New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-31

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Mr.. Nixon. in reviewing the part NewYork
took IN the Civil War, said that of the 100000
men who fought in that war, New-York fur
nished 10000 One-third of the forces battling
for the Union at Gettysburg, the battle which
decided the fate of the Union, came from the
Empire State
When Mr. Nixon mentioned General Miles
as of the famous commanders furnished
by this State there a mighty shout from
the great crowd that surrounded the monu-
ment. and the handolapping lasted for fully
three minutes.
The veterans applauded when little later
Mr. Nixon said that for the dead heroes the
living must not be forgotten. and thanked God
that this country had pension system with
which fault found rather on account of its
generosity than its parsimony,
THE MAYORS ADDRESS.
Mayor Low was applauded when he was In
| troduced He said:
of hs sSafa n s sailors ss
Commission TO turn over this monument as
Parks. II may seem strange 70 some that the city
It's gallant soldiers and sailors of the Civil War
But reflection viii show that the monument s has has
eng KNITTED not 80 e an
Of great excitement, as the deliberate Judgment Of
ne city that these whom this 6
vices 10 our country. to city and to mankind.
paToto sen tim It may we be- said that those
who fought for the Union in the Civil Mar stand and
happy, prosperous and reunited country is itself
devise or mat loving hands can set up, But the
city needed this monument for It's own SAKE IL
of New-York could permanently go without such
heneefo[th supply Standing as II does on the edge
Of the broad waters OF the Hudson, IN tul view
comes the fitting memorial OF those who fought
upon the land. 1t stands though inspiration had
Toories ~ Sap9to,.o and Hr"Im Point from Long
Island and Harlem Heights, from Princeton and and
Wars that forashadowSd New orleans and Mobile
Bay and a thousand other exploits OF our gallant
the Union mighty host, fun worthy of the
tie 6attehelds that We're not san%tnGd Win tHfir
blood T@day the cry OF Nfw l@TN Tgca f Ihf
for the preservation of the Union whether ON land
pr and frS%@e ahd Win II G
with gratitude ter Their services and se-sacTicts
and their devotion, While the city stands while
monument stand here 10 witness TO every genera
ton of the gratitude which the city cheTisht he, foT
the Civil War to preserve the life Of the nation ana
grateful city takes in them and in their deeds
This monument was provided Tor ny an ACT OF
oTsahized under Mayor Strong. and has always
the Chairman t Of Re rand Army Of the RePub
the secretary of the board The design was adopted
Ground was broken FOR MS mongment on Sap,
TENDER 20 1900 and to-day these ceremonies crown
President Wilcox, commit this monument to
the keeping Of the Park Board as a sacred trust
See to II that it receives the qtectionate care due
the hearts of people, The memories that hover
around It already cloth It with light that maE,S
after another passes from "2rih To- rest by {hS
g1w hs II 's S nreS e ' G sSsk s H. pon
and lp0u
honor it is reared
Park Commissioner Wilcox said in response
that the Park Department accepted the charge
with pleasure He declared that Riverside
Park. holding the tomb Of General Grant and
the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, would be a
mecca for thu patriotic people OF America
The schoolboys were singing Nearer My God.
TO Thee" accompanied by band. when the
great flag was pulled away from the monu-
ment. Instantly the guns OF the Alabama and
of the LIST Battery began the salutes. The
firing still in progress when Colonel Goul-
den turned to General o, O. Howard. who was
to deliver the Grafton and asked. General, can
you talk against cannon"
1--WE done 1T before" was the reply but Cen
eraI Howard waited until after the guns ceased
roar.
DARING PIECE OF WORK.
After he began to speak the attention OF many
persons was attracted TO the DARING work or
Edward Niebling, of the Junior Naval Reserve
who hoisted by rope and pulley to the top
of the monument TO tackle that re-
manned there after the flag was hauled down.
To many persons VINO watched him. il looked as
if the young fellow was in danger Of falling
from his dizzy height and baptzing the monu-
ment with his blood. After he had let
down all the tackle, he shouted that he would
fasten the end Of the single remaining rope and
slide down, but he was ordered not to attempt
it. Following the orders of his captain, he
hauled up a pulley, which he made fast to the
top cOrnice of the monument. Then he passed
the rope through the pulley and was lowered
by his fellows to the top IF ladder. There
a great cheer from the crowds when he
landed safely at the foot OF the monument
GENERAL HoWARD'S GRAFTON
General Towards Grafton was, in part. as
follows:
Lately have been pleading not against monu-
more useful. better adapted to fulfil the object
have moulded into 6hs sn TrsfGn 6 would
OF the arts OF peace; the peace which became his
I.ncon's best monument will be group of schools
In his own town. whose people he seemed TO love
more than any other associates of his life And
Washington's greatest tribute will be found in
that prospective institution which is to be estab-
lshed az the capital of the nation, which is to
foster the highest reaches of human culture and
that are 70 be taught therein,
ism would miss high eXemplhcation without
this proper tribute to the sailors and soldiers of
on many a hard field that New-York might CON
npe to exist as the foremost city of this nation.
come in deed and in truth the metropolis of the
whole world.
NEW YORK AT GETTYSBURG
After especially referring to Gettysburg. and