Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-06-01

1EensorfaLA To- ConRederaie S0tefIers
GfUeIt by Mr.. Charles BroddtcGy
Rouss-- Grafton by Hon. WtttfGnt L.
IYtLson--A brilliant Reception in
the EUenfng at the LeilnOr Lyceunt.
Special Dispatch to the Bolimore Sua.
New York, May 23.-The Confeder-
ate monument erected in Mouut Hope
Cemetery was dedicated yesterday after
noon with interesting and exceedingly
impressive ceremonies. As already sta
ted in the Sun, the sum of s., 900 was do
mated by Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss
for the erection of the monument, whilst
the lot was donated to the New York
Camp of Confederate Veterans by the
cemetery company. Itis beautifully situa-
ted on hillside, fronting the west. The
cemetery is about twenty miles from the
centre OF the city, on the New York and
Putnam Railroad. The main shaft is
from the celebrated Barre granite quar-
ries in Vermont and is light gray in color.
1t is 81 feet in length, weighs 6S tons
and is absolutely fawless. Its perfect
symmetry elected universal expressions
of admiration and delight. With the
base and sub base, of the same material,
the colum reaches the height of over six
ty feet and the entire weight of granite is
about los tons.
On one square of the monument there
is inscribed in raised brass letters "Sa-
cred to the memory of the Heroic Dead
of the Confederate Veteran Camp of New
York" The opposite side bears the
verse, also in letters of raised brass
''Ilold up the banners Smelt the guns !
Love rules, her gentler purpose runs.
a mighty mother turns in tears
The pages of her battle years,
Lamenting all her fallen sons"
THE EXERCISES.
AT O'Clock in the afternoon from
2,500to $500 people had gathered at the
Mount Hope station, having been taken
there on trains chartered for the occasion.
AT that hour a procession was formed,
headed by Herbert's Twenty second Reg
iment Band. The posts and delegations
from the Grand Army of the Republic
and other organizations of former Feder-
al soldiers had the place eff honor
Among them were the Farragut Associa-
tion of Naval Veterans, fifty strong,
Captain p l.. Flynn; the Naval Cadets,
20 strong, Captain Repello; Judson Kill
patrick Post, No. 143. G. A. r., of New
York, Commander Robert Muir; Alex
ander Hamilton Post, Commander Red
dy; Sumner Post, No. "a; Winfield
Scott Hancock Post, of Hightstown, n.
j.: Barry Post, No. 27, of Railway, N. ] -,
Lafayette Post, No. 144, New York i;
Noah l.. Farnham Post, New York; the
Veteran zouaves, of Elizabeth. N. j.,
Gen J. Madison Drake commanding !;
Middletown Post, No. 500, G. A. R.,
Brooklyn; the Old Guard, New York,
represented by Lieut.. Clements, Capt. F.
A. Allen, Sergt. George Homans and
t.-Maj. James Hamel.
The Confederate Veterans camp was
under command of Commander Col. A.
G. Dickinson and turned out nearly one
hunderd strong. Many members of the
Southern Society, led by ex-Gov. Hugh
8. Thompson, the president, and the
Charles Town Society were also in line,
as were number of members of the Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
The Daughters of the Confederacy at
tended in full force. Besides the local
branch delegations from Charleston, s.
c., Richmond, Va, Baltimore, Md,
Nashville, Tenn, and other cities were
present. One of the visitors was Miss
Capers, daughter of Bishop and General
Capers, of South Carolina. During the
march from the station the band played
medley of Confederate and Union airs.
THREE GRAVES BENEATH THE SHAFT.
A stand had been built on the slope of
the hill just below the monument and the
three graves already Mt its base. These
graves were frequently referred to by the
speakers during the exercises. They are
those of Capt. w. w. Tayleure, of the
Petersburg (Va.) Rifles, Gen. Thomas
Jordan aud William E. Florence, of the
Washington Artillery, New Orleans. All
have died since the building of the mon
ument was begun.
The stand WAS decorated with red,
white and blue, and toe flags carried in
the procession. beautiful United States
flag and the emblematic flag of the Con-
federate Veterans, were placed upon it.
Charles Broadway Rouss had a special
place on the stand aud was the recipient
of constant attention Chairs bad
been placed below the stand aud were
occupied by hundreds of women. The
other three sides of the square surround
ing it were formed by the Confederate
and Union Veterans and the Southern