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roy. The memorial consists of a bronze bust 44 

 feet high, supported by a granite pedestal 10 

 feet high. The bust, pedestal, and pediment are 

 together 16 feet high. The bust was made from 

 a plaster cast taken from life by Wilson McDon- 

 ald in the year when Gen. Hancock was a can- 

 didate for President. The original bronze is 

 now in the Metropolitan Art Museum. 



The (xrant Monument. At ' the annual 

 meeting of the Grant Monument Association, 

 held on Feb. 28, it was reported that during the 

 past year the State Legislature had authorized 

 an increase of the number of trustees to 100, and 

 the by-laws had been so amended as to provide 

 that all officers and members should serve with- 

 out compensation. A total amount of $399,320 

 had been received from 17,118 subscribers. Add- 

 ing to the above receipts the balance turned 

 over by the previous boards, gives a total amount 

 of $506,857, while the disbursements during the 

 year have been only $30,798, leaving a balance 

 of $475,058, which is mainly deposited with four 

 prominent trust companies of this city, which 

 allow interest at the rate of 3 per cent, per an- 

 num. The amount now on hand will substan- 

 tially complete the monument save for a small 

 additional amount for a sarcophagus and the 

 decoration for the interior of the crypt. The 

 completion of the work will be pushed with all 

 haste consistent with economy and good work- 

 manship, and it is expected that the monument 

 will be finished by the fall of 1895. A very in- 

 teresting feature decided upon during the year 

 is the roll of living veterans of the war, made 

 up of the signatures of the individuals, which 

 will rest in a specially provided niche in the 

 crypt. The parchment pages of this roll of 

 honor are being rapidly perfected. 



The Columbus Celebration. In honor of 

 the discovery of the New World by Christopher 

 Columbus in 1492, the United States, in accord- 

 ance with an act of Congress passed on April 25, 

 1890, extended an invitation to the great nations 

 of the world to join in an international naval 

 display to be held in New York harbor, begin- 

 ning April 26. This event was originally in- 

 tended to have inaugurated the celebrations 

 which were to have culminated in the opening 

 of the World's B n air in Chicago in 1892, but the 

 postponement of that event for one year resulted 

 in a similar postponement of the naval celebra- 

 tion. The rendezvous of the review fleet was 

 held in Hampton Koads on April 24, and there, 

 under the command of Rear- Admiral Gherardi, 

 the- senior officer in the United States navy, was 

 gathered the finest fleet of American war vessels 

 ever seen together, with representatives from the 

 leading foreign nations, including the Spanish 

 caravels. These strange craft, built in Carraca 

 by the Spanish Government, are models, as near as 

 could be ascertained, of the original vessels with 

 which Columbus made his voyage. Also, they 

 bear the names of the original fleet the " Santa 

 Maria," the " Pinta," and the " Nina." They 

 crossed the Atlantic in safety, reaching Hampton 

 Roads in due time, whence they were conveyed 

 to New York, where they arrived on April 24. 



On the morning of April 25 the caravels were 

 towed to their places in the Hudson river, oppo- 

 site 92d Street, where they formed the head of 

 the line. As they passed Ports Wadsworth and 



Hamilton, and then old Castle William, they re- 

 ceived recognition by salutes from the cannon of 

 these fortresses, which were acknowledged in 

 like method from their tiny swivel guns. At 

 noon, on the picturesque heights of the Navesink 

 Highlands, where the twin lighthouses stand, a 

 new flagstaff, 135 feet high, had been erected, 

 and at the appointed time the Paul Jones flag, 

 that once floated over the " Bon Homrne Rich- 

 ard," was raised. Appropriate addresses by 

 John Winfield Scott and Albert Shaw followed. 

 Soon the fleet came in sight, led by the flagship 

 ' Philadelphia," and, as the vessels one by one 

 passed the venerable ensign, loud-mouthed can- 

 non from friend and stranger greeted the Stars 

 and Stripes. As the great vessels swung into 

 their anchorage just below the Narrows the 

 forts took up the sounds, and answering cannon 

 acknowledged the salutes fired in honor of the 

 United States. Then a committee, consisting of 

 George B. McClellan, President of the Board of 

 Aldermen, J. W. Miller, Commandant of the 

 State Naval Reserve, and Howard Carroll, rep- 

 senting the Columbian Entertainment Commit- 

 tee, visited each vessel and formally bade them 

 welcome in the name of the municipality. 



Wednesday. On the morning of April 26 the 

 ceremonies began with the unveiling, at 10 A. M., 

 of the monument raised to the memory of Cap- 

 tain Ericsson, followed at the conclusion of the 

 addresses by a salute of 21 guns fired by the 

 monitor " Miantonomoh," stationed off Gover- 

 nor's Island. Meanwhile the combined fleets had 

 slowly got into position, and, forming in double 

 column off Norton's Point, began their advance 

 into the harbor and up the Hudson river. The 

 port column, composed of the American fleet, 

 was led by the " Philadelphia," which was Ad- 

 miral Gherardi's flagship. It was divided into 

 two squadrons. The first, commanded by Ad- 

 miral Benham, was headed by his flagship, the 

 " Newark," while the second, commanded by Ad- 

 miral Walker, was headed by his flagship, the 

 " Chicago." The starboard column was headed 

 by the British cruiser, the " Blake," commanded 

 by Sir John Hopkins, a vice-admiral in the Eng- 

 lish navy. The advance continued until the 

 " Philadelphia " and the " Blake " reached their 

 anchorage off 88th Street. As the columns pro- 

 ceeded up the bay a distance of 600 yards was 

 maintained until they passed the Battery, when 

 the distance was decreased to 400 yards, while 

 the vessels kept 300 yards of clear water between 

 them until they reached the buoys by which their 

 respective anchorages were designated. 



The following is the order in which the ships 

 of the Columbian review fleet were ranged: 

 West column " Philadelphia," " Newark," "At- 

 lanta," " San Francisco," " Bancroft," " Benning- 

 ton," " Baltimore," " Chicago," " Yorktown," 

 " Charleston," " Vesuvius," " Concord " ; " Nuevo 

 de Julio" (Argentine): "Van Speijk " (Holland); 

 " Kaiserin Augusta," " Seeadler " (German) ; " Mi- 

 antonomoh." East column " Blake," " Aus- 

 tralia," " Magicienne," " Tartar " (British) ; " Di- 

 mitri Donskoi," " General Admiral," " Rynda " 

 (Russian) ; "Arethuse," " Ilussard," " Jean Bart' 

 (French) ; " Etna," " Giovanni Bausan " (Italian) ; 

 " Infanta Isabel," " Reina Regente," " Neuva 

 Espafla " (Spanish) ; "Aquideban," " Tiradentes," 

 " Republica " (Brazil). 



