New-York tribune., 1899-07-09
HEINE FOUNTAIN UNVEILED.
COMPLETION OF THE CEREMONIES PER-
FORMED IN THE RAIN.
THE MONUMENT PRESENTED TO THE CITY BY
ERNEST RICHARD AND ACCEPTED BY PRES

ERNEST RICHARD AND ACCEPTED BY PRES
IDENr GUGGENHEMER.
Tn tho presence OF several thousand persons, the
UeIne Memorial Monument and Fountain wmch
has been erected at the entrance to the concourse
one -sixt y-first-st. and Mottave was
unveiled Yesterday afternoon. Previous to the un-
yelling ceremonies there parade, IN WINCH
five thousand members OF various German socieues
took part The rnarchers were led by Anton
Stumps and the grand marshal was EoWdru
Seibert physical director OF the Meirose iui"
Vereln The societies represented In the parade
were the Merose Turn Vereln. Arion Idederkranz'
Arion Society OF North New-York Aururs Lieder-
kranz Morris Mannerchor. German Warriors'
Heine Singing Society and the United singing DO
ciety The line OF march was from One-huhdrep-
and -forty-nlnth-st and Courtland-a TO the MON
ument.
The exercises at the monument were started by
the singing Of "Das' Deutsches Lied by the Afion
Singing Society and the singing of "Sruching Am
Rheisr by the same society. Vice-President WIND
muller was then introduced and spoke in part as
follows:
Heinrich Hene was born In Dusseldorf on ,ne ne
Rhine hundred years ago OF poor ana ,.. VDS Soo
Hebrew parents. he grew up to become oi'tet - l
OF Pecksniflan hypocrisy stanch aaVocr rc - noet
sona freedom and became famous as d HIIS ~ pI poI
His songs set 10 music by Schubert and otner wei
composers heard II every parJf OF ms
globe: quotations from his literary touSiie
have become as familiar household words a iea
so far monument has been erected 70 ms aSd that
his belief differed from their own. smarting yet
under the lashes OF his satire they ignore 'nI ide
helped them 10 become united ana aIhosI "'o
pendent. , .o,,o,ous freedom
and polItica liberty we honor ourselves we Put "
sba me nd SET a worthy example to narrow-minded
people who after hts death, continue 10 assam i''
memory
Ernest Richard. president Of the Monument Com
He presented
monument to President OF the Council Ranholph
Guggenheimer on behalf OF the committee
DR. Richard paid a tribute to Rlcharo ha'
zenmaier and then to President Guggehhein'ei ioi
his interest in the work He thanked MN III 'I
name Of the society and his fellow citizehs' anu
stated that he returned thanks In the name vi 'ie
family Of me poet and declared that the poet
venerable sister Frau Charlotte Einbeden' womb
have been present but her ninety-four years "oui'
not permit OF an ocean voyage. Dr. ficharu 'n'
proceeded TO thank all concerned In the monument
and continued:
Mr. President Of the Council In the name 1I n,fed Ge
fellow citizens Of German descent VINO are uilieea I
% tbcir iovaitv TO this great Republic in theT ove
for our beautiful metropolis, and in ther aoi,i. tIine
pnnent Non ~ Committee assembled this PLATFORM
who have honored me by making me enreeenf This
Toreiel fountain adding another gem 10 ths ilSiy N
ornamented crown OF the queen Gity Oh IN tno oobe
World for us the most beautifui city on the e'oo'
:, had started 70 rain by this time. but those In
attendance kept their seats. At the close Vi ffe'
dent Richards speech the monument was uhVeiieu
bv a committee OF women representing the Lauies
Auxiliary to the Monument Committee Inc Cum
mIttee was composed Of Mrs. Max Ans presiuen'
~ the Ladies' Auxiliary; Mrs. l.. Herhig. Mrs T.
Richard and Mrs Bernard Campfert. When the
flags which had covered the fountain had oeeh
pulled aside there great cheering by the crowd
Miss Bessie Cortlandt of Baltimore. then decorated
the monument with flowers, while the United oihs-
ing Society consisting Of two thousand voices sang
the "LoTeei." - ,,-,,o.. c.,,ooor
At the close Of the singing President Guggen..
heiner in a brief address, accepted the monument
on behalf of the city. A.. 49,
Ii was by this time raining hard and the peo-
pla made a scramble to get under cover. All that
could crawled under the speakers stand, wnlle
more had to run to the nearest houses ana stores
seats were provided for those who had received
Invitations to attend the exercises but the larger
portion of the gathering were compelled to remain
standing throughout the exercises.