The guardian., 1952-03-15
(Reprinted from the
Boston Herald, Nov. is, 1889

(Reprinted from the
Boston Herald, Nov. is, 1889
After the duties pertaining to
the unYeiling and dedication of
the Crispus Attucks monument
on the Common had been COM
pleted yesterday-full particu-
lars of which we're printed in
last nights HERALD-tle citi-
zens' committee, together with
the invited dignitaries, adjourned
to the Parker House, and took
possession of rooms Nos. 3, s and
Z. When the company had all
assembled, it was found that the
following gentlemen had gath
cred to do further honor to the
memory of Crispus Attucks and
and others who fell in the Boston
massacre: Gov. Ames, Mayor
Hugh O'Brien, H. J. Boardnan,
president of the Senate, J. G.
Chappelle, Rev. Eli w. Smith,
DonIrnick Toy, John ]. NTH,
John A. DAILY, Rev. drew
Chamberlin, Archibald H. Grim
ke, v. C. Murray, John Gale, Ed
win M. Chamberlin, ]. w. L.
Babcock, Sculptor Robert Krause,
j. G. Price, P. w. Ray, MD, w.
H. Pryor, William o. Armstrong,
William w. Wheildon, Nelson P.
Wentworth, Charles F. A. Fran
els, Nelson @. Gaskin, j. H. Lew
is, P. B. S. Pinchback, Butler r.
Wilson, W. n. Dupree, Thomas
J. Gargan, Rev. Albert H. John
son, James H. Mars, Andrew B.
baltimore. Charles E. Harris,
Francis Thomas, John j. Teev-
ems, John II. Swift. ex-U. S. Min
tster, Charles l.. Mitchell, Tlhom-
as Thomas, Paxton Washington.
President Chappelle called the
company to order and introduced
Gov Al1les who was greeted with
applause. He said: Gentlemen,
I take great interest in this af-
fair, and have had a great deal
of talk with people who favored
and others who opposed the erec-
ton of this monument. don't
know why the Boston massacre
should not be coinmemorated by
the erection of a monument, and
I am glad that I was the Gov
ernor who signed the bill au-
thorizing its erect ton. ZAP
plause) / hope Massachusetts
will hereafter continue to erect
monuments in memory Of her
Nhonored dead. want to con-
gratulate you upon this monu-
ment, for it is an elegant one,
and the sculptor also deserves
to be congratulated for his ex-
cellent work, for think It is
the best work of It's kind In the
city of Boston. I have seen the
sculptor working upon it during
the past year, and I can assure
you that he performed his duty
faithfully. rejoice with you on
the success of the monument
and everything pertaining to it.
(Applause.)
President Chappelle then said.
Massachusetts, gave $4,000 for
the erection of this monument
the city of Boston gave $4,000.
and I introduce TO you His Hon
or Mayor O'Brien, through
whose efforts we were able TO
secure the latter sum.
Mayor O'Brien was received
with cheers and spoke as fol-
lows: Gentlemen - I congratu-
late the committee, the COM
commonwealth and the city of
Boston upon the excellency Of
this monument. 1t teaches US
equality, fraternity and good
fellowship. We are all good AM
orleans. I and my brother Gar
gan are often called Irish-An-
orleans, and we object TO that
name, for we believe In An1eri-
can institutions and American
laws, and, therefore, we are
strictly Americans. I think the
historians who criticised the
monument have been answered
today by the beautiful work Of
art. ! feel proud that a monu-
n1ent has at last been erected.
TO the first martyrs of our coun-
try. We have begun to erect
monuments to our honored dead,
and we ought to keep on erect
ing them to commemorate the
deeds Of other persons. Why not
erect one to John Brown
(cheers), put a figure of Paul
Revere in stone. and immortalize
in bronze the Boston tea party?
(Applause.) We will erect one in
front Of GOV. Ames' residence on
Commonwealth avenue If he will
get the Legislature TO pass an
act authorizing such a perform
ance. (Applause.)
The chairman then intro