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ONI Mi:NTDEDICATEDCONSHOHOCKEN VETERANS LISTEN TO THE DEDICATORY SERVICES.The monument to the three Pennsylvania regiment# which took part in the battle of Monoeaey, and which was erected by the State of Pennsylvania as a memorial to their valor, was unveiled at 12.30 o'clock last Tues day in the presence of a large number of survivors ot the regiment#.A special train was run from York, Pa,. Tuesday morning, and on It came moHt of the veterans who attended the unveiling. On the rear end of the train was a Pullman car. containing Lieutenant Governor Murphy of Pennsylvania. and the Governor*# staff. Governor Stuart, who was expected to be present, having been prevented from coming.Many other veteran# came upon regular train#, a number having arrived the day before.The special train reached Frederick shortly before 11 o clock Tuesday morning and there was a big crowd at the Northern Central station togreet it. the public schools having beendhmissed In order that the pupils might greet the party. Reynolds Po#t.t*. A. R., marched to the station, escorted by the Hraddock !lights Hand. The local veterans and a number of other person# who nad been Invited to attend the ceremonies, boarded thespecial tralu here ard It was then switched to the Baltimore and Ohio track and run on to Frederick .1 unction. At that point u number of carriages were waiting, but many person# walked to the site of the monument. which is three quarters of a milefrom the Junction on the north side of the Urbuna turnpike, opposite the Araby church. The lieutenant-governor and the members of the staff In the private car were at lunch when 1 the train reached the Junction and kept the crowd at tin* monument waiting for some time, the exercises, which hat! been expected to start at 11.30 o'clock, being delayed until af- j Hlt; 12 o'clock.The speaking was done from a plat- j form erected beside the monument. | On the platform, besides the member#of the staff, ladle# with tin m, and others, were nu mber of the local chapter of the Daughters of the Ain* rican Revolution. including the regent Mrs. F.]The ceremonies were opened with . an invocation by Rev. Dr. Osborne In-1 gle. rector of All Saints' Episcopal Church. Mayor Smith was then introduced and made a brief address of welcome, after which he sang “The Star Spangled Banner/’ the audience joining In the chorus.Captain W. H. Lanltis, chairman of the monument commission, then, in a brief speech, in which he quoted from General Grants memoirs a passage referring to the importance of the Battle of the Monocacy as a factor in the saving of the national capital, presented the monument to the State of Penn-Hjfoljiltr, .IJeut.-Gov. Murphy, who accepted th«? monument on behalf of the State,explained that Governor Stuart hadbeen prevented, by the pres# of public business, from being present at the unveiling, anil had asked him to express to the veterans, his regret that he was not able to meet them personally. Ueut.-Gov. Murphy then proceeded, in a most eloquent speech, to compliment the veterans upon their part in the Important battle of the Monocacy, and in the winning of the victory for the Union in the conflict between the States. The republic which they had helped preserve, he said, stood as a beacon of liberty to other countries throughout the world, and was the inspiring force in the progress which had been made in the course of free government in all parts of the world since the Civil War. “What you did here, he said, “will live loug after yonder noble shaft ho* disintegrated and become a shapelessmas# of clay.After Ueut.-Gov. Murphy's address, the hand play a selection, and thenCapt. Robert T. Cornwell, of WestChester, Pa., was Introduced and made the principal address of the day.After Capt. Cornwell hail concluded his address. Major E. Y. Coldsborough, of Frederick, who looked after the local arrangements for the monument commission, was Introduced and made a brief address.Soon afterwards the party returned to Frederick Junction, hoarded the train, and started back to York.The monument is built of Blue Wes* terlcy Granite and was furnished by the Smith Granite Co., of Westerly, R. I., whose representative, Mr. H. E. Shenton. had charge of its erection. It is a shaft 35 feet in height, standing on a base ten feet square. The base Is a single stone. 1 1-2 feet in thickness, and weighs twelve tons. Surmounting It Is a polished die, with four Doric columns at the corners, and on the die stands a cylindrical shaft, with a curved cap. bearing on it* topa ground polished ball of red Westerly granite, 3 feet 6 Inches in diameter, on the front of which Is cut a Maltese cross, the emblem of the SixthArmy Corps. -On the four shies of the die upon which rests the cylindrical shaft are the following inscriptions:Front—Erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in commemoration of the bravery, sacrifices and patriotism of the 67th, 87th and 138th Regiments that fought on this battlefield July 9. 1864. Commissioners:Wm. H. Utnius. Capt. Co. I, 87th; Robert T. Cornwell, Capt. Co. I, 67th; William Coppleberger. Prlv. Co. A. 138th.Right-Hand Side—87th Reg’t.. Pa.. Vol. Inf., 1st Brig., 3rd Div., 6th Corps.Organized at York. Pa., September 11.1861. Mustered out, June 29, 1865.Left-Hand Side—138th Reg’t., Pa.. Vol. Inf. 2d Brig.. 3rd Div., 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac. Organized at Harrisburg. Pit., August 26, 1862. mustered out. June 23, 1865, near Washington, D, C.Rear Side—67th Reg‘t. Pa. Vol. In., 2nd Brig.. 3rd Div.. 6th Corps. Army of the Potomac. Organized ut Philadelphia. Pa., in summer anti fall of 1861. Mustered out, July 14. 1865.On the first of the twelve-ton base of the monument Is the coat of arms of Pennsylvania in bronze.Surrounding the monument is a fence, w ith granite posts and two rails of galvanized Iron piping, making an enclosure 30 feet square. The plot belonging tp the three regiments Is marked on each of the four cornersby granite posts, weighing a ton each.The members of the 138th Regiment, Penna. Volunteers, who enlisted from Conshohocken and vicinity, who are still living and their present residences are as follow:Jason F. Butter, Lancastervllle; James W. Davis, Conshohocken; Benjamin Fisher, Conshohocken; John H. Griffith, West Conshohocken; Joseph W. Jones, Soldiers Home, Dayton. O.; David K Krleble, Conshohocken; Joseph K. Moore, Conshohocken; Joseph Nobllt, Wenonah, N. J.; Samuel Nuss,Soldiers Home. Hampton. Vn.; Thomas H. Ramsey, Spring Mill; George W. Williams. Harmonville; George M. Williams, Conshohocken; WilliamWilkinson West Conshohocken.I
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Conshohocken Recorder
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Dec 01, 1908
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