New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-06
STUYVESANT KIN
UNVEIL MEMORIAL
Bust Tribute Faces Altar
at Spot Where Stern
Warrior Knelt.
VAN RAPPARD MAKES
PRESENTATION SPEECH
General Wood Replies, Accept
ing Gift of Queen in Chapel
on BOuWerie.

After almost three hundred years,
Peter Stuyvesant's rugged visage yes
terday faced once again the spot where
he had built an altar 10 the worship
Of his God.
I'm the seventeenth century the stiff
recked warrior knelt in his little chap
ell. built by his orders on the Bouweue,
his estate in the newborn city, for the
last time before he passed to that land
whittier all good fighters 20.
Yesterday men and women, many OF
them bearing the names he often spoke
while Governor Of New Amsterdam
gathered at St. Observation-Disclosures
built on the spot where his tiny chapel
had stood; the red. white and blue
banner of Holland was drawn aside
from bronze bust by two OF has
granddaughters in the seventh genera
ton, as Cheyalier Van Rappard, Minis
ter from the Netherlands, concluded
his presentation address, and the
hooked-nosed, virile face Of Peter
Stuvyesent looked again upon the al
tar.
The bold features Of the gallant
head cleaned In the dim light Of the
old church. Toon Dupuis, foremost
sculptor of Holland, had carved them
at his Queens command. The bust
wss her gift to the church where the
ancient servant Of her country lay
buried. ~
women, in white SUPPLIES, ehanted
traditional Dutch melody, when mus.
have sounded in the little chureh OF
three hundred years ago:
ave gather together to ask the Lofds
blessing; II,
He chastens and hastens his VIII "
make known
About the chancel were seated ar
rayed in gowns and stoles' ieadlns
Episcopalian ministers, including me
Piob+ Rev. David Hummel Greer
Risbon of New York; the Rev. William
Thomas Manning, d. D. OF IL'hlIy
Church. the Right Rev. Junlus M0oIe
Uorner. Bishop Of Ashevilie; the Kew
charles Lewis Slattery, d. D., of Grace
Church, and the Rev. Norman Ou'hIle'
rector Of St. Marks Church. ,
Facing each other, at either SIDE OF
the chancel. sat Chevalier Van Rap
pard and Major General Leonard WOOD
of the Department of the East. ne
first made the address OF presentation
for his government The soldier re-
turned thanks on behalf of the people
al do not know why !, as solder,
have been selected to accept the Dust
as a representative of the people, ne
said. unless because our army repre-
sents all the people, and all the people
are our army c..
tramped the wall Of his useless iortih-
cations" some one said at the con
clusion of the ceremony, land had 10
surrender because he hadn't men or
guns. General Wood reminds me OIL
him, somehow
decorated with the national ensigns
of Holland and the United States. The
names OF those who gathered there
Yesterday have been known 20 the cry
for centuries -Beekman, De Witt, de
Pevster. Rhinelander. Van Buren,, Van
Cortlandt, Van Rensselaer, and van
Wrinkle.
After the Misses Catherine and Anne
W. Stuyvesant had unveiled the bust
and the addresses had been dellyere1 lt
was carried from the church, whiie
the congregation sang "The Star
Spangled Banner and placed on a con-
crete pedestal at one side OF the door
way.