodges and societies. besides companies
*' savs from public schools Of the town.
o. Wv soa,catory address was by General Dan
cokles. whose address was placed before
'e' =, General Butterfeld to suit the formers
Una .,arce He was followed by General Dan
~, putterneld. who said:
hing more than two hundred years ago
Somen, a he stronghold of the French lovers and
cnndsrs OF liberty OF conscience was overpowered
defehusnyne de Mcdci aided by the King OF Spain.
BY ea.nnnv ~ the French people em.grated to Ger
and MAJ T33giand and the United States.
many ~ of these Huguenots located on the pleas
co3hs nd valleys in this beautiful neighborhood
snt MIL ioS The place Now-Rcchelle. The tombstones
ta' your oldest cemetery bear recoId OF Imose
!renns honorable and prosperous citizens OF your
me True TO their noble Lineage, when treason
eoun';;. dsunion 10 this Republic cine eXemplar
thfea.eior freedom and sef-governmenO these were
TO volunteer their services and first OF all
iorenosmi IN the three months service was George
70 snr4Wn who was in the first battle OF Bull Run.
p ne ~ H. now | am informed. your Grand Army
sna WI" "onn,mander Three hundred out Of population
Q. a" Of any except frontier communities, and
tai tribute TO these loyal sons OF New-Rochelle
mai ln mss TO the discharge OF the duty you have
fsc today additional interest and satisfaction,
Cenn i through your Grand Army post and It's
for u ,S,ns This honor TO NewRochelle is brought.
tsa.vs any comrades in such work Is an honor
u, Measure. NppiauseO
an fttng occasion TO study monuments, BRIEF
II H. nurposes are as manifold as their differ
~ thnsrarters In rude or classic form monuments
tn, ea.nes have marked spots of historic interest
tnd.SSonnted ages the world over: and now, after
.iM wars have passed into the history OF our
ttesn wa normmenis and statues perpetuate the
eolsS!' NJ our illustrious dead arising well to
psass"n ublic parks and squares as TO show the
saSs ai of a patriotic people.
,vr,sred silent emblems of home affections love
sSstndness and he sacred character OF the family
~ Their origin goes beyond research. They have
u.sssvsisJ in the Old World since the dawn of his
'0 ~ find in ancient Rome monuments used for
,arsonsl tribute to sterling worth. as when the
ppohIs Roman Statinus placed in the walls of his
library statue OF Marta
TSsya are o. course. divers features OF origin and
ar,nss which monuments. OF whatever class, may
X accurately described as sharing In common. But
me .om Military "a herosm. has this distinguishing
"Sa,scsrstic which is all its own--it IS he maker
eaA TaI as the expounder of its history. The
Is . ss the military monument is sometimes
crs;si ground, stained with blood, enrich ID with
saGe and hsGTfs T'h Hence fhS he
bstefelds Of the world are. to great extent, the
worlds history. !, a..
,lex suggestlveness all that is best and sweetest
N The domestic. the civic and the national struct-
Sne chronicles history instructs delighted specta-
fora and breaches in mute but potent eloquence 10
generations yet unborn; Though its voice Is the
voice OF the bravest and noblest of the dead, Itself
dies not, but pursues amid the present, on behalf
Of the past, its perennaly healthfui mission unto
all
Traian. in the city OF the Caesars. think Of dwarf
ss or sSnR y a and
for ali time TO the vandal and the iconoclast, or,
Is the garland OF eternity" wreathing the grave
q true greatness and pertaining the air OF life
with delicious fragrance. .
Al the battle Of Actum. fought on the Grecan
Gulf 1000 years ago. Augustus Caesar sOctaviusl
had 5000 infantry. 1900 cavalry and 200 ships OF
An ton SpPSSsng had Sed 69 hs loved
Cleopatra with go vessels. Caesars victory Gull
minated in S of the the EN- m
representation Of it. temple Of UNIQUE symmetry
most perfect and most beautiful Of the exclusively
military structures Of Rome or the world or IT
Sn j Jove to o. Jesus. spared and blest by time
nr each thing round thee and man plods his way
through thorns to ashes GLORIOUS dome: o.. Snait
srutre when Michael Angelo first saw it,
au.a him to exclaim. Il will put 1t sitting IN ne
a s Pc ITS us COPY is upon St. Paus
b lsdon and also upon our Capitol at "ashihs-
he famous tomb and monument Of General Grant,
nor In course of erection on the banks OF the Hud-
NJ New-York City has great simil,tude IN Hhar
Cesar TO commemorate that victory which estab-
she'd the Roman Empire . ,,.
over the famous arches OF TITUS
ID Constantine. the Brandeno9rgh Thor az d beT
i they all are.
GETTYSBURG AND ITS MONUMENTS.
Gettysburg the greatest battlefield Of modern
mes and of our country, has over four hundred
marking the lines OF battle and the po-
tions of regiments Ninety-six OF these are New
ork monuments. Applause) These have been ou'lt
y the States and hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
ave been added by soldiers from pride in their or
The world has nothing like 1t. and America leads
establishing this precedent. Yet none OF these
ear the character of our work
Your monument to-day is grand In its simple rec
rd OF patriotism and generous recognition OF your
eroes.
,ers Of similar tributes to bravery and PATRIOTISM
which your comrades throughout the land have
rected.
We come then. to your own. and the purposes for
rhch We are assembled. Approached with thought.
'urrounded by your memories, It's purpose reaches
beyond words: nothing we say can add TO us value
Eloquence, rhetoric ald recital may. like the labor
y the skilled workman which gives polish to the
The worth is in :he gem itself.
The deeds the Efforts the patriotism commem
'lated by the monument we dedicate to-day, with
" It's halo representing bravery. unselhshness love
Df country and true honor. Is the pure gem 10 wnch
vs may Try to add by word and thought what best
re can TO enhance its lustre and increase It's exem-
plary and historical worth.
monument like this Is an ever-contlnuing ex-
nander and creator OF patriotism in the heart OF
youtn-a practical embodiment. in solid form, or
sentiment that alike honors those who erect IL, ana
crates.
You men and women OF mature years who sent
sul VI your sons you brave sweethearts ana wives
wno were left with mOisened eye and quverng lip:
svu comrades, remaining. who shared the per!s OF
"as, need not be told what brings us here.
~. brave soldiers IN whose memory and honor
uSeAuuiui granite column stands. left homes and
MEM 70 assume the stern duties Of war. The
ths A. soldier. as he stands there holding proudly
pnuse} ~ 'ie SUI! Oh "HaI SieS WIZ N'P
noiss'' good and true men are frequently too
have ths anu TOO reluctant 10 speak OF what they
preserva,ins done in our great contest for the
observation Of this Government
Value OF PERSONAL "REMINISCENCES
,rns n1rfauons Of individuals are sources of all
op ~ '''iy' and II the various Army posts through
ns-,o NOa"tfy would have written the personal ex-
Ss,ence Of the old soldiers who NEE. around their
,bus ~ s information OF the utmost value would
ros,s - deserved, and such records OF Grand Army
10 "a future be invaluable scholars and
your bs,nnt OF the soldiers. Insist, as a part of
fstons Of ys, OF This monument, upon personal
to lei ~ your comrades. Ask Richard w De Veau
where sssrgaoi NE battle near Bethesda Church.