The sun., 1897-10-26
IN HONOR OF MR.. DANA.
MEMORIAL NETTING or THE Gu
NAN REVOLUTI0NARY Gums.
Addresses OF BonrLe Cochran. EiIhu Root,
HoratioS. Rubcns. ana Hthnn Allen Mt ChicE-
erlnE HnlI-FidrI g. rlerra and Gon1aao de
ouesndn speak for the Patriots OF cuba.


oucsada speak for the Patriots OF Cuba.
Cub, paid its tribute to the memory OF Charles
Anderson Dana last night. ChlckCring Hall
was moro than filed by an audience that had
come to take part in tho memorial meeting or
ganizcd by tho Cut an revolutionary clubs The
two principal speakers OF tho evening were
men who had known Mr.. Dana in different
ways. Bourkc Cochran had known him In pub
lie life man of affairs. Elhu Root had been
his init friend for many years. No nu-
dcncc ever had the C. nrnCter of the man whom
e. gathered TO honor more clearly set forth in
/ all it's phases thnn did the audience OF Inst
night, which listened first in the widest en-
| thusasm, then in tho silence which tells more
| than cnthusiasm.t the words fthc wo orators.
Early comcrs had gathered about the doors
| long Lcforc ndmittonCc granted, and when
| the hall was opened there was II steady inflow
| that soon ililcl all the seats and formed lines
| back Of them. The hall was simply hut hand
somcly decorated. On the wall Mt the rear OF
| the stage hung "A large oil painting Of Mr. Dana
! seated al his desk. Back of it was Il mass Of
| black Grape with the American and Cuban flags
, parted above the picture, while above all were
| largo fcstoons ot Grape stretching across the on
tire stage. The front OF the stage was also
drapcd, and tn" speakers stand showed tho two
| nags against n black background. Tho half
! circle of he gallery was in black, with flags at
intervals, and the door at the rear Of the gallery
was lrnpcd. Tho only other decorations besides
the Grape and the flags were a number OF palms
on the stage.
The programme began with o.gan prelude
hy Mr.. Mulligan. who played " Antra's Dance"
from the " Peer Gyrt Suite, by 'ircg, and Bee
thoven's Heroic symphony" The entrance Of
Bourkc Cochran with the Chairman Of the meet
ing was the signal for round Of applause.
Promptly on time the Chairman, Mr.. Horatio 8.
Rubcns. arose and said:
OPENING ADDRESS OF MIR. RCBENs.
"LAuIEs AND GENTLEMEN: When people,
for ,ears engaged in bloody conflict, accus-
toned to the loss OF its dearest leaders. pauses
TO 20 honor 10 the memory of foreigner that
man must indeed have done great things in their
service. Charles A. Dana tappausel was con.
ncctcd by no lies OF blood country with tho
cause OF Cuba. Hcwas a champion, not parti-
san. He who said that above all things stands
liberty was too broad minded to confine that
saying to his own country. He meant it for all
the nations OF the earth. In one sense Charles
A. Dana was soldier OF fortune. Wherever
there WAS cry for letter government there you
would find Charles A Dana fighting valantly
in the front rank. tApplause.l
, "OnCc satisfied Of the justice OF 4 cause there
was 10 more ardent dcVotcc OF that cause than
Mr.. Dana. When the protest against Spanish
cruelty arose in 6s, there he was found helping
the cause with his pen. After that sad failure
many lost heart. Not with him. With tho
courage and pcrspcacty Characteristic of the
man who the eyes Of the Admin!strat on
at the front in our civil war, Mr.. Dana
; foresaw even in that hour OF darkness
= the final success. So when Jose Nartt
came to New York with other capital
v than his genius. and no other aim than Cuba's
Z freedom. IL was Charles A. Dana who recognized
in the man the nvor of his country. and enabled
IN ,h flor ar3 N
= freely and nobly sacrificed. that Cuba might be
A free IAppIausc.l For this alone. had he dono
!. nothing more, the name and memory OF Charles
t A. Dana could never cease to be honorcd by
{ every patriot. When the began. con-
: slant and fierce were his attacks on the Span
iards that they. jVtging him by their own stanl-
y ard. declared that he had been bought. Yes;
Il he had been bought; bought by justice. by
. humanity, by right. and by liberty; by tho
a spcct Gle OF the ruthless slaughter OF the un'
1 armed and helpless. He bought by these
r. things because he was a true man witha great
n heart and n noble soul. lAppnuscl For hi II
n there WAS no middle ground. The last of tho
great editors was thorough American, and
seeing his own country stand 10y while liberty
was ground in the dust, he had no patience with
the ak.knccd policy that counscl!cd doing
l. nothing. lie turned the batteries OF his satire
upon those Rt the helm in his own land, and never
J. stayed his hand until twas stillcd in death.
IA when the hour OF Cuban independence Gomez
"a the name OF Charles A. Dana viii not he forgot
ten tapplausel, and it will he the patriotic pra! cl
. of every true Cuban that every puhic man N
II the land may live life as pure anG noble, and
= die AS peacefully and coutcu;cdly. We ARE here
TO weave one more wreath OF laurcls for hi:
=, grave Cubans will raise column &c
Vi his memory, Tor they feel that there is
Il no artis, OF sufficient skill no material last
Vi ing enough 10 commemorate their gratitude
Nv tittinGly. But there is n work near completion
h. which Charles A. Dana himself helped 10 built
n mp and set on | foundation. When. wet with
ny tears and enriched with the blood OF its sons
Cuba shall stand forth more fertile and produc
tive than ever. when there shall hang in hu,
and mansion the silent rifle, sign OF patr otic
peace then will there have been erected th'
- only real memorial TO Charles A. Dana ana th'
other soldiers who died hghting for then shall
or Cuba be u nation free and independent llonG
" applausc.l
C. Miss sylvia and IA mixed chorus then SAM
cd Gounod's "Gallia," after which the Charm II
TO said:
" "Inow have tho honor to introduce to you Al
re the first speaker man whose eloGuence is he
w yond praise, and whose fame is known through
on out the land tho Hon. w. Bourkc Cochran
IN There were cheers when Mr.. Cochran rose ant
ho came forward. Throughout his speech he wal
Us constantly interrupted by cheering and ap
rs plause When he spoke Of tho Cuban meeting
of last ycar at which Mr.. Dana presided. ant
the hopes then that tho Administration woul
recognize Cuba the en- husiasm WAS tremendous
More tnan once Mr.. CockrNu's emotion carrie
him to flights of cloqucncc. remarkable even 10
Yer him. and he swayed his audience with powe
,iu almost hypnotic. lie said:
~, Address OF BoURKE COCHRAN.
in. "MR. CHAIKMAS, LADIES AHp GfNrLEMEN
=, II grief can be oulaccd by sympathy ana II so
IT. row is slackcucI when II Is wincy share
OK. hi gathering should be u fountain vi 'ohsoI'
seS tinn IN thr friends OF thHrr5 \. Dana, II Is
DIS tribute glorious 10 the memory 10 which /
'hc nnid and If IL ere iinD.c 20 the gra ciul mc
and women who have offered II, II Is ingI
than n mere expression Of 40 over n bitter D
rcAvcment. 1t is u p,ulSc, so!cimnly voiced U
American citizens over the Olrn grave ol a
,cr- ilmst rious departed American. that the pr.i'
,,; plcs for which lac ruuicuGrd dUtinE his ll"llu
er. attended mil NON ultimate triumph shall /