The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-30
VASHNGTONSTATUEUNVEILED
CEREMONIES on TIE WILLIAMS
BURG BRIDGE PLAZA.


III GIFT Of james n. Howe Formally
Turned Over 20 the CIty-Hls Little
GrandsOn Pulls the Rope That Reveals
the Thirty-nvc Foot Equestrian Bronze.
The bronze equestrian statue Of George
Warrington presented 70 the city by James
r. Howe was unveiled yesterday afternoon
on the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza, Brook
lyn. There were many speeches In addition
TO q military and civic parade.
James r. Howe, twice q Representative
in Congress and once the Register Of Kings
county, determined OF January rs, 1901
when he held the latter Office, to accept only
the salary Of the ONCE for himself and to
devote tSS sSoS Re received 70 the erection
Of the statue which was unveiled yesterday.
A committee Of thirty-eight prominent
Brooklynites, among whom were ex-Mayor
Charles A. Schieren, Edward M. circuit and
Timothy l.. Woodruff, was organized TO take
charge Of the plans for the building Of the
statue. Henry Merwin Shrady Is the
sculptor whose design was accepted.
Several thousand people In a stand and
twice as many more in the big plaza wit
messed the ceremony yesterday. The Board
Of Aldermen shone in high hats and frock
coats in the speakers stand. Prominent
guests Of the occasion were Major-Gen.
Frederick D. Grant and Brevet Major-Gen.
James McLeer, who reviewed the parade;
State Senator ]. Drescher, Jr., e~x-Senators
j. Brush and q. W. Owens, District Attorney
Clark Of Brooklyn, Col. A. d. Baird, Con-
gresham Dunwell, ex-Mayor David A.
Body and Col. George Washington, a
descendant Of the Washington family and
originator Of the National Volunteer Re-
serves, an organization through which
men were collected and drilled for the Span
ish war.
When ex-Mayor Schieren had opened
the ceremonies by turning over the statue
from the committee to Mr.. Howe, James
R. Howe, sd, the four-year-old grand
son Of the donor, pulled q rope which drcw
the huge flag from the statue. The little
fellow made a pretty picture az he was
partly enveloped in the folds OF the flag
as it fell to the ground. Then was re-
vealed a figure Of Washington in Con
tinental winter uniform mounted on a
horse.
A salute OF twenty-one guns was fired
at the navy yard, but was not heard by the
crowd as the wind was blowing the otheI
way.
Mr.. Howe presented the statue to the
Borough OF Brooklyn in the person OF
Borough President Bird s. Coler. Mr.
Coler in turning the gift over to President
Patrick F.. MCGOWAN OF the Board OF Alder
men, representing the city, said among
other things that he was compelled to TORI
this Gift over to New York, to which Brook.
lyn was in the habit of turning over all
good things. President MCGOWAN thanked
Mr.. Howe and congratulated him on his
Martin W. Littleton made the address
Of the day. After describing the patriotism
Of Washington, his unseliishness in power
his honesty, his independence OF thought
and action, his willingness to heed advice
his calmneas and quiet strength m time:
OF crisis, he said:
How different are we now; our whole
public life-our entire privy affairs, on
religion, our politics, our press-is made
up OF charge and counter charge OF graf
and s~nti-graft, or elimination and recrim
nation. l love to dwell in silent con
temptation upon the spirit and genius O
these noble men. / love to think Of states
manship in the upper air away from tht
Crime n dust OF sordid enterprise.
have no confidence in the stability Of polite
made up of accusation and denial: l d.
not share the popular alarm tha all busl
ness is b -ibery and that all partnership !
plumber. =,
was as much a credit to his patriotism al
was the way he used his sword. The VIC
OF modern life il not the wrongs that me
commit, but the reckless use OF power
which they possess, whether 1t be the powe'
Of wealth, the power Of influence or tn
power Of genius
Mr.. Littleton concluded by proclaiminl
as his ritual his belief in the Constitution
of the United States, of this State, in tn
government of this city and the love anC
affection of his fellow men. Il am tireC
Of hearing prominent Americans max
apologies for their country and its Govern
ment, 1 will make no apology for anything
American"
Comptroller Metz said he was glad tn
city was getting something it did not hav'
to pay for.
The parade after the speeches ldste'
forty minutes, and was made w Of detach
ments from Troop G, Third Battery Fielt
Artillery, the Signal Corps, the Forty
seventh and T~wenty-third regiments,
several posts Of the @. A. R., companie
Of Spanish War Veterans, and numerou
companies OF boys brigades. Severa
Brooklyn boards of trade rode in carria ges.
The height of the statue, with the pedestal
IL t~hirty-ive feet, length twenty feet. Tn
bronze casting weighs 1000 pounds.
An informal luncheon was given by tn
monument committee at the n Gu
ore tiOus 20 the unvoilinS.