The times., 1899-05-22
GRANT AND DEWEY.
4 Monument to the Admiral Opposite
the Palisades Memorial

New York, May 2l.-Preservation of the
Palisades. and incidentally, if possible, the
building OF a monument 10 Dewey similar
to the Grant monument and opposite the
latter is the purpose of a commission re-
Gently appointed by Governor voorhees,, Of
New Jersey, which met at the residence Of
Miss E. B. Vermylie, in Palisade Avenue.
Englewood, y. j., yesterday afternoon. 1t
consists of Miss Cecilia Gaines. OF Jersey
City; Miss E. B. Vermylie, of Englewood: !:
Major S. Wood McCiave, of Edgewater; w.
A. Lynn, OF Hackensack, and +. W. Hop
kins. of Alpine.
Many plans for saving the picturesque
cliffs have been suggested from time TO
time. but for some reason or another each
was found impracticable. The National
Government, which was appealed to by a
former commission, refused TO purchase the
Palisades for a military reservation. Va
rious women's clubs throughout the State
of New Jersey have persistently endeavor-
ed to keep the Palisades question promi-
nently before the public. and as result
another State commission was appointed.
F. w. Hopkins was made president of the
new commission, and Miss E. B. Vermylie
secretary. Miss Gaines said that she had
spoken on the Palisades matter throughout
the West and found the sentiment for
| their preservation as strong as here in the
East Major McClave then presented the
following proposition, which met with the
the unanimous approval of the other mem
bers:
I'VE cannot expect to receive something
! for nothing Although the greater part of
the face of the Palisades is useless except
for blasting, the owners, unless they are
public spirited, will want cash for so much
as they part with. New Jersey has the
greater part of the Palisades within her
| boundaries yet as a State she is small,
and it is hardly fair for the world to ex-
| pect that she alone should furnish the
money for this purpose. l suggest that
one remedy would be popular subscGip-
| ton.
II should be pleased to see this sub
scription reach such proportions that We
| would receive money enough, not only
for the object in view, but would have a
surplus sufficiently large to erect a monu-
ment to Admiral Dewey on these Pals
AIDES, directly opposite Grants Tomb, and
| fully as handsome. The Palisades would
be saved; we would have Grants monu-
ment on the one side of the majestic Hud-
son and Dewey's on the other, standing as
sentinels for ages to come. each represent
ing the highest standard of the army and
| navy and for the world to admire. To
complete the picture ! should like to see
q bridge of handsome design built at that
point connecting the two monuments"
While the commission was in session a
low, rumbling noise was heard, which told
that the Palisades We're again being at
tackled. Several loud reports followed in
rapid succession, and at each explosion
the earth trembled. Since early spring
the work of destroying the cliffs has been
going on uninterruptedly. At quarry a
mile north of Fort Lee. n. j.. prep
arations are being made for the largest
blast ever attempted. This blast will
be fired hundred yards south OF
where the famous landmark Indian Head
once stood. Seven thousand pounds OF
dynamite will be exploded, and IL is ex-
pected about a thousand cubic feet of sur
face will be torn from the Palisades by
the blast.