New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-28
KOSSUTH THE PATRIOT,
CENTENNIAL OF HIS BIRTH
RECALLS THE GREAT
HUNGARIAN.
TIT HEARTY RECEPTION HE HAD WHEN
HE CAME TO THIS COUNTRY HIS
corNTRYMEN IN THIS CITY.


~. unveiling of the statue of Louis Kossuth at
-,,sland to-day viii hiring together great num-
~ If F4lngariars. many Of whom are prominent
-,be-s Of the large Hungarian colony Of this
i+,, The celebration should have taken place on
c.--a-ober 10 the hundredth anniversary OF the
,r-o of the patriot. but arrangements could not oe
,rIe-ed in time and a later date had To he
selac-ed The monument will stand on Hungarian
81 This sentimental feature was accomplished
~. the people Of Hungary, who sent earth in bags
from each county Of the kingdom. and II was care
4Dnv deposited about the PEDESTAL
N This large assembly will be men who were
with the Hungarian in his struggles abroad and IN
- a-,y,aigr7 in the interest Of his people in TINS
country The Cleveland celebration and the recent
activity in Hungarian circles in this city nave oeeh
-f7e means OF attracting attention 10 that part Of
,1s ,,orulaton the numerical strength Of which is
=. ra,,arsu,- known OF the 100000 Hungarians
a. The United States about l0ea 1--we in TINS city
one district in which they predominant Is east OF
Second-ave. between Stanton and Tenth SITS IN me
XIII xIIth XVIII and XVIth Assembly districts
Another part Of city where there are thousands
Of Hungarian working people is bounded by Lex
ington-ave and Avenue 4. SiXty-hfth ana ElSh-
1ieth sts and still another part Of the city Tor
which they have shown decided liking lies east
.f Thiri-ave. between One-hundred- and-seVen-
teenth and e-hundred-and-twenty- second SITS
in these districts about 30 per cent. Of the Hun
eartan population consists of Jews.
The date when H-ngarians first came to this city
years they put down on the immigration re-
ports as Austrians. Il is known, however, that
the first immigrants from Hungary were credited
10 that country in 1850 and on May Is. 1909, the
Hungarian Republican Club celebrated the fftieth
anniversary of the Hungarian exodus TO the United
States. After the battle OF Nigos. in September.
1919 the between Austria and Hungary, the
severe measures against the Hungarians forced
them leave their Countr.. Their leader, General
G6rgei. had surrendered to General Paskievits,
,-5-~s aS
TRAN forces and the best blood OF Hungary was
sacrificed. Men Of high standing in great numbers
were killed sent TO prison. and 10 escape this
fate thousands fed TO Turkey
Among those who sought protection in the realm
OF the Sultan Louis kossuth, who had risen
u be dictator Of the country. kossuth born
Aonok on September I9 lSo2. His parents were
Lutheran IN faith, and were OF Slavic blood. but
or noble birth. He became lawyer, and practfsed
his profession in his native until 1881. when
he removed TO Pesth. and year later entered the
upper house as a substitute for absent member.
From the day Of his entry into public life he
attracted attention because Of MS brilliancy an
orator and writer and his ceaseless activity in dis
seninating Liberal ideas His activity in this direc
ton caused his arrest and Imprisonment al Buda
IN 1897 He became the editor Of a liberal paper AZ
Pesth, and in 1877 electd seat in the lower
house. where became the leader of the Liberal
party and strongly advocated the freedom OF the
press and the enfranchisenent Of the peasantry.
When the new ministry formed in 1879 he was
selected Minister OF Finance and then he start
ed the active which had for its object the
Independence Of Hungary On April Il, 1919. the
Hungarian declaration of independence was signed
and promulgated. and kossuth became provisional
Governor OF Hungary. which place he occupied. to-
gether with that Of military director Of the armed
forces until he forced to surrender TO Gorget
and to fee 10 Turkey He considered by Aus
tria dangerous to go at large, and Austrian
Influence landed him in prison in Asia Minor.
At that time there lived in New-York man
named John Koszta, who had come from Hungary
= year before g his first. '1nten-
ton" papers American citizen and then
went abroad. hoping TO be able TO communicate
with the liberator and be OF service 10 him. The
presence OF Koszta became known TO the Aus
TRAN consul Al Smyrna, and the captured
and taken on board the Austrian vessel IIus
When this fact became known 10 the Amer
leans in Europe il created much excitement. which
terminated in he demand Of the United States
Government for the release OF Koszta- The de-
naand was not promptly obeyed, but when Captain
Ingra ham, OF United States ship St. Louis told
the authorities that the must be surrendered
and without delay. he was released and
board the Louis. long diplomatic CORE
spondence the result Of this incident. but the
decision against Austria
Many demands were made for kOSsuth's extra
d;ton but while Turkay was perfectly willing
70 keep an eye" the revoutonIst, she would
not deliver HIM into the hands of Austria. and he
Remained there until he left the country Of his
of-war Mississippi went 10 Kutalia, Asia Minor,
and there took KossUth and many Of his com
patriots board. They went 10 England. ~here
meetings were arranged and the Hungarian q.tSS-
lion discussed and then kossuth and his little
party OF patriots the United States 49,
and VEeTa he g1lesTs ~ Dr Dosne The next day
the party taken board the Vanderbilt 10 the
Battery landing. where, according to a report
printed at that time 10000 people present 10
welcome the Hungarian hero knssufh made an
eloquent address and then was escorted%, through
procession reached the American Museum said
reporter of the occasion, the scene was in the
highest degree magnificent. Never before its
equal witnessed in this city. On reaching that
point the open space Of the park burst upon the
straight as an arrow, with thousands OF VaTlousiy
the hotels buildings. In the distance
stood the spire Of Grace Church the left was
the massive Astor House every window OF which
was filed with admirers OF the great hero
80 dense was the crowd in Broadway and so great
was the procession that thousa nds upon thousands
streets
The next day a hundred clergynlen of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church waited on Kossuth and
presented 10 him "a dgnifed welcome" On the
evening of December II the corporation of New
York gave Kossuth -'municinsI GinneTi" AZ irving
t1a4. and on December Is the editors OF New-York
Entertained him. this dinner he vas introduced
~ William Cullen Bryant 70 The assembled com
taA! as the Editor Of the 'Pesth Gazette" The
lnilitary companies OF NeW-YorE gave him q din
FER next evening Al (sstle 1-srsan aud there
hoss1to appeared for the first time in this country
sword. whose scebbard flashed hr his SIDE The
Sn,Srss ~ NE giIt q an American friend In the
ssi6t q a ms remarks on that occasion Kossuth
80 - 70 hlyseif, ] have here a sword by my
zoe gIen 10 me by American citizen take II
~ which with nc to 60 on in the way
~ easoleo Yer 70 see my fatherland independent
h;gh over s"ear 5efore you raising the sword
sha!! be always faithful IN the cause Of freedou
a' il shsA be ever foremost In battle. and that it