Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-20
CORNER stone Is laid
Foundation Work Of the Floyd Mon,
ument Completed and Corner
Stone Laid.
Impressive Ceremony at the Monu-
ment Site Today, Anniversary
Of His Death
Contract Calls For Completion Of
the Monument in October
Next.
special to mes-Republiean.

Sioux City, Aug. 2O-The corner
stone Of the monument to the memory
of Sergt. Charles Floyd was laid this
afternoon at 2 O'Clock. The exercises
of the day were in charge OF Col. N1adi-
son y. Davis. commander of the de-
pertinent Of Iowa, G.. "A. r., assisted by
George A. Newman, assistant adjutant
general Of the Iowa department.. a
special train, provided for those who
went out to the grave, left the North
western depot al 1870 o'clock. An hour
and half was spent at the monument
site, the return trip being made at 3
o'clock.
Final arrangements We're made for
the exercises at a special meeting of the
Floyd Memorial Association, held in
the office of Col. H. NJ. Chittenden in
I 2 p. m.
On the arrival at the grounds the
post and National Guard formed in line
near the memorial shaft. After the
band had played, Rev. j. G.. McClintock
L
| invoked the Divine blessing. This was
followed by an address by George d..
Perkins. The corner stone was then
| laid in place. E. H. Hubbard gave an
address, after which Reeds band rem
5dered the national anthem, america
| Following this the national salute was
4 fired.
| During the exercises of the corner
stone laying a copper box was Deposit
| ed in the interior of the base of the
monument just below the corner stone.
lit was also the intention at the same
4 time to put the urn containing Sergt.
Floyd's remains in the same place. but
as only two of the stones on which the
\ corner stone will rest have arrived, the
remains, even tho temporary cover
4 might be provided, would be too much
exposed, and for that reason, Will not
! be removed from their present resting
place for several days The copper box
contained the following articles. Acts
of congress in relation to the erection
and appropriation of the Floyd nlonu-
/ ment; acts of the Iowa legislature;
\ printed accounts of the Floyd memorial
services at different times: minutes of
! the meetings OF the association up to
/ January. 1900; Polk & Co.'S directory
of Sioux City 1900-190l: municipal di-
rectorNSof 1901; United States coins and
4 postage stamps; copies OF the city pa
\ pers containing accounts of the laying
of the stone slab over Sergt. Floyd $
A grave, in August, 1895; Saturday 5
4 Times and Tribune and Monday morn
sling's Journal; copies of the Northwest
ern Catholic and Union Advocate; off
4 cial state register; G. A. r. button;
photograph OF President John II.
'I8Cnarles.
4 Col. H. NJ chittenden government
assistants took part in the dedication
5*exercises in lowering the corner stone.
4 At the meeting saturday Col. Ghitten-
!, den was instructed to advertise for
4 bids for two bronze tablets, To have n
4 graved upon them Inscriptions contains
ling sixty-tive or seventy words.
A The corner stone ia . feet high and >
4 feet square. 1t Viii be set upon base
course . feet high and a foundation II
4 feet under srouisd and - feet square
4 at the base. The size of the base of the
monument IS To be 9 feet and 3 inches
square 1t IS 10 be erected to d height
of 100 feet ana 4 inches, in the shape of
4 an obelisk. The outer casing of the
j monument is 10 be of Kettle river saGtl-
stone, secured from Sandstone, Mimi
and the core issto be Of concrete. On tbs
4 north side of the corner stone is the FOL:
4 lowing inscription: