The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-15
HONOR PRISON
SHIP MARTYRS
HUGE MONUMENT UNVEILED m
FORT GREENE PARK, BROOK
LYN, YESTERDAY.
TAFT WAS THE ORATOR
Delivered Warm Tribute to Men Who
Suffered in British Hulks in
Revolutionary Wainwright
Presented Monument.

New York, Nov 14-While cannci
bocmed, awakening patriotic meme
riea of those sailor ana soldier hero.
who died in the British prison shils
in the Revolutionary war the Prison
Ship Martyrs monument at Fort
Gre enc park, Brooklyn was dedicated
with impressive ceremonies t ady in
| the presence of Presldent.elect Tart
Secretary Of War Wright Governor
| Hughes and thousands OF people who
thronged the knoll on which 'ha tall
dorie column stands. Preceding the
ceremonies there was parade ot 10
001 soldiers and members Of civic
organizations
Wright Presents Shaft.
Secretary Wright, on behalf of the
nation presented the monument to
tho Empire state ON whose behalf 1t
WAS accepted by Governor Hughes.
The granite shaft was unveiled by
Miss Esther King Norton, grand
daughter of General Horatio G. King.
IN his Grafton Judge Taft paid q
warm tribute to the patriotism Of the
martyrs, told of their sacrifices and
Of the awful sufferings they were
compelled to undergo in the priscn
ships. He defended Washington
against the charge that the i'll treat.
ment of prisoners was the result Cf
his refusal to exchange prisoners and
declared that conditions were such
that it was absolutely essential that
Washington retain his British pris.
oners But that, said TAFT was not a
Justification for the neglect and
'rrGelty with which prisoners aboard
the prison hulk were treated
Secretary of War Wright rendered
a tribute to the dead prison martyrs
n presenting the monument on be-
half Of the country to New York
state
Following the unveiIing Governor
Hughes delivered a speech of accept
ance.
Immediately after the ceremonies
Judge Taft left for Washington.
Brilliant Procession.
The professions Of naval and mill
'ary organizations, said to be one of
= he largest in the history of Brooklyn
The tremendous outpourine Of people
from all over Greater New Yock.
arowdlng densely the line Of march
md al Fort Greene Park massci ryI
tens Of thousands, presented ar "
spring spectacle Major General
Charles r Roe, commanding tha Na-
'icnal Guard Of the state. was grand
uarshal Of the parade, which com
nrised four divisions-troops az.
.ached to division headquarters. First
md Second Brigade headquarters and
he naval militia In these were in.
'luded two sqradrons Of cavalry.
hree batteries OF field artillery tive
organizations of the state slgua' |
'orps, one field hospital corps, three |
coast artillery regiments. headed by |
iercral David r. Austen; the 7th.
2th. 18th. 23rd. 47th. Glst and 72nd !
infantry regiments Of the National |
iuard; fourth division Of the G. a. z |
'eterans associations aud patriotic |
'ocietes, squadrons OF mounted DO
leo and many military and other /
rauds.
The vicissitudes Of the remains oil
be- sailors and soldiers who died OF /
ever and starvation. aud rotted in /
.hC foul hulks Of the British prison
hips long anchored In Walabeut 1
Bay which they polluted. have been |
1auN and have caused more thanI
me- Outburst Of public Indignation /
was IN 1872. a. p FrOokbu town I
Getting. that definite steps Rerc
7rst urged to proerly bury the re
7aIns. Nothing was done. however
util 1850. when TIE Ta.amany So \
ir1t secured frufs Tor q tampCar, I.
trCdel tomb. which was constructed
n HrdsOn street. To this the bodies
ing from the trenches along thsI
Naliah0ut banks where they tafl L
.een hastily intarrel were removed
Designed BY whte.
With passing vears the structure
el ufJ decay the bCas became I
zIosaI aaI children played wit
BEEN Public feeling became aroused /
nj i1 1875 the city OF. BROOKLYN r--I
bowed an that could be collected.
aseraI leads cf them. % a tomb az
'alI Greene Park uuier TIE stairs of
Ee entrance. where theg had been
.atI ECrk bad begun on tEe present /
sri-lue memorial which the lat
stanford White designed. srI uh-er
presents about s213bpa To these
.ara- uere aided. four years agu /
itr fu5'ie service at Plynouth I
hLreh. many mora filing abou- [
'ghf c1Fins. which hal been rn /
artLel On construction OF ware
.orses 40 the Brooklyn navy ya-i
'il r-a remains ere nos encasei f.
7etsric coHius - the spaciors tosnt
ghich IS approached by q stately