The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-05-11
Soldiers and Sailors Monu-
ment Unveiled Yesterday
at Pbillipsburg
DISTINGUISHED MEN PRESENT
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES OF
WHICH DR.. JOHN H. GRIFFITsI
WAS MASTElR

rounding cities, together with distin-
guished men Of New Jersey. the Phil
lipsburg monument to the soldiers and
sailors who died in the. Civil War was
unveiled yesterday afternoon.
Preceding the unveiling ceremonies
there was parade Of fully 5000 men
led by eight companies of the Second
Regiment, Companies A, B, G. D, 3, r,
G aud II. under command of Colonel
Dennis f. Collins
Governor Stokes was the central fig
ure in the parade. as he also was at the
unveiling of the, monument. and he was
cheered to the echo at every opportunity
the people could make.
The spirit Of patriotism was in the
air. All business in Phillipsburg was
suspended as well as in Easton, and
citizens gave up the day to reverence
of the dead. 1t was day of memories
/ " 1AdAJ anu ing fGlCldAS SlCV SOuAS
again as he listened to the speeches
and heard the well beloved music of the
drum and the fife.
Governor Stokes took party from
Trenton to witness the ceremonies. In
the party was his personal staff, while
| Adjutant General r. Heber Brientnall
was the member of the department
staff. The governors staff officers were
Colonel Joseph S. Fnelinghuysen. Som
/ erville; Captain! Harry O. Kramer, Cam
/ den; Captain Walter Edge, Atlantic
City, and Lieutenant Mahlon Mar
/ gerum. Other members of the governors 8
party were Dr George B. Wright. state
commissioner bf charities and correc-
tions; Colonel o. G. Stahl, Colonel John
Schoonover, Captain John Loyett, Pri-
yate Secretary Edward w. Gray,
George B. Wright, Executive Clerk Ed
ward W. Fox, AssistantN Secretary Of
State r. B. r.. Smith, James Kerney,
james f. Dale, Harry A. Conover and
James E. Van Horne.
In Phillipsburg Governor Stokes was
the guest of John I. Blair Kelley, the
prosecutor of Sussex County. Luncheon
was served in the governors honor.
The troops precened Governor Stokes
to Phillipsburg on a special train, while
the governors party went to the cere-
monies in special parlor car attached
to the 9.56 A. NJ. train.
The governor, the governors party and
the troops arrived back at s O'clock last
evening.
The ceremonies at the monument were
! most impressive. DR.. John H. Griffith
/ was master Of ceremonies and he first
introduced Cemrade William Trubore,
whom he said had sounded ''taps' over
the graves of 904 soldiers.
After assembly taps by the drum
mer, Wert's band played Nearer My
God. TO Thee,'' and then $50 school girls
{. sang
Chaplain II. G. Cline. who saw ser
vice in twenty-five battles. and was
under Colonel John Schoonover, of this
city. made the invocation.
Samuel c. Smith, of Philipsburg, pre-
sented the monument to John G. Tolme
Post No. so. G. A. r.. in ringing
| speech, in which he paid great compli-
ments to the valor of the New Jersey
troops during the war and quoted gem
eral at Bull Run, Give us another brig
ade of those great Jerseyunen and we
will lick them over again
Mr.. Smith spoke of the great time
the citizens of PhiIipsburg had in rails
ing the monument.
! Colonel John Schoonover accepted the
monument for Tolme's Post.
i The total height Of the monument is
5, about As feef and was erected at cost
of about $500.
In raised letters Of granite on the
column are the following names of bat
ties in which the Eleventh New Jersey
regiment was engaged: Petersburg,
Snoftsvlvan;s Winchester ChanceIlnrs-
vile, Fredelicksburg Cedar Mountain.
Cold Harbor Gaines Church, Malvern
Hill, Apponaatox, Vicksburg, Shiloh,
Gettysburg. 4Antietah and Bull Rum
/ On the base in raised letters of gram
| ite are the following names Of great
Union commanders: Grant, Farragut
Mcclellan. Kearney, Fitzpatrick, Fur
bert. Hickman ana MnAllister.