The New York herald., 1921-11-28
SHAFT TO 76 DEAD
SET UP AT BATTERY
East Side of Old New York
HOnors It's War Heroes in
Drizzling Rain.
CEREMONY QUITE SIMPLE
Alfred z. Smith and Other
Residents of District At
tend Unveiling.
CEREMONY QUITE SIMPLE

Five thousand persons gathered in
Battery Park yesterday afternoon and
with disregard of their own comfort
withstood a drizzling rain for more than
an hour to do honor to the war heroes
of the East Side of old New York In
the crowd were several gold star mothers,
for whom special provision had been
made. The rest were fathers. brothers.
sisters. sweethearts of the seventy-six
lads whose names are permanently in
Statue Of Liberty.
1t was the East Sides tribute to her
dead. and the unveiling of the shaft, with
its bronze plate. was impressive because
of its simplicity. The set programme Of
speeches was dispensed with on account
of the rain. A brief invocation py the
Rev. William " Hubbell Of Mariners
Temple. the unveiling by Lawrence
Coleman and Margaret Monahan, sing
Ing Of "The Star Spangled Banner" led
by Miss Mary c. Ford and the Fire
Department Band, benediction by
Father William J. Rafter Of the Bowery
Mission. a salute of three volleys and
Taps by bugler were the chief fea-
lures. The Police Department Glee Club
completed the exercises with Nearer.
My God, to Thee"
Two wreaths We're placed at the foot
Of the memorial, one the gift Of the Sis
ters of the Madonna House ana the
other. laid by Miss Marion Riordan,
daughter of Representative Daniel J.
Riordan. being sent by William A.
Thompson, chairman of the COMMITTEES
through whose efforts the memorial was
procured.
The escort which accompanied the
wreath placed by the Madonna House
marched down Broadway from III
| Cherry street. Two hundred and fifty
persons, including six gold star mothers
were in the delegation. which was COM
posed of the various societies of the
Madonna House. The Columbus Volun-
teers of New York, connected with the
Madonna House, sent III young mer
to the service and the organization's
service flag was carried in line with
the first American flag to fly over g
base hospital in France. The wreatt
was placed at the statue by First Ser
geant John Harrigan, Infantry.
Major-Gen. Robert L. Bullard, com
manding the Second Corps Area. sent 6
company of the Twenty-second Infantry
with a band and firing squad. under
command of Capt. Prindle. Two com
panies Of the Sixty-ninth Regiment, IL
which many Of the men whose name!
appear on the bronze tablet ser, I'd, were
present. There also was a detachmen
of Red Cross nurses and 500 school chill
dren, who assisted the singing.
The memorial was purchased by popu
lar subscription. The seventy-six names
are all those of which the committe'
knew. If there arc any others they are
revered in line to the unknown dead.
Among the well known residents o
the district who were present were th'
former Governor and Mrs. Alfred f
Smith. Thomas f. Foley, Henry McCad
din. John G. Heating and Patrick
Whelan. Others were Judge Thomas G
r. Grain, Thomas J. Nolan. Edward n
Thompson, Frank Smith. Arthur Benson
Charles Nienstedt. Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander I. Rorke, Charles r. Regan, Johr
+. Gilchrist. Joseph Russo. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Brady, Peter Mcneil and WIN
lam Quigley.
The memorial shaft is from the desgr
Of Charles William Stoughton, the ston'
itself. which is the work of Il. ]. Davey
Is Of Vermont granite and the bronzt
tablet by Tiffany & Co.