Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-08

limitations of sectional lines. Its compl'
! ton, which we pray for with good speed
Will be the nations greatest glory,
New York holds in It's keeping the PR
cious dust OF the silent soldier, but ms
achievements, which he and his comrades
wrought for mankind are in the keepiiis
of seventy million American citizens, Nno
Will guard the fame of the sacred hero Tor
ever ana forever.
A vast crowd listened with h clos
est attention to the presidents words
at intervals breaking int cheers.
At the conclusion amid reneWed
cheering Colonel Fred Grant stepped
forward and shook his hand Then thu
star Spangled Banner" was played
after which General Horace Porter was
introduced by the mayor as the orator
of the day and vas accorded a warm
reception.
General Porter's speech.
General Horace Porter. orator OF the
day, delivered an eloquent eulogy on the
man with whom he was so intimately as
sociated during the war. In conclusion hS
said: "He reached the highest pinnacle of
human destination. The record or rs
deeds rise 10 the sub.imity of an epoch.
The story Of his life Is worthy or the CON
temptation Of ages. He needs no eulogiSts:
his services attest his greatness. He aid
his duty ana trusted 10 history 1T las
need OF praise. The more history discuss
ns him the more brilliant becomes the lus-
ter Of his name. He was a natural lead
er. He was a born commander. lie was
one OF the men who marked the hours.
whi.e Others only sound them" No one
can rend him of a single laurel, no one can
lessen the measure OF his renown. he ~
ored the age in which he lived. and future
generations will be Illuminated by the
brightness OF his fame: 1t Is not necessary
for his renown that this monument should
- u~A.1 rlA yaffAnfG nEnEnnEIiV iG his
true monument. His fame VIII stand inn
mortal when granite crumbles. and cpl
taphs vanish. In this tomb. which gener-
osIty has created and which his services
nave sanctifled, his ashes viii henceforth
rest, hut his true sepulcher Is in the hearts
OF his countrymen.'
Mayor Strong accepted the IN
course of his address ii was suggested that
henCeforth every steamboat passing IN
either direction on the Hudson river toll
a bell i'm recognition of the great services
ender the country by the silent SOL
der who sleeps within these granite
walls
The Hallllujah chorus from Hendel's
Messiah and the "EoXology' conclud-
ed the ceremonies at the stand.
where the Tomb stands.
Riverside Park Is, indeed, a fitting
place for the tomb Of a hero. Nestled
on the banks of the Hudson is seems to
lift itself up from the smoke and brim
Of the scenes below to a purer atmos-
phere. Massive walls of gray granite
hat from the river look like rows of
parapets guard the park on the river
front. The steep incline is thlckly
wooded and only here and there can
the gray rugged sides Of the hill be
seen from the river.
From no other point in the city can
such a view be obtained as from River
side Park. For twenty miles the placid
Hudson can be seen vending its wind
ing way to where the tail mist-covered
Palisades blend with the western hori-
zon. ON the Jersey side is old Fort Lee,
the ferry house n dainty villas that
dot the banks and look like Swiss chal-
cts nesting in the warmth of the AL
pine summer. with no grim. snowy
peaks TO cast a shadow on their rural
lovliness. On the bosom Of the Hudson,
palatlal pleasure yachts. ferry-boats,