The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
HEINE FOUNTAIN UNVEILED.


The white mass Of Tyrolcan marble known
from Dusseldorf. in Germany. TO Meliose, in
the bronx. as the Ioree. fountain. wassform-
ally presented to the city OF New York yes
erlay afternoon. when IL was unveiled AT Mott
avenue and 1jlst street in the presence OF
nearly 1900 persons. the majority OF whom
were Germans or OF German descent At
present the fountain OF three mermaids and
the water fairy who gives her title TO the struc-
ture- Stands on n little plaza in the midst d n
green wood. closed In on three sides by trees
which form sylvan amphitheatre hundred
wards north OF the trolley eur tracks in 16lst
street. Some day. when Mayor Van Wyck
ceases to hold up the APPROPRIATION for the
completion OF the Concourse. this immaculate
construction which Dusseldorf rose in arms
against and Maina refused and the Fine Arts
Federation and the Sculptors' Society con-
demncd as not fitted for New York public
park will mark the chief entrance to that
elaboratey designed boulevard that is to con-
meet 'he principal parks OF the Bronx region.
BY all the trolley lines. afoot. on horseback. by
bicycle carriage and the Harlem Railroad the
people m adetheir way Yesterday to see the I'M
yelling. Admission to the plaza and lIatfoi m
was by ticket but neighboring bluffs were
peoplcd like the heights above Manhattan
Field on baseball day. and boys swung at
tantalialng ease In tho swnving branches OF the
about tho curve of the sylvan theatres were
numbers OF bright American iags. The Ger
rn n"toqH emblem w9s ,ho hot on,Teded
Soon after o'clock. to the music OF bands.
the German org lniZat ons that were to particle
pate in the ceremonies arrived on the plaza
and took positions that caused the fountain to
be encrcled by "a score and more OF banrn ns.
1nn o. .' the Ron
the Afions Of Northern New York. the Aurora
the Morris ne M4nHSrchS Inc
Society. with the Turner'S, the Meirose Turn
ers and the German American Turner's. The
paraders brought with them the news that
near Courtandt avenue and l4!Nh street
where they, started. house decorated with
merican flags had in front Of It transpa-
rency bearing the inscription:
FRnatismus schlaft in Rub.
Heinc Denlmal deckt es ~.
Which ono Philstine coldy rendered.:
Fanaticism's left the town.
Helne's fountain vets II down.
After the singing OF "Das Deutsches Lied"
and "FrNhling am Rhein." LOUIS Windmnller
Vice President OF the Heine, Monumen. Com
English. telling who Heine was. He said he
had been met once by a member OF the Park
Board with the question who was Hene
Dr. Ernest Richards. the President q the
COMMITTEES. spoke in I erman. You Will IN
cate this monument to the sweetest OF Ger
man singers, the author who IN hi. prose has
man language. which. under his maste rshp
lends Itself to the expression OF the tenderest
feelings and the thundering wrath Of the de-
fender of the !Oftiest ideals OF humanity. with
land. "'' '''''' =. '' ''
Tharlotte Einl eden. would have been present
but that her 80 years prevented her crossing
Rain had begun to fall when DR., Richards
made the formal presentation. and Mrs, VI.
Ans Chairman Of the Women-s Auxiliary
Committee PULLED the cords that withdrew the
of the fountain. lie aesrmbaGe cheered.
and flowers were showered high over white
Neis nlcht was toll es hedeuten
When the ploint.tha "Lcreler'-had died
was. ntrlduccd as The man to whom we owe
the privilege OF paetng the lrst monHmsnt to
ne hnI TN o rr' 'n' TO Tie
Monument Committee whose iprsssant o.
forts: I? secure a s@ita'le site had been
the fountain he, said that it was creation #
art which would perr"tuate rot merely mems
Tcm"mhrn,nc -, OF EreW . n.-fi .Gt m7G fave
ti,t who conceived and executed this master
niece OF design and sculr,urc." He extended
weS"ms TO the scpPGr Hr@ Lra ar5i. .eTe
bowed ana was ch-crel.
The. American r"onle, Mr.. ,GnGeenheimnr
cries AMI salncious lests 81 tie in"omparahIc
writer" they forgave his life Of prolligacy and
his observation-disclosures Of character because thy
Germany. hut for the world
President Gurgenhoim"r formally accented
the fountain on lehn!f Of the city end as
pnrtment Of Parks
!EnG tie t th Of the ion ny, m dr.
fellow, citizens Of German. descent, who are
united in their LOYALTY tc this great republic"
raiaed by voluntary contributions among the
Germans