New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
Brilliant Parade, Headed by
Cuban Sailors, PreCedeS
Exercises at Circle.
TAFT ORATOR OF DAY
Former President Sounds Peace
Note, but Says American
Spirit Will Maintain AIDE
quate Army and Navy.


OF the SPANS War was un-
yelled. dedicated and presented to the
CITY Of New York Yesterday afternoon in
the presence Of some ten thousand people
who filed all available space around the
columbus Circle entrance to Central
Park. where the memorial has been built.
The crowd which witnessed the cere-
monies saw a moving spectacle which. in
the way Of a glorious display Of military
pomp and color. has seldom been sur
PASSED. Headed by the Cuban band and
the detachment from the Cuban cruiser
cuba. with their khaki uniforms set Off
iv faint green stripes the parade, which
formed at l2d street and Fifth avenue
wound around Columbus Circle. north on
Broadway and into the park at Goth
street TO reappear few moments later
in the rear Of the monument
II was 2 o'clock when the head Of the
parade reached the Circle, and for an
hour and half after that the bands and
marchors kept coming until the green
sward Of the park was massed with the
soldiers and sailors. who formed living
background for the beautiful monument.
tackles and marines from the Atlantic
fleet,
tillervmen and brilliantly uniformed
miltiamen from Squadron \ and the city
regiments deployed and banked them
selves into tremendous human stage
setting for the exercises.
At the end OF the parade came the
members OF the reviewing committee ana
those who were 10 take part in the dedi-
cation ceremonies, who had reviewed the
marchers from the balcony Of the Plaza
Hotel rs they swung through 59th street
They took their places in the stand built
for the exercises. facing the monument
and the park. and Bishop Greer opened
the ceremony with prayer
Taft Orator Of Day.
Former President Taft gave the ora
ton of the day. President Wilson was
represented by Josephus Daniels, secre-
tarv Of the Navy. The monument was
accepted for the city by Mayor Gay
nor. and on behalf of the state by Gov
ernor Sulzer General James Grant
Wilson. chairman of the committee
which handled the popular subscriptions
by which the memorial was built pre-
sided and made the presentation Of the
Governor William T. Haines Of Maine;
Rear Admiral Charles d. Sigsbee, last
commander OF the Inflated Maine: Senior
lalderon. representing the Republic Of
cuba: Chauncey ". Herrick, COM
mander. and Maurice Simmons, past
commander. Of the United Spanish War
Veterans. and William r. Hearst
Preceding the formal oratory Of the
dedicatory exercises the monument was
unveiled ~ Master George Hearst. and
as the buejackets who assisted the
twelve-year-old boy drew back at his
signal the flag draperies Of the scupt-
ure. fash was sent 10 the ships Of the
Atlantic feet anchored in the Hudson.
The warboats gave a salute Of 252 guns,
and simultaneously a floral model Of the
Inflated battleship Maine was launched
into the river by the naval militia.
From the dedication stand the Rev.
John P. Chadwick. formerly chaplain
h Of the Maine. advanced TO the foot
moi the monument to place upon 1t Presi-
aIdent Wilson's wreath. and following him
y came Adtutant General Elliott T. Dill,
with the wreath OF che State OF Maine
Commodore Robert p. Forshew OF the
naval militia. with the wreath OF the
! State OF New York Miss Marion Gay
nor, daughter OF the Mayor, with the
wreath Of the City of New York: Senior
Rocafort. Cuban Consul General. with
the wreath OF the Republic OF Cuba. and
Rear Admiral Sigsbee. with the wreath
Of the Maine survivors.
The monument stood then-a forty-foo,
pylon of Tennessee marble. capped with
bronze sculpture representing Column
bia triumphant drawn by three plunging
horses-surrounded by luxurious fora
wreaths, awaiting the more formal exer-
clses Of dedication. Two of its broad
panels are inscribed with these carved
words: ITO the valiant seamen who per
ished in the Maine-by fate unwarned
in death unafraid." and ITO the Free
men who died in the war with Spain
that others might be free" On the other
two panels there will be inscribed the
names Of the men who persisted In the
destruction OF the Maine, in Havana
Harbor, February IS 1898 Harold Van
Buren, Magonigle was the architect and
Attilio Piccirilli. the sculptor
Luncheon Before Exercises.
The members Of the dedicatory party
were entertained at luncheon IN the
Plaza Hotel just prior to the arrival of
the parade at that corner No formal
addresses were made at the luncheon.
which was featured by a large model OF
Havana Harbor. showing the Maine and
Moro Castle, worked out in foodstuffs in
the centre OF the large, oblong table at
which the guests were seated.
Among those who attended the lunch
con. and later sat I'm the dedication stand
At the exercises in front OF the monu-
ment. in addition TO the speakers named
above. were Rear-Admiral Badger. Bor-
ough President Cromwell of Richmond.
Borough President and Mrs. Connolly of
Queens, Alderman Henry II. Curran.
Mrs. Lindley n. Garrison, wife Of the
Secretary of War. Mr.. and Mrs. Magon-
lyle. Dudley Field Malone, Third Assist
ant Secretary Of State; Borough Presi-
dent and Mrs. Miller Of The Bronx, Sem
ator and Mrs O'Gormans Controller
Prendergast. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w
Taft Mrs. William II. Taft and Mr.. and
Mrs Archibald Watson.
General James Grant Wilson, chair
man Of the monument committee. in
opening the presentation ceremony. char
acterized 1t as an international tribute TO
the honored dead OF the Spanish-Ameri-
can War He said that the cost, OF about