The Jersey City news., 1903-11-23
Beautiful Ceremonies at the
dwelling Of the Paulus
Hook Shaft.
MRS. BEDLE AND ATTENDANTS
Guns From the Indiana Salute
Exercises at Elks Hall
Gen. Lee Entertained.


their plans so well in connection with
the unveiling of the shaft of granite at
the intersection of Grand and Washing
ton streets. Saturday afternoon, to COM
memorate the battle Of Paulus Hook.
on course much credit is due to the citi-
zens' committee, of which DIR. L. ]. Cor
don was chairman
It was really great day for Jersey
City-one that was absolutely in keeping
with the event which the Daughters of
this Reptblic sought to commemorate.
Say what you will of the shaft, but when
the bronze tablets near its base was un-
veiled by Mrs. AIthea Randolph Bedle,
surrounded by scores of splendidly dress
ed matrons, in whose eyes there flashed
the FIRE of mothers who had reared sons
consecTated to the preservation of the
Republic that their forefathers shed
their own blood to create, all near by wit
nesses were impressed with the beauty
and grandeur of its solidity, roughly
hewn though it was. All carping crit
icism melted away. The artist who hew-
ed it knew his art. At the time of the
battle which it commentaries this Re
public was not even formed. 1t was in
the rough. There was something so trim
about it that one couldn't fail to recog-
nize something feminine Within a few
seconds after the flag of one of the men
of the Signal Corps was raised aloft the
guns of the Battleship Indiana were
booming the national salute of twenty
one guns. She was anchored off the
foot of Grand street.
Thousands who stood aboht the monu-
ment marvelled over the swiftness of the
signal. 1t was as quick as by telegraph.
.'The nayy's all right" remarked a by
stander, whose interest was occupied a
moment later by the regulars marching
past the trim little monument. 1t was
a splendid sight, one not witnessed often.
The frame was one of animated pic
ture. Kaleidoscope, of course, but new
ertheless one fraught with much historic
interest.
There We're regulars of the U. S., ed-
ucated as regular fighters. 1t was easy
to see why they could put up better
fight than the Fourth Regiment of the
State National Guard. No reflection on
the State Guard, but their training is not
so severe as that of the regulars, any
more than that of the Roosevelt guards,
which made an imposing demonstration,
that brought tears to the Daughters of
the Revolution who watched the proud
boys go by, ready even if young to sacri-
fee their lives if need be on the
field of battle in defence of a Republic
that gave them an equal chance in the
battle of life as against the monochical
form of Government.
1t was impossible to disassociate their
lives and sacrifice from those of the hero
ic boys who intercepted the advance of
a British General, shot him to death and
wera themselves shot to pieces. An inn
portant episode of the Revolutionary
War.
The battalion of police in the parade
marched with every whit of the precision
of the U. s. regulars. Indeed.it was re-
marked by competent and unbiased crit
les that in turning from, Grand street in
TO Washington that they beat the regular
troops i'll the cleft turn" an obliquely
doubling upsprocess rendered necessary
by the location of the monument.
The fire laddies also made a splendid
showing. They know how to march,
though that is not necessary in fighting
lire. THERE'S the break-neek speed when
called into action They locked as though
wished their feet were not fettered.
Paulns Hook Council Of the knights Of
Columbus made dignifed showing and
were frequently applauded The Pyth-
ians also attracted much favorable at
tention by their excellent marching and
manoevres.
Every body of men in line did their
organization credit, The mounted reg
uIars. The regulars afoot. the police bat
talon, the iiremen; the lf,yth;ans, the
ryShians. the Knights Of Columbus. The
cadets passed in review il a nagnifcent
manner; a coupe occupied BY the famous
Zen. rfitrhugh Lee, accompanied by Col.
y*,sAatly asalshy< psopls have purc, rich
blood Hoeds sa,sspsrtiia purluss and en-